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Auburn

A town of 16,970 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Map of Auburn: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land10%1,040 of 10,446 acres
Trails7.9 mi0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1261 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Auburn

Town in Massachusetts, United States
1714Established
16,889Population
16.4 sq miArea
604 ftElevation

Auburn is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,889 at the 2020 census.

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Housing in Auburn

$467K▲ 0.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Auburn home is worth about $467,000, up 0.9% in a year, 29% below the Massachusetts typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market18
Sale-to-list103.9%
Sold in May11
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Safety in Auburn

C

Safety Grade C

Auburn reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 66% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Auburn 3.4
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Auburn 11.8
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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B+

School Grade B+

The public schools Auburn’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 66% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#106Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
DistrictAuburnSchools5

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.

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