Boston · suburban

Harvard

Not the university — the town. Harvard has Fruitlands Museum (Alcott family farm), Shaker Village, and an extraordinary natural landscape. Bromfield School (Harvard-Lancaster Regional SD) is excellent. The most historically and naturally rich exurban suburb.

communityspacequiet

9/10

Schools

71 min

To Boston

$891K

Median home

$10K

Annual tax

Walk score

6,835

Population

42.4

Median age

$190K

Median income

What stands out

·Fruitlands Museum (Alcott farm)
·Shaker Village
·Harvard-Lancaster Regional SD
·Extraordinary natural landscape

Nearby towns

Bolton →Boxborough →Ayer →Shirley →Stow →Lancaster →

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