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Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Boston Area? Now You'll Know.

Home Security

The prospect of having an intruder in your home is unsettling at best. So it's no surprise that the home security alarm business thrives. But most homeowners can significantly cut their risk of burglary with small expenditures and a few new habits. We discuss how to assess your home's vulnerabilities, how to discourage burglars, and whether to purchase a home alarm system. We also give advice on selecting an alarm installer.

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Name Number of ratings Checkbook's top rating () What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality" Firm's price index score
for quality for price
1. ADT Security Services
111 Morse St #3
Norwood, MA
800-999-5950
253 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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2. Advanced Alarms
PO Box 859
Wrentham, MA
508-384-0018
14 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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3. All Security
771 Kempton St
New Bedford, MA
508-993-4271
20 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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4. American Alarm
297 Broadway
Arlington, MA
781-641-2000
101 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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5. Arco Security
14 Virginia St
Uphams Corner, MA
617-282-3300
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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6. Audio Video & Security Design
170 Needham St
Newton, MA
617-964-8001
11 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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7. Brink's Home Security
All locations combined

800-725-3537
27 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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8. Century Security Systems
42 Furness St
Revere, MA
781-284-8333
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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9. Danco Security Systems & Elctr
36 Westminster St
Fall River, MA
508-675-7318
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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10. E & L Security
420 Washington St #Ll5
Braintree, MA
781-848-0351
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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11. Eastern Alarm
20 Pond Park Rd
Hingham, MA
781-749-4955
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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12. Family Security Systems
33 Newmarch St
Ipswich, MA
978-356-4324
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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13. Home & Commercial Security
44 Blanding Rd
Rehoboth, MA
508-336-8833
15 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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14. Home Electronics Life Protctn
141 Chestnut St
North Attleboro, MA
508-699-0300
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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15. Instant Signal & Alarm
303 Highland Ave
Salem, MA
978-744-9070
13 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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16. Jemp-Marc Security
205 S Main St
Middleton, MA
978-777-0899
17 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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17. Lexington Alarm Systems
9 Alfred Cir
Bedford, MA
781-275-4200
84 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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18. Mellonics Alarms
86 Crosswinds
Groton, MA
978-250-1192
18 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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19. MHL Security & Sounds
517 N Main St
Randolph, MA
781-961-2626
20 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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20. Omni Security Team
PO Box 879
Byfield, MA
978-465-5000
15 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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21. Patriot Alarm Systems
292 Bailey St
Canton, MA
781-821-2325
13 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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22. Riel Security
22 Haverhill Rd
Windham, NH
603-894-5911
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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23. Safety Signal
69 Norfolk Rd
Millis, MA
508-376-2238
26 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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24. Shufro Security
1231 Washington St
Newtonville, MA
617-244-3355
71 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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25. Sos Security Systems
240 Boston St
Topsfield, MA
978-887-8341
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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26. Special Agent Systems
67 Pleasant St
Watertown, MA
617-924-2100
28 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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27. Watch 24
66 Cambridge St
Middleboro, MA
508-947-7727
Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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28. Wayne Alarm
424 Essex St
Lynn, MA
781-595-0000
13 ratings Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 18 local home security firms.
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Boston home security firms by neighborhood
MA
Home Security Firms in Arlington, MA Home Security Firms in Bedford, MA Home Security Firms in Braintree, MA
Home Security Firms in Byfield, MA Home Security Firms in Canton, MA Home Security Firms in Fall River, MA
Home Security Firms in Groton, MA Home Security Firms in Hingham, MA Home Security Firms in Ipswich, MA
Home Security Firms in Lynn, MA Home Security Firms in Middleboro, MA Home Security Firms in Middleton, MA
Home Security Firms in Millis, MA Home Security Firms in New Bedford, MA Home Security Firms in Newton, MA
Home Security Firms in Newtonville, MA Home Security Firms in North Attleboro, MA Home Security Firms in Norwood, MA
Home Security Firms in Randolph, MA Home Security Firms in Rehoboth, MA Home Security Firms in Revere, MA
Home Security Firms in Salem, MA Home Security Firms in Topsfield, MA Home Security Firms in Uphams Corner, MA
Home Security Firms in Watertown, MA Home Security Firms in Westwood, MA Home Security Firms in Wrentham, MA
NH
Home Security Firms in Windham, NH

Subscriber Comments/Reviews
CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).


Subscriber from CAMBRIDGE, MA wrote about ADT SECURITY SERVICES, Norwood, MA on 08/31/09
When calling for a service call their earliest time for service is typically two weeks..........
Subscriber from BELMONT, MA wrote about SPECIAL AGENT SYSTEMS, Watertown, MA on 08/24/09
I've used these people since 1985. I wouldn't use anybody else........
Subscriber from NEWTON CENTER, MA wrote about BRINK'S HOME SECURITY, , on 08/17/09
Customer service is poor. Equipment keeps failing and expensive to fix unless you take the..........
Subscriber from QUINCY, MA wrote about BRINK'S HOME SECURITY, , on 09/18/07
In Seattle, the Brinks service was excellent. We stayed with them when we moved to..........
Subscriber from LEXINGTON, MA wrote about AMERICAN ALARM & COMMUNICATIONS, Arlington, MA on 10/06/06
new address is 295 Broadway, Arlington.......
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