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| Municipality | Type[1] | County[2] | Form of government[1] | Population (2010)[2] |
Total area (sq mi) |
Land area (sq mi) |
Year established[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abington | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 15,985 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 1712 |
| Acton | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 21,924 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 1735 |
| Acushnet | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 10,303 | 19.0 | 18.4 | 1860 |
| Adams | Town | Berkshire | Representative town meeting | 8,485 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 1778 |
| Agawam | City[4] | Hampden | Mayor-council | 28,438 | 24.3 | 23.3 | 1855 |
| Alford | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 494 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1773 |
| Amesbury | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 16,283 | 13.7 | 12.3 | 1668 |
| Amherst | City[4] [5] | Hampshire | Council-manager | 37,819 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 1775 |
| Andover | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 33,201 | 32.1 | 31.0 | 1646 |
| Aquinnah | Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 311 | 40.8 | 5.4 | 1870 |
| Arlington | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 42,844 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 1807 |
| Ashburnham | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 6,081 | 41.0 | 38.7 | 1765 |
| Ashby | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 3,074 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 1767 |
| Ashfield | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,737 | 40.3 | 40.0 | 1765 |
| Ashland | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 16,593 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 1846 |
| Athol | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 11,584 | 33.4 | 32.6 | 1762 |
| Attleboro | City | Bristol | Mayor-council | 43,593 | 27.8 | 26.8 | 1694 |
| Auburn | Town | Worcester | Representative town meeting | 16,188 | 16.4 | 15.4 | 1778 |
| Avon | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 4,356 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1888 |
| Ayer | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 7,427 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 1871 |
| Barnstable | City[4] | Barnstable | Council-manager | 45,193 | 76.5 | 59.3 | 1639 |
| Barre | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 5,398 | 44.6 | 44.3 | 1774 |
| Becket | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,779 | 47.8 | 46.1 | 1765 |
| Bedford | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 13,320 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 1729 |
| Belchertown | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 14,649 | 55.4 | 52.7 | 1761 |
| Bellingham | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 16,332 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 1719 |
| Belmont | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 24,729 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1859 |
| Berkley | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 6,411 | 17.4 | 16.5 | 1735 |
| Berlin | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 2,866 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 1812 |
| Bernardston | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 2,129 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 1762 |
| Beverly | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 39,502 | 22.6 | 15.1 | 1668 |
| Billerica | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 40,243 | 26.4 | 25.9 | 1655 |
| Blackstone | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 9,026 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 1845 |
| Blandford | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 1,233 | 53.4 | 51.6 | 1741 |
| Bolton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 4,897 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 1738 |
| Boston | City | Suffolk | Mayor-council | 617,660 | 89.6 | 48.3 | 1630 |
| Bourne | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 19,754 | 52.9 | 40.7 | 1884 |
| Boxborough | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 4,996 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 1835 |
| Boxford | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 7,965 | 24.4 | 23.6 | 1685 |
| Boylston | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 4,355 | 19.7 | 16.0 | 1785 |
| Braintree | City[4] | Norfolk | Mayor-council | 35,744 | 14.6 | 13.8 | 1640 |
| Brewster | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 9,820 | 25.4 | 22.9 | 1803 |
| Bridgewater | City[4] | Plymouth | Council-manager | 26,563 | 28.2 | 27.5 | 1656 |
| Brimfield | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 3,609 | 35.2 | 34.7 | 1731 |
| Brockton | City | Plymouth | Mayor-council | 93,810 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 1821 |
| Brookfield | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 3,390 | 16.6 | 15.5 | 1718 |
| Brookline | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 58,732 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 1705 |
| Buckland | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,902 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 1779 |
| Burlington | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 24,498 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 1799 |
| Cambridge | City | Middlesex | Mayor-manager-council | 105,162 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 1636 |
| Canton | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 21,561 | 19.6 | 18.9 | 1797 |
| Carlisle | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 4,852 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 1780 |
| Carver | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 11,509 | 39.7 | 37.4 | 1790 |
| Charlemont | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,266 | 26.4 | 25.9 | 1765 |
| Charlton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 12,981 | 43.8 | 42.5 | 1755[6] |
| Chatham | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 6,125 | 24.4 | 16.3 | 1712 |
