Rockland is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,803 at the 2020 census. As of December 31, 2009, there were 11,809 registered voters in the community.

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How Rockland ranks

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Town numbers

ZIP code02370

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Living in Rockland

Housing in Rockland

$561K▲ 3.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Rockland home is worth about $561,000, up 3.8% in a year, 15% below the Massachusetts typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market17

Sale-to-list102.6%

Sold in May14

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Safety in Rockland

B⁺

Safety Grade B+

Rockland reports less crime per resident than 66% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Rockland sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Rockland 2.4

Massachusetts 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Rockland 2.8

Massachusetts 10.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Rockland

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School Grade C

The public schools Rockland’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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Phelps Elementary School BElementary · Grades 1–4 · 639 students R Stewart Esten Early Childhood Center C+Elementary · Grades PK–K · 242 students John W Rogers Middle C+Middle · Grades 5–8 · 687 students Rockland Senior High B+High · Grades 9–12 · 590 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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