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A town of 8,482 people in Franklin County, Massachusetts
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About Montague

Town in Massachusetts, United States
1715Established
8,580Population
31.5 sq miArea
236 ftElevation

Montague is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,580 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan statistical area. The villages of Montague Center, Montague City, Lake Pleasant, Millers Falls (which it shares with Erving), and Turners Falls are located in the town of Montague; Turners Falls, comprising over half the population of the town and its main business district, is sometimes used as a metonym for the entire town of Montague.

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ZIP code01351
Area code413
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Housing in Montague

$417K▲ 3.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Montague home is worth about $417,000, up 3.4% in a year, 37% below the Massachusetts typical home.

Only 3 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety in Montague

C+

Safety Grade C+

Montague reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 62% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Montague 3.7
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Montague 4.9
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade D

The public schools Montague’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 88% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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