Lancaster
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Outdoors in Lancaster
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About Lancaster
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesLancaster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Incorporated in 1653, Lancaster is the oldest town in Worcester County. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 8,441. It contains the village of South Lancaster.
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How Lancaster ranks
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Housing in Lancaster
The typical Lancaster home is worth about $581,000, up 1.7% in a year, 12% below the Massachusetts typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Lancaster
Safety Grade A-
Lancaster reports less crime per resident than 80% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Lancaster sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Lancaster
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The public schools Lancaster’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 83% 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.
Where Lancaster is
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