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Massachusetts real estate, community by community

All 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth, from the Berkshire hilltowns to the outer Cape. Start with the map, narrow to a region, then open the town you're considering.

Orientation

Find your part of Massachusetts

Every city and town in the Commonwealth, drawn from official municipal boundaries. Choose a region to see what it covers, or open any municipality 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

No region highlighted.

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

Ten regions

Massachusetts, region by region

Editorial groupings maintained by Bean Group — a way to orient yourself, not official boundaries. Where a county doesn't match how a market actually trades, we split it.

Greater Boston

Boston and the cities and towns that ring it — walkable neighbourhoods, the Red and Orange Line suburbs, and the closest thing the state has to a year-round, all-price-point market.

37 cities and towns

The North Shore

Cape Ann and the coast from Nahant to Ipswich — harbours, historic downtowns, commuter rail to North Station, and some of the most sought-after shoreline in the state.

22 cities and towns

Merrimack Valley

The river cities of Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill with the towns around them — mill-city redevelopment, more house per dollar, and a straight run up I-93 or I-495 to New Hampshire.

21 cities and towns

MetroWest & the 495 Corridor

The Route 9, Route 2 and I-495 towns west and south-west of Boston — strong school districts, conservation land, and the commute traded for space.

32 cities and towns

The South Shore

Hingham and Cohasset south through Duxbury and Plymouth — beaches, harbours, the commuter boat, and a summer-to-year-round mix that shifts town by town.

25 cities and towns

South Coast & Bristol County

New Bedford, Fall River, Taunton and the Buzzards Bay towns — working waterfronts, the South Coast Rail extension, and the lowest entry prices within reach of Boston and Providence.

24 cities and towns

Cape Cod & the Islands

The fifteen Cape towns plus Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and the Elizabeth Islands — a seasonal market with its own inventory rhythm, wastewater rules and year-round communities behind the summer one.

23 cities and towns

Central Massachusetts

Worcester, the Blackstone Valley, the Brookfields and the Nashoba Valley — the state's second city, orchard country, and commuter rail in both directions.

66 cities and towns

The Pioneer Valley

The Connecticut River from Springfield up through Northampton, Amherst and the Franklin County hilltowns — college towns, farmland, and the most affordable housing in the eastern half of the state.

69 cities and towns

The Berkshires

Williamstown and North Adams south through Lenox, Stockbridge and Great Barrington — mountains, Tanglewood and the museums, and a long-established second-home market.

32 cities and towns

Communities

A place to start in each part of the state

Concord

MetroWest & the 495 Corridor

Full directory

All 351 Massachusetts cities and towns

58 cities and 293 towns — the Commonwealth's complete municipal set. Villages, neighbourhoods and census-designated places are part of these municipalities and are not listed separately.

351 municipalities listed.

351 of 351 municipalities link to a Bean Group community page (reconciliation 2026-08-11.1).

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 organised.

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; along I-495 the same budget generally reaches more house; and 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.

Local expertise

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Bean Group agents live in the Massachusetts markets they serve. Browse agents by market and specialty, or tell us where you're looking and we'll introduce you to the right person.

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