Ayer
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Outdoors in Ayer
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1901–1907
Main Street level crossing in Ayer - postcard, 1901–1907
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About Ayer
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesAyer (, AIR) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Originally part of Groton, it was incorporated February 14, 1871, and became a major commercial railroad junction. The town was home to Camp Stevens, a training camp for Massachusetts volunteers during the American Civil War. Later, Fort Devens was established by the federal government to train New England soldiers for World War I. Fort Devens is a major influence on the area, although it is considerably smaller than when it was first closed in the mid-1990s. The town's population was 8,479 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated places of Ayer and Devens.
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How Ayer ranks
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Housing in Ayer
The typical Ayer home is worth about $575,000, up 2.8% in a year, 13% below the Massachusetts typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Ayer
Safety Grade B+
Ayer reports less crime per resident than 65% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Ayer sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Ayer
All Ayer schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Ayer’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 65% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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 Ayer is
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