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Cities in Massachusetts

Welcome to our comprehensive guide to the cities and towns of Massachusetts! Whether you’re a resident or a visitor, this page is designed to provide you with valuable information about the diverse cities and towns in the Bay State. From historical landmarks to bustling urban centers, Massachusetts offers a range of vibrant communities to explore.

Massachusetts is home to numerous cities that showcase the state’s rich history and cultural heritage. From the capital city of Boston, known for its iconic landmarks like the Freedom Trail and Fenway Park, to the charming city of Salem, famous for its witch trials and maritime history, there is no shortage of fascinating destinations to discover.

Massachusetts State Flag
Massachusetts State Flag

Beyond the cities, Massachusetts boasts a collection of charming towns that offer a slower pace of life and a strong sense of community. Towns like Concord, Lexington, and Marblehead are renowned for their historic significance and picturesque New England charm. These towns provide a glimpse into the state’s colonial past and offer a wide range of cultural and recreational opportunities.

With a population of over 6 million people, Massachusetts is a densely populated state that offers a blend of urban excitement and small-town charm. The population is diverse and reflects a rich mix of cultures and backgrounds. The cities and towns of Massachusetts are known for their strong education systems, thriving arts and culture scenes, and a wide range of employment opportunities.

List of Cities in Massachusetts

MunicipalityTypeCountyPopulation (2020)
AbingtonTownPlymouth17,062
ActonTownMiddlesex24,021
AcushnetTownBristol10,559
AdamsTownBerkshire8,166
AgawamCity [a]Hampden28,692
AlfordTownBerkshire486
AmesburyCityEssex17,366
AmherstCity [a] [5]Hampshire39,263
AndoverTownEssex36,569
AquinnahTownDukes439
ArlingtonTownMiddlesex46,308
AshburnhamTownWorcester6,315
AshbyTownMiddlesex3,193
AshfieldTownFranklin1,695
AshlandTownMiddlesex18,832
AtholTownWorcester11,945
AttleboroCityBristol46,461
AuburnTownWorcester16,889
AvonTownNorfolk4,777
AyerTownMiddlesex8,479
BarnstableCity [a]Barnstable (seat)48,916
BarreTownWorcester5,530
BecketTownBerkshire1,931
BedfordTownMiddlesex14,383
BelchertownTownHampshire15,350
BellinghamTownNorfolk16,945
BelmontTownMiddlesex27,295
BerkleyTownBristol6,764
BerlinTownWorcester3,158
BernardstonTownFranklin2,102
BeverlyCityEssex42,670
BillericaTownMiddlesex42,119
BlackstoneTownWorcester9,208
BlandfordTownHampden1,215
BoltonTownWorcester5,665
BostonCitySuffolk (seat)675,647
BourneTownBarnstable20,452
BoxboroughTownMiddlesex5,506
BoxfordTownEssex8,203
BoylstonTownWorcester4,849
BraintreeCity [a]Norfolk39,143
BrewsterTownBarnstable10,318
BridgewaterCity [a]Plymouth28,633
BrimfieldTownHampden3,694
BrocktonCityPlymouth (seat)105,643
BrookfieldTownWorcester3,439
BrooklineTownNorfolk63,191
BucklandTownFranklin1,816
BurlingtonTownMiddlesex26,377
CambridgeCityMiddlesex (seat)118,403
CantonTownNorfolk24,370
CarlisleTownMiddlesex5,237
CarverTownPlymouth11,645
CharlemontTownFranklin1,185
CharltonTownWorcester13,315
ChathamTownBarnstable6,594
ChelmsfordTownMiddlesex36,392
ChelseaCitySuffolk40,787
CheshireTownBerkshire3,258
ChesterTownHampden1,228
ChesterfieldTownHampshire1,186
ChicopeeCityHampden55,560
ChilmarkTownDukes1,212
ClarksburgTownBerkshire1,657
ClintonTownWorcester15,428
CohassetTownNorfolk8,381
ColrainTownFranklin1,606
ConcordTownMiddlesex18,491
ConwayTownFranklin1,761
CummingtonTownHampshire829
DaltonTownBerkshire6,330
DanversTownEssex28,087
DartmouthTownBristol33,783
DedhamTownNorfolk (seat)25,364
DeerfieldTownFranklin5,090
DennisTownBarnstable14,674