| Chelmsford | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 33,802 | 23.2 | 22.7 | 1655 |
| Chelsea | City | Suffolk | Council-manager | 35,177 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1739 |
| Cheshire | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 3,235 | 27.5 | 26.8 | 1793 |
| Chester | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 1,337 | 37.2 | 36.6 | 1765 |
| Chesterfield | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 1,222 | 31.2 | 30.8 | 1762 |
| Chicopee | City | Hampden | Mayor-council | 55,298 | 23.9 | 22.9 | 1848 |
| Chilmark | Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 866 | 100.4 | 19 | 1714 |
| Clarksburg | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,702 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 1798 |
| Clinton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 13,606 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1850 |
| Cohasset | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 7,542 | 31.4 | 9.8 | 1775 |
| Colrain | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,671 | 43.4 | 43.1 | 1761 |
| Concord | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 17,668 | 25.9 | 24.9 | 1635 |
| Conway | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,897 | 37.9 | 37.7 | 1775 |
| Cummington | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 872 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 1779 |
| Dalton | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 6,756 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 1784 |
| Danvers | Town | Essex | Representative town meeting | 26,493 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 1775 |
| Dartmouth | Town | Bristol | Representative town meeting | 34,032 | 97.5 | 60.9 | 1664 |
| Dedham | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 24,729 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 1636 |
| Deerfield | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 5,125 | 33.4 | 32.4 | 1677 |
| Dennis | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 14,207 | 22.3 | 20.5 | 1793 |
| Dighton | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 7,086 | 22.6 | 22.0 | 1712 |
| Douglas | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 8,471 | 37.7 | 36.4 | 1775 |
| Dover | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 5,589 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 1836 |
| Dracut | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 29,457 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 1701 |
| Dudley | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 11,390 | 22.1 | 21.1 | 1732 |
| Dunstable | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 3,179 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 1673 |
| Duxbury | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 15,059 | 37.6 | 23.8 | 1637 |
| East Bridgewater | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 13,794 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 1823 |
| East Brookfield | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 2,183 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 1920 |
| East Longmeadow | City | Hampden | Manager-Council | 15,720 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1894 |
| Eastham | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 4,956 | 25.7 | 14.0 | 1646 |
| Easthampton | City | Hampshire | Mayor-council | 16,053 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 1809 |
| Easton | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 23,112 | 29.2 | 28.4 | 1725 |
| Edgartown | Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 4,067 | 122.7 | 27 | 1671 |
| Egremont | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,225 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 1775 |
| Erving | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,800 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 1838 |
| Essex | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 3,504 | 15.9 | 14 | 1819 |
| Everett | City | Middlesex | Mayor-council | 41,667 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 1870 |
| Fairhaven | Town | Bristol | Representative town meeting | 15,873 | 14.1 | 12.4 | 1812 |
| Fall River | City | Bristol | Mayor-council | 88,857 | 40.2 | 33.1 | 1803 |
| Falmouth | Town | Barnstable | Representative town meeting | 31,531 | 54.4 | 44.1 | 1686 |
| Fitchburg | City | Worcester | Mayor-council | 40,318 | 28.1 | 27.8 | 1764 |
| Florida | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 752 | 24.6 | 24.4 | 1805 |
| Foxborough | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 16,865 | 20.9 | 20.1 | 1778 |
| Framingham | City | Middlesex | Mayor-council | 68,318 | 26.5 | 1700 | |
| Franklin | City[4] | Norfolk | Council-administrator | 31,635 | 27.0 | 25.0 | 1778 |
| Freetown | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 8,870 | 38.3 | 36.6 | 1683 |
| Gardner | City | Worcester | Mayor-council | 20,228 | 23.0 | 22.1 | 1785 |
| Georgetown | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 8,183 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 1838 |
| Gill | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,500 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 1793 |
| Gloucester | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 28,789 | 41.5 | 26.2 | 1623 |
| Goshen | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 1,054 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 1781 |
| Gosnold | Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 75 | 140.2 | 13.2 | 1864 |
| Grafton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 17,765 | 23.3 | 22.7 | 1735 |
| Granby | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 6,240 | 28.1 | 27.8 | 1768 |
| Granville | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 1,566 | 43.0 | 42.2 | 1775 |
| Great Barrington | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 7,104 | 45.8 | 44.8 | 1761 |
| Greenfield | City[4] | Franklin | Mayor-council | 17,456 | 21.9 | 21.4 | 1775 |
| Groton | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 10,646 | 33.7 | 32.8 | 1655 |
| Groveland | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 6,459 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 1850 |
