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Newburyport
Where the Merrimack River meets the sea, with Plum Island across the marsh.
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Homes by the water in Massachusetts
Ocean, river and lake. A quiet list of towns along the water, each with a link to the homes for sale there today.
North Shore waterfront homes
Cape Ann, the Merrimack mouth and the rocky coast north of Boston.
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Ipswich
The Ipswich River, wide salt marsh and the dunes of Crane Beach.
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Essex
The tidal Essex River winding through open marsh.
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Gloucester
A working harbor, the Annisquam River and open Atlantic shore.
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Rockport
Granite shoreline and small harbors at the tip of Cape Ann.
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Marblehead
A harbor town on a rocky peninsula.
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Swampscott
Sandy beaches facing Nahant Bay.
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Nahant
A small peninsula joined to the mainland by a long causeway beach.
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Amesbury
The Merrimack and Powwow rivers and Lake Attitash.
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South Shore waterfront homes
Harbors, barrier beaches and quiet tidal rivers south of Boston.
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Hull
A narrow peninsula: Nantasket Beach on one side, Boston Harbor on the other.
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Cohasset
Rocky coast and a small, sheltered harbor.
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Scituate
A harbor, long beaches and the North River marshes.
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Marshfield
Beaches, Green Harbor and the North and South rivers.
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Duxbury
Duxbury Bay and a long barrier beach.
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Plymouth
A long coastline, and hundreds of freshwater ponds inland.
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Norwell
Wooded banks along the North River.
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Cape & Islands waterfront homes
Bay side, sound side, outer beaches — and freshwater kettle ponds in between.
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Falmouth
Shore on Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, with many salt ponds.
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Barnstable
Harbors on both coasts, from Cotuit to Barnstable Harbor, and inland ponds.
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Brewster
Wide Cape Cod Bay tidal flats and freshwater kettle ponds.
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Chatham
The elbow of the Cape: harbor, sound and outer beaches.
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Orleans
Pleasant Bay, Town Cove and Nauset Beach.
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Wellfleet
Bay side and ocean side, with freshwater ponds in the woods.
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Provincetown
The curled tip of the Cape, with harbor and dune shore.
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Nantucket
An island of harbors, open beaches and freshwater ponds.
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Edgartown
Harbor town on Martha's Vineyard, facing Chappaquiddick.
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Boston-area rivers waterfront homes
The Charles, the Concord, the Neponset and the Mystic — river towns within reach of the city.
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Newton
The Charles River loops along the city's western edge.
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Waltham
The Charles River runs through downtown, with a riverwalk.
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Watertown
Riverside parks along the Charles.
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Needham
The Charles River forms much of the town line.
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Dedham
The Charles River winds through town in wide bends.
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Concord
Where the Sudbury and Assabet rivers join to form the Concord, near Walden Pond.
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Milton
The Neponset River and its tidal marshes.
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Medford
The Mystic River and the Mystic Lakes.
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Lakes & ponds waterfront homes
MetroWest, Central Massachusetts and the Berkshires.
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Natick
Lake Cochituate, a chain of three connected ponds.
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Wayland
Lake Cochituate and the Sudbury River meadows.
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Sharon
Lake Massapoag, a spring-fed lake in the middle of town.
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Shrewsbury
Lake Quinsigamond, a long, narrow lake on the Worcester line.
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Webster
Webster Lake, also known by its long Nipmuc name, Chaubunagungamaug.
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Stow
Lake Boon and the Assabet River.
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Lakeville
Long Pond and Assawompset Pond, among the largest in the state.
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Pittsfield
Onota and Pontoosuc lakes, with the Berkshire hills around them.
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Otis
Otis Reservoir, the largest recreational lake fully in Massachusetts.
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How this list works
We pick towns by their water — coast, river or lake — and write one plain line about it. Each link opens that town's waterfront search on a public listing site in a new tab, so you always see the homes on the market right now, with the listing agent's own photos and details. We do not copy listings or photos, and we do not track who you contact.
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Photos of Massachusetts waters from Wikimedia Commons: Rockport Harbour, Massachusetts (493894) (11689924434).jpg by Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada (CC BY 2.0) · Rockport Harbour, Massachusetts (493895) (11690378226).jpg by Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada (CC BY 2.0) · Harbor, Scituate, MA - IMG 6774.JPG by Daderot (Public domain) · Chatham Beach, Massachusetts. - panoramio (7).jpg by Bob Linsdell (CC BY 3.0) · Concord Massachusetts Concord River as seen from bridge.JPG by Tomwsulcer (CC0) · Walden Pond, 2010.jpg by ptwo from Allahabad, India (CC BY 2.0). Photos are of places, not of the homes for sale.