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	Name	Number of ratings	Checkbook's top rating ()		Firm's price index score	What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"
	Name	Number of ratings	for quality	for price	Firm's price index score
1.	A-1 Lock & Key 12 Mechanic St Foxboro, MA 508-543-9687	14 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
2.	Ace Locksmith & Security 1182 Washington St South Norwood, MA 781-762-4874	24 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
3.	Action Lock & Key 17 Cambridge St Burlington, MA 781-229-9992	19 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
4.	Alden Lock & Security 1053 Belmont St Watertown, MA 617-484-2239	31 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
5.	Anastas Lock & Safe Co 76 Railroad St Holliston, MA 508-429-7856		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
6.	Artery Lock Service 332 Salem St Medford, MA 781-395-5243	26 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
7.	ASAP Lock & Key PO Box 301307 Jamaica Plain, MA 617-983-2007	22 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
8.	Auto Lockouts Plus 296 Mishawum Rd Woburn, MA 781-933-9999		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
9.	Baystate Locksmith Svc 8 Washington Pl #B2 Braintree, MA 781-843-5665		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
10.	Bedford Lock & Key 44 North Rd #A Bedford, MA 781-275-1597	41 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
11.	Bill's Lock & Key 233 North Ave Wakefield, MA 781-246-0544	36 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
12.	Boston Lock & Safe 30 Lincoln St Brighton, MA 617-787-3400	15 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
13.	Broadway Lock 313 W Broadway South Boston, MA 617-268-3134	53 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
14.	Brookline Lock 33 Harvard St Brookline Village, MA 617-566-1212	34 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
15.	Carlmont Lock 232 Lexington Ave #234 Cambridge, MA 617-492-8837	12 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
16.	Charlie The Locksmith 1138 Bennington St Boston, MA 617-567-8070		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
17.	Chet's Lock Shop 146 Pine St Danvers, MA 978-774-5752	28 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
18.	City Lock 1977 Centre St West Roxbury, MA 617-327-2600	60 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
19.	Cobb's Lock & Key Service 7 S Washington St North Attleboro, MA 508-699-7787	29 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
20.	D & D Lock Hardware 456 Main St Wilmington, MA 978-658-2597	35 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
21.	Earl's Lock Shop Gloucester, MA 978-283-5935	14 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
22.	Flying Locksmiths 1115 N Main St Randolph, MA 617-479-3669	21 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
23.	Granite Lock 755 Southern Artery Quincy, MA 617-472-2177	50 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
24.	H Perron & Son 836 Waverly St Framingham, MA 508-875-3744	37 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
25.	Hanover Lock & Safe 990 Washington St Hanover, MA 781-826-8872	29 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
26.	Harvey's Hardware 1004 Great Plain Ave Needham, MA 781-444-4515	16 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
27.	Hayden Safe & Lock 119 Webb St Salem, MA 978-744-0988	29 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
28.	Herb's Locksmith Service 98 Broadway Arlington, MA 781-643-4200	33 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
29.	Hub Lock & Door Closer 281 Dorchester St South Boston, MA 617-542-5314	12 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
30.	Kenny's Lock 1147 Hancock St #A Quincy, MA 617-770-4045	22 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
31.	Key Man 1808 Acushnet Ave New Bedford, MA 508-995-6909	20 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
32.	L & M Lock Service 200 Linden St Wellesley, MA 781-237-7735	44 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
33.	Locksmith 173 Concord St Framingham, MA 508-875-1440		Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
34.	Lowell Lock & Key 1599 Middlesex St Lowell, MA 978-459-7020	13 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
35.	Massachusetts Avenue Lock 125 St Botolph St Boston, MA 617-247-9779	24 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
36.	Mike's Quality Locksmith Service 406 Eastern Ave Lynn, MA 781-599-2688	16 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
37.	P & M Locksmiths Service 463 Main St Woburn, MA 781-935-6850	37 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
38.	People's Lock Brookline, MA 617-566-0880	22 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
39.	Post Office Locksmith Shop 130 Gorham St Lowell, MA 978-453-2241	17 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
40.	Seacoast Lock & Safe 124 Lafayette Rd Salisbury, MA 978-462-3818	12 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
41.	Sherman Lock & Safe 673 Moody St Waltham, MA 781-893-6651	82 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
42.	Smith's Lock & Safe 921 Eastern Ave Fall River, MA 508-675-4888	14 ratings	Boston Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.

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Sample Subscriber Comments & Reviews for Locksmiths in the Boston Area

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).

As You Can See Below, Some Locksmiths Get High Praise from Their Customers.
Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments
CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Locksmiths.

Subscriber from CHESTNUT HILL, MA wrote about a local locksmith: Rekeyed all five of my Baldwin exterior locks to the same new key promptly and..........
Subscriber from SOMERVILLE, MA wrote about a local locksmith: Great small family business. Great service, nice folks........

Subscriber from MEDFORD, MA wrote about a local locksmith: Artery was able to replace keys that were originally made 45 years ago. The price..........
Subscriber from NEWTON, MA wrote about a local locksmith: Artery Lock is the only locksmith we use for all of our rental properties. They..........

Subscriber from SALEM, MA wrote about a local locksmith: i couldnt have been more pleased with Mikes prompt and curtious last minute service........
Subscriber from BELMONT, MA wrote about a local locksmith: Broke off key in lock. Tech was very prompt, professional, advised me to pick up..........
Subscriber from CAMBRIDGE, MA wrote about a local locksmith: Mike Crowley is a pleasure to work with. He is incredibly prompt and reasonably priced........

Subscriber from NEWTON CENTER, MA wrote about a local locksmith: Superb. Came on the dot. Skilled craftsman -- really knows his stuff and provided an..........
Subscriber from LEXINGTON, MA wrote about a local locksmith: I would not hesitate to recommend Herbs.........

Subscriber from WALTHAM, MA wrote about a local locksmith: Unbelievable fast, high quality, and reasonable on price. This company is a real gem!.......
Subscriber from BROOKLINE, MA wrote about a local locksmith: They have been in business a long time and I have been using them a..........

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