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About Hardwick
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesHardwick is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States, about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of the city of Worcester. It had a population of 2,667 at the 2020 census. It includes the villages of Hardwick, Gilbertville, Wheelwright and Old Furnace.
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Housing in Hardwick
The typical Hardwick home is worth about $424,000, up 2.9% in a year, 36% below the Massachusetts typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Hardwick
Safety Grade A-
Hardwick reports less crime per resident than 76% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Hardwick sits closer to the middle.
Health in Hardwick
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.
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Schools in Hardwick
All Hardwick schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Hardwick’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 58% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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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