Weymouth, MA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Weymouth is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is one of 13 municipalities in the state to have city forms of government while retaining "town of" in their official names. It is named after Weymouth, Dorset, a coastal town in England, and is the second-oldest settlement in Massachusetts, second only to Plymouth. Weymouth is one of the more affordable towns relative to the South Shore and offers a short commute into Boston, MBTA bus and rail service, and a town beach. At the 2020 census, Weymouth had a total population of 57,437. It also had a crime rate of 12.42 per 1,000 residents.

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How Weymouth ranks

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#101Lowest property tax in MA #114Fastest growing in MA All MA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code02188

Area code781, 339

Living in Weymouth

Housing in Weymouth

$621K▲ 2.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Weymouth home is worth about $621,000, up 2.7% in a year, 6% below the Massachusetts typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market20

Sale-to-list102.8%

Sold in May41

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Safety in Weymouth

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Weymouth reports less crime per resident than 52% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Weymouth sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Weymouth 2.4

Massachusetts 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Weymouth 6

Massachusetts 10.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Weymouth

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C

School Grade C

The public schools Weymouth’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 66% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictWeymouthSchools14

Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School B+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 381 students William Seach C-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 372 students Academy Avenue C+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 357 students Wessagusset CElementary · Grades K–5 · 329 students Ralph Talbot B-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 300 students Frederick C Murphy B-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 274 students

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.