Charlton
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About Charlton
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesCharlton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,315 at the 2020 census.
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Housing in Charlton
The typical Charlton home is worth about $532,000, up 2.5% in a year, 20% below the Massachusetts typical home.
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Safety in Charlton
Safety Grade A-
Charlton reports less crime per resident than 78% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Charlton sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Charlton
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The public schools Charlton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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