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Middleton

A town of 9,816 people in Essex County, Massachusetts
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Map of Middleton: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land20%1,813 of 9,214 acres
Trails40 mi2.8 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves36185 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Middleton

Town in Massachusetts, United States
1659Established
9,779Population
14.4 sq miArea
95 ftElevation

Middleton is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,779 at the 2020 census.

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ZIP code01949
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Housing in Middleton

$888K▲ 2.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Middleton home is worth about $888,000, up 2.7% in a year, 34% above the Massachusetts typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market28
Sale-to-list98.3%
Sold in May11
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Safety Grade A

Middleton reports less crime per resident than 87% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Middleton 1.1
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Middleton 5.2
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Middleton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#71Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
DistrictMiddletonSchools2

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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