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Massachusetts by region

Twelve regions covering the state, each grounded in the membership of a regional planning agency rather than a line we drew. Pick the corner of Massachusetts you’re looking at and compare its towns side by side.

North Shore18 towns
Coastal Essex County and its immediate inland neighbours.
South Shore13 towns
The coast from Quincy down toward Plymouth, plus the towns just inland of it.
MetroWest10 towns
The Route 9 and Mass Pike corridor west of Boston.
Inner Boston suburbs17 towns
The dense ring right outside Boston.
Merrimack Valley15 towns
The old mill cities and river towns of the northeast.
Greater Lowell10 towns
Lowell and its ring of commuter towns along Route 3 and the Lowell Line.
North Central Massachusetts10 towns
The Fitchburg–Leominster–Gardner belt along Route 2.
Greater Worcester18 towns
New England's second-largest city and the towns around it.
Pioneer Valley17 towns
The Connecticut River valley in the west.
South Coast18 towns
The southeastern corner.
Brockton area & Old Colony12 towns
The southern commuter belt around Brockton.
Cape Cod10 towns
The peninsula.
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