Maynard, MA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Maynard is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is located 22 miles west of Boston, in the MetroWest and Greater Boston region of Massachusetts and borders Acton, Concord, Stow and Sudbury. The town's population was 10,746 as of the 2020 United States Census. Maynard is located on the Assabet River, a tributary of the Concord River. A large part of the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge is located within the town, and the Assabet River Rail Trail connects the Refuge and downtown Maynard to the South Acton commuter rail station. Historic downtown Maynard is home to many shops, restaurants, galleries, a movie theater, and the former Assabet Woolen Mill, which…

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Town numbers

ZIP code01754

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Living in Maynard

Housing in Maynard

$609K▲ 1.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Maynard home is worth about $609,000, up 1.1% in a year, 8% below the Massachusetts typical home.

A strong seller's market

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Days on market20

Sale-to-list101.3%

Sold in May15

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Safety in Maynard

B

Safety Grade B

Maynard reports less crime per resident than 59% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Maynard sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Maynard 2.2

Massachusetts 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Maynard 5.6

Massachusetts 10.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Maynard

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C⁺

School Grade C+

The public schools Maynard’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 63% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictMaynardSchools5

Green Meadow B-Elementary · Grades PK–3 · 456 students Fowler School C+Middle · Grades 4–8 · 451 students Maynard High AHigh · Grades 9–12 · 310 students MASSACHUSETTS MAYFLOWER ACADEMY THE IMAGO SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

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