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Sterling, MA vs Shrewsbury, MA

#12 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#14 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#23 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#33 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#70 The Most Single Cities

#72 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#87 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#197 Best Green Cities

#286 2005 Best Places to Live

#292 2005 Best Places to Live

#12 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#14 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#23 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#33 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#70 The Most Single Cities

#72 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#87 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities

#197 Best Green Cities

#286 2005 Best Places to Live

#292 2005 Best Places to Live

Sterling is a small, mostly residential community set in the foothills of Mount Wachusett in central Massachusetts. As the home of Mary Sawyer of "Mary's Little Lamb"  More

Having been a resident of Shrewsbury since 1978, I can attest to the findings. As a realtor sharing the views of other realtors, Shrewsbury, I can understand why  More

Great place to raise your  More

Shrewsbury resembles a Norman Rockwell painting in the winter months. a suburb of both Boston and downtown Worcester, 50 miles from Boston and 15 minutes from  More