Halifax
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Outdoors in Halifax
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About Halifax
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesHalifax is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,749 at the 2020 census.
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How Halifax ranks
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Housing in Halifax
The typical Halifax home is worth about $570,000, up 4.4% in a year, 14% below the Massachusetts typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Halifax
Safety Grade B+
Halifax reports less crime per resident than 71% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Halifax sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Halifax
All Halifax schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Halifax’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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.
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