| Hadley | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 5,250 | 24.6 | 23.1 | 1661 |
| Halifax | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 7,518 | 17.3 | 16.2 | 1734 |
| Hamilton | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 7,764 | 14.9 | 14.2 | 1793 |
| Hampden | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 5,139 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 1878 |
| Hancock | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 717 | 35.8 | 35.7 | 1776 |
| Hanover | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 13,879 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 1727 |
| Hanson | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 10,209 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 1820 |
| Hardwick | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 2,990 | 40.8 | 38.6 | 1739 |
| Harvard | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 6,520 | 27.0 | 26.4 | 1732 |
| Harwich | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 12,243 | 33.1 | 20.9 | 1694 |
| Hatfield | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 3,279 | 16.8 | 15.9 | 1670 |
| Haverhill | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 60,879 | 35.7 | 33.0 | 1641 |
| Hawley | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 337 | 30.9 | 30.9 | 1792 |
| Heath | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 706 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 1785 |
| Hingham | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 22,157 | 26.3 | 22.2 | 1635 |
| Hinsdale | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 2,032 | 21.7 | 20.7 | 1804 |
| Holbrook | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 10,791 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 1872 |
| Holden | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 17,346 | 36.2 | 35.0 | 1741 |
| Holland | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 2,481 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 1835 |
| Holliston | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 13,547 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 1724 |
| Holyoke | City | Hampden | Mayor-council | 39,880 | 22.8 | 21.2 | 1850 |
| Hopedale | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 5,911 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 1886 |
| Hopkinton | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 14,925 | 28.2 | 26.6 | 1715 |
| Hubbardston | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 4,382 | 42.0 | 41.0 | 1775 |
| Hudson | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 19,063 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 1866 |
| Hull | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 10,293 | 26.9 | 2.8 | 1644 |
| Huntington | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 2,180 | 26.8 | 26.3 | 1775 |
| Ipswich | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 13,175 | 42.5 | 32.1 | 1634 |
| Kingston | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 12,629 | 20.5 | 18.6 | 1726 |
| Lakeville | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 10,602 | 36.1 | 29.6 | 1853 |
| Lancaster | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 8,055 | 28.2 | 27.7 | 1653 |
| Lanesborough | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 3,091 | 29.6 | 28.8 | 1765 |
| Lawrence | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 76,377 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 1847 |
| Lee | Town | Berkshire | Representative town meeting | 5,943 | 27.0 | 26.1 | 1777 |
| Leicester | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 10,970 | 24.7 | 23.4 | 1714 |
| Lenox | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 5,025 | 21.7 | 21.2 | 1775 |
| Leominster | City | Worcester | Mayor-council | 40,759 | 29.7 | 28.9 | 1740 |
| Leverett | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,851 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 1774 |
| Lexington | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 31,394 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 1713 |
| Leyden | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 711 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 1809 |
| Lincoln | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 6,362 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 1754 |
| Littleton | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 8,924 | 17.6 | 16.6 | 1715 |
| Longmeadow | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 15,784 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 1783 |
| Lowell | City | Middlesex | Mayor-manager-council | 106,519 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 1826 |
| Ludlow | Town | Hampden | Representative town meeting | 21,103 | 28.2 | 27.2 | 1775 |
| Lunenburg | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 10,086 | 27.7 | 26.4 | 1728 |
| Lynn | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 90,329 | 13.5 | 10.7 | 1629 |
| Lynnfield | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 11,596 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 1814 |
| Malden | City | Middlesex | Mayor-council | 59,450 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 1649 |
| Manchester-by-the-Sea | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 5,136 | 18.3 | 9.2 | 1645 |
| Mansfield | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 23,184 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 1775 |
| Marblehead | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 19,808 | 19.6 | 4.4 | 1629 |
| Marion | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 4,907 | 26.1 | 12.1 | 1852 |
| Marlborough | City | Middlesex | Mayor-council | 38,499 | 22.1 | 20.9 | 1660 |
| Marshfield | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 25,132 | 31.7 | 28.5 | 1640 |
| Mashpee | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 14,006 | 27.2 | 23.4 | 1870 |
| Mattapoisett | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 6,045 | 24.2 | 17.4 | 1857 |
| Maynard | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 10,106 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 1871 |
