Mendon, MA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Mendon is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,228 at the 2020 census. Mendon is part of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, an early center of the Industrial Revolution in the United States. Mendon celebrated its 350th anniversary on May 15, 2017.

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How Mendon ranks

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#17Highest graduation rate in MA #87Most new homes in MA #92Safest in MA All MA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code01756

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Living in Mendon

Housing in Mendon

$714K▲ 1.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Mendon home is worth about $714,000, up 1.6% in a year, 8% above the Massachusetts typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market29

Sale-to-list98.4%

Sold in May7

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Safety in Mendon

A⁻

Safety Grade A-

Mendon reports less crime per resident than 82% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Mendon 1.5

Massachusetts 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Mendon 3.7

Massachusetts 10.4

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Mendon

Compared with Massachusetts

9better than MA

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 11 close Habits all close Care 3▲ 4 close Mind 1▲ 4 close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

2.9%Fewer uninsured adultsMA 5.2% · better 8%Fewer adults facing food insecurityMA 12.4% · better

Care nearby

Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford · 4.6 mi · ER

Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center MilfordMilford · 2.7 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

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Schools in Mendon

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B

School Grade B

The public schools Mendon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictMendon-UptonSchools3

Henry P Clough BElementary · Grades PK–4 · 398 students Miscoe Hill School C+Middle · Grades 5–8 · 647 students Bethany Christian AcademyOther · Grades PK–12 · 214 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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