Places to Live in Massachusetts
Massachusetts combines the dense Boston metropolitan region with historic smaller cities, Atlantic coastline, Cape Cod and the wooded hills of western New England. Education, healthcare, technology and finance are major economic anchors.
Massachusetts Highlights
- Boston as a major education, healthcare and technology hub
- Atlantic coastline, Cape Cod and island communities
- Historic towns and dense commuter suburbs
- Berkshire hills and more rural western communities
NarrowTheList Locations in Massachusetts
NarrowTheList currently includes 21 locations in Massachusetts. This list updates automatically as additional locations are published.
New England
Northeast
Comparing Places to Live in Massachusetts
Greater Boston has the deepest job market but also some of the state’s highest housing costs and congestion. Central, western and southeastern Massachusetts can offer different affordability, commute and lifestyle trade-offs.
Use the NarrowTheList locations above to compare housing, employment, climate, recreation, transportation, safety and other factors using the same underlying criteria.