Boxborough
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Outdoors in Boxborough
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About Boxborough
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesBoxborough is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,506 at the 2020 census. The town name is often simplified to "Boxboro" on highway signs and official documents.
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How Boxborough ranks
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Housing in Boxborough
The median sale price was $560,000 in May 2026.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Boxborough
Safety Grade A
Boxborough reports less crime per resident than 85% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Boxborough
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The public schools Boxborough’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 93% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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 Boxborough is
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