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Arlington
A town of 46,350 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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Town in Massachusetts, United States1630Established
46,308Population
5.5 sq miArea
46 ftElevation
Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is six miles (10 km) northwest of Boston, and its population was 46,308 at the 2020 census.
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ZIP code02474, 02476
Area code1
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#29Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
DistrictArlingtonSchools16
ThompsonElementary · Grades K–5 · 537 students
M Norcross StrattonElementary · Grades K–5 · 448 students
BrackettElementary · Grades K–5 · 394 students
Cyrus E DallinElementary · Grades K–5 · 390 students
HardyElementary · Grades K–5 · 382 students
John A BishopElementary · Grades K–5 · 375 students
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors.
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