DightonTownBristol8,101
DouglasTownWorcester8,983
DoverTownNorfolk5,923
DracutTownMiddlesex32,617
DudleyTownWorcester11,921
DunstableTownMiddlesex3,358
DuxburyTownPlymouth16,090
East BridgewaterTownPlymouth14,440
East BrookfieldTownWorcester2,224
East LongmeadowCityHampden16,430
EasthamTownBarnstable5,752
EasthamptonCityHampshire16,211
EastonTownBristol25,058
EdgartownTownDukes (seat)5,168
EgremontTownBerkshire1,372
ErvingTownFranklin1,665
EssexTownEssex3,675
EverettCityMiddlesex49,075
FairhavenTownBristol15,924
Fall RiverCityBristol94,000
FalmouthTownBarnstable32,517
FitchburgCityWorcester41,946
FloridaTownBerkshire694
FoxboroughTownNorfolk18,618
FraminghamCityMiddlesex72,362
FranklinCity [a]Norfolk33,261
FreetownTownBristol9,206
GardnerCityWorcester21,287
GeorgetownTownEssex8,470
GillTownFranklin1,551
GloucesterCityEssex29,729
GoshenTownHampshire970
GosnoldTownDukes70
GraftonTownWorcester19,664
GranbyTownHampshire6,110
GranvilleTownHampden1,538
Great BarringtonTownBerkshire7,172
GreenfieldCity [a]Franklin (seat)17,768
GrotonTownMiddlesex11,315
GrovelandTownEssex6,752
HadleyTownHampshire5,325
HalifaxTownPlymouth7,749
HamiltonTownEssex7,561
HampdenTownHampden4,966
HancockTownBerkshire757
HanoverTownPlymouth14,833
HansonTownPlymouth10,639
HardwickTownWorcester2,667
HarvardTownWorcester6,851
HarwichTownBarnstable13,440
HatfieldTownHampshire3,352
HaverhillCityEssex67,787
HawleyTownFranklin353
HeathTownFranklin723
HinghamTownPlymouth24,284
HinsdaleTownBerkshire1,919
HolbrookTownNorfolk11,405
HoldenTownWorcester19,905
HollandTownHampden2,603
HollistonTownMiddlesex14,996
HolyokeCityHampden38,238
HopedaleTownWorcester6,017
HopkintonTownMiddlesex18,758
HubbardstonTownWorcester4,328
HudsonTownMiddlesex20,092
HullTownPlymouth10,072
HuntingtonTownHampshire2,094
IpswichTownEssex13,785
KingstonTownPlymouth13,708
LakevilleTownPlymouth11,523
LancasterTownWorcester8,441
LanesboroughTownBerkshire3,038
LawrenceCityEssex (seat)89,143
LeeTownBerkshire5,788
LeicesterTownWorcester11,087
LenoxTownBerkshire5,095
LeominsterCityWorcester43,782
LeverettTownFranklin1,865
LexingtonTownMiddlesex34,454
LeydenTownFranklin734
LincolnTownMiddlesex7,014
LittletonTownMiddlesex10,141
LongmeadowTownHampden15,853
LowellCityMiddlesex (seat)115,554
LudlowTownHampden21,002
LunenburgTownWorcester11,782
LynnCityEssex101,253
LynnfieldTownEssex13,000
MaldenCityMiddlesex66,263
Manchester-by-the-SeaTownEssex5,395
MansfieldTownBristol23,860
MarbleheadTownEssex20,441
MarionTownPlymouth5,347
MarlboroughCityMiddlesex41,793
MarshfieldTownPlymouth25,825
MashpeeTownBarnstable15,060
MattapoisettTownPlymouth6,508
MaynardTownMiddlesex10,746
MedfieldTownNorfolk12,799
MedfordCityMiddlesex59,659
MedwayTownNorfolk13,115
MelroseCityMiddlesex29,817
MendonTownWorcester6,228
MerrimacTownEssex6,723
MethuenCity [a]Essex53,039
MiddleboroughTownPlymouth24,245
MiddlefieldTownHampshire385
MiddletonTownEssex9,779
MilfordTownWorcester30,379
MillburyTownWorcester13,831
MillisTownNorfolk8,460
MillvilleTownWorcester3,174
MiltonTownNorfolk28,630
MonroeTownFranklin118
MonsonTownHampden8,150
MontagueTownFranklin8,580
MontereyTownBerkshire1,095
MontgomeryTownHampden819
Mount WashingtonTownBerkshire160
NahantTownEssex3,334
NantucketTownNantucket (seat)14,255
NatickTownMiddlesex37,006
NeedhamTownNorfolk32,091
New AshfordTownBerkshire250
New BedfordCityBristol101,079
New BraintreeTownWorcester996
New MarlboroughTownBerkshire1,528
New SalemTownFranklin983
NewburyTownEssex6,716
NewburyportCityEssex18,289
NewtonCityMiddlesex88,923
NorfolkTownNorfolk11,662
North AdamsCityBerkshire12,961
North AndoverTownEssex30,915
North AttleboroughCity [a]Bristol30,834
North BrookfieldTownWorcester4,735
North ReadingTownMiddlesex15,554
NorthamptonCityHampshire (seat)29,571
