Ranked for Outdoor Lovers
Best Places to Live in Massachusetts for Outdoor Lovers
Public land, clean air, small towns, sunny and mild Ranked by how well each place fits the Outdoor Lovers profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 25 places
- #1NorthamptonPopulation 28,245 · mixed overall livability67% match
- #2The PinehillsPopulation 5,127 · mixed overall livability67% match
- #3Raynham CenterPopulation 5,074 · mixed overall livability67% match
- #4North WestportPopulation 4,660 · solid overall livability67% match
- #5GardnerPopulation 21,090 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #6GreenfieldPopulation 17,674 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #7Southbridge TownPopulation 17,669 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #8Palmer TownPopulation 12,422 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #9Middleborough CenterPopulation 7,807 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #10WhitinsvillePopulation 7,273 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #11WarePopulation 6,253 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #12SharonPopulation 5,983 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #13SpencerPopulation 5,637 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #14OxfordPopulation 5,410 · solid overall livability59% match
- #15WinchendonPopulation 4,461 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #16Turners FallsPopulation 3,838 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #17North LakevillePopulation 3,635 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #18FiskdalePopulation 2,827 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #19BelchertownPopulation 2,648 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #20East DouglasPopulation 2,562 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #21North BrookfieldPopulation 2,437 · solid overall livability59% match
- #22BaldwinvillePopulation 2,286 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #23SturbridgePopulation 2,222 · mixed overall livability59% match
- #24LunenburgPopulation 2,149 · solid overall livability59% match
- #25Shelburne FallsPopulation 1,699 · mixed overall livability59% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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