Salem, Massachusetts

About Salem

Salem, MA is a thriving city located in northern Massachusetts, home to 45,677 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Salem is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 8.29 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 5,510 residents per square mile.

📰 Salem News Today

• I'm a Massachusetts native. Skip Salem and check out this less-crowded neighboring city for Halloween fun. Business Insider · Oct 10
• Heading to Salem this October? 5 spots with true ghost stories Wicked Local · Oct