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Bernardston

A town of 2,164 people in Franklin County, Massachusetts
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Town in Massachusetts, United States
1738Established
2,102Population
23.4 sq miArea
361 ftElevation

Bernardston () is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,102 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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ZIP code01337
Area code413
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Housing in Bernardston

$381K▲ 0.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Bernardston home is worth about $381,000, up 0.6% in a year, 43% below the Massachusetts typical home.

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Safety Grade A-

Bernardston reports less crime per resident than 84% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Bernardston 0.7
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Bernardston 2.8
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C-

The public schools Bernardston’s kids attend trail 77% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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