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Westminster

A town of 8,374 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Town in Massachusetts, United States
1737Established
8,213Population
37.3 sq miArea
1,079 ftElevation

Westminster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, the town population was 8,213.

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ZIP code01441, 01473
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Housing in Westminster

$545K▲ 2.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Westminster home is worth about $545,000, up 2.8% in a year, 18% below the Massachusetts typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market21
Sale-to-list100.6%
Sold in May8
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Safety in Westminster

B

Safety Grade B

Westminster reports less crime per resident than 64% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Westminster sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Westminster 3.2
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Westminster 2.6
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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B−

School Grade B-

The public schools Westminster’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 52% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#112Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
DistrictAshburnham-WestminsterSchools3

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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