TOWN

Overall Rank Based on Total Points

Number of Points per Square Mile

ABINGTON

120

12.09

ACTON

78

8.87

ACUSHNET

265

1.96

ADAMS

149

4.45

AGAWAM

60

9.08

ALFORD

359

.61

AMESBURY

94

11.36

AMHERST

132

4.11

ANDOVER

56

7.41

ARLINGTON

77

32.85

ASHBURNHAM

249

1.02

ASHBY

255

1.65

ASHFIELD

345

.27

ASHLAND

120

9.51

ATHOL

134

3.29

ATTLEBORO

24

14.63

AUBURN

59

13.90

AVON

199

14.44

AYER

92

16.61

BARNSTABLE (ALL)

46

4.29

BARNSTABLE-BARNSTABLE

108

16.38

BARNSTABLE-CENTERVILLE

327

1.17

BARNSTABLE-COTUIT

365

.68

BARNSTABLE-HYANNIS

147

7.74

BARNSTABLE-MARSTONS MILLS

335

.90

BARNSTABLE-OSTERVILLE

297

2.98

BARNSTABLE-WEST BARNSTABLE

364

.75

BARRE

195

1.55

BECKET

307

.44

BEDFORD

59

16.44

BELCHERTOWN

144

1.88

BELLINGHAM

124

6.32

BELMONT

114

26.54

BERKLEY

259

2.25

BERLIN

292

2.14

BERNARDSTON

309

.85

BEVERLY

50

11.56

BILLERICA

49

10.08

BLACKSTONE

255

3.56

BLANDFORD

285

.56

BOLTON

280

1.60

BOSTON (ALL)

