List of municipalities in Massachusetts

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== List of municipalities in Massachusetts ==

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is divided into 351 municipalities, which are classified as either cities or towns. Each municipality operates under its own local government, which can vary in structure and function. The distinction between cities and towns in Massachusetts is based on the form of government rather than population size.

Cities

In Massachusetts, a city is a municipality with a mayor-council government or a council-manager government. Cities typically have a more complex administrative structure compared to towns. Some of the notable cities in Massachusetts include:

• Boston
• Worcester
• Springfield
• Cambridge
• Lowell

Towns

Towns in Massachusetts are governed by an open town meeting or a representative town meeting. Towns generally have a simpler administrative structure and are often smaller in population compared to cities. Some of the notable towns in Massachusetts include:

• Brookline
• Amherst
• Barnstable
• Plymouth
• Concord

Government Structure

The government structure of municipalities in Massachusetts can vary significantly. Cities typically have a mayor and a city council, while towns are governed by a board of selectmen and a town meeting. The form of government is determined by the municipality's charter.

List of Municipalities

Below is a list of all 351 municipalities in Massachusetts, categorized by their designation as a city or town:

Cities

1. Agawam
2. Amesbury
3. Attleboro
4. Barnstable
5. Beverly
6. Boston
7. Brockton
8. Cambridge
9. Chelsea
10. Chicopee
11. Everett
12. Fall River
13. Fitchburg
14. Gardner
15. Gloucester
16. Haverhill
17. Holyoke
18. Lawrence
19. Leominster
20. Lowell
21. Lynn
22. Malden
23. Marlborough
24. Medford
25. Melrose
26. Methuen
27. New Bedford
28. Newburyport
29. Newton
30. North Adams
31. Northampton
32. Peabody
33. Pittsfield
34. Quincy
35. Revere
36. Salem
37. Somerville
38. Springfield
39. Taunton
40. Waltham
41. Westfield
42. Woburn
43. Worcester

Towns

1. Acton
2. Amherst
3. Andover
4. Arlington
5. Ashland
6. Ayer
7. Bedford
8. Belmont
9. Billerica
10. Bolton
11. Boxborough
12. Braintree
13. Bridgewater
14. Brookline
15. Burlington
16. Canton
17. Carlisle
18. Chelmsford
19. Concord
20. Danvers
21. Dedham
22. Dover
23. Duxbury
24. Easton
25. Fairhaven
26. Foxborough
27. Framingham
28. Franklin
29. Groton
30. Hanover
31. Harvard
32. Hingham
33. Hopkinton
34. Hudson
35. Ipswich
36. Kingston
37. Lexington
38. Lincoln
39. Littleton
40. Longmeadow
41. Marblehead
42. Marshfield
43. Maynard
44. Medfield
45. Medway
46. Middleborough
47. Milford
48. Millis
49. Milton
50. Natick
51. Needham
52. Newbury
53. Norfolk
54. North Andover
55. North Attleborough
56. North Reading
57. Norwell
58. Norwood
59. Pembroke
60. Pepperell
61. Plainville
62. Plymouth
63. Reading
64. Rockland
65. Rowley
66. Sandwich
67. Saugus
68. Scituate
69. Sharon
70. Sherborn
71. Shirley
72. Shrewsbury
73. Southborough
74. Stoneham
75. Stoughton
76. Sudbury
77. Sutton
78. Swampscott
79. Tewksbury
80. Topsfield
81. Tyngsborough
82. Wakefield
83. Walpole
84. Wellesley
85. Westborough
86. Westford
87. Weston
88. Westwood
89. Weymouth
90. Whitman
91. Wilmington
92. Winchester
93. Winthrop
94. Woburn
95. Wrentham

Related Pages

• Massachusetts
• Geography of Massachusetts
• Government of Massachusetts
• History of Massachusetts
• List of counties in Massachusetts
• List of cities in Massachusetts
• List of towns in Massachusetts

Also see

► Healthcare providers in Massachusetts

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