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Community | Population | Population Density | Registered Voters | Income Per Capita | EQV Per Capita | Owner-occupied Housing Unit Rate | Median Value of Owner-occupied Housing Units | Median Gross Rent | Total Households | Average Household Size | Form of Government | Incorporation Date | Chief Municipal Official | Policy Board | Size of Policy Board | Legislative Body | Size of Council | Size of Representative Town Meeting | Length of Mayoral Term (years) | Annual Town Meeting | Municipal Election | County | Area | Public Roads | Regional Planning Agency | Residential Tax Rate | Commercial Tax Rate | Average Tax Bill | Total Expenditures | Total Tax Levy | State Aid | Local Receipts | CPA Year Enacted | CPA Surcharge | CPA Exemptions | U.S. House | Mass. Senate | Mass. House |
Abington | 17,094 | 1,771 | 11,824 | $40,313 | $157,589 | 78.5% | $476,600 | $1,419 | 6,237 | 2.70 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1712 | Town Manager | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 1, 2024 | April 27, 2024 | Plymouth | 9.7 mi2 | 67.4 mi | Old Colony Planning Council | $14.21 | $14.21 | $7,076 | $52,043,703 | $40,826,718 | $15,991,543 | $5,408,644 | 2016 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, first $100,000 - commercial | Stephen Lynch | John Keenan | Alyson Sullivan |
Acton | 23,846 | 1,200 | 15,778 | $81,081 | $220,378 | 73.9% | $696,500 | $1,781 | 9,021 | 2.63 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1735 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | April 30, 2024 | Middlesex | 19.9 mi2 | 127.8 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $17.56 | $17.56 | $13,638 | $105,774,523 | $102,960,311 | $2,802,540 | $5,533,410 | 2002 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Lori Trahan | James Eldridge | Simon Cataldo, Danillo Sena |
Acushnet | 10,553 | 573 | 8,032 | $38,638 | $154,513 | 87.4% | $349,800 | $1,038 | 4,108 | 2.57 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1860 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 3, 2024 | May 18, 2024 | Bristol | 18.4 mi2 | 69.2 mi | Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District | $12 | $16.98 | $4,728 | $30,846,375 | $21,279,032 | $8,440,109 | $3,687,247 | 2003 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, first $100,000 - commercial | William Keating | Mark Montigny | Paul Schmid, III, William Straus |
Adams | 8,100 | 354 | 6,163 | $25,288 | $73,282 | 61.1% | $182,700 | $896 | 4,041 | 2.01 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1778 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 150 | N/A | June 3, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | Berkshire | 22.9 mi2 | 76.6 mi | Berkshire Regional Planning Commission | $18.55 | $25.65 | $3,560 | $16,441,908 | $12,876,950 | $2,992,818 | $1,440,686 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | John P. Barrett, III |
Agawam | 28,494 | 1,222 | 21,543 | $34,173 | $125,667 | 74.4% | $272,100 | $1,218 | 11,577 | 2.43 | Mayor – Council | 1855 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 11 | N/A | 2 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Hampden | 23.3 mi2 | 153.1 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $15.78 | $30.19 | $4,619 | $89,860,791 | $70,087,132 | $27,581,368 | $5,673,862 | 2001 | 1.0% | Low income | Richard Neal | John Velis | Nicholas Boldyga, Michael Finn |
Alford | 484 | 42 | 359 | $38,213 | $636,517 | 94.3% | $768,300 | $- | 212 | 2.12 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1773 | Select Board Chair | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 14, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Berkshire | 11.5 mi2 | 17.6 mi | Berkshire Regional Planning Commission | $5 | $5 | $4,226 | $1,743,848 | $1,593,128 | $22,058 | $195,840 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | William Pignatelli |
Amesbury | 17,269 | 1,409 | 13,673 | $42,503 | $173,111 | 67.4% | $435,400 | $1,464 | 7,588 | 2.23 | Mayor – Council | 1668 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 9 | N/A | 2 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Essex | 12.3 mi2 | 73.5 mi | Merrimack Valley Planning Commission | $16.34 | $16.34 | $8,503 | $67,483,448 | $52,569,237 | $13,218,331 | $4,555,000 | N/A | None | None | Seth Moulton | Barry Finegold | Adrianne Ramos, Dawne Shand |
Amherst | 39,378 | 1,427 | 13,333 | $20,969 | $73,996 | 45.9% | $443,400 | $1,484 | 8,114 | 2.27 | Council – Manager | 1775 | Town Manager | None | None | Town Council | 13 | N/A | N/A | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Hampshire | 27.6 mi2 | 138.1 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $20.10 | $20.10 | $8,984 | $78,614,615 | $61,725,183 | $17,451,592 | $6,409,206 | 2001 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | James McGovern | Jo Comerford | Mindy Domb |
Andover | 36,517 | 1,184 | 26,114 | $91,198 | $279,435 | 81.4% | $756,600 | $2,037 | 13,361 | 2.60 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1646 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 29, 2024 | March 26, 2024 | Essex | 30.9 mi2 | 227.9 mi | Merrimack Valley Planning Commission | $13.66 | $27.32 | $11,734 | $164,805,777 | $174,778,254 | $14,872,497 | $13,731,722 | N/A | None | None | Seth Moulton | Barry Finegold | Frank Moran, Tram Nguyen |
Aquinnah | 450 | 84 | 398 | $50,593 | $1,912,854 | 83.4% | $1,626,800 | $1,375 | 247 | 2.87 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1870 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 14, 2024 | May 16, 2024 | Dukes | 5.3 mi2 | 13.5 mi | Martha's Vineyard Commission | $6.10 | $6.10 | $10,901 | $5,864,707 | $5,734,783 | $9,797 | $460,000 | 2001 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | William Keating | Julian Cyr | Dylan Fernandes |
Arlington | 45,617 | 8,858 | 31,394 | $74,842 | $296,713 | 60.7% | $839,200 | $1,902 | 19,451 | 2.34 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1807 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 252 | N/A | April 22, 2024 | April 6, 2024 | Middlesex | 5.2 mi2 | 121.6 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $11.21 | $11.21 | $10,228 | $180,931,885 | $149,169,849 | $25,221,523 | $9,225,900 | 2014 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, first $100,000 - commercial | Katherine Clark | Cindy Friedman | Sean Garballey, David Rogers |
Ashburnham | 6,341 | 165 | 4,856 | $39,153 | $134,432 | 93.6% | $333,200 | $1,895 | 2,288 | 2.68 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1765 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 7, 2024 | April 30, 2024 | Worcester | 38.4 mi2 | 97.6 mi | Montachusett Regional Planning Commission | $16.55 | $16.55 | $5,654 | $17,865,730 | $16,139,602 | $1,200,124 | $1,487,500 | N/A | None | None | Lori Trahan | Jo Comerford | Jonathan Zlotnik |
Ashby | 3,170 | 134 | 2,467 | $38,719 | $131,617 | 95.5% | $328,700 | $987 | 1,241 | 2.57 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1767 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 4, 2024 | April 22, 2024 | Middlesex | 23.7 mi2 | 64.2 mi | Montachusett Regional Planning Commission | $16.42 | $16.42 | $5,463 | $8,382,351 | $7,332,500 | $735,681 | $861,000 | N/A | None | None | Lori Trahan | John Cronin | Margaret Scarsdale |
Ashfield | 1,691 | 42 | 1,423 | $29,593 | $173,511 | 84.6% | $359,900 | $905 | 895 | 2.05 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1765 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 4, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Franklin | 40 mi2 | 83.4 mi | Franklin Regional Council of Governments | $17.61 | $17.61 | $5,003 | $5,384,808 | $5,029,083 | $345,093 | $304,700 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | Paul Mark | Natalie Blais |
Ashland | 18,560 | 1,505 | 12,155 | $59,335 | $193,641 | 76.7% | $532,000 | $2,273 | 7,653 | 2.42 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1846 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 1, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Middlesex | 12.3 mi2 | 82.1 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $13.77 | $13.77 | $8,193 | $68,004,069 | $53,021,123 | $11,869,470 | $4,349,885 | 2002 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | James McGovern | Karen Spilka | Jack Patrick Lewis |
Athol | 11,905 | 369 | 8,116 | $23,504 | $89,086 | 71.8% | $216,400 | $1,004 | 4,706 | 2.50 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1762 | Town Manager | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 10, 2024 | April 1, 2024 | Worcester | 32.3 mi2 | 114.9 mi | Montachusett Regional Planning Commission | $14.04 | $14.04 | $3,495 | $22,821,883 | $16,503,439 | $3,362,128 | $3,271,670 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | Jo Comerford | Susannah Whipps |
Attleboro | 46,580 | 1,737 | 32,706 | $36,760 | $127,721 | 65.9% | $378,900 | $1,359 | 18,013 | 2.54 | Mayor – Council | 1694 | Mayor | None | None | Municipal Council | 11 | N/A | 2 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Bristol | 26.8 mi2 | 205.3 mi | Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District | $13.69 | $20.27 | $5,506 | $134,021,263 | $92,699,896 | $55,906,703 | $16,000,624 | N/A | None | None | Jake Auchincloss | Paul Feeney | James Hawkins, Adam Scanlon |
Auburn | 16,830 | 1,087 | 12,330 | $40,005 | $163,338 | 84.1% | $339,600 | $1,169 | 6,710 | 2.49 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1778 | Town Manager | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 120 | N/A | May 7, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Worcester | 15.5 mi2 | 118.6 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $15.88 | $18.58 | $5,775 | $61,459,826 | $47,217,763 | $16,765,418 | $6,949,744 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | Michael Moore | Paul Frost |
Avon | 4,755 | 1,108 | 3,379 | $39,809 | $227,404 | 80.7% | $412,000 | $1,603 | 1,770 | 2.67 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1888 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 7, 2024 | April 9, 2024 | Norfolk | 4.3 mi2 | 35.2 mi | Old Colony Planning Council | $13.62 | $27 | $6,064 | $28,971,264 | $21,658,042 | $5,104,348 | $2,880,000 | N/A | None | None | Stephen Lynch | Michael Brady | William Galvin |
Ayer | 8,400 | 942 | 5,838 | $40,320 | $182,079 | 69.7% | $393,000 | $1,333 | 3,709 | 2.23 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1871 | Town Manager | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 22, 2024 | May 14, 2024 | Middlesex | 8.9 mi2 | 51.3 mi | Montachusett Regional Planning Commission | $12.42 | $27.45 | $5,552 | $27,737,033 | $26,947,805 | $1,045,256 | $2,693,000 | 2001 | 3.0% | Low income | Lori Trahan | James Eldridge | Danillo Sena |
Barnstable | 49,583 | 829 | 35,600 | $44,786 | $367,488 | 75.6% | $498,700 | $1,711 | 19,574 | 2.47 | Council – Manager | 1638 | Town Manager | None | None | Town Council | 13 | N/A | N/A | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Barnstable | 59.8 mi2 | 453.7 mi | Cape Cod Commission | $7.07 | $6.43 | $5,076 | $163,572,569 | $140,669,929 | $24,537,786 | $16,430,193 | 2004 | 3.0% | None | William Keating | Julian Cyr | Kip Diggs, Steven Xiarhos |
Barre | 5,526 | 125 | 4,000 | $30,154 | $105,616 | 88.3% | $293,100 | $1,171 | 1,861 | 2.85 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1774 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | To be determined | April 1, 2024 | Worcester | 44.3 mi2 | 117.2 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $15.86 | $15.86 | $4,462 | $12,768,654 | $9,538,481 | $1,219,131 | $1,367,655 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | Peter J. Durant | Donald Berthiaume, Jr. |