1

83.97

BOSTON-ALLSTON/BRIGHTON

22

100.00

BOSTON-CHARLESTOWN

75

134.31

BOSTON-DORCHESTER

13

81.26

BOSTON-DOWNTOWN

3

224.83

BOSTON-EAST BOSTON

9

123.28

BOSTON-HYDE PARK

91

36.61

BOSTON-JAMAICA PLAIN

139

35.18

BOSTON-MATTAPAN

275

11.74

BOSTON-ROSLINDALE

175

21.77

BOSTON-ROXBURY

27

101.27

BOSTON-SOUTH BOSTON

29

126.20

BOSTON-WEST ROXBURY

130

21.21

BOURNE

26

7.72

BOXBOROUGH

284

2.98

BOXFORD

318

.69

BOYLSTON

265

1.88

BRAINTREE

34

25.69

BREWSTER

249

1.65

BRIDGEWATER

98

5.24

BRIMFIELD

273

.97

BROCKTON

11

23.24

BROOKFIELD

317

1.09

BROOKLINE

51

38.27

BUCKLAND

249

2.13

BURLINGTON

55

20.37

CAMBRIDGE

5

115.01

CANTON

40

16.50

CARLISLE

262

2.45

CARVER

178

2.01

CHARLEMONT

284

1.18

CHARLTON

136

2.48

CHATHAM

185

3.00

CHELMSFORD

75

7.94

CHELSEA

41

127.42

CHESHIRE

297

.91

CHESTER

323

.43

CHESTERFIELD

307

.67

CHICOPEE

18

18.86

CHILMARK

317

.52

CLARKSBURG

356

.62

CLINTON

96

20.99

COHASSET

164

2.80

COLRAIN

195

1.59

CONCORD

71

7.38

CONWAY

303

.61

CUMMINGTON

338

.52

DALTON

185

3.34

DANVERS

53

18.10

DARTMOUTH

64

3.32

DEDHAM

83

16.73

DEERFIELD

235

1.44

DENNIS

163

4.14

DIGHTON

157

4.24

DOUGLAS

262

1.01

DOVER

230

3.31

DRACUT

117

5.81

DUDLEY

153

4.49

DUNSTABLE

345

.66

DUXBURY

269

.93

EAST BRIDGEWATER

167

4.91

EAST BROOKFIELD

359

.68

EAST LONGMEADOW

130

8.92

EASTHAM

227

1.94

EASTHAMPTON

131

8.46

EASTON

172

2.81

EDGARTOWN

212

1.76

EGREMONT

288

1.53

ERVING

267

2.50

ESSEX

267

2.26

EVERETT

37

98.09

FAIRHAVEN

117

8.79

FALL RIVER

15

12.48

FALMOUTH

91

2.94

FITCHBURG

35

13.19

FLORIDA

354

.37

FOXBOROUGH

114

5.98

FRAMINGHAM

10

20.31

FRANKLIN

101

5.26

FREETOWN

122

3.19

GARDNER

72

8.26

GAY HEAD

354

.22

GEORGETOWN

242

3.42

GILL

350

.67

GLOUCESTER

86

4.14

GOSHEN

345

.62

GOSNOLD

350

.08

GRAFTON

139

4.64

GRANBY

237

1.67

GRANVILLE

292

.65

GREAT BARRINGTON

153

2.17

GREENFIELD

70

8.80

GROTON

215

1.78

GROVELAND

220

5.95

HADLEY

205

2.59

HALIFAX

273

1.96

HAMILTON

303

1.54

HAMPDEN

292

1.42

HANCOCK

338

.34

HANOVER

139

6.87

HANSON

205

4.08

HARDWICK

297

.61

HARVARD

216

2.19

HARWICH

167

2.59

HATFIELD

280

1.90

HAVERHILL

30

10.91

HAWLEY

369

.06

HEATH

317

.72

HINGHAM

82

7.15

HINSDALE

312

.88

HOLBROOK

159

12.84

HOLDEN

157

2.68

HOLLAND

324

1.15

HOLLISTON

162

4.94

HOLYOKE

31

16.83

HOPEDALE

269

6.58

HOPKINTON

170

2.95

HUBBARDSTON

273

.81

HUDSON

86

14.51

HULL

245

1.52

HUNTINGTON

309

.74

IPSWICH

128

2.78

KINGSTON

190

3.48

LAKEVILLE

223

1.52

LANCASTER

207

2.23

LANESBOROUGH

223

1.85

LAWRENCE

21

59.30

LEE

122

4.51

LEICESTER

195

2.80

LENOX

175

3.77

LEOMINSTER

39

11.09

LEVERETT

335

.57

LEXINGTON

62

13.06

LEYDEN

370

.00

LINCOLN

178

5.33

LITTLETON

198

3.87

LONGMEADOW

190

7.47

LOWELL

8

42.02

LUDLOW

117

4.39

LUNENBURG

237

1.70

LYNN

14

36.15

LYNNFIELD

275

3.15

MALDEN

44

57.81

MANCHESTER

284

1.70

MANSFIELD

106

6.42

MARBLEHEAD

110

6.42

MARION

288

1.09

MARLBOROUGH

57

10.51

MARSHFIELD

144

3.28

MASHPEE

219

2.09

MATTAPOISETT

230

2.19

MAYNARD

218

10.80

MEDFIELD

225

3.70

MEDFORD

48

31.37

MEDWAY

215

5.20

MELROSE

179

16.60

MENDON

303

1.26

MERRIMAC

245

4.87

METHUEN

66

8.92

MIDDLEBOROUGH

102

1.95

MIDDLEFIELD

345

.46

MIDDLETON

144

7.20

MILFORD

64

14.26

MILLBURY

89

9.91

