Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts

About Hanscom AFB

Set in the northern part of Massachusetts, Hanscom AFB is a small unincorporated community.

Hanscom AFB holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.89 square miles.

📰 Hanscom AFB News Today

• 66 FSS NCO earns “Top 5” Massachusetts recognition AFLCMC (.mil) · Oct 1
• Hanscom AFB Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• News - 66th Air Base Group welcomes new commander back to Hanscom AFB DVIDS · Jul 21
• Mobilization assistant to AFMC commander visits Hanscom AFB [Image 2 of 2] DVIDS · May 21
• Acquisition workforce at Hanscom AFB recognizes trainee graduates, highlights mission successes DVIDS · Jun 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Massachusetts headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Hanscom AFB Unique

• The only place in America named Hanscom AFB — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Waltham (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Hanscom AFB

• Craft Food Hall Project - Revolution Hall — american
• Gianna's Kitchen — italian
• Holi — indian
• Peppers Grille — italian
• Red Heat Tavern — american
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• The Tack Room
• Twisted Tree Cafe (café)
• Energy Plus Nutrition (café)
• Ginger — japanese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Boston & Maine Railroad Freight House · Museum
• Gropius House · Museum
• Thoreau Farm - Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau · Attraction
• Bloody Angle · Attraction
• Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy · Museum
• Budd Rail Diesel Car · Museum
• Codman Estate · Museum
• Codman House Museum · Museum
• Emerson's Cliff · Attraction
• Little Women House · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hanscom AFB

• Minute Man National Historical Park reviews ★
• Nature Linc Farrington · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Adams Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Anthony Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Aquifer Lot · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Baker Bridge North · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Baker Bridge South · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Baker Conservation Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Banta-Davis Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Beaver Pond Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bedford Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bedford Garden Club · Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Hanscom AFB

• Bedford High
• Hanscom Middle
• Hanscom Primary
• John Glenn Middle
• Lincoln School
• Lt Eleazer Davis

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Hanscom AFB

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