Becket | 1,932 | 42 | 1,506 | $31,490 | $326,089 | 94.6% | $308,000 | $1,463 | 950 | 2.21 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1765 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 11, 2024 | May 18, 2024 | Berkshire | 46.1 mi2 | 85.5 mi | Berkshire Regional Planning Commission | $10.76 | $10.76 | $3,362 | $6,657,118 | $6,997,119 | $277,925 | $606,800 | 2008 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | William Pignatelli |
Bedford | 14,155 | 1,036 | 10,217 | $82,483 | $327,264 | 70.3% | $829,000 | $2,311 | 5,601 | 2.49 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1729 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | March 25, 2024 | March 9, 2024 | Middlesex | 13.7 mi2 | 85 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $12.48 | $28.16 | $10,454 | $101,871,065 | $76,158,940 | $9,466,037 | $10,673,212 | 2001 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Katherine Clark, Seth Moulton | Michael Barrett | Kenneth Gordon |
Belchertown | 15,279 | 290 | 11,580 | $39,345 | $123,658 | 84.5% | $335,900 | $1,215 | 6,419 | 2.38 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1761 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | May 20, 2024 | Hampshire | 52.6 mi2 | 163.3 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $16.32 | $16.32 | $5,639 | $53,956,243 | $32,236,539 | $17,526,033 | $3,590,400 | 2005 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Richard Neal | Jacob Oliveira | Aaron Saunders |
Bellingham | 16,905 | 921 | 12,223 | $41,502 | $196,224 | 79.3% | $395,800 | $1,635 | 6,270 | 2.71 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1719 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 22, 2024 | June 4, 2024 | Norfolk | 18.4 mi2 | 101.2 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $13.05 | $18.57 | $5,227 | $59,383,237 | $50,998,489 | $12,352,445 | $5,625,550 | N/A | None | None | Jake Auchincloss | Rebecca Rausch | Michael Soter |
Belmont | 26,838 | 5,772 | 17,536 | $116,207 | $386,928 | 63.5% | $1,060,600 | $2,339 | 10,431 | 2.56 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1859 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 294 | N/A | April 29, 2024 | April 2, 2024 | Middlesex | 4.7 mi2 | 84.8 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $11.24 | $11.24 | $16,450 | $118,594,209 | $116,505,822 | $12,910,612 | $8,640,889 | 2010 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Katherine Clark | William Brownsberger | David Rogers |
Berkley | 6,785 | 411 | 5,124 | $44,901 | $160,333 | 97.1% | $454,600 | $- | 2,192 | 3.07 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1735 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 3, 2024 | May 11, 2024 | Bristol | 16.5 mi2 | 63.2 mi | Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District | $13.22 | $13.22 | $5,939 | $20,452,298 | $14,848,765 | $5,578,578 | $1,342,720 | N/A | None | None | Jake Auchincloss | Marc Pacheco | Norman Orrall |
Berlin | 3,674 | 283 | 2,734 | $54,143 | $211,064 | 81.5% | $570,300 | $1,668 | 1,432 | 2.45 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1812 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | Worcester | 13 mi2 | 44.7 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $13.84 | $23.49 | $7,729 | $13,796,546 | $13,158,300 | $261,475 | $1,320,975 | 2018 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, first $100,000 - commercial | Lori Trahan | Robyn Kennedy | Meghan Kilcoyne |
Bernardston | 2,106 | 90 | 1,775 | $33,016 | $137,521 | 82.5% | $286,400 | $989 | 867 | 2.35 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1762 | Town Coordinator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 29, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | Franklin | 23.4 mi2 | 57 mi | Franklin Regional Council of Governments | $15.99 | $15.99 | $4,850 | $5,835,793 | $4,905,708 | $399,213 | $361,500 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | Jo Comerford | Natalie Blais |
Beverly | 42,446 | 2,813 | 30,385 | $53,934 | $211,352 | 60.1% | $569,300 | $1,622 | 16,909 | 2.31 | Mayor – Council | 1668 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 9 | N/A | 2 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Essex | 15.1 mi2 | 153.2 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $11.26 | $22.07 | $7,693 | $127,169,279 | $119,417,893 | $21,212,189 | $10,301,283 | 2012 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Seth Moulton | Joan Lovely | Jerald Parisella |
Billerica | 41,453 | 1,621 | 30,523 | $46,050 | $218,234 | 78.2% | $519,200 | $1,988 | 15,468 | 2.63 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1655 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 240 | N/A | May 7, 2024 | April 6, 2024 | Middlesex | 25.6 mi2 | 228.1 mi | Northern Middlesex Council of Governments | $11.87 | $26.45 | $6,520 | $155,767,277 | $145,003,356 | $27,585,698 | $13,440,000 | 2016 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, first $100,000 - commercial | Seth Moulton, Lori Trahan | Cindy Friedman | Marc Lombardo |
Blackstone | 9,177 | 828 | 7,087 | $37,751 | $134,152 | 75.5% | $355,100 | $1,158 | 3,874 | 2.36 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1845 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 28, 2024 | April 1, 2024 | Worcester | 11.1 mi2 | 47.1 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $16.18 | $16.18 | $6,129 | $23,650,464 | $21,652,359 | $2,049,398 | $2,031,500 | N/A | None | None | Jake Auchincloss | Ryan Fattman | Michael Soter |
Blandford | 1,210 | 23 | 1,018 | $35,472 | $199,225 | 94% | $273,700 | $932 | 481 | 2.19 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1741 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 3, 2024 | June 8, 2024 | Hampden | 51.6 mi2 | 89 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $13.66 | $13.66 | $3,981 | $3,977,555 | $3,567,404 | $235,245 | $622,270 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | Nicholas Boldyga |
Bolton | 5,676 | 285 | 4,243 | $84,611 | $230,426 | 94.6% | $679,600 | $1,545 | 1,882 | 2.99 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1738 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | Worcester | 20 mi2 | 66.5 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $17.50 | $17.50 | $12,463 | $26,000,994 | $25,241,665 | $310,146 | $1,591,042 | N/A | None | None | Lori Trahan | Robyn Kennedy | Kate Hogan |
Boston | 654,776 | 13,562 | 432,928 | $61,801 | $345,718 | 34.8% | $684,900 | $1,981 | 276,053 | 2.26 | Mayor – Council | 1630 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 13 | N/A | 4 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Suffolk | 48.3 mi2 | 934.7 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $10.74 | $24.68 | $5,701 | $3,420,090,520 | $2,993,144,086 | $513,570,204 | $460,054,354 | 2016 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, first $100,000 - commercial | Stephen Lynch, Ayanna Pressley | (6 Senators) | (16 Representatives) |
Bourne | 20,709 | 510 | 15,092 | $43,619 | $275,746 | 76.5% | $482,600 | $1,409 | 8,715 | 2.30 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1884 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Barnstable | 40.6 mi2 | 192.2 mi | Cape Cod Commission | $8.81 | $8.81 | $5,529 | $70,279,831 | $58,627,869 | $9,179,905 | $7,518,232 | 2005 | 3.0% | None | William Keating | Susan Lynn Moran | David Vieira, Steven Xiarhos |
Boxborough | 5,425 | 527 | 3,975 | $73,599 | $251,479 | 74% | $653,300 | $1,726 | 2,166 | 2.52 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1835 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Middlesex | 10.3 mi2 | 41.4 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $15.52 | $15.52 | $11,868 | $22,822,803 | $22,900,834 | $346,673 | $1,575,000 | 2014 | 1.0% | Low income | Lori Trahan | James Eldridge | Danillo Sena |
Boxford | 8,141 | 346 | 6,473 | $114,859 | $276,246 | 94.4% | $816,200 | $730 | 2,846 | 2.87 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1685 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 14, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Essex | 23.6 mi2 | 100.6 mi | Merrimack Valley Planning Commission | $13.84 | $13.84 | $11,638 | $35,854,222 | $32,980,232 | $2,674,841 | $2,683,169 | 2001 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Seth Moulton | Bruce Tarr | Tram Nguyen, Adrianne Ramos |
Boylston | 4,882 | 304 | 4,090 | $65,579 | $209,683 | 80.1% | $498,000 | $1,705 | 1,864 | 2.59 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1786 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | Worcester | 16.1 mi2 | 51.8 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $14.40 | $14.40 | $7,717 | $18,047,403 | $16,633,378 | $521,660 | $2,062,100 | 2022 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | James McGovern | Robyn Kennedy | Meghan Kilcoyne |
Braintree | 38,822 | 2,823 | 27,315 | $48,491 | $229,892 | 76.7% | $596,800 | $1,678 | 14,407 | 2.65 | Mayor – Council | 1640 | Mayor | None | None | Town Council | 9 | N/A | 4 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Norfolk | 13.8 mi2 | 142.9 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $9.76 | $21.18 | $5,992 | $139,653,913 | $108,432,542 | $26,607,807 | $19,127,538 | 2002 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Stephen Lynch | Walter Timilty, Jr., John Keenan | Mark Cusack |
Brewster | 10,456 | 457 | 8,448 | $45,494 | $472,587 | 83.3% | $584,300 | $1,358 | 4,572 | 2.21 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1803 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 11, 2024 | May 28, 2024 | Barnstable | 22.9 mi2 | 163.5 mi | Cape Cod Commission | $6.99 | $6.99 | $5,393 | $48,577,135 | $40,592,756 | $2,393,669 | $5,574,665 | 2005 | 3.0% | None | William Keating | Julian Cyr | Christopher Flanagan |
Bridgewater | 28,805 | 1,054 | 17,860 | $36,036 | $135,549 | 74.1% | $464,900 | $1,820 | 9,194 | 2.66 | Council – Manager | 1656 | Town Manager | None | None | Town Council | 9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 27, 2024 | Plymouth | 27.3 mi2 | 135.1 mi | Old Colony Planning Council | $12.84 | $12.84 | $6,696 | $66,154,577 | $55,957,296 | $5,029,391 | $5,512,646 | 2005 | 2.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | William Keating | Walter Timilty, Jr. | Angelo D'Emilia |
Brimfield | 3,690 | 106 | 2,800 | $40,907 | $141,822 | 86.7% | $355,400 | $927 | 1,480 | 2.50 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1731 | Selectmen Chair | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 10, 2024 | June 18, 2024 | Hampden | 34.7 mi2 | 79.1 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $15.21 | $15.21 | $4,977 | $10,880,472 | $8,601,269 | $2,045,027 | $675,646 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Ryan Fattman | Todd Smola |
Brockton | 105,446 | 4,944 | 62,097 | $24,130 | $100,460 | 56.4% | $364,700 | $1,446 | 35,489 | 2.90 | Mayor – Council | 1821 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 11 | N/A | 2 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Plymouth | 21.3 mi2 | 290.3 mi | Old Colony Planning Council | $12.98 | $26.02 | $5,055 | $418,953,137 | $166,843,753 | $256,604,133 | $18,301,200 | N/A | None | None | Stephen Lynch | Michael Brady | (3 Representatives) |
Brookfield | 3,432 | 221 | 2,561 | $31,924 | $107,833 | 87.5% | $274,000 | $925 | 1,445 | 2.38 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1718 | Selectmen Chair | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 10, 2024 | June 6, 2024 | Worcester | 15.6 mi2 | 40 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $15.98 | $15.98 | $4,824 | $9,465,685 | $6,077,180 | $2,787,788 | $1,004,955 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Peter J. Durant | Donald Berthiaume, Jr. |
