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A town of 5,239 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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Map of Carlisle: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land21%2,052 of 9,874 acres
Trails67 mi4.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves62392 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Carlisle

Town in Massachusetts, United States
1651Established
5,237Population
15.6 sq miArea
203 ftElevation

Carlisle is a town located northwest of Boston in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the town had a population of 5,237.

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Living in Carlisle

Housing in Carlisle

$1.32M▲ 1.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Carlisle home is worth about $1,318,000, up 1.1% in a year, 99% above the Massachusetts typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market29
Sale-to-list103.4%
Sold in May6
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Safety Grade A

Carlisle reports less crime per resident than 93% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Carlisle 0.8
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Carlisle 2.4
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A+

The public schools Carlisle’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 99% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#24Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
DistrictCarlisleSchools1

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