| Medfield | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 12,024 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 1651 |
| Medford | City | Middlesex | Mayor-council | 56,173 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 1630 |
| Medway | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 12,752 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1713 |
| Melrose | City | Middlesex | Mayor-council | 26,983 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 1850 |
| Mendon | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 5,839 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 1667 |
| Merrimac | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 6,338 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 1876 |
| Methuen | City[4] | Essex | Mayor-council | 47,255 | 23.0 | 22.2 | 1725 |
| Middleborough | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 23,116 | 72.2 | 69.1 | 1669 |
| Middlefield | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 521 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 1783 |
| Middleton | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 8,987 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 1728 |
| Milford | Town | Worcester | Representative town meeting | 27,999 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 1780 |
| Millbury | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 13,261 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 1813 |
| Millis | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 7,891 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 1885 |
| Millville | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 3,190 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 1916 |
| Milton | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 27,003 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 1662 |
| Monroe | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 121 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 1822 |
| Monson | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 8,560 | 44.8 | 44.1 | 1775 |
| Montague | Town | Franklin | Representative town meeting | 8,437 | 31.5 | 30.2 | 1775 |
| Monterey | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 961 | 27.4 | 26.4 | 1847 |
| Montgomery | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 838 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 1780 |
| Mount Washington | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 167 | 22.4 | 22.2 | 1779 |
| Nahant | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 3,410 | 15.5 | 1.0 | 1853 |
| Nantucket | Town | Nantucket | Open town meeting | 10,172 | 105.3 | 47.8 | 1671 |
| Natick | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 33,006 | 16.1 | 15.1 | 1781 |
| Needham | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 28,886 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 1711 |
| New Ashford | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 228 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 1835 |
| New Bedford | City | Bristol | Mayor-council | 95,072 | 24.1 | 20.0 | 1787 |
| New Braintree | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 999 | 20.9 | 20.7 | 1775 |
| New Marlborough | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,509 | 47.9 | 46.9 | 1775 |
| New Salem | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 990 | 58.6 | 44.8 | 1775 |
| Newbury | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 6,666 | 26.3 | 23.4 | 1635 |
| Newburyport | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 17,416 | 10.7 | 8.3 | 1764 |
| Newton | City | Middlesex | Mayor-council[7] | 85,146 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 1688 |
| Norfolk | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 11,227 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 1870 |
| North Adams | City | Berkshire | Mayor-council | 13,708 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 1878 |
| North Andover | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 28,352 | 27.8 | 26.3 | 1855 |
| North Attleborough | City | Bristol | Manager-council | 28,712 | 19.1 | 18.6 | 1887 |
| North Brookfield | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 4,680 | 21.7 | 21.1 | 1812 |
| North Reading | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 14,892 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 1853 |
| Northampton | City | Hampshire | Mayor-council | 28,549 | 35.8 | 34.2 | 1656 |
| Northborough | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 14,155 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 1775 |
| Northbridge | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 15,707 | 18.1 | 17.2 | 1775 |
| Northfield | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 3,032 | 35.4 | 34.3 | 1723 |
| Norton | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 19,031 | 29.8 | 28.7 | 1711 |
| Norwell | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 10,506 | 21.2 | 20.9 | 1849 |
| Norwood | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 28,602 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 1872 |
| Oak Bluffs | Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 4,527 | 26.0 | 7.4 | 1880 |
| Oakham | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 1,902 | 21.5 | 21.1 | 1775 |
| Orange | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 7,839 | 36.0 | 35.1 | 1810 |
| Orleans | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 5,890 | 22.7 | 14.1 | 1797 |
| Otis | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,612 | 38.0 | 35.6 | 1773 |
| Oxford | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 13,709 | 27.5 | 26.6 | 1713 |
| Palmer | City[4] | Hampden | Council-manager | 12,140 | 32.0 | 31.6 | 1775 |
| Paxton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 4,806 | 15.5 | 14.7 | 1775 |
| Peabody | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 51,251 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 1868 |
| Pelham | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 1,321 | 26.5 | 25.1 | 1743 |
| Pembroke | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 17,837 | 23.5 | 21.8 | 1712 |
| Pepperell | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 11,497 | 23.2 | 22.6 | 1775 |
| Peru | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 847 | 26.0 | 25.9 | 1771 |
