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A town of 5,572 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Map of Barre: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land41%11,593 of 28,392 acres
Trails24 mi0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves202,081 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Barre

Town in Massachusetts, United States
1720Established
5,530Population
44.6 sq miArea
886 ftElevation

Barre ( BARR-ee) is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,530 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.

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Housing in Barre

$414K▲ 3.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Barre home is worth about $414,000, up 3.1% in a year, 37% below the Massachusetts typical home.

Only 1 sale in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety in Barre

B−

Safety Grade B-

Barre reports less crime per resident than 50% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Barre sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Barre 4.3
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Barre 4.1
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C+

The public schools Barre’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 58% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#134Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
DistrictQuabbinSchools4

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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