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A town of 21,944 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, US
1675Established
21,567Population
21.6 sq miArea
299 ftElevation

Westborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,567 at the 2020 census, in over 7,000 households. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. Incorporated in 1717, the town is governed under the New England open town meeting system, headed by a five-member elected Board of Selectmen whose duties include licensing, appointing various administrative positions, and calling a town meeting of citizens annually or whenever the need arises.

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Housing in Westborough

$733K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Westborough home is worth about $733,000, about the same as a year ago, 11% above the Massachusetts typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market19
Sale-to-list101%
Sold in May14
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Safety in Westborough

B

Safety Grade B

Westborough reports less crime per resident than 58% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Westborough sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Westborough 2.2
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Westborough 6.5
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Westborough’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#21Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
DistrictWestboroughSchools12

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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