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About Sterling
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesSterling is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,985 at the 2020 census.
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Housing in Sterling
The typical Sterling home is worth about $593,000, up 1.9% in a year, 10% below the Massachusetts typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Sterling
Safety Grade A
Sterling reports less crime per resident than 91% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Sterling
All Sterling schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Sterling’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% 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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