Community Guide
Lakeville wraps around the largest natural pond system in Massachusetts and carries the lowest residential tax rate of any town we serve at $9.74 per $1,000 — with new South Coast Rail service just over the town line.
Quick Answer
Lakeville is a town about 40 miles south of Boston, named for its chain of lakes. Regular MBTA service moved in 2025 to nearby Middleborough station on the Fall River/New Bedford Line, about 65 minutes from South Station. Lakeville's FY2026 tax rate is $9.74 per $1,000 and its typical home value is about $643,000 (Zillow, August 2026).
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| County | Plymouth County |
|---|---|
| ZIP code | 02347 |
| FY2026 residential tax rate | $9.74 per $1,000 of assessed value |
| Typical home value | $643,000 (Zillow, August 2026) |
| Commuter rail | Middleborough station, Fall River/New Bedford Line; about 65 minutes to South Station |
| Lakeville station | Serves only the seasonal CapeFLYER since March 24, 2025, per the MBTA |
| Public schools | Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District (with Freetown); Apponequet Regional High School |
| Distance to Boston | About 40 miles south |
Overview
Lakeville is the value play in our corner of Plymouth County, and the numbers back it up. Zillow puts the typical Lakeville home value at about $643,000 as of August 2026, while Redfin shows a median sale price of $554,618 as of May 2026, with homes averaging around 24 days on market and selling at 100.4% of list price. What separates Lakeville from every neighbor is the tax bill: the FY2026 residential rate is $9.74 per $1,000 — the lowest of any town we cover. Next-door Middleborough sits at $13.12 and Halifax at $14.08, so on a $575,000 home you are paying roughly $1,900 a year less here than across the town line. Buyers who assume they have to trade down to keep carrying costs manageable often find Lakeville does the work for them.
The town's name is literal. Lakeville wraps around the Assawompset Pond Complex — Assawompset, Long, Pocksha, and the Quittacas ponds — the largest natural pond system in Massachusetts, with Assawompset and Long Pond ranking as the state's two biggest natural water bodies. Because the complex supplies drinking water to roughly 250,000 people in New Bedford and Taunton, much of the shoreline is permanently protected, which keeps the views open and the water clean; Long Pond is where you will find the residential lakefront, from seasonal-turned-year-round cottages to newer waterfront builds. Ted Williams Camp on Precinct Street — where the Red Sox legend ran his baseball camp from 1958 to 1986 — is now a town-owned park with ballfields, courts, a function hall, and a boat launch onto Long Pond. LeBaron Hills Country Club adds 18 holes off Rhode Island Road.
Schools run through the Freetown-Lakeville Regional district. Apponequet Regional High enrolls about 610 students at an 11-to-1 student-teacher ratio, ranks in the top 20% of Massachusetts high schools for combined math and reading proficiency per Public School Review, and Niche places it ninth among Plymouth County public high schools. The commute picture changed in March 2025: when South Coast Rail launched, regular service moved from the old Middleborough/Lakeville stop to the new Middleborough station at 52 West Grove Street, just over the Lakeville line, with 500 parking spaces and 32 direct weekday trips to and from South Station on the Fall River/New Bedford Line (Zone 8, $12.25 one-way). The original Lakeville station still hosts the seasonal CapeFLYER, so summer trains to Cape Cod leave from town. Middleborough got the downtown; Lakeville kept the water, the land, and the tax rate.
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Zillow puts the typical Lakeville home value at about $643,000 as of August 2026. Redfin's May 2026 data shows a median sale price of $554,618, homes averaging about 24 days on market, and a 100.4% sale-to-list ratio — a steady, slightly seller-leaning market without the bidding frenzy of towns closer to Route 128.
Lakeville pairs with Freetown in the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District. Apponequet Regional High enrolls about 610 students at an 11-to-1 student-teacher ratio and ranks in the top 20% of Massachusetts high schools for combined math and reading proficiency; Niche rates it ninth among Plymouth County public high schools.
The Assawompset Pond Complex is the largest natural pond system in Massachusetts, and Long Pond carries most of the town's residential lakefront. Ted Williams Camp — the Red Sox great's actual 1958–1986 baseball camp, now a town park — offers ballfields and a Long Pond boat launch, and LeBaron Hills Country Club adds 18 holes.
South Coast Rail's March 2025 launch moved regular commuter service to the new Middleborough station at 52 West Grove Street, just over the Lakeville line, with 500 parking spaces and 32 direct weekday trips to and from South Station (Zone 8, $12.25 one-way). The old Lakeville stop still hosts the summer CapeFLYER to Cape Cod.
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Common Questions
It depends on what you need. Lakeville has no regular MBTA service of its own; riders use Middleborough station, about 65 minutes from South Station. The town shares the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District with Freetown. Lakes cover about 4,000 acres, and the town-managed Ted Williams Camp has playing fields and hiking trails on Loon Pond. About 85 percent of housing units are detached houses, per Census Bureau estimates.
MARKET DATA
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (typical home value), data through August 2026.
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