About Freetown

Freetown is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 8,472 people and just one neighborhood, Freetown is the 192nd largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Freetown is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Freetown is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Freetown who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.42%), sales jobs (11.09%), and management occupations (8.84%).

Freetown is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Freetown's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Freetown are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Freetown is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Freetown isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.75% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Being a small town, Freetown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Freetown Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Freetown is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 21.70% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Freetown in 2000 was $24,237, which is middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,948 for a family of four. However, Freetown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Freetown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Freetown is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Freetown include Portuguese, French, English, Irish, French Canadian, Italian, Polish, and Cape Verdean.

The most common language spoken in Freetown is English. Some people also speak Portuguese.