Brookline | 62,726 | 9,293 | 41,110 | $91,400 | $476,606 | 46.4% | $1,181,200 | $2,702 | 26,919 | 2.28 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1705 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 255 | N/A | May 28, 2024 | May 7, 2024 | Norfolk | 6.8 mi2 | 107.2 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $9.97 | $16.70 | $21,322 | $313,438,393 | $281,378,162 | $23,230,992 | $29,525,786 | 2021 | 1.0% | Low income | Jake Auchincloss | Cynthia Stone Creem | (4 Representatives) |
Buckland | 1,816 | 92 | 1,375 | $25,194 | $148,915 | 68.2% | $295,400 | $1,009 | 871 | 2.30 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1779 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 4, 2024 | June 4, 2024 | Franklin | 19.7 mi2 | 50.1 mi | Franklin Regional Council of Governments | $16.94 | $16.94 | $4,922 | $5,118,544 | $4,626,704 | $414,945 | $207,250 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | Paul Mark | Natalie Blais |
Burlington | 25,989 | 2,216 | 18,445 | $59,089 | $346,629 | 73.5% | $659,400 | $2,319 | 10,059 | 2.58 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1799 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 126 | N/A | May 13, 2024 | April 6, 2024 | Middlesex | 11.7 mi2 | 117.6 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $9.40 | $26.15 | $6,197 | $140,138,389 | $134,491,167 | $12,511,792 | $15,061,606 | N/A | None | None | Seth Moulton | Cindy Friedman | Kenneth Gordon |
Cambridge | 117,090 | 18,324 | 67,356 | $74,061 | $600,709 | 33.6% | $997,600 | $2,628 | 49,475 | 2.08 | Council – Manager – Mayor | 1636 | Mayor – Manager | None | None | City Council | 9 | N/A | 2 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Middlesex | 6.4 mi2 | 142.8 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $5.86 | $10.38 | $10,374 | $621,077,310 | $531,428,571 | $51,228,018 | $205,230,640 | 2001 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Katherine Clark, Ayanna Pressley | (3 Senators) | (6 Representatives) |
Canton | 24,470 | 1,302 | 17,341 | $64,467 | $260,594 | 75.7% | $636,800 | $2,124 | 9,649 | 2.48 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1797 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | April 2, 2024 | Norfolk | 18.8 mi2 | 113.4 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $10.57 | $21.57 | $7,686 | $91,013,151 | $91,210,271 | $10,797,965 | $8,800,000 | 2012 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, first $100,000 - commercial | Stephen Lynch | Paul Feeney | William Galvin |
Carlisle | 5,181 | 340 | 3,955 | $229,125 | $355,477 | 94% | $940,300 | $1,296 | 1,787 | 2.91 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1780 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Middlesex | 15.3 mi2 | 54.8 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $14.15 | $14.15 | $15,930 | $31,062,304 | $29,843,059 | $1,864,268 | $1,191,100 | 2001 | 2.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Lori Trahan | Michael Barrett | Simon Cataldo |
Carver | 11,668 | 312 | 9,143 | $36,643 | $148,853 | 89.3% | $370,400 | $1,897 | 4,695 | 2.48 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1790 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 4, 2024 | April 27, 2024 | Plymouth | 37.4 mi2 | 104.7 mi | Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District | $14.59 | $22.98 | $6,543 | $43,801,211 | $30,065,764 | $13,180,022 | $3,148,526 | 2006 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | William Keating | Marc Pacheco | Susan Williams Gifford |
Charlemont | 1,184 | 46 | 923 | $26,589 | $131,256 | 79.3% | $279,200 | $1,115 | 540 | 1.97 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1765 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 28, 2024 | June 4, 2024 | Franklin | 26 mi2 | 57 mi | Franklin Regional Council of Governments | $20.63 | $20.63 | $4,643 | $3,865,645 | $3,266,089 | $356,128 | $377,128 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | Natalie Blais |
Charlton | 13,317 | 316 | 10,216 | $43,371 | $167,096 | 81.7% | $398,800 | $1,192 | 4,833 | 2.74 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1775 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 20, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Worcester | 42.2 mi2 | 157 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $12.17 | $12.17 | $4,793 | $32,957,850 | $29,512,556 | $1,799,172 | $2,964,665 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Ryan Fattman | Paul Frost, Vacant |
Chatham | 6,703 | 416 | 5,964 | $70,620 | $1,308,187 | 88.3% | $791,700 | $1,272 | 3,289 | 1.96 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1712 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | May 16, 2024 | Barnstable | 16.1 mi2 | 122.1 mi | Cape Cod Commission | $3.88 | $3.88 | $5,254 | $44,667,472 | $38,480,334 | $234,694 | $11,083,900 | 2002 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | William Keating | Julian Cyr | Sarah Peake |
Chelmsford | 35,933 | 1,606 | 26,052 | $61,805 | $200,214 | 82.7% | $507,900 | $1,873 | 13,521 | 2.66 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1655 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 165 | N/A | April 29, 2024 | April 2, 2024 | Middlesex | 22.4 mi2 | 206.5 mi | Northern Middlesex Council of Governments | $14.37 | $18.17 | $8,235 | $139,971,301 | $115,950,274 | $18,809,167 | $10,575,000 | 2001 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Lori Trahan | Michael Barrett | (3 Representatives) |
Chelsea | 38,889 | 17,597 | 16,628 | $23,243 | $132,008 | 27.9% | $450,600 | $1,806 | 13,386 | 2.92 | Council – Manager | 1739 | City Manager | None | None | City Council | 11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Suffolk | 2.2 mi2 | 49.8 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $12.38 | $24.88 | $3,642 | $180,229,266 | $75,168,505 | $118,845,936 | $20,091,000 | 2016 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, first $100,000 - commercial | Ayanna Pressley | Sal DiDomenico | Judith Garcia |
Cheshire | 3,236 | 121 | 2,462 | $32,228 | $117,497 | 88.6% | $234,200 | $1,277 | 1,547 | 2.09 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1793 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 10, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | Berkshire | 26.8 mi2 | 58.3 mi | Berkshire Regional Planning Commission | $11.97 | $11.97 | $3,258 | $6,373,083 | $4,728,651 | $927,471 | $978,862 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | John P. Barrett, III |
Chester | 1,221 | 33 | 894 | $29,093 | $122,945 | 80.2% | $257,400 | $999 | 521 | 2.67 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1765 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 10, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Hampden | 36.6 mi2 | 68.1 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $17.83 | $17.83 | $3,946 | $3,412,090 | $2,894,135 | $343,558 | $335,000 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | Nicholas Boldyga |
Chesterfield | 1,178 | 38 | 975 | $22,602 | $161,806 | 86.3% | $332,600 | $1,044 | 424 | 2.35 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1762 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | Hampshire | 30.9 mi2 | 58.3 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $15.92 | $15.92 | $5,012 | $3,637,835 | $3,330,601 | $417,619 | $254,945 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | Paul Mark | Lindsay Sabadosa |
Chicopee | 55,190 | 2,417 | 38,964 | $23,956 | $84,578 | 59% | $230,700 | $1,058 | 23,732 | 2.29 | Mayor – Council | 1848 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 13 | N/A | 2 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Hampden | 22.8 mi2 | 262.6 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $15.15 | $32.83 | $3,819 | $192,318,214 | $96,122,925 | $97,805,345 | $43,266,711 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | (3 Senators) | (3 Representatives) |
Chilmark | 1,248 | 66 | 1,111 | $104,706 | $3,107,473 | 89.7% | $1,505,900 | $1,686 | 536 | 2.87 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1714 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 22, 2024 | April 24, 2024 | Dukes | 19 mi2 | 21.9 mi | Martha's Vineyard Commission | $2.63 | $2.63 | $6,389 | $11,641,841 | $11,198,751 | $9,925 | $1,670,795 | 2001 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | William Keating | Julian Cyr | Dylan Fernandes |
Clarksburg | 1,649 | 130 | 1,261 | $27,477 | $90,767 | 86.3% | $199,300 | $1,107 | 715 | 2.39 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1798 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 29, 2024 | May 14, 2024 | Berkshire | 12.7 mi2 | 20.2 mi | Berkshire Regional Planning Commission | $15.46 | $15.46 | $3,336 | $4,943,979 | $2,368,223 | $2,641,215 | $335,963 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | John P. Barrett, III |
Clinton | 15,381 | 2,722 | 10,065 | $33,412 | $120,528 | 55.6% | $329,300 | $1,289 | 6,732 | 2.28 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1850 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 3, 2024 | June 10, 2024 | Worcester | 5.7 mi2 | 53.1 mi | Montachusett Regional Planning Commission | $13.37 | $22.42 | $4,946 | $51,224,276 | $30,614,712 | $21,174,242 | $3,288,000 | N/A | None | None | Lori Trahan | John Cronin | Meghan Kilcoyne |
Cohasset | 8,373 | 855 | 6,300 | $147,522 | $423,630 | 79.6% | $1,071,800 | $1,430 | 3,107 | 2.66 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1775 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 3, 2024 | June 8, 2024 | Norfolk | 9.8 mi2 | 50 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $11.80 | $11.80 | $14,380 | $48,822,461 | $44,085,906 | $3,658,152 | $4,030,046 | 2001 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | William Keating | Patrick Michael O'Connor | Joan Meschino |
Colrain | 1,615 | 37 | 1,294 | $29,984 | $125,772 | 81.7% | $261,000 | $1,083 | 750 | 2.32 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1761 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 4, 2024 | May 7, 2024 | Franklin | 43.1 mi2 | 87.8 mi | Franklin Regional Council of Governments | $19.63 | $19.63 | $4,243 | $4,508,255 | $4,007,809 | $412,127 | $205,000 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | Paul Mark | Natalie Blais |
Concord | 18,184 | 742 | 13,529 | $166,197 | $403,522 | 75.5% | $1,018,100 | $2,538 | 6,439 | 2.65 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1635 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 29, 2024 | April 9, 2024 | Middlesex | 24.5 mi2 | 129.8 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $12.96 | $12.96 | $17,481 | $116,700,225 | $104,788,383 | $6,232,589 | $8,205,250 | 2004 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Lori Trahan | Michael Barrett | Simon Cataldo, Carmine Gentile |
Conway | 1,768 | 47 | 1,437 | $43,459 | $168,962 | 89.5% | $357,400 | $1,433 | 782 | 2.26 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1775 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 1, 2024 | June 6, 2024 | Franklin | 37.7 mi2 | 70.9 mi | Franklin Regional Council of Governments | $17.15 | $17.15 | $5,826 | $6,457,226 | $5,493,589 | $1,227,174 | $234,000 | 2004 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | James McGovern | Paul Mark | Natalie Blais |
Cummington | 819 | 36 | 680 | $57,245 | $187,519 | 79.3% | $270,700 | $1,054 | 435 | 2.24 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1779 | Select Board Chair | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 3, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | Hampshire | 22.9 mi2 | 61.2 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $14.06 | $14.06 | $4,112 | $2,252,191 | $2,204,894 | $256,443 | $152,500 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | Lindsay Sabadosa |