NorthboroughTownWorcester15,741
NorthbridgeTownWorcester16,335
NorthfieldTownFranklin2,866
NortonTownBristol19,202
NorwellTownPlymouth11,351
NorwoodTownNorfolk31,611
Oak BluffsTownDukes5,341
OakhamTownWorcester1,851
OrangeTownFranklin7,569
OrleansTownBarnstable6,307
OtisTownBerkshire1,634
OxfordTownWorcester13,347
PalmerCity [a]Hampden12,448
PaxtonTownWorcester5,004
PeabodyCityEssex54,481
PelhamTownHampshire1,280
PembrokeTownPlymouth18,361
PepperellTownMiddlesex11,604
PeruTownBerkshire814
PetershamTownWorcester1,194
PhillipstonTownWorcester1,726
PittsfieldCityBerkshire (seat)43,927
PlainfieldTownHampshire633
PlainvilleTownNorfolk9,945
PlymouthTownPlymouth (seat)61,217
PlymptonTownPlymouth2,930
PrincetonTownWorcester3,495
ProvincetownTownBarnstable3,664
QuincyCityNorfolk101,636
RandolphCity [a]Norfolk34,984
RaynhamTownBristol15,142
ReadingTownMiddlesex25,518
RehobothTownBristol12,502
RevereCitySuffolk62,186
RichmondTownBerkshire1,407
RochesterTownPlymouth5,717
RocklandTownPlymouth17,803
RockportTownEssex6,992
RoweTownFranklin424
RowleyTownEssex6,161
RoyalstonTownWorcester1,250
RussellTownHampden1,643
RutlandTownWorcester9,049
SalemCityEssex (seat)44,480
SalisburyTownEssex9,236
SandisfieldTownBerkshire989
SandwichTownBarnstable20,259
SaugusTownEssex28,619
SavoyTownBerkshire645
ScituateTownPlymouth19,063
SeekonkTownBristol15,531
SharonTownNorfolk18,575
SheffieldTownBerkshire3,327
ShelburneTownFranklin1,884
SherbornTownMiddlesex4,401
ShirleyTownMiddlesex7,431
ShrewsburyTownWorcester38,325
ShutesburyTownFranklin1,717
SomersetTownBristol18,303
SomervilleCityMiddlesex81,045
South HadleyTownHampshire18,150
SouthamptonTownHampshire6,224
SouthboroughTownWorcester10,450
SouthbridgeCity [a]Worcester17,740
SouthwickTownHampden9,232
SpencerTownWorcester11,992
SpringfieldCityHampden (seat)155,929
SterlingTownWorcester7,985
StockbridgeTownBerkshire2,018
StonehamTownMiddlesex23,244
StoughtonTownNorfolk29,281
StowTownMiddlesex7,174
SturbridgeTownWorcester9,867
SudburyTownMiddlesex18,934
SunderlandTownFranklin3,663
SuttonTownWorcester9,357
SwampscottTownEssex15,111
SwanseaTownBristol17,144
TauntonCityBristol (seat)59,408
TempletonTownWorcester8,149
TewksburyTownMiddlesex31,342
TisburyTownDukes4,815
TollandTownHampden471
TopsfieldTownEssex6,569
TownsendTownMiddlesex9,127
TruroTownBarnstable2,454
TyngsboroughTownMiddlesex12,380
TyringhamTownBerkshire427
UptonTownWorcester8,000
UxbridgeTownWorcester14,162
WakefieldTownMiddlesex27,090
WalesTownHampden1,832
WalpoleTownNorfolk26,383
WalthamCityMiddlesex65,218
WareTownHampshire10,066
WarehamTownPlymouth23,303
WarrenTownWorcester4,975
WarwickTownFranklin780
WashingtonTownBerkshire494
WatertownCity [8]Middlesex35,329
WaylandTownMiddlesex13,943
WebsterTownWorcester17,776
WellesleyTownNorfolk29,550
WellfleetTownBarnstable3,566
WendellTownFranklin924
WenhamTownEssex4,979
West BoylstonTownWorcester7,877
West BridgewaterTownPlymouth7,707
West BrookfieldTownWorcester3,833
West NewburyTownEssex4,500
West SpringfieldCity [a]Hampden28,835
West StockbridgeTownBerkshire1,343
West TisburyTownDukes3,555
WestboroughTownWorcester21,567
WestfieldCityHampden40,834
WestfordTownMiddlesex24,643
WesthamptonTownHampshire1,622
WestminsterTownWorcester8,213
WestonTownMiddlesex11,851
WestportTownBristol16,339
WestwoodTownNorfolk16,266
WeymouthCity [a]Norfolk57,437
WhatelyTownFranklin1,607
WhitmanTownPlymouth15,121
WilbrahamTownHampden14,613
WilliamsburgTownHampshire2,504
WilliamstownTownBerkshire7,513
WilmingtonTownMiddlesex23,349
WinchendonTownWorcester10,364
WinchesterTownMiddlesex22,970
WindsorTownBerkshire831
WinthropCity [a]Suffolk19,316
WoburnCityMiddlesex40,876
WorcesterCityWorcester (seat)206,518
WorthingtonTownHampshire1,193
WrenthamTownNorfolk12,178
YarmouthTownBarnstable25,023

