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About Orleans
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesOrleans ( or-LEENZ) is a town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. The population was 6,307 at the 2020 census. For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Orleans, please see the article Orleans CDP.
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Housing in Orleans
The typical Orleans home is worth about $1,087,000, up 2.8% in a year, 64% above the Massachusetts typical home.
Only 3 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Safety in Orleans
Safety Grade B+
Orleans reports less crime per resident than 65% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Orleans sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Orleans
All Orleans schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Orleans’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 73% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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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