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About Leicester
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesLeicester ( LEST-ər) is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,087 at the 2020 United States census.
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Housing in Leicester
The typical Leicester home is worth about $458,000, up 2.5% in a year, 31% below the Massachusetts typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Leicester
Safety Grade B-
Leicester reports less crime per resident than 50% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Leicester sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Leicester
All Leicester schools →School Grade C
The public schools Leicester’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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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