would you buy a house in Walpole,MA given that there is a big correction facility in Walpole?

[MMS02760]

I don't think most residents of Walpole even give the prison a 2nd thought. It is at the extreme south end of town with part of it in Norfolk and not far from the Wrentham border. Most citizens of Walpole gravitate north toward Boston and probably rarely see the prison. Even if you do pass it on Rte 1A, it is just a blip. There really isn't much near it.

[Austin023]

Originally Posted by MMS02760

I don't think most residents of Walpole even give the prison a 2nd thought. It is at the extreme south end of town with part of it in Norfolk and not far from the Wrentham border. Most citizens of Walpole gravitate north toward Boston and probably rarely see the prison. Even if you do pass it on Rte 1A, it is just a blip. There really isn't much near it.

All the years I lived in Walpole, pretty much everyone I knew, and myself hardly ever gave the prison a second thought, either. Out of sight, out of mind.
The subject would come up in local news time to time, mostly having to do with the money the state pays the town of Walpole yearly. The prison never caused any problems for the town or community that I can think of.
There have been few escapes from it over the last 60-odd years it has been in operation--with the last being quite some years ago now.
The area the prison is in is quite under-developed and a large buffer of woods separate the facility from the roads and neighborhoods, though you can see a portion of the facility from Route 1A.
Much of the town's development is concentrated to the north and east more and the town center is a good three miles north of the road which leads to the prison (which is quite inconspicuous). I really wouldn't worry about it...Walpole is a great town.

[thenewtexan]

Considering it's actually closer to the middle of Norfolk and Wrentham than it is to center of Walpole, (and only a half mile more to the center of Foxboro), what is the big deal? If it's a perception because of the address, throw away the town boundaries, and it's a whole new ball game. West Boylston has a county jail in town and it has not effected their image. Why? Because it's isolated from the rest of town. No one really knows its there. If you escaped prison, wouldn't you want to get OUT of town?