Shrewsbury, MA Real Estate

Median Income $54,247

Median Age 38.67

Population 14,120

	Median Temperature
	January	HI 31°	LO 15°	July	HI 79°	LO 60°

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	Elementary: Belmont Street Community Boylston Burncoat Street Preparatory Canterbury Street Magnet Chandler Magnet Chandler Street City View Discovery Clark Street Develpmental Learning Columbus Park Preparatory Academy Elm Park Community Flagg Street Francis J Mcgrath Gates Lane Of Int'l Study Goddard Of Science & Tech Grafton Street Hartwell Learning Center Heard Street Discovery Academy Jacob Hiatt Magnet Lake View Lincoln Street May Street Midland Street Nelson Place Norrback Ave Quinsigamond R E Shaw Rice Square Roosevelt Sherwood Tatnuck Magnet Thorndyke Road Union Hill Vernon Hill Wawecus Road West Tatnuck Woodland Academy Worcester Arts Magnet Davis Hill Dawson Grafton Major Edwards Mayo Calvin Coolidge Floral Street Spring Street Walter J Paton Elmwood Street North Grafton South Grafton Beal Early Childhood Center		Middle: Burncoat Dr Arthur Sullivan Forest Grove Grafton Mountview Oak Worcester East		High: Alternative Burncoat Senior Claremont Academy Comprehensive Skills Center Doherty Memorial Gerald Creamer Center Goddard Learning Center Grafton Memorial Millbury Memorial Junior Senior North Shrewsbury Senior South Community Tahanto Regional University Park Campus Wachusett Regional West Boylston Middle Woodward Day Satellite Program Worcester Technical Fanning Learning Center
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Shrewsbury is a residential community and suburb of Worcester which is 5 miles away. Shrewsbury is a quiet community, with its own local public schools and an active town parks and recreation department. Lake Quinsigamond is one significant natural feature and is a source of outdoor activities, providing boating facilities and lakeside condominiums. In addition, the town sponsors many youth and family sports programs. Easy access to highways, shopping and entertainment make Shrewsbury an ideal community for family living.

Shrewsbury's 32,000 residents live within approximately 21 square miles of town. Situated on uneven and hilly terrain cut by a number of minor streams providing several small water power sites, the town began in 1664 with a 3,200-acre land grant. Most early settlers arrived from Sudbury and Marlborough to farm and cultivate apple orchards. Large cattle herds supported the production of boots, shoes and other leather manufacturing by 1786.

Later on, gunsmith operations, which produced rifles, shotguns and pistols and eventually cutlery, expanded the local economy. In the 19th century, streetcar lines initiated the need for more single-family housing and this transportation innovation brought a summer resort population at Lake Quinsigamond. As Shrewsburys industry was hindered by the lack of large waterpower sites and the late arrival of the railroad, its role as a suburb of Worcester grew more pronounced.

The town's population doubled from 1915 to 1940 as continued streetcar suburb growth attracted even more new residents into the community. The town offers an array of services including a public library; full-time police and fire protection; a council on aging that provides senior services; and a school department overseeing four elementary schools, two middle schools and a high school.

In August 2008, the average home sales price for a single family home or condo in Shrewsbury, MA was $401,450. While this data is collected from the MLS and deemed reliable, it is not guaranteed.

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