Dalton | 6,290 | 289 | 4,756 | $37,609 | $116,389 | 76.7% | $285,800 | $887 | 2,884 | 2.16 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1784 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | Berkshire | 21.8 mi2 | 47.8 mi | Berkshire Regional Planning Commission | $18.37 | $18.37 | $4,995 | $17,594,178 | $14,404,590 | $1,779,907 | $2,496,326 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | William Pignatelli |
Danvers | 27,898 | 2,101 | 21,650 | $53,419 | $230,045 | 70.1% | $589,600 | $1,862 | 11,147 | 2.43 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1775 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 149 | N/A | May 20, 2024 | May 7, 2024 | Essex | 13.3 mi2 | 126.1 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $11.75 | $19.98 | $7,118 | $108,798,291 | $89,739,843 | $11,934,671 | $12,199,095 | N/A | None | None | Seth Moulton | Joan Lovely | Sally Kerans |
Dartmouth | 34,005 | 558 | 23,639 | $41,898 | $199,939 | 76.8% | $427,100 | $1,348 | 11,718 | 2.43 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1664 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 297 | N/A | June 4, 2024 | April 2, 2024 | Bristol | 60.9 mi2 | 225.5 mi | Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District | $8.78 | $17.62 | $4,609 | $96,294,472 | $72,489,826 | $16,666,067 | $9,349,718 | 2002 | 1.5% | First $100,000 - residential | William Keating | Mark Montigny | Christopher Markey |
Dedham | 25,240 | 2,462 | 19,976 | $68,317 | $261,246 | 70.5% | $601,700 | $2,006 | 10,427 | 2.34 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1636 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 273 | N/A | May 20, 2024 | April 13, 2024 | Norfolk | 10.3 mi2 | 109.8 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $12.84 | $26.55 | $8,581 | $117,984,280 | $101,712,664 | $11,015,311 | $8,053,207 | N/A | None | None | Stephen Lynch | Michael Rush | Paul McMurtry |
Deerfield | 5,115 | 158 | 3,858 | $50,775 | $169,965 | 77.3% | $390,100 | $1,339 | 2,241 | 2.18 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1677 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 29, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | Franklin | 32.4 mi2 | 100.8 mi | Franklin Regional Council of Governments | $14.97 | $14.97 | $5,384 | $16,085,423 | $13,465,617 | $2,249,987 | $1,663,000 | 2007 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | James McGovern | Jo Comerford | Natalie Blais |
Dennis | 14,903 | 727 | 12,701 | $42,683 | $598,061 | 78.2% | $494,400 | $1,441 | 6,994 | 2.09 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1793 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 7, 2024 | May 14, 2024 | Barnstable | 20.5 mi2 | 211.5 mi | Cape Cod Commission | $4.67 | $4.67 | $3,474 | $63,551,411 | $50,854,988 | $854,587 | $13,169,567 | 2005 | 3.0% | None | William Keating | Julian Cyr | Christopher Flanagan |
Dighton | 8,150 | 370 | 6,045 | $39,879 | $161,332 | 89.6% | $453,500 | $1,482 | 2,911 | 2.75 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1712 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | To be determined | April 6, 2024 | Bristol | 22 mi2 | 68.7 mi | Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District | $13.94 | $25.64 | $5,809 | $23,932,236 | $20,561,932 | $986,520 | $2,076,722 | 2010 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Jake Auchincloss | Marc Pacheco | Patricia Haddad |
Douglas | 9,049 | 249 | 6,921 | $42,470 | $143,901 | 84.3% | $407,800 | $1,505 | 3,121 | 2.89 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1775 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 14, 2024 | Worcester | 36.4 mi2 | 83.8 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $14.36 | $14.36 | $5,924 | $31,903,533 | $20,534,411 | $10,871,953 | $1,901,361 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | Ryan Fattman | Joseph Mckenna |
Dover | 5,892 | 390 | 4,380 | $271,550 | $484,535 | 94.2% | $1,152,400 | $2,536 | 1,887 | 3.12 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1836 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 20, 2024 | Norfolk | 15.1 mi2 | 62.2 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $12.19 | $12.19 | $16,736 | $36,924,488 | $36,443,919 | $1,813,020 | $2,044,160 | N/A | None | None | Jake Auchincloss | Rebecca Rausch | Denise Garlick |
Dracut | 32,159 | 1,559 | 23,575 | $39,887 | $148,965 | 80.3% | $424,400 | $1,624 | 12,212 | 2.64 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1701 | Town Manager | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 3, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Middlesex | 20.6 mi2 | 159.1 mi | Northern Middlesex Council of Governments | $11.58 | $11.58 | $5,313 | $87,983,557 | $57,212,576 | $29,406,365 | $7,874,100 | 2001 | 2.0% | Low income | Lori Trahan | Edward J. Kennedy, Jr. | Colleen Garry |
Dudley | 11,884 | 571 | 8,462 | $31,914 | $109,869 | 70.6% | $344,900 | $1,127 | 4,277 | 2.56 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1732 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 20, 2024 | June 10, 2024 | Worcester | 20.8 mi2 | 91 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $10.16 | $10.16 | $3,667 | $20,606,634 | $14,725,396 | $2,266,170 | $3,018,334 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Ryan Fattman | Vacant |
Dunstable | 3,341 | 203 | 2,678 | $78,539 | $211,951 | 95.9% | $592,100 | $1,575 | 1,135 | 2.96 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1673 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Middlesex | 16.5 mi2 | 43.3 mi | Northern Middlesex Council of Governments | $14.97 | $14.97 | $8,855 | $11,674,710 | $11,275,365 | $361,737 | $748,267 | 2006 | 3.0% | Low income | Lori Trahan | Edward J. Kennedy, Jr. | Margaret Scarsdale |
Duxbury | 16,116 | 679 | 12,757 | $100,256 | $334,418 | 88.3% | $787,300 | $1,597 | 6,063 | 2.62 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1637 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | March 9, 2024 | March 23, 2024 | Plymouth | 23.7 mi2 | 128.6 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council and Old Colony Planning Council | $10.69 | $10.69 | $11,665 | $74,481,904 | $67,637,968 | $7,851,172 | $10,113,614 | 2001 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | William Keating | Patrick Michael O'Connor | Vacant |
East Bridgewater | 14,465 | 840 | 10,781 | $40,119 | $152,902 | 81.2% | $453,700 | $1,354 | 5,085 | 2.81 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1823 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | May 18, 2024 | Plymouth | 17.2 mi2 | 79.4 mi | Old Colony Planning Council | $14.45 | $14.45 | $6,821 | $52,017,050 | $34,236,046 | $14,596,459 | $3,059,785 | N/A | None | None | Stephen Lynch | Michael Brady | Gerard Cassidy, Alyson Sullivan |
East Brookfield | 2,209 | 224 | 1,634 | $36,816 | $144,600 | 79% | $342,800 | $982 | 871 | 2.43 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1920 | Selectmen Chair | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | To be determined | May 14, 2024 | Worcester | 9.9 mi2 | 27.6 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $13.11 | $13.11 | $4,094 | $5,099,033 | $4,309,308 | $570,340 | $485,729 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Peter J. Durant | Donald Berthiaume, Jr. |
East Longmeadow | 16,370 | 1,258 | 12,729 | $48,438 | $141,195 | 84.8% | $318,600 | $1,180 | 6,008 | 2.65 | Council – Manager | 1894 | Town Manager | None | None | Town Council | 7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 4, 2024 | Hampden | 13 mi2 | 100.8 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $19.20 | $19.20 | $6,524 | $60,607,442 | $47,087,092 | $15,140,825 | $4,479,302 | 2006 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Richard Neal | Jacob Oliveira | Brian Ashe, Angelo Puppolo, Jr. |
Eastham | 5,832 | 418 | 4,666 | $39,014 | $616,859 | 93.2% | $630,500 | $1,662 | 2,724 | 2.10 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1646 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 4, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Barnstable | 14 mi2 | 103.7 mi | Cape Cod Commission | $7.24 | $7.24 | $5,193 | $33,919,261 | $30,692,167 | $709,916 | $4,326,729 | 2005 | 3.0% | None | William Keating | Julian Cyr | Sarah Peake |
Easthampton | 16,022 | 1,202 | 12,472 | $33,894 | $119,594 | 60.7% | $331,100 | $1,168 | 7,935 | 2.02 | Mayor – Council | 1809 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 9 | N/A | 4 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Hampshire | 13.3 mi2 | 91.6 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $14.65 | $14.65 | $5,015 | $46,843,742 | $31,003,246 | $13,152,965 | $3,137,879 | 2001 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Richard Neal | John Velis | Daniel Carey |
Easton | 25,247 | 878 | 17,197 | $57,176 | $174,777 | 77% | $498,000 | $1,874 | 9,071 | 2.56 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1725 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 20, 2024 | April 20, 2024 | Bristol | 28.8 mi2 | 132.8 mi | Old Colony Planning Council | $14.59 | $16.24 | $8,317 | $85,349,760 | $67,557,846 | $13,486,025 | $7,907,527 | 2001 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Stephen Lynch | Walter Timilty, Jr. | Gerard Cassidy, Carol Doherty |
Edgartown | 5,302 | 198 | 4,089 | $67,275 | $2,088,390 | 75% | $1,056,000 | $1,893 | 1,505 | 3.39 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1671 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 9, 2024 | April 11, 2024 | Dukes | 26.8 mi2 | 54 mi | Martha's Vineyard Commission | $2.52 | $2.52 | $5,499 | $40,242,783 | $31,940,517 | $3,567,833 | $7,598,742 | 2005 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | William Keating | Julian Cyr | Dylan Fernandes |
Egremont | 1,371 | 73 | 1,086 | $34,152 | $449,596 | 80.9% | $496,100 | $1,306 | 597 | 2.45 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1775 | Select Board Chair | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 7, 2024 | May 14, 2024 | Berkshire | 18.7 mi2 | 43.4 mi | Berkshire Regional Planning Commission | $7 | $7 | $4,853 | $5,262,747 | $5,044,228 | $327,983 | $535,250 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | William Pignatelli |
Erving | 1,667 | 121 | 1,201 | $27,367 | $581,838 | 78% | $233,300 | $945 | 677 | 2.41 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1838 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 8, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | Franklin | 13.8 mi2 | 38.3 mi | Franklin Regional Council of Governments | $8 | $13.14 | $1,907 | $10,585,948 | $12,075,783 | $686,878 | $342,864 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | Jo Comerford | Susannah Whipps |
Essex | 3,668 | 263 | 2,846 | $73,034 | $294,779 | 81.1% | $731,000 | $1,556 | 1,378 | 2.67 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1819 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | Essex | 14 mi2 | 29.6 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $13.88 | $13.88 | $10,667 | $17,214,438 | $16,151,803 | $316,717 | $1,987,593 | 2007 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Seth Moulton | Bruce Tarr | Ann-Margaret Ferrante |
Everett | 48,557 | 14,157 | 21,685 | $24,363 | $195,656 | 35.8% | $557,700 | $1,892 | 17,054 | 2.84 | Mayor – Council | 1870 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 11 | N/A | 4 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Middlesex | 3.4 mi2 | 65.4 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $11.78 | $25.36 | $4,706 | $234,546,655 | $108,958,844 | $104,970,599 | $39,573,378 | N/A | None | None | Ayanna Pressley | Sal DiDomenico | (3 Representatives) |
