Boxford
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Outdoors in Boxford
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About Boxford
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesBoxford is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town's population was 8,203 in 2020. The original town center of Boxford, along with East Boxford and other areas in the eastern part of the town, comprise the census-designated place of Boxford.
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Housing in Boxford
The typical Boxford home is worth about $1,067,000, up 1.1% in a year, 61% above the Massachusetts typical home.
Only 1 sale in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Safety in Boxford
Safety Grade A+
Boxford reports less crime per resident than 99% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Boxford
All Boxford schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Boxford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 84% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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 Boxford is
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