| Petersham | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 1,234 | 68.3 | 54.2 | 1754 |
| Phillipston | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 1,682 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 1786 |
| Pittsfield | City | Berkshire | Mayor-council | 44,737 | 42.5 | 40.5 | 1761 |
| Plainfield | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 648 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 1807 |
| Plainville | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 8,264 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 1905 |
| Plymouth | Town | Plymouth | Representative town meeting | 56,468 | 134.0 | 96.5 | 1620 |
| Plympton | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 2,820 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 1707 |
| Princeton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 3,413 | 35.8 | 35.4 | 1771 |
| Provincetown | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 2,942 | 17.5 | 9.7 | 1727 |
| Quincy | City | Norfolk | Mayor-council | 92,271 | 26.9 | 16.6 | 1792 |
| Randolph | City[4] | Norfolk | Council-manager | 32,112 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 1793 |
| Raynham | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 13,383 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 1731 |
| Reading | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 24,747 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 1644 |
| Rehoboth | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 11,608 | 46.8 | 46.5 | 1645 |
| Revere | City | Suffolk | Mayor-council | 51,755 | 10.1 | 5.7 | 1846 |
| Richmond | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,475 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 1765 |
| Rochester | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 5,232 | 36.4 | 33.9 | 1686 |
| Rockland | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 17,489 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 1874 |
| Rockport | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 6,952 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 1840 |
| Rowe | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 393 | 24.0 | 23.4 | 1785 |
| Rowley | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 5,856 | 20.3 | 18.2 | 1639 |
| Royalston | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 1,258 | 42.5 | 41.9 | 1765 |
| Russell | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 1,775 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 1792 |
| Rutland | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 7,973 | 36.4 | 35.3 | 1713 |
| Salem | City | Essex | Mayor-council | 41,340 | 18.3 | 8.3 | 1626 |
| Salisbury | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 8,283 | 17.9 | 15.4 | 1639 |
| Sandisfield | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 915 | 53.0 | 51.8 | 1762 |
| Sandwich | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 20,675 | 44.2 | 42.7 | 1638 |
| Saugus | Town | Essex | Representative town meeting | 26,628 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 1815 |
| Savoy | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 692 | 36.0 | 35.8 | 1797 |
| Scituate | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 18,133 | 31.8 | 17.6 | 1636 |
| Seekonk | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 13,722 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 1812 |
| Sharon | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 17,612 | 24.2 | 23.3 | 1775 |
| Sheffield | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 3,257 | 48.6 | 47.5 | 1733 |
| Shelburne | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,893 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 1775 |
| Sherborn | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 4,119 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 1674 |
| Shirley | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 7,211 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 1775 |
| Shrewsbury | Town | Worcester | Representative town meeting | 35,608 | 21.7 | 20.7 | 1727 |
| Shutesbury | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,771 | 27.2 | 26.6 | 1761 |
| Somerset | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 18,165 | 12.0 | 8.1 | 1790 |
| Somerville | City | Middlesex | Mayor-council | 75,754 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 1842 |
| South Hadley | Town | Hampshire | Representative town meeting | 17,514 | 18.4 | 17.7 | 1775 |
| Southampton | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 5,792 | 29.1 | 28.2 | 1775 |
| Southborough | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 9,767 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 1727 |
| Southbridge | City[4] | Worcester | Council-manager | 16,719 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 1816 |
| Southwick | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 9,502 | 31.7 | 30.8 | 1775 |
| Spencer | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 11,688 | 34.1 | 32.9 | 1775 |
| Springfield | City | Hampden | Mayor-council | 153,060 | 33.1 | 31.9 | 1636 |
| Sterling | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 7,808 | 31.6 | 30.5 | 1781 |
| Stockbridge | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,947 | 23.7 | 22.7 | 1739 |
| Stoneham | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 21,437 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1725 |
| Stoughton | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 26,962 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 1726 |
| Stow | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 6,590 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 1683 |
| Sturbridge | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 9,268 | 39.0 | 37.4 | 1738 |
| Sudbury | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 17,659 | 24.6 | 24.4 | 1639 |
| Sunderland | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 3,684 | 14.7 | 14.2 | 1714 |
| Sutton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 8,963 | 33.9 | 32.4 | 1714 |
| Swampscott | Town | Essex | Representative town meeting | 13,787 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 1852 |
