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A town of 6,564 people in Essex County, Massachusetts
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Town in Massachusetts, United States
1635Established
6,569Population
12.8 sq miArea
62 ftElevation

Topsfield is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,569 at the 2020 census. Topsfield is located in the North Shore region of Massachusetts. Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Topsfield.

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ZIP code01983
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Housing in Topsfield

$982K▲ 2.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Topsfield home is worth about $982,000, up 2.4% in a year, 48% above the Massachusetts typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market39
Sale-to-list99.8%
Sold in May5
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Safety Grade A

Topsfield reports less crime per resident than 93% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Topsfield 0.2
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Topsfield 2
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Topsfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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