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Pepperell

MetroWest · pop. 11,700

Pepperell is mill-town Massachusetts at the northern 495 fringe, affordable, riverfront, and part of the North Middlesex Regional school district that serves Townsend and Ayer.

Commuter ValueRural RetreatTrail Town
Livability Index
47
/ 100
Ranks #189 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$585k
4.7× household income
Household income
$124k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
65 min
peak driving
Population
11,700
5-yr trend 58/100

How Pepperell scores

Schools
68
Safety
78
Walkability
25
Transit
22
Biking
20
Dining
30
Nightlife
18
Arts & Culture
18
Green Space
48
Diversity
18
Climate
72

Who lives in Pepperell

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

Median age
43
Foreign-born
8.7%
Bachelor's or higher
44.1%
Population
12k
White85.8%
Hispanic / Latino3%
Asian5.4%
Black2.5%
Other / multi3.3%

Schools in Pepperell

North Middlesex School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).

Overall vs MA
Below average
39/100
ELA · 3-8
p34
36.4%
Math · 3-8
p32
35.6%
ELA · 10
p55
62.4%
Math · 10
p43
46%
Grad rate
90.9%
Below average
Spend / pupil
$20.5k
Below average
Teachers / 100
8
Below average
Enrollment
2,994

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

The honest read

Best for
Budget buyers wanting New England character and Fitchburg Line access who can absorb a long commute.
The tradeoff
Schools are below county average; commute to Boston pushes 70 minutes by train; dining options are thin.

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