Melrose, MA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population as of the 2020 census was 29,817. It is a suburb located approximately seven miles north of Boston. It is situated in the center of the triangle created by Interstates 93, 95 and U.S. Route 1. The land that comprises Melrose was first settled in 1628 and was once part of Charlestown and then Malden. It became the Town of Melrose in 1850 and then the City of Melrose in 1900.

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Town numbers

ZIP code02176

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Living in Melrose

Housing in Melrose

$915K▲ 4.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Melrose home is worth about $915,000, up 4.1% in a year, 38% above the Massachusetts typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market11

Sale-to-list107.6%

Sold in May26

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Safety in Melrose

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Safety Grade A-

Melrose reports less crime per resident than 75% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Melrose sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Melrose 1.6

Massachusetts 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Melrose 5.5

Massachusetts 10.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Melrose

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School Grade A-

The public schools Melrose’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 79% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#62Best public schoolsof 282 in MA

DistrictMelroseSchools10

Roosevelt A-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 406 students Lincoln BElementary · Grades K–5 · 404 students Winthrop AElementary · Grades K–5 · 392 students Herbert Clark Hoover B+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 260 students Horace Mann AElementary · Grades K–5 · 254 students Early Childhood CenterElementary · Grades PK–K · 246 students

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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