Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Georgetown grades A overall, 76th among Massachusetts's 282 graded towns. It has 43 miles of trail and 26% conserved land. The median household earns $152K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 95% of the country. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $773K for a typical one and 6.7 times the Boston metro’s $116K median household income. Georgetown’s trail density is 3.3 miles per square mile, against 1.8 in Massachusetts’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Hazen-Kimball-Aldrich House and Dickinson-Pillsbury-Witham House. Georgetown reports less crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns.
Where Georgetown beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,052 in 1850, a low of 1,478 in 1920, 8,470 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1901 and 6 maps from 1944 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Massachusetts), ordered by how far Georgetown is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 9%), so the A overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Georgetown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw27 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
27 mi LakeWalden Pond
26 mi AttractionFreedom Trail
27 mi MuseumMuseum of Fine Arts Boston477K visitors a year
26 mi Stadium & arenaHarvard StadiumFenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Walden Pond: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston: Martin~jawiki at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harvard Stadium: Nick Allen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Georgetown, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Georgetown.
Georgetown has less tooth loss than most of Massachusetts and sees little violent crime.
43 miles of trail in 29 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Georgetown-Rowley State Forest, 570 acres with 13.6 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Georgetown-Rowley State Forest | 13.6 mi | 570 |
| 2. Crane Pond Wildlife Management Area | 2.8 mi | 377 |
| 3. Upper Parker River Wildlife Management Area | 2.5 mi | 92 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Georgetown school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn BrookLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 674 | B |
| Georgetown High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 268 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Massachusetts is tooth loss: 5.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 11.9% statewide. Against the 2,629 U.S. towns with household incomes like Georgetown’s, it is healthier than 79%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
29% of adults feel lonely in Georgetown, where Massachusetts’ towns sit at 33% and U.S. towns at 33%. 14% of Georgetown adults report frequent mental distress. Georgetown beats the Massachusetts average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Georgetown | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 9.3% | 12% |
| What stands out | Georgetown | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.7% | 11.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 2.7% | 5.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Violent crime is rare: 8 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Georgetown is 2.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Georgetown | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.8 per 1,000 residents | 4.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Georgetown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Georgetown for work: only 8% work in town. Georgetown’s average trip to work is 34 minutes. Since 2013, Georgetown has added 590 jobs, to 2,759 in 2023.
| Georgetown | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $152,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 20% | 18% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Georgetown has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 17° and about 67 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (24% statewide); children under 18 are 24% of residents (19% statewide). 56% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Georgetown.
| Georgetown | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 56% | 47% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.8 years | 43.4 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Massachusetts, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Georgetown | MA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 10.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.2% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.7% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 8.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.8% | 22.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.3% | 14.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.7% | 7.5% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31% | 25.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 25.1% | 21.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Georgetown home is worth about $773,000, up 4% in a year, 18% above the Massachusetts typical home.
| Georgetown | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,223 a month | $1,682 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 84% | 79% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
9 within 15 miles of the center of Georgetown
About 4 of every 100 Georgetown residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
Where Georgetown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Georgetown on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Massachusetts, United States
Georgetown is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,470 at the 2020 census. It was incorporated in 1838 from part of Rowley.
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4 towns share a border with Georgetown.
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | #76 | A | D | A | B | A+ |
| Boxford | #3 | A+ | B− | A+ | A | A+ |
| Groveland | #85 | A− | C− | A+ | B+ | A |
| Rowley | #140 | B+ | C− | — | B− | A+ |
| Newbury | #126 | B+ | C− | B+ | B− | A |
Rowley reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Georgetown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Georgetown grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #76 of 282 in Massachusetts. It grades A+ for health, A for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