MILLIS

188

5.87

MILLVILLE

345

2.20

MILTON

181

5.57

MONROE

350

.93

MONSON

195

1.54

MONTAGUE

207

2.01

MONTEREY

323

.59

MONTGOMERY

369

.13

MOUNT WASHINGTON

364

.22

NAHANT

335

.84

NANTUCKET

157

1.17

NATICK

19

27.58

NEEDHAM

65

16.61

NEW ASHFORD

361

.44

NEW BEDFORD

6

25.75

NEW BRAINTREE

327

.67

NEW MARLBOROUGH

242

.94

NEW SALEM

335

.22

NEWBURY

293

.98

NEWBURYPORT

69

18.62

NEWTON

16

25.63

NORFOLK

191

4.61

NORTH ADAMS

93

7.68

NORTH ANDOVER

88

5.82

NORTH ATTLEBORO

84

9.29

NORTH BROOKFIELD

242

2.07

NORTH READING

144

7.70

NORTHAMPTON

55

6.80

NORTHBOROUGH

124

6.40

NORTHBRIDGE

185

4.04

NORTHFIELD

233

1.39

NORTON

114

4.19

NORWELL

198

3.21

NORWOOD

42

29.76

OAK BLUFFS

203

7.47

OAKHAM

359

.33

ORANGE

153

2.75

ORLEANS

225

2.56

OTIS

280

.84

OXFORD

144

3.78

PALMER

67

6.40

PAXTON

317

1.16

PEABODY

23

25.77

PELHAM

369

.08

PEMBROKE

232

2.13

PEPPERELL

218

2.50

PERU

364

.19

PETERSHAM

335

.19

PHILLIPSTON

335

.53

PITTSFIELD

13

11.58

PLAINFIELD

323

.75

PLAINVILLE

162

8.14

PLYMOUTH

46

2.20

PLYMPTON

288

1.92

PRINCETON

259

1.09

PROVINCETOWN

210

3.55

QUINCY

28

14.76

RANDOLPH

109

12.29

RAYNHAM

147

4.94

READING

149

10.27

REHOBOTH

239

.98

REVERE

52

25.72

RICHMOND

354

.47

ROCHESTER

235

1.32

ROCKLAND

76

18.02

ROCKPORT

203

3.70

ROWE

345

.46

ROWLEY

243

2.14

ROYALSTON

350

.24

RUSSELL

232

2.80

RUTLAND

280

.88

SALEM

36

20.06

SALISBURY

212

3.42

SANDISFIELD

307

.40

SANDWICH

100

3.22

SAUGUS

82

15.23

SAVOY

345

.31

SCITUATE

181

2.33

SEEKONK

103

7.38

SHARON

230

2.11

SHEFFIELD

259

.80

SHELBURNE

366

.13

SHERBORN

307

1.30

SHIRLEY

210

3.90

SHREWSBURY

73

8.55

SHUTESBURY

356

.29

SOMERSET

105

11.27

SOMERVILLE

20

104.74

SOUTH HADLEY

126

6.42

SOUTHAMPTON

255

1.38

SOUTHBOROUGH

162

6.00

SOUTHBRIDGE

87

8.13

SOUTHWICK

250

1.29

SPENCER

178

2.35

SPRINGFIELD

4

30.09

STERLING

303

.73

STOCKBRIDGE

265

1.56

STONEHAM

108

19.55

STOUGHTON

82

11.00

STOW

215

3.32

STURBRIDGE

125

3.06

SUDBURY

120

4.99

SUNDERLAND

292

1.89

SUTTON

185

2.15

SWAMPSCOTT

188

10.68

SWANSEA

239

1.80

TAUNTON

32

7.88

TEMPLETON

170

2.56

TEWKSBURY

82

8.50

TISBURY

249

5.22

TOLLAND

361

.18

TOPSFIELD

210

4.83

TOWNSEND

262

1.15

TRURO

280

1.22

TYNGSBOROUGH

203

3.60

TYRINGHAM

354

.48

UPTON

297

1.15

UXBRIDGE

188

2.37

WAKEFIELD

114

15.80

WALES

303

1.44

WALPOLE

61

10.39

WALTHAM

8

44.89

WARE

227

1.33

WAREHAM

97

3.24

WARREN

284

1.12

WARWICK

317

.48

WASHINGTON

350

.26

WATERTOWN

25

98.56

WAYLAND

150

6.35

WEBSTER

136

7.50

WELLESLEY

96

14.59

WELLFLEET

259

1.10

WENDELL

335

.40

WENHAM

327

1.73

WEST BOYLSTON

175

5.85

WEST BRIDGEWATER

203

4.11

WEST BROOKFIELD

303

1.09

WEST NEWBURY

335

.89

WEST SPRINGFIELD

38

19.21

WEST STOCKBRIDGE

255

2.15

WEST TISBURY

273

1.01

WESTBOROUGH

68

9.34

WESTFIELD

47

6.21

WESTFORD

172

2.62

WESTHAMPTON

323

.59

WESTMINSTER

170

2.22

WESTON

198

3.92

WESTPORT

147

1.60

WESTWOOD

157

8.72

WEYMOUTH

33

17.45

WHATELY

312

.92

WHITMAN

158

13.77

WILBRAHAM

134

4.91

WILLIAMSBURG

312

.74

WILLIAMSTOWN

105

2.88

WILMINGTON

43

17.95

WINCHENDON

223

1.25

WINCHESTER

100

22.73

WINDSOR

338

.34

WINTHROP

255

4.82

WOBURN

17

35.74

WORCESTER

2

32.37

WORTHINGTON

323

.50

WRENTHAM

165

3.80

YARMOUTH

128

4.15