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A town of 8,208 people in Essex County, Massachusetts
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Town in Massachusetts, United States
1645Established
8,203Population
24.4 sq miArea
95 ftElevation

Boxford 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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$1.07M▲ 1.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

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.

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Safety Grade A+

Boxford reports less crime per resident than 99% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Boxford 0
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Boxford 0.8
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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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.

#34Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
DistrictMasconometSchools4

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