Fairhaven | 15,909 | 1,290 | 12,523 | $34,968 | $181,158 | 74.2% | $365,600 | $1,024 | 6,985 | 2.23 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1812 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 429 | N/A | May 4, 2024 | April 1, 2024 | Bristol | 12.3 mi2 | 109 mi | Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District | $9.95 | $19.78 | $3,921 | $49,534,613 | $32,785,289 | $12,449,277 | $8,545,547 | 2005 | 2.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | William Keating | Mark Montigny | William Straus |
Fall River | 93,884 | 2,834 | 54,383 | $20,697 | $83,548 | 35.9% | $328,100 | $1,020 | 41,113 | 2.24 | Mayor – Council | 1803 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 9 | N/A | 2 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Bristol | 33.1 mi2 | 273.3 mi | Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District | $12.27 | $25.76 | $4,024 | $290,734,833 | $126,734,874 | $206,889,601 | $21,670,478 | 2012 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Jake Auchincloss | Michael Rodrigues | (3 Representatives) |
Falmouth | 33,128 | 752 | 27,020 | $50,597 | $466,372 | 84% | $522,900 | $1,306 | 14,237 | 2.27 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1686 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 243 | N/A | April 8, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Barnstable | 44.1 mi2 | 350.4 mi | Cape Cod Commission | $6.92 | $6.92 | $5,272 | $147,878,981 | $119,186,874 | $13,969,155 | $22,296,500 | 2005 | 3.0% | None | William Keating | Susan Lynn Moran | Dylan Fernandes, David Vieira |
Fitchburg | 41,732 | 1,500 | 26,068 | $23,651 | $88,146 | 55.7% | $262,500 | $1,115 | 16,645 | 2.40 | Mayor – Council | 1764 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 11 | N/A | 2 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Worcester | 27.8 mi2 | 202.5 mi | Montachusett Regional Planning Commission | $16.02 | $16.02 | $4,713 | $131,215,396 | $62,846,656 | $81,552,168 | $12,226,056 | N/A | None | None | Lori Trahan | John Cronin | Michael Kushmerek |
Florida | 685 | 28 | 512 | $23,828 | $271,396 | 85.5% | $196,500 | $1,125 | 324 | 2.46 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1805 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 23, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | Berkshire | 24.4 mi2 | 47.5 mi | Berkshire Regional Planning Commission | $8.46 | $20.44 | $1,548 | $3,574,942 | $2,864,563 | $833,532 | $420,766 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | John P. Barrett, III |
Foxborough | 18,519 | 933 | 13,840 | $56,963 | $206,557 | 72% | $546,600 | $1,705 | 7,212 | 2.56 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1778 | Town Manager | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | Norfolk | 19.9 mi2 | 112.1 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $14.21 | $18.37 | $7,853 | $79,405,193 | $58,088,616 | $11,887,321 | $11,726,339 | N/A | None | None | Jake Auchincloss | Paul Feeney | Fred Jay Barrows |
Framingham | 71,265 | 2,846 | 41,290 | $41,182 | $177,369 | 55.1% | $553,200 | $1,689 | 27,810 | 2.47 | Mayor – Council | 1700 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 11 | N/A | 4 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Middlesex | 25 mi2 | 241.6 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $13.09 | $27.27 | $7,113 | $304,060,879 | $207,909,727 | $83,256,855 | $23,600,961 | 2020 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, first $100,000 - commercial | Katherine Clark | Karen Spilka | (4 Representatives) |
Franklin | 33,036 | 1,241 | 23,836 | $58,842 | $204,003 | 79.2% | $516,500 | $1,792 | 12,131 | 2.61 | Council – Manager | 1778 | Town Administrator | None | None | Town Council | 9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Norfolk | 26.6 mi2 | 169.9 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $12.58 | $12.58 | $7,470 | $130,055,499 | $91,023,619 | $33,202,717 | $11,009,109 | 2020 | 2.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Jake Auchincloss | Rebecca Rausch | Jeffrey Roy |
Freetown | 9,202 | 267 | 6,871 | $42,049 | $197,030 | 91% | $457,400 | $1,775 | 3,243 | 2.80 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1683 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 3, 2024 | April 1, 2024 | Bristol | 34.5 mi2 | 107.8 mi | Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District | $10.71 | $20.38 | $5,072 | $27,562,474 | $26,092,830 | $2,544,002 | $3,073,000 | N/A | None | None | Jake Auchincloss | Michael Rodrigues | Carole Fiola, Paul Schmid, III |
Gardner | 21,191 | 960 | 13,150 | $24,122 | $81,262 | 57.7% | $243,900 | $1,041 | 8,872 | 2.25 | Mayor – Council | 1785 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 11 | N/A | 2 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Worcester | 22.1 mi2 | 118.1 mi | Montachusett Regional Planning Commission | $16.13 | $16.13 | $4,624 | $54,538,006 | $31,523,739 | $29,832,375 | $5,523,901 | N/A | None | None | Lori Trahan | Peter J. Durant | Jonathan Zlotnik |
Georgetown | 8,416 | 654 | 6,589 | $57,825 | $195,828 | 82.2% | $563,100 | $2,044 | 3,175 | 2.65 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1838 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | Essex | 12.9 mi2 | 64.6 mi | Merrimack Valley Planning Commission | $12.98 | $12.98 | $7,747 | $33,528,008 | $23,561,770 | $6,903,683 | $3,686,377 | 2001 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Seth Moulton | Bruce Tarr | Kristin Kassner |
Gill | 1,536 | 112 | 1,211 | $25,636 | $119,697 | 81.2% | $302,600 | $- | 627 | 2.40 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1793 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 20, 2024 | Franklin | 13.8 mi2 | 40.4 mi | Franklin Regional Council of Governments | $16.91 | $16.91 | $4,244 | $3,616,186 | $3,149,378 | $324,723 | $318,200 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | Jo Comerford | Susannah Whipps |
Gloucester | 29,952 | 1,143 | 22,403 | $45,773 | $288,947 | 61.4% | $535,100 | $1,390 | 13,259 | 2.22 | Mayor – Council | 1642 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 9 | N/A | 2 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Essex | 26.2 mi2 | 167 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $10.59 | $10.94 | $8,464 | $120,140,605 | $97,994,705 | $15,018,504 | $14,760,265 | 2008 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Seth Moulton | Bruce Tarr | Ann-Margaret Ferrante |
Goshen | 950 | 55 | 756 | $17,533 | $185,081 | 89.6% | $285,900 | $1,271 | 414 | 2.15 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1781 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 18, 2024 | June 1, 2024 | Hampshire | 17.3 mi2 | 42.1 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $14.79 | $14.79 | $4,353 | $2,968,082 | $2,908,245 | $286,507 | $245,000 | 2007 | 3.0% | Low income | James McGovern | Paul Mark | Lindsay Sabadosa |
Gosnold | 70 | 5 | 111 | $1,229 | $3,406,727 | 50% | $750,000 | $- | 24 | 1.58 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1864 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 20, 2024 | May 20, 2024 | Dukes | 13.2 mi2 | 2 mi | Martha's Vineyard Commission | $3.27 | $3.27 | $2,868 | $1,126,218 | $777,930 | $45,287 | $712,843 | 2010 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | William Keating | Julian Cyr | Dylan Fernandes |
Grafton | 19,756 | 866 | 14,199 | $55,978 | $159,168 | 72.7% | $453,000 | $1,291 | 7,573 | 2.55 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1735 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Worcester | 22.8 mi2 | 103.9 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $15.71 | $15.71 | $7,980 | $69,012,180 | $53,433,994 | $15,328,945 | $4,880,056 | 2002 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | James McGovern | Michael Moore | David Muradian, Jr. |
Granby | 6,061 | 218 | 4,870 | $40,285 | $126,540 | 89.7% | $298,900 | $853 | 2,686 | 2.27 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1768 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | May 20, 2024 | Hampshire | 27.8 mi2 | 68.8 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $17.11 | $17.11 | $5,825 | $20,605,718 | $14,767,973 | $6,804,930 | $672,147 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Jacob Oliveira | Daniel Carey, Mindy Domb |
Granville | 1,533 | 36 | 1,218 | $38,723 | $153,967 | 95.9% | $323,300 | $2,063 | 658 | 2.56 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1775 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | April 8, 2024 | Hampden | 42.2 mi2 | 73 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $14.18 | $14.18 | $4,335 | $4,297,284 | $3,520,547 | $271,371 | $490,900 | 2008 | 1.5% | First $100,000 - residential | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | Nicholas Boldyga |
Great Barrington | 7,164 | 160 | 4,897 | $45,947 | $243,042 | 72.2% | $431,600 | $1,055 | 2,987 | 2.10 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1761 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 14, 2024 | Berkshire | 44.8 mi2 | 95.8 mi | Berkshire Regional Planning Commission | $14.07 | $14.07 | $7,048 | $30,377,689 | $26,181,608 | $1,350,377 | $2,037,179 | 2012 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | William Pignatelli |
Greenfield | 17,652 | 824 | 12,414 | $24,870 | $99,245 | 55.2% | $240,300 | $1,012 | 8,146 | 2.09 | Mayor – Council | 1775 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 13 | N/A | 4 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Franklin | 21.4 mi2 | 129.6 mi | Franklin Regional Council of Governments | $19.65 | $19.65 | $5,076 | $59,448,037 | $37,766,614 | $20,572,596 | $4,760,300 | 2020 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, first $100,000 - commercial | James McGovern | Jo Comerford | Natalie Blais, Susannah Whipps |
Groton | 11,147 | 340 | 8,642 | $86,514 | $197,287 | 87.7% | $628,500 | $1,185 | 3,710 | 2.96 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1655 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | March 26, 2024 | April 23, 2024 | Middlesex | 32.8 mi2 | 109.3 mi | Montachusett Regional Planning Commission | $15.64 | $15.64 | $9,916 | $42,804,371 | $39,160,748 | $1,077,749 | $4,808,620 | 2004 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Lori Trahan | John Cronin | Margaret Scarsdale, Danillo Sena |
Groveland | 6,737 | 759 | 5,347 | $46,444 | $186,344 | 91.5% | $483,700 | $1,576 | 2,613 | 2.58 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1850 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 29, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | Essex | 8.9 mi2 | 42.9 mi | Merrimack Valley Planning Commission | $13.13 | $13.13 | $7,590 | $20,333,039 | $18,274,666 | $1,144,115 | $1,600,220 | 2004 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Seth Moulton | Bruce Tarr | Adrianne Ramos |
Hadley | 5,272 | 228 | 3,785 | $38,484 | $220,277 | 74.4% | $420,100 | $1,625 | 2,323 | 2.22 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1661 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 2, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Hampshire | 23.1 mi2 | 79.1 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $11.54 | $11.54 | $4,833 | $19,144,656 | $13,970,853 | $3,273,422 | $3,388,750 | 2004 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | James McGovern | Jo Comerford | Daniel Carey |
Halifax | 7,749 | 484 | 6,106 | $39,416 | $156,265 | 95.2% | $416,500 | $1,273 | 2,966 | 2.61 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1734 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | May 18, 2024 | Plymouth | 16 mi2 | 60 mi | Old Colony Planning Council | $14.88 | $14.88 | $6,818 | $26,041,669 | $19,163,326 | $4,510,032 | $2,487,800 | N/A | None | None | William Keating | Michael Brady | Kathleen Lanatra, Vacant |
