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Boston-area neighborhoods, historic town centers, North and South Shore harbors, Cape Cod, central Massachusetts and the Berkshires — Bean Group helps you get to know the places behind the listings before you choose one.

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Massachusetts homes on the market right now

City neighborhoods, harbor towns, Cape Cod and the hills out west — see what's available, then tell us what caught your eye.

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Regions

Find your Massachusetts

A close-in neighborhood, a harbor town, a mill city downtown or a hillside village — start with the setting that fits your week, then explore the communities inside it.

Greater Boston

Boston and the cities and towns that ring it — Boston neighborhoods, close-in cities and towns, subway and commuter rail access, and housing that ranges from triple-deckers and condos to single-family streets.

37 cities and towns

The North Shore

Cape Ann and the coast from Nahant to Ipswich — working harbors, walkable downtowns, commuter rail to North Station, and a mix of year-round coastal streets and summer-scale cottages.

22 cities and towns

Merrimack Valley

The river cities of Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill with the towns around them — converted mill buildings and downtown condos, older single-family neighborhoods, and a straight run up I-93 or I-495 to New Hampshire.

21 cities and towns

MetroWest

The Route 9, Route 2 and I-495 towns west and southwest of Boston — town commons and small downtowns, conservation land and trails, larger lots with the upkeep that comes with them, and commuter rail or highway access back into the city.

32 cities and towns

The rest of the state

We work across all of Massachusetts. You can explore the communities in these regions today in the directory below, and we are adding more regional guides over time. We are always happy to talk one through with you.

Communities

A place to start in each part of the state

The Massachusetts cities and towns people ask us about most. Every other municipality is in the directory below.

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Essex County · North Shore

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Suffolk CountyMiddlesex CountyEssex CountyPlymouth CountyBarnstable CountyBerkshire County

Full directory

All 351 Massachusetts cities and towns

Every city and town in the Commonwealth, grouped by region and alphabetized inside it so you can jump straight to the place you have in mind.

351 municipalities listed.

Greater Boston37 cities and towns
The North Shore22 cities and towns
Merrimack Valley21 cities and towns
MetroWest32 cities and towns
The South Shore25 cities and towns
South Coast & Bristol County24 cities and towns
Cape Cod & the Islands23 cities and towns
Central Massachusetts66 cities and towns
The Pioneer Valley69 cities and towns
The Berkshires32 cities and towns

Places without a Bean Group community page yet are listed without a link.

Coverage map

Find your Massachusetts.

See how the state fits together before you narrow things down. Highlight a region to see what it covers, or open any city or town directly.

AbingtonActonAcushnetAdamsAgawamAlfordAmesburyAmherstAndoverAquinnahArlingtonAshburnhamAshbyAshfieldAshlandAtholAttleboroAuburnAvonAyerBarnstableBarreBecketBedfordBelchertownBellinghamBelmontBerkleyBerlinBernardstonBeverlyBillericaBlackstoneBlandfordBoltonBostonBourneBoxboroughBoxfordBoylstonBraintreeBrewsterBridgewaterBrimfieldBrocktonBrookfieldBrooklineBucklandBurlingtonCambridgeCantonCarlisleCarverCharlemontCharltonChathamChelmsfordChelseaCheshireChesterChesterfieldChicopeeChilmarkClarksburgClintonCohassetColrainConcordConwayCummingtonDaltonDanversDartmouthDedhamDeerfieldDennisDightonDouglasDoverDracutDudleyDunstableDuxburyEast BridgewaterEast BrookfieldEast LongmeadowEasthamEasthamptonEastonEdgartownEgremontErvingEssexEverettFairhavenFall RiverFalmouthFitchburgFloridaFoxboroughFraminghamFranklinFreetownGardnerGeorgetownGillGloucesterGoshenGosnoldGraftonGranbyGranvilleGreat BarringtonGreenfieldGrotonGrovelandHadleyHalifaxHamiltonHampdenHancockHanoverHansonHardwickHarvardHarwichHatfieldHaverhillHawleyHeathHinghamHinsdaleHolbrookHoldenHollandHollistonHolyokeHopedaleHopkintonHubbardstonHudsonHullHuntingtonIpswichKingstonLakevilleLancasterLanesboroughLawrenceLeeLeicesterLenoxLeominsterLeverettLexingtonLeydenLincolnLittletonLongmeadowLowellLudlowLunenburgLynnLynnfieldMaldenManchester-by-the-SeaMansfieldMarbleheadMarionMarlboroughMarshfieldMashpeeMattapoisettMaynardMedfieldMedfordMedwayMelroseMendonMerrimacMethuenMiddleboroughMiddlefieldMiddletonMilfordMillburyMillisMillvilleMiltonMonroeMonsonMontagueMontereyMontgomeryMount WashingtonNahantNantucketNatickNeedhamNew AshfordNew BedfordNew BraintreeNew MarlboroughNew SalemNewburyNewburyportNewtonNorfolkNorth AdamsNorth AndoverNorth AttleboroughNorth BrookfieldNorth ReadingNorthamptonNorthboroughNorthbridgeNorthfieldNortonNorwellNorwoodOak BluffsOakhamOrangeOrleansOtisOxfordPalmerPaxtonPeabodyPelhamPembrokePepperellPeruPetershamPhillipstonPittsfieldPlainfieldPlainvillePlymouthPlymptonPrincetonProvincetownQuincyRandolphRaynhamReadingRehobothRevereRichmondRochesterRocklandRockportRoweRowleyRoyalstonRussellRutlandSalemSalisburySandisfieldSandwichSaugusSavoyScituateSeekonkSharonSheffieldShelburneSherbornShirleyShrewsburyShutesburySomersetSomervilleSouth HadleySouthamptonSouthboroughSouthbridgeSouthwickSpencerSpringfieldSterlingStockbridgeStonehamStoughtonStowSturbridgeSudburySunderlandSuttonSwampscottSwanseaTauntonTempletonTewksburyTisburyTollandTopsfieldTownsendTruroTyngsboroughTyringhamUptonUxbridgeWakefieldWalesWalpoleWalthamWareWarehamWarrenWarwickWashingtonWatertownWaylandWebsterWellesleyWellfleetWendellWenhamWest BoylstonWest BridgewaterWest BrookfieldWest NewburyWest SpringfieldWest StockbridgeWest TisburyWestboroughWestfieldWestfordWesthamptonWestminsterWestonWestportWestwoodWeymouthWhatelyWhitmanWilbrahamWilliamsburgWilliamstownWilmingtonWinchendonWinchesterWindsorWinthropWoburnWorcesterWorthingtonWrenthamYarmouth

Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Cartographic Boundary Files (county subdivisions), simplified for the web. Regions are Bean Group editorial groupings, not government boundaries.

Regions

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Massachusetts is fully incorporated: its 351 municipalities — 58 cities and 293 towns — cover the entire Commonwealth. Villages, neighborhoods and census-designated places such as Allston or Buzzards Bay sit inside these municipalities and are not separate towns.

Counties

14 Massachusetts counties

County government was abolished in much of the Commonwealth, but the county names are still how registries, courts and listings are organized.

Market data

Latest Massachusetts market reports

Monthly, quarterly and midyear housing data for Massachusetts — median sale prices, closed sales, inventory and days on market, drawn from state REALTOR® association reporting.

  • July 2026 Massachusetts Housing ReportAugust 2026

    Massachusetts single-family sales rose 8.2% statewide in July 2026 to a $715,000 median. Worcester led at +15.2%. Greater Boston county-level data.

  • June 2026 Massachusetts Housing ReportJuly 2026

    Massachusetts sales turned positive in June 2026 as pending sales converted — Worcester pendings up 40.4%, Essex up 29.7%. Greater Boston county data.

  • May 2026 Massachusetts Housing ReportJune 2026

    Massachusetts sellers received 103.0% of original list price in Middlesex in May 2026, and Worcester pending sales surged 43.9%. County-level Greater Boston data.

  • April 2026 Massachusetts Housing ReportMay 2026

    Massachusetts sellers went above asking in April 2026 — 102.4% of original list in Middlesex — and the Norfolk County median jumped 14.0% to $895,000.

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Living here

What to know before you buy in Massachusetts

Massachusetts is not one market. Inside Route 128, buyers usually face more competition and shorter decision windows than they expect, while the Berkshires, the Cape and the Islands trade on a seasonal calendar with a large second-home component.

Offers here follow their own choreography. Buyers commonly make an offer on a standard form, then sign a purchase and sale agreement roughly a week or two later — that second document, not the offer, is where most of the negotiation over conditions lands. Having an attorney involved from the start is customary practice in the Commonwealth rather than an extra.

Older housing stock is the rule, not the exception, and it comes with specific diligence: lead paint and the state's obligations to families with young children, knob-and-tube wiring, oil tanks, and the state's Title 5 septic inspection, which commonly applies to transfers outside sewered areas. On the Cape and Islands, wastewater rules and nitrogen limits can decide what you're allowed to build.

Property-tax rates, residential exemptions and local Community Preservation Act surcharges vary by municipality, and several communities have their own land-bank or transfer programs. Confirm current costs and requirements for the specific city or town with your agent, attorney and local assessor rather than relying on a statewide average.

General guidance only, not legal, tax or insurance advice — confirm current rules, rates and requirements with the municipality, your closing attorney and your insurer.

Bean Group Team

Massachusetts Bean Group Team Members

Meet Bean Group team members who are licensed to help buyers and sellers across Massachusetts.

  • Sharon Bean

    Sharon Bean

    Executive Partner

    Real Estate Agent

    Licensed in Massachusetts (MA)

  • Susan Penta

    Susan Penta

    Real Estate Agent

    Licensed in Massachusetts (MA)

View all Massachusetts Bean Group team members

Common questions

Questions people ask about buying in Massachusetts

  • Where should I start if I'm looking in Massachusetts?

    Start with commute and setting. Boston and the close-in cities, the North and South Shores, MetroWest, Cape Cod and the western hills each feel very different — open the regions and work down to a city or town.

  • How do the regions differ day to day?

    Close-in communities buy you transit and walkability. MetroWest and the I-495 towns trade some commute for space and yards. The coast is seasonal and shoreline-driven, and central and western Massachusetts are quieter with more land.

  • Can I browse homes by city or town?

    Yes — homes currently available shows Massachusetts listings, and the directory takes you to a community page for the places we cover.

  • How do I understand pricing in a specific town?

    Check our market reports for recent activity, then request a home value estimate for the address you're weighing.

  • How do I reach a Massachusetts-licensed Bean Group agent?

    Browse Massachusetts Bean Group team members or get in touch to be matched with someone who knows the town.

Start with a conversation.

Buying, selling, or still deciding between the North Shore and the 495 corridor — we'll give you a straight read on the town and your timing.

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Bean Group is a real estate team brokered by eXp Realty, serving Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont and Florida.