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Cities in Massachusetts Map

To help you navigate through the cities and towns of Massachusetts, we’ve included an interactive map that highlights their locations across the state. This map will assist you in planning your travels, discovering new destinations, or simply exploring the various communities within Massachusetts.

Whether you’re interested in history, cultural attractions, outdoor adventures, or a vibrant city lifestyle, Massachusetts has something to offer for everyone. So, dive into our list of cities and towns to uncover the unique characteristics and hidden gems that make Massachusetts a truly captivating place to live or visit.

Cities in Massachusetts Frequently Asked Questions

What are the major cities in Massachusetts?

The major cities in Massachusetts include:

  1. Boston: As the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, Boston is a vibrant metropolis known for its rich history, prestigious universities, and world-class cultural institutions. It offers a bustling downtown, historic neighborhoods like Beacon Hill and Back Bay, and iconic landmarks such as Fenway Park and the Freedom Trail.
  2. Worcester: Located in central Massachusetts, Worcester is the second-largest city in the state. It is known for its thriving healthcare and biotechnology industries, as well as its vibrant arts and cultural scene. Worcester is also home to several esteemed colleges and universities.
  3. Springfield: Situated in western Massachusetts, Springfield is the third-largest city in the state. It is renowned for its history as the birthplace of basketball and as the hometown of famous author Dr. Seuss. The city boasts a variety of museums, parks, and attractions, including the Springfield Museums and Forest Park.
  4. Cambridge: Although technically not a city, Cambridge is a prominent municipality in Massachusetts. It is home to two renowned universities, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Cambridge is known for its intellectual and innovative atmosphere, with a vibrant arts scene and a diverse community.
  5. Lowell: Located in northeastern Massachusetts, Lowell was once a prominent center of the textile industry during the Industrial Revolution. Today, it is recognized for its historic mills and canals, as well as its vibrant arts community. Lowell National Historical Park showcases the city’s industrial heritage.

These cities offer a range of amenities, cultural attractions, and economic opportunities, making them significant hubs within the state of Massachusetts.

What is the biggest city in Massachusetts?

The biggest city in Massachusetts is Boston. As the capital and largest city of the state, Boston is a bustling metropolis with a population of over 700,000 residents. It serves as a major economic, cultural, and educational center, attracting millions of visitors each year. Boston is known for its rich history, world-class universities, vibrant arts scene, and diverse neighborhoods. It is home to iconic landmarks such as Fenway Park, the Freedom Trail, and the historic Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Boston’s size and significance make it a vibrant and influential city in the state of Massachusetts.

How many cities are there in Massachusetts?

There are 351 cities and towns in the state of Massachusetts. These include a mix of urban cities, suburban towns, and rural communities. Each city and town has its own unique character, attractions, and amenities, offering residents and visitors a wide range of experiences. From the bustling streets of Boston to the charming coastal towns of Cape Cod, Massachusetts showcases a diverse array of communities, each with its own history, culture, and charm. Whether you prefer a vibrant city atmosphere or a peaceful small-town setting, Massachusetts has a city or town to suit different preferences and lifestyles.

Is Massachusetts a good place to live?

Massachusetts is often regarded as a great place to live. The state offers a high quality of life with excellent educational opportunities, a strong economy, and a rich cultural scene. Massachusetts is home to renowned universities and colleges, such as Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), making it a hub for academic and research institutions. The state’s strong job market, particularly in sectors like healthcare, technology, and finance, provides residents with ample career opportunities.

In addition, Massachusetts boasts a rich history and vibrant cultural heritage. The state is known for its picturesque coastal towns, charming rural landscapes, and bustling cities like Boston. Residents can enjoy a wide range of recreational activities, from exploring historical sites to hiking in beautiful state parks or relaxing on the beaches of Cape Cod. Massachusetts also has excellent healthcare facilities, and the state consistently ranks highly in terms of healthcare access and quality.

However, it’s important to note that the cost of living in Massachusetts can be relatively high, particularly in cities like Boston and its surrounding areas. Housing, transportation, and certain goods and services may be more expensive compared to other parts of the country. It’s essential to consider individual financial circumstances and preferences when evaluating whether Massachusetts is a suitable place to live.

Ultimately, the decision of whether Massachusetts is a good place to live depends on personal preferences, lifestyle, and career goals. Many people find the state’s rich history, cultural offerings, educational opportunities, and strong job market appealing, while others may prioritize factors such as cost of living or climate.

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