Acton
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About Acton
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesActon is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, approximately 21 miles (34 km) west-northwest of Boston along Massachusetts Route 2 west of Concord and about ten miles (16 km) southwest of Lowell. The population was 24,021 in April 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau. It is bordered by Westford and Littleton to the north, Concord and Carlisle to the east, Stow, Maynard, and Sudbury to the south and Boxborough to the west. Acton became an incorporated town in 1735. The town employs the Open Town Meeting form of government with a town manager and an elected, five-member select board. Acton was named the 11th Best Place To Live among small towns in the country…
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How Acton ranks
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Housing in Acton
The typical Acton home is worth about $870,000, about the same as a year ago, 31% above the Massachusetts typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Acton
Safety Grade A
Acton reports less crime per resident than 89% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Acton
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The public schools Acton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 93% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Acton is
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