Walpole
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Outdoors in Walpole
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About Walpole
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesWalpole is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Walpole Town, as the Census refers to it, is located approximately 18 miles (29 km) south of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, and 30 miles (48 km) north of Providence, Rhode Island. The population of Walpole was 26,383 at the 2020 census. Walpole was first settled in 1659 and was considered a part of Dedham until officially incorporated in 1724. The town was named after Sir Robert Walpole, de facto first prime minister of Great Britain. It also encompasses the entirely distinct entity of Walpole (CDP), with its much smaller area of 2.9 square miles.
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How Walpole ranks
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Housing in Walpole
The typical Walpole home is worth about $783,000, up 2.5% in a year, 18% above the Massachusetts typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Walpole
Safety Grade B+
Walpole 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 Walpole sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Walpole
All Walpole schools →School Grade A
The public schools Walpole’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 85% 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.
Where Walpole is
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