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Gardner

A city of 21,148 people in Massachusetts
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About Gardner

City in Massachusetts, United States
1764Established
21,287Population
23 sq miArea
1,063 ftElevation

Gardner is a city in Worcester County in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,287 in the 2020 census. Gardner is home of such sites as the Blue Moon Diner, Dunn State Park, Gardner Heritage State Park, and Mount Wachusett Community College.

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Housing in Gardner

$374K▲ 1.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Gardner home is worth about $374,000, up 1.5% in a year, 44% below the Massachusetts typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market20
Sale-to-list98.7%
Sold in May18
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Safety in Gardner

B−

Safety Grade B-

Gardner reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 51% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Gardner 3.5
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Gardner 7.5
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C-

The public schools Gardner’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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