Hamilton | 7,539 | 532 | 5,594 | $94,639 | $253,727 | 84.3% | $650,700 | $1,469 | 2,644 | 2.80 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1793 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 6, 2024 | April 11, 2024 | Essex | 14.2 mi2 | 52.1 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $16.34 | $16.34 | $11,662 | $33,671,947 | $32,849,406 | $1,048,891 | $2,038,656 | 2005 | 2.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Seth Moulton | Bruce Tarr | Kristin Kassner |
Hampden | 4,935 | 251 | 4,057 | $46,559 | $153,743 | 95.2% | $331,400 | $- | 1,971 | 2.49 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1878 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | May 20, 2024 | Hampden | 19.6 mi2 | 55.1 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $16.87 | $16.87 | $5,831 | $15,297,507 | $13,546,215 | $839,961 | $804,892 | 2001 | 1.0% | First $100,000 - residential | Richard Neal | Jacob Oliveira | Brian Ashe |
Hancock | 751 | 21 | 556 | $16,835 | $451,225 | 81.8% | $333,600 | $1,167 | 302 | 2.56 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1776 | Selectmen Chair | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | Berkshire | 35.7 mi2 | 28.5 mi | Berkshire Regional Planning Commission | $2.68 | $2.68 | $786 | $1,927,776 | $915,316 | $559,804 | $748,800 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | John P. Barrett, III |
Hanover | 14,871 | 953 | 11,291 | $63,650 | $224,181 | 88.3% | $646,400 | $1,424 | 4,843 | 3.03 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1727 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 18, 2024 | Plymouth | 15.6 mi2 | 96.8 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council and Old Colony Planning Council | $13.49 | $13.49 | $9,156 | $66,222,344 | $50,707,606 | $9,997,579 | $4,797,552 | 2004 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | William Keating | John Keenan | David Decoste |
Hanson | 10,674 | 709 | 8,012 | $42,195 | $159,743 | 89.3% | $472,000 | $1,784 | 4,079 | 2.59 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1820 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 18, 2024 | Plymouth | 15.1 mi2 | 66.2 mi | Old Colony Planning Council | $14.18 | $14.18 | $6,461 | $28,822,401 | $25,947,201 | $1,686,775 | $4,144,863 | 2008 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | William Keating | Michael Brady | David Decoste, Vacant |
Hardwick | 2,660 | 69 | 1,947 | $29,421 | $109,024 | 67.6% | $263,100 | $1,118 | 1,082 | 2.45 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1739 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 8, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Worcester | 38.6 mi2 | 86.4 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $13.30 | $13.30 | $4,287 | $5,886,798 | $4,547,513 | $696,406 | $988,384 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | Peter J. Durant | Donald Berthiaume, Jr. |
Harvard | 6,844 | 259 | 4,592 | $73,389 | $209,527 | 92.3% | $696,000 | $1,455 | 1,965 | 2.96 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1732 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 6, 2024 | April 9, 2024 | Worcester | 26.4 mi2 | 79.9 mi | Montachusett Regional Planning Commission | $16.61 | $16.60 | $12,833 | $30,037,850 | $26,371,298 | $4,310,611 | $1,671,354 | 2001 | 1.1% | None | Lori Trahan | James Eldridge | Danillo Sena |
Harwich | 13,629 | 653 | 11,367 | $46,127 | $524,103 | 84.3% | $568,800 | $1,666 | 6,076 | 2.18 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1694 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Barnstable | 20.9 mi2 | 171 mi | Cape Cod Commission | $6.64 | $6.64 | $5,236 | $69,856,489 | $54,988,268 | $794,468 | $15,738,213 | 2005 | 3.0% | None | William Keating | Julian Cyr | Sarah Peake |
Hatfield | 3,314 | 208 | 2,610 | $39,779 | $200,373 | 71.1% | $422,800 | $1,204 | 1,517 | 2.19 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1670 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 14, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Hampshire | 15.9 mi2 | 59.6 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $13.48 | $13.48 | $4,994 | $10,410,932 | $8,738,005 | $2,339,805 | $1,063,975 | 2006 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | James McGovern | Jo Comerford | Lindsay Sabadosa |
Haverhill | 67,361 | 2,043 | 45,939 | $32,578 | $130,265 | 60% | $400,900 | $1,462 | 25,976 | 2.55 | Mayor – Council | 1641 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 9 | N/A | 2 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Essex | 33 mi2 | 265.2 mi | Merrimack Valley Planning Commission | $11.15 | $20.33 | $5,155 | $215,284,058 | $119,052,946 | $87,763,484 | $18,618,876 | N/A | None | None | Lori Trahan | Barry Finegold, Pavel Payano | Ryan Hamilton, Andres Vargas |
Hawley | 350 | 11 | 259 | $22,046 | $150,204 | 95% | $288,100 | $- | 139 | 2.39 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1792 | Select Board Chair | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | Franklin | 30.8 mi2 | 52 mi | Franklin Regional Council of Governments | $16.66 | $16.66 | $4,272 | $1,085,329 | $951,562 | $151,569 | $56,050 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | Natalie Blais |
Heath | 726 | 29 | 549 | $15,631 | $144,899 | 89.1% | $262,500 | $- | 349 | 2.06 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1785 | Town Coordinator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 11, 2024 | May 10, 2024 | Franklin | 24.9 mi2 | 59.7 mi | Franklin Regional Council of Governments | $22.88 | $22.88 | $4,548 | $2,633,386 | $2,339,914 | $114,690 | $194,395 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | Paul Mark | Natalie Blais |
Hingham | 24,311 | 1,095 | 19,275 | $140,318 | $356,733 | 81.9% | $978,800 | $2,046 | 9,230 | 2.58 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1635 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 22, 2024 | April 27, 2024 | Plymouth | 22.2 mi2 | 131.9 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $10 | $10 | $11,177 | $113,535,634 | $95,707,587 | $10,475,993 | $14,623,730 | 2001 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Stephen Lynch | Patrick Michael O'Connor | Joan Meschino |
Hinsdale | 1,908 | 92 | 1,456 | $42,067 | $190,452 | 73.9% | $208,900 | $933 | 769 | 2.33 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1804 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 15, 2024 | May 18, 2024 | Berkshire | 20.7 mi2 | 42.5 mi | Berkshire Regional Planning Commission | $13.49 | $13.49 | $3,713 | $5,289,670 | $4,879,541 | $431,811 | $1,042,693 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | John P. Barrett, III |
Holbrook | 11,335 | 1,563 | 7,987 | $35,211 | $147,355 | 79.3% | $403,800 | $1,380 | 4,615 | 2.44 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1872 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 240 | N/A | May 6, 2024 | April 6, 2024 | Norfolk | 7.3 mi2 | 51.4 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $15.38 | $30.47 | $6,446 | $45,228,096 | $31,532,619 | $11,858,796 | $3,189,033 | N/A | None | None | Stephen Lynch | John Keenan | Mark Cusack, Ronald Mariano |
Holden | 19,898 | 567 | 15,004 | $48,972 | $148,669 | 85.7% | $409,800 | $1,522 | 7,118 | 2.75 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1741 | Town Manager | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 20, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | Worcester | 35.1 mi2 | 130.2 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $14.99 | $14.99 | $6,633 | $54,900,280 | $48,002,546 | $2,489,948 | $5,812,414 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | Peter J. Durant | Kimberly Ferguson |
Holland | 2,583 | 210 | 2,125 | $36,504 | $159,755 | 90.1% | $278,000 | $1,212 | 1,175 | 2.20 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1835 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 4, 2024 | June 11, 2024 | Hampden | 12.3 mi2 | 38.3 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $13.09 | $13.09 | $4,164 | $7,617,936 | $6,240,695 | $1,523,635 | $473,600 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Ryan Fattman | Todd Smola |
Holliston | 14,840 | 796 | 11,110 | $65,547 | $218,591 | 87.9% | $588,000 | $1,615 | 5,562 | 2.67 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1724 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Middlesex | 18.6 mi2 | 97.1 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $15.40 | $15.40 | $9,303 | $63,310,722 | $54,367,987 | $11,209,150 | $3,597,076 | 2001 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | James McGovern | Karen Spilka | James Arena-DeRosa |
Holyoke | 37,929 | 1,782 | 27,180 | $21,212 | $67,828 | 41.5% | $236,800 | $937 | 15,112 | 2.45 | Mayor – Council | 1850 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 13 | N/A | 4 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Hampden | 21.3 mi2 | 177.1 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $18.76 | $40.17 | $4,432 | $161,651,613 | $59,975,992 | $105,786,090 | $12,059,488 | 2016 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, first $100,000 - commercial | Richard Neal | John Velis | Patricia Duffy |
Hopedale | 5,998 | 1,160 | 4,404 | $46,973 | $154,937 | 78.9% | $405,400 | $1,438 | 2,171 | 2.74 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1886 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 21, 2024 | May 14, 2024 | Worcester | 5.2 mi2 | 32 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $16.15 | $26.17 | $7,238 | $25,235,032 | $17,490,680 | $8,082,803 | $1,554,110 | 2020 | 1.0% | First $100,000 - residential | Jake Auchincloss | Ryan Fattman | Brian William Murray |
Hopkinton | 18,943 | 721 | 12,859 | $94,319 | $273,113 | 87.1% | $704,600 | $2,283 | 6,674 | 2.79 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1715 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 20, 2024 | Middlesex | 26.3 mi2 | 125.7 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $15.81 | $15.80 | $11,902 | $93,415,976 | $86,983,989 | $10,307,265 | $4,935,630 | 2001 | 2.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | James McGovern | Karen Spilka | James Arena-DeRosa |
Hubbardston | 4,312 | 105 | 3,440 | $40,903 | $136,314 | 92.1% | $327,900 | $- | 1,553 | 2.79 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1775 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 4, 2024 | June 11, 2024 | Worcester | 41.1 mi2 | 85.6 mi | Montachusett Regional Planning Commission | $13.03 | $13.03 | $4,625 | $9,554,582 | $8,053,998 | $668,674 | $1,364,005 | 2006 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | James McGovern | Peter J. Durant | Donald Berthiaume, Jr. |
Hudson | 19,790 | 1,718 | 13,888 | $44,478 | $177,304 | 72.6% | $458,000 | $1,477 | 8,055 | 2.47 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1866 | Executive Assistant | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | Middlesex | 11.5 mi2 | 92.6 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $14.60 | $28.88 | $7,274 | $83,973,390 | $61,139,688 | $17,277,821 | $15,718,443 | 2007 | 1.0% | None | Lori Trahan | James Eldridge | Kate Hogan |
Hull | 10,144 | 3,623 | 8,813 | $51,670 | $281,108 | 81.4% | $563,700 | $1,728 | 4,504 | 2.25 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1644 | Town Manager | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 20, 2024 | Plymouth | 2.8 mi2 | 53.7 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $12.17 | $12.17 | $6,983 | $45,221,494 | $34,967,201 | $6,646,792 | $4,028,089 | 2016 | 1.5% | Low income | Stephen Lynch | Patrick Michael O'Connor | Joan Meschino |