| Swansea | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 15,865 | 25.5 | 23.1 | 1667 |
| Taunton | City | Bristol | Mayor-council | 55,874 | 48.4 | 46.7 | 1639 |
| Templeton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 8,013 | 32.4 | 32.0 | 1762 |
| Tewksbury | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 28,961 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 1734 |
| Tisbury | Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 3,949 | 19.1 | 6.5 | 1671 |
| Tolland | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 485 | 32.8 | 31.5 | 1810 |
| Topsfield | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 6,085 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 1650 |
| Townsend | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 8,926 | 33.1 | 32.9 | 1732 |
| Truro | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 2,003 | 26.3 | 21.1 | 1709 |
| Tyngsborough | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 11,292 | 18.1 | 16.9 | 1809 |
| Tyringham | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 327 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 1762 |
| Upton | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 7,542 | 21.7 | 21.5 | 1735 |
| Uxbridge | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 13,457 | 30.4 | 29.5 | 1727 |
| Wakefield | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 24,932 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 1812 |
| Wales | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 1,838 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 1762 |
| Walpole | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 24,070 | 21.0 | 1724 | |
| Waltham | City | Middlesex | Mayor-council | 60,632 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 1738 |
| Ware | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 9,872 | 40.0 | 34.4 | 1775 |
| Wareham | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 21,822 | 46.3 | 35.8 | 1739 |
| Warren | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 5,135 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 1742 |
| Warwick | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 780 | 37.6 | 37.3 | 1763 |
| Washington | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 538 | 38.8 | 38 | 1777 |
| Watertown | City[4] | Middlesex | Council-manager | 31,915 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 1630 |
| Wayland | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 12,994 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 1780 |
| Webster | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 16,767 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 1832 |
| Wellesley | Town | Norfolk | Representative town meeting | 27,982 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 1881 |
| Wellfleet | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 2,750 | 35.4 | 19.8 | 1775 |
| Wendell | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 848 | 32.2 | 31.9 | 1781 |
| Wenham | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 4,875 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 1643 |
| West Boylston | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 7,669 | 13.8 | 12.9 | 1808 |
| West Bridgewater | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 6,916 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 1822 |
| West Brookfield | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 3,701 | 21.1 | 20.5 | 1848 |
| West Newbury | Town | Essex | Open town meeting | 4,235 | 14.7 | 13.4 | 1819 |
| West Springfield | City[4] | Hampden | Mayor-council | 28,391 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 1774 |
| West Stockbridge | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 1,306 | 18.7 | 18.5 | 1775 |
| West Tisbury | Town | Dukes | Open town meeting | 2,740 | 41.8 | 25 | 1892 |
| Westborough | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 18,272 | 21.6 | 20.5 | 1717 |
| Westfield | City | Hampden | Mayor-council | 41,094 | 47.3 | 46.3 | 1669 |
| Westford | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 21,951 | 31.3 | 30.6 | 1729 |
| Westhampton | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 1,607 | 27.4 | 27.2 | 1778 |
| Westminster | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 7,277 | 37.3 | 35.3 | 1770 |
| Weston | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 11,261 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 1713 |
| Westport | Town | Bristol | Open town meeting | 15,532 | 64.4 | 50.1 | 1787 |
| Westwood | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 14,618 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 1897 |
| Weymouth | City[4] | Norfolk | Mayor-council | 53,743 | 21.6 | 16.8 | 1635 |
| Whately | Town | Franklin | Open town meeting | 1,496 | 20.7 | 20.2 | 1771 |
| Whitman | Town | Plymouth | Open town meeting | 14,489 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 1875 |
| Wilbraham | Town | Hampden | Open town meeting | 14,219 | 22.4 | 22.2 | 1763 |
| Williamsburg | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 2,482 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 1775 |
| Williamstown | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 7,754 | 46.9 | 46.8 | 1765 |
| Wilmington | Town | Middlesex | Open town meeting | 22,325 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 1730 |
| Winchendon | Town | Worcester | Open town meeting | 10,300 | 44.1 | 43.3 | 1764 |
| Winchester | Town | Middlesex | Representative town meeting | 21,374 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 1850 |
| Windsor | Town | Berkshire | Open town meeting | 899 | 35.2 | 35.0 | 1771 |
| Winthrop | City[4] | Suffolk | Council-manager | 17,497 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1852 |
| Woburn | City | Middlesex | Mayor-aldermen | 38,120 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 1642 |
| Worcester | City | Worcester | Mayor-manager-council | 181,045 | 38.5 | 37.4 | 1684 |
| Worthington | Town | Hampshire | Open town meeting | 1,156 | 32.1 | 31.9 | 1768 |
| Wrentham | Town | Norfolk | Open town meeting | 10,955 | 22.9 | 22.2 | 1673 |
| Yarmouth | Town | Barnstable | Open town meeting | 23,793 | 28.2 | 24.1 | 1639 |
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