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Boylston

Central MA · pop. 4,972

Boylston wraps around the Wachusett Reservoir with some of the most dramatic conservation land in central Massachusetts. The Berlin-Boylston school district rates B+ and the town is genuinely low-density with strong household incomes.

Rural RetreatTrail Town
Livability Index
52
/ 100
Ranks #152 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$611k
4.4× household income
Household income
$138k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
60 min
peak driving
Population
4,972
5-yr trend 65/100

How Boylston scores

Schools
80
Safety
90
Walkability
15
Transit
8
Biking
28
Dining
28
Nightlife
20
Arts & Culture
22
Green Space
52
Diversity
22
Climate
71

Who lives in Boylston

U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.

Median age
46.3
Foreign-born
6.9%
Bachelor's or higher
53.4%
Population
4,855
White91.2%
Hispanic / Latino2.9%
Asian3.5%
Other / multi2.4%

Schools in Boylston

Berlin-Boylston School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Top 25% in MA
84/100
ELA · 3-8
p79
57.3%
Math · 3-8
p80
61%
ELA · 10
p91
83.6%
Math · 10
p86
75%
Grad rate
98.3%
Top 25% in MA
Spend / pupil
$21.0k
Below average
Teachers / 100
8.4
Below average
Enrollment
1,112

Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.

The honest read

Best for
Buyers who want reservoir views, low population density, and conservation land access at prices below the MetroWest premium.
The tradeoff
Almost zero local services or walkability; you drive to Holden or Northborough for everything, and the commute to Boston tops an hour.

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