Huntington | 2,074 | 79 | 1,655 | $37,464 | $123,177 | 83% | $266,100 | $1,122 | 949 | 2.45 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1775 | Select Board Chair | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 3, 2024 | May 11, 2024 | Hampshire | 26.3 mi2 | 54.7 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $17.05 | $17.05 | $4,500 | $5,332,314 | $4,421,416 | $733,236 | $782,892 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | Nicholas Boldyga |
Ipswich | 13,716 | 427 | 11,778 | $72,017 | $266,202 | 72.2% | $649,100 | $1,435 | 5,610 | 2.44 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1634 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 14, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Essex | 32.1 mi2 | 97.1 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $12.23 | $12.23 | $8,620 | $52,677,524 | $47,768,765 | $7,007,590 | $3,429,821 | N/A | None | None | Seth Moulton | Bruce Tarr | Kristin Kassner |
Kingston | 13,793 | 739 | 10,856 | $47,566 | $194,761 | 86.3% | $505,600 | $969 | 5,483 | 2.45 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1726 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 4, 2024 | May 18, 2024 | Plymouth | 18.7 mi2 | 107 mi | Old Colony Planning Council | $13.36 | $13.36 | $7,181 | $48,843,105 | $38,093,787 | $6,327,425 | $5,646,600 | 2005 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | William Keating | Susan Lynn Moran | Kathleen Lanatra |
Lakeville | 11,762 | 398 | 9,270 | $47,342 | $198,500 | 84.5% | $503,200 | $1,715 | 4,123 | 2.80 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1853 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | April 1, 2024 | Plymouth | 29.6 mi2 | 115.2 mi | Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District | $11.15 | $11.15 | $5,574 | $31,154,405 | $28,145,028 | $1,878,609 | $3,983,500 | 2022 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, first $100,000 - commercial | Jake Auchincloss | Michael Rodrigues | Norman Orrall |
Lancaster | 8,455 | 308 | 5,212 | $40,295 | $139,784 | 82.5% | $398,200 | $1,816 | 2,981 | 2.45 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1653 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | Worcester | 27.5 mi2 | 75.1 mi | Montachusett Regional Planning Commission | $17.19 | $17.19 | $7,842 | $24,665,895 | $22,061,021 | $1,386,044 | $2,039,813 | 2020 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, first $100,000 - commercial | Lori Trahan | John Cronin | Meghan Kilcoyne |
Lanesborough | 3,027 | 105 | 2,435 | $30,599 | $157,076 | 95.7% | $266,400 | $1,405 | 1,334 | 2.26 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1765 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 11, 2024 | June 18, 2024 | Berkshire | 28.8 mi2 | 64.9 mi | Berkshire Regional Planning Commission | $17.67 | $17.67 | $5,313 | $10,377,679 | $9,128,591 | $599,776 | $1,329,563 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | John P. Barrett, III |
Lawrence | 88,508 | 12,772 | 41,929 | $20,035 | $73,376 | 29.9% | $370,600 | $1,502 | 30,330 | 2.87 | Mayor – Council | 1847 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 9 | N/A | 4 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Essex | 6.9 mi2 | 139.9 mi | Merrimack Valley Planning Commission | $10.16 | $21.14 | $3,813 | $303,947,102 | $82,927,360 | $273,006,596 | $12,782,558 | N/A | None | None | Lori Trahan | Pavel Payano | (3 Representatives) |
Lee | 5,755 | 220 | 4,496 | $36,446 | $204,415 | 79.8% | $310,400 | $1,187 | 2,520 | 2.21 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1777 | Chief Administrative Officer | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 9, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | Berkshire | 26.2 mi2 | 72.5 mi | Berkshire Regional Planning Commission | $11.83 | $11.83 | $4,086 | $21,580,270 | $14,624,482 | $4,611,831 | $3,715,324 | 2020 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, first $100,000 - commercial | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | William Pignatelli |
Leicester | 11,048 | 475 | 8,168 | $35,514 | $118,512 | 85.4% | $344,500 | $991 | 4,052 | 2.65 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1714 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 7, 2024 | June 11, 2024 | Worcester | 23.3 mi2 | 95.2 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $12.86 | $12.86 | $4,294 | $34,692,143 | $18,356,607 | $12,620,767 | $2,545,633 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | Peter J. Durant | (3 Representatives) |
Lenox | 5,099 | 240 | 3,712 | $60,813 | $293,671 | 67.8% | $394,200 | $1,101 | 2,265 | 2.09 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1775 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 2, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | Berkshire | 21.2 mi2 | 63.9 mi | Berkshire Regional Planning Commission | $9.16 | $13.03 | $5,274 | $21,878,686 | $17,082,671 | $3,558,115 | $4,175,129 | 2006 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | William Pignatelli |
Leominster | 43,613 | 1,514 | 29,464 | $32,707 | $118,064 | 65.5% | $323,400 | $1,171 | 18,474 | 2.34 | Mayor – Council | 1740 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 9 | N/A | 2 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Worcester | 28.8 mi2 | 184.5 mi | Montachusett Regional Planning Commission | $15.54 | $15.54 | $5,776 | $115,915,144 | $83,973,151 | $66,970,383 | $18,789,499 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | John Cronin | Natalie Higgins |
Leverett | 1,862 | 82 | 1,518 | $55,550 | $181,837 | 88.3% | $410,200 | $1,400 | 738 | 2.40 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1774 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 27, 2024 | April 27, 2024 | Franklin | 22.8 mi2 | 42 mi | Franklin Regional Council of Governments | $16.02 | $16.02 | $6,662 | $6,659,504 | $5,970,196 | $823,395 | $357,650 | 2002 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | James McGovern | Jo Comerford | Natalie Blais |
Lexington | 34,071 | 2,074 | 22,641 | $139,581 | $441,260 | 82.7% | $1,085,000 | $2,818 | 12,385 | 2.73 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1713 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 197 | N/A | March 18, 2024 | March 5, 2024 | Middlesex | 16.4 mi2 | 162.8 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $13 | $25.72 | $17,514 | $216,489,262 | $231,395,607 | $17,056,598 | $13,835,445 | 2006 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Katherine Clark | Michael Barrett, Cindy Friedman | Michelle Ciccolo, Kenneth Gordon |
Leyden | 738 | 41 | 572 | $49,860 | $141,571 | 94.1% | $333,100 | $1,675 | 256 | 2.50 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1809 | Municipal Assistant | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | June 3, 2024 | June 4, 2024 | Franklin | 17.9 mi2 | 37.8 mi | Franklin Regional Council of Governments | $15.18 | $15.18 | $4,524 | $1,945,058 | $1,710,621 | $147,572 | $123,300 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | Jo Comerford | Natalie Blais |
Lincoln | 6,890 | 484 | 4,889 | $160,933 | $359,264 | 64.3% | $1,184,800 | $2,338 | 2,563 | 2.68 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1754 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | March 23, 2024 | March 25, 2024 | Middlesex | 14.2 mi2 | 61.1 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $13.92 | $20.43 | $19,373 | $40,598,134 | $36,804,322 | $2,748,048 | $446,005 | 2002 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Katherine Clark | Michael Barrett | Carmine Gentile, Alice Hanlon Peisch |
Littleton | 10,121 | 613 | 7,459 | $64,359 | $241,858 | 86.4% | $591,400 | $1,339 | 3,557 | 2.79 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1715 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 7, 2024 | May 11, 2024 | Middlesex | 16.5 mi2 | 86.3 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $16.25 | $25.37 | $9,654 | $48,823,795 | $47,997,794 | $6,036,069 | $3,726,227 | 2007 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, first $100,000 - commercial | Lori Trahan | James Eldridge | James Arciero |
Longmeadow | 15,725 | 1,724 | 12,390 | $87,417 | $156,331 | 92.3% | $409,600 | $1,760 | 5,811 | 2.63 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1783 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 14, 2024 | June 11, 2024 | Hampden | 9.1 mi2 | 99.8 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $22.92 | $22.92 | $10,022 | $63,832,450 | $60,257,502 | $8,515,105 | $5,526,098 | 2006 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Richard Neal | Jacob Oliveira | Brian Ashe |
Lowell | 113,994 | 8,394 | 72,580 | $25,563 | $99,786 | 43.3% | $362,800 | $1,466 | 42,343 | 2.60 | Council – Manager – Mayor | 1826 | Mayor – Manager | None | None | City Council | 11 | N/A | 2 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Middlesex | 13.6 mi2 | 244 mi | Northern Middlesex Council of Governments | $12.42 | $24.36 | $5,088 | $409,096,719 | $164,432,055 | $244,927,183 | $25,038,424 | 2019 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, commercial | Lori Trahan | Edward J. Kennedy, Jr. | (3 Representatives) |
Ludlow | 20,900 | 768 | 14,835 | $33,454 | $115,378 | 74% | $285,000 | $1,192 | 8,502 | 2.38 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1775 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 90 | N/A | May 13, 2024 | March 25, 2024 | Hampden | 27.2 mi2 | 137.3 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $19.51 | $19.51 | $5,364 | $70,534,760 | $49,325,265 | $18,446,433 | $8,715,955 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Jacob Oliveira | Aaron Saunders |
Lunenburg | 11,816 | 446 | 8,945 | $44,044 | $157,029 | 80.8% | $393,200 | $1,602 | 4,589 | 2.55 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1728 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 4, 2024 | May 18, 2024 | Worcester | 26.5 mi2 | 92.3 mi | Montachusett Regional Planning Commission | $14.62 | $14.62 | $6,874 | $41,760,743 | $30,869,179 | $10,974,367 | $3,168,991 | N/A | None | None | Lori Trahan | John Cronin | Michael Kushmerek, Margaret Scarsdale |
Lynn | 100,843 | 9,389 | 57,417 | $24,358 | $115,391 | 48.6% | $442,800 | $1,511 | 35,915 | 2.78 | Mayor – Council | 1629 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 11 | N/A | 4 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Essex | 10.7 mi2 | 176 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $11.15 | $21.35 | $5,326 | $359,706,118 | $154,576,000 | $275,995,951 | $18,872,000 | N/A | None | None | Seth Moulton | Brendan Crighton | (4 Representatives) |
Lynnfield | 12,955 | 1,311 | 9,391 | $93,034 | $319,176 | 85.4% | $861,100 | $1,891 | 4,642 | 2.78 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1814 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 29, 2024 | April 9, 2024 | Essex | 9.9 mi2 | 76.2 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $11.30 | $18.15 | $10,165 | $62,419,087 | $51,870,292 | $6,419,355 | $5,249,912 | N/A | None | None | Seth Moulton | Brendan Crighton | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. |
Malden | 65,074 | 12,912 | 34,666 | $32,422 | $153,338 | 42.6% | $570,600 | $1,962 | 25,809 | 2.53 | Mayor – Council | 1649 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 11 | N/A | 4 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Middlesex | 5 mi2 | 109.8 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $12.19 | $18.68 | $4,477 | $167,419,945 | $105,368,864 | $70,373,513 | $18,845,884 | 2015 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, first $100,000 - commercial | Katherine Clark | Jason Lewis | (3 Representatives) |
Manchester By The Sea | 5,363 | 581 | 4,287 | $158,051 | $553,729 | 77.2% | $970,200 | $1,760 | 2,101 | 2.56 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1645 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 24, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Essex | 9.2 mi2 | 38.4 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $10.43 | $10.43 | $14,603 | $32,678,728 | $30,972,687 | $277,550 | $2,556,880 | 2005 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Seth Moulton | Bruce Tarr | Ann-Margaret Ferrante |
Mansfield | 23,823 | 1,186 | 18,315 | $56,411 | $200,481 | 72.9% | $540,100 | $1,605 | 8,880 | 2.68 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1775 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 22, 2024 | May 14, 2024 | Bristol | 20.1 mi2 | 127.7 mi | Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District | $14.09 | $18.52 | $7,979 | $103,956,241 | $75,052,710 | $22,413,240 | $8,311,433 | N/A | None | None | Jake Auchincloss | Paul Feeney | (3 Representatives) |
Marblehead | 20,296 | 4,623 | 16,090 | $100,752 | $369,885 | 81.5% | $858,900 | $1,749 | 8,172 | 2.48 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1649 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | June 11, 2024 | Essex | 4.4 mi2 | 80 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $10 | $10 | $10,305 | $96,175,958 | $79,085,270 | $8,289,613 | $5,592,209 | N/A | None | None | Seth Moulton | Brendan Crighton | Jennifer Wb Armini |
Marion | 5,333 | 381 | 4,398 | $74,538 | $379,304 | 82.6% | $556,500 | $1,296 | 2,047 | 2.45 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1852 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | May 17, 2024 | Plymouth | 14 mi2 | 41.1 mi | Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District | $9.44 | $9.44 | $7,976 | $24,858,973 | $21,910,261 | $1,442,737 | $1,700,000 | 2005 | 2.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | William Keating | Marc Pacheco | William Straus |
Marlborough | 41,110 | 1,970 | 24,774 | $40,015 | $182,318 | 57.3% | $439,600 | $1,648 | 16,524 | 2.47 | Mayor – Council | 1660 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 11 | N/A | 2 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Middlesex | 20.9 mi2 | 165.5 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $11.54 | $20.32 | $5,856 | $147,071,568 | $110,039,279 | $46,150,244 | $34,622,434 | N/A | None | None | Lori Trahan | James Eldridge | Carmine Gentile, Danielle Gregoire |
Marshfield | 25,869 | 904 | 21,221 | $57,222 | $241,590 | 80.1% | $584,400 | $1,389 | 10,229 | 2.51 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1640 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 22, 2024 | April 27, 2024 | Plymouth | 28.6 mi2 | 167.6 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $11.32 | $11.32 | $7,005 | $100,471,087 | $78,544,804 | $18,296,387 | $7,744,846 | 2001 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | William Keating | Patrick Michael O'Connor | Patrick Joseph Kearney, Vacant |
Mashpee | 15,357 | 657 | 12,400 | $48,640 | $444,739 | 82.2% | $468,600 | $1,676 | 6,768 | 2.22 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1870 | Town Manager | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | May 11, 2024 | Barnstable | 23.4 mi2 | 134.7 mi | Cape Cod Commission | $7.01 | $6.94 | $5,354 | $64,637,400 | $55,401,491 | $7,226,941 | $4,600,000 | 2005 | 2.0% | None | William Keating | Susan Lynn Moran | David Vieira |
Mattapoisett | 6,574 | 379 | 5,679 | $70,199 | $336,890 | 82.5% | $588,000 | $1,475 | 2,982 | 2.18 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1857 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Plymouth | 17.4 mi2 | 58.9 mi | Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District | $11.25 | $11.25 | $7,409 | $28,960,521 | $26,918,014 | $1,896,296 | $1,682,750 | 2006 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | William Keating | Mark Montigny | William Straus |
Maynard | 10,574 | 2,030 | 8,287 | $46,985 | $173,926 | 77.9% | $459,700 | $1,516 | 4,416 | 2.41 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1871 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 20, 2024 | May 7, 2024 | Middlesex | 5.2 mi2 | 44.7 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $18.97 | $25.24 | $8,824 | $47,796,526 | $37,492,883 | $8,947,207 | $3,056,000 | 2006 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, commercial | Katherine Clark | James Eldridge | Kate Hogan |
Medfield | 12,915 | 897 | 9,431 | $108,657 | $251,195 | 86.5% | $836,400 | $1,264 | 4,463 | 2.87 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1651 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 6, 2024 | March 25, 2024 | Norfolk | 14.4 mi2 | 80.3 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $15.43 | $15.43 | $12,958 | $67,068,705 | $53,481,479 | $8,384,126 | $4,184,381 | N/A | None | None | Jake Auchincloss | Rebecca Rausch | Denise Garlick, Marcus Vaughn |
Medford | 62,098 | 7,666 | 40,861 | $44,898 | $223,652 | 53.3% | $669,600 | $2,305 | 25,359 | 2.35 | Mayor – Council | 1630 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 7 | N/A | 2 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Middlesex | 8.1 mi2 | 136.5 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $8.65 | $16.56 | $6,215 | $172,629,054 | $131,972,065 | $30,061,943 | $18,500,000 | 2015 | 1.5% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential, first $100,000 - commercial | Katherine Clark | Patricia Jehlen | Christine Barber, Sean Garballey |
Medway | 13,131 | 1,138 | 10,300 | $65,475 | $213,171 | 86.8% | $546,700 | $1,531 | 4,539 | 2.87 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1713 | Town Manager | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Norfolk | 11.5 mi2 | 74 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $15.94 | $15.94 | $8,628 | $60,751,263 | $47,692,987 | $12,700,897 | $3,305,100 | 2001 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | James McGovern | Karen Spilka | Jeffrey Roy, Michael Soter |
Melrose | 29,312 | 6,263 | 20,649 | $60,541 | $233,034 | 65.8% | $732,300 | $1,837 | 12,037 | 2.42 | Mayor – Council | 1850 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 11 | N/A | 4 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Middlesex | 4.7 mi2 | 82.1 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $10.42 | $18.12 | $7,643 | $98,794,449 | $73,963,400 | $16,889,742 | $7,103,478 | N/A | None | None | Katherine Clark | Jason Lewis | Kate Lipper-Garabedian |
Mendon | 6,251 | 352 | 4,496 | $61,823 | $196,937 | 91.8% | $558,000 | $1,723 | 2,054 | 3.02 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1667 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 3, 2024 | May 14, 2024 | Worcester | 17.8 mi2 | 61.6 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $14.60 | $14.60 | $8,090 | $21,548,210 | $19,419,912 | $579,214 | $2,395,553 | 2002 | 3.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | Jake Auchincloss | Ryan Fattman | Brian William Murray |
Merrimac | 6,705 | 793 | 5,633 | $44,435 | $158,580 | 79.5% | $462,900 | $1,179 | 2,644 | 2.53 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1876 | Select Board Chair | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 29, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | Essex | 8.5 mi2 | 48.3 mi | Merrimack Valley Planning Commission | $14.77 | $14.77 | $7,874 | $19,767,446 | $17,091,279 | $1,155,542 | $2,160,300 | N/A | None | None | Seth Moulton | Barry Finegold | Dawne Shand |
Methuen | 52,798 | 2,373 | 38,807 | $35,187 | $141,756 | 74% | $439,500 | $1,514 | 19,043 | 2.75 | Mayor – Council | 1725 | Mayor | None | None | City Council | 9 | N/A | 2 | N/A | November 4, 2025 | Essex | 22.3 mi2 | 214.8 mi | Merrimack Valley Planning Commission | $11.70 | $22.78 | $5,381 | $154,131,140 | $104,124,659 | $64,434,903 | $14,065,699 | N/A | None | None | Lori Trahan | Pavel Payano | (3 Representatives) |
Middleborough | 24,459 | 354 | 18,891 | $35,248 | $143,796 | 77.7% | $401,700 | $1,498 | 9,648 | 2.46 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1669 | Town Manager | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 22, 2024 | April 6, 2024 | Plymouth | 69.1 mi2 | 208 mi | Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District | $14.24 | $15.10 | $6,148 | $88,806,960 | $54,908,359 | $24,432,542 | $7,252,708 | 2010 | 1.0% | Low income, first $100,000 - residential | William Keating | Marc Pacheco | (3 Representatives) |
Middlefield | 388 | 16 | 359 | $25,010 | $191,399 | 94% | $294,000 | $- | 167 | 1.91 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1783 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 4, 2024 | May 4, 2024 | Hampshire | 24.1 mi2 | 38.3 mi | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission | $16.55 | $16.55 | $3,747 | $1,646,999 | $1,259,914 | $157,693 | $94,000 | N/A | None | None | Richard Neal | Paul Mark | Nicholas Boldyga |
Middleton | 9,767 | 726 | 7,135 | $64,329 | $266,221 | 93.3% | $687,900 | $1,493 | 3,192 | 2.73 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1728 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 14, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | Essex | 13.5 mi2 | 59 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $12.87 | $12.87 | $10,403 | $39,048,926 | $36,263,671 | $2,492,158 | $3,923,037 | 2004 | 1.0% | First $100,000 - residential | Seth Moulton | Bruce Tarr | Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Sally Kerans |
Milford | 30,277 | 2,053 | 17,734 | $37,137 | $146,088 | 70.5% | $402,200 | $1,588 | 11,454 | 2.62 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1780 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 230 | N/A | May 20, 2024 | April 2, 2024 | Worcester | 14.8 mi2 | 123.7 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $14.45 | $26.45 | $6,097 | $114,898,814 | $77,910,190 | $44,915,667 | $8,197,984 | N/A | None | None | Jake Auchincloss | Rebecca Rausch | Brian William Murray |
Millbury | 13,884 | 884 | 10,357 | $39,343 | $154,059 | 74.1% | $375,800 | $1,426 | 5,209 | 2.63 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1813 | Town Manager | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 7, 2024 | April 30, 2024 | Worcester | 15.7 mi2 | 85.3 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $14.45 | $14.45 | $5,256 | $45,255,690 | $31,906,076 | $10,528,985 | $5,893,425 | N/A | None | None | James McGovern | Michael Moore | Paul Frost |
Millis | 8,668 | 721 | 6,856 | $50,912 | $192,745 | 82.8% | $504,100 | $1,781 | 3,172 | 2.68 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1885 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 3 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 7, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | Norfolk | 12 mi2 | 52.1 mi | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | $17.49 | $17.49 | $8,935 | $38,891,644 | $31,172,456 | $6,677,936 | $1,304,762 | 2006 | 1.0% | Low income | Jake Auchincloss | Rebecca Rausch | James Arena-DeRosa, Marcus Vaughn |
Millville | 3,151 | 642 | 2,298 | $36,874 | $122,855 | 86% | $381,900 | $1,180 | 1,275 | 2.49 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1916 | Town Administrator | Board of Selectmen | 5 | Open Town Meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 13, 2024 | April 1, 2024 | Worcester | 4.9 mi2 | 24.9 mi | Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission | $13.89 | $13.89 | $5,241 | $6,685,025 | $5,619,804 | $575,754 | $717,000 | N/A | None | None | Jake Auchincloss | Ryan Fattman | Michael Soter |
Milton | 28,388 | 2,182 | 20,705 | $82,782 | $267,845 | 84.3% | $838,100 | $1,454 | 9,139 | 2.94 | Select Board – Town Meeting | 1662 | Town Administrator | Select Board | 5 | Representative Town Meeting | N/A | 279 | N/A | May 6, 2024 | April 30, 2024 | Norfolk | 13 mi |