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About Westborough
Town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, USWestborough 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
The typical Westborough home is worth about $733,000, about the same as a year ago, 11% above the Massachusetts typical home.
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Safety in Westborough
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.
Schools in Westborough
All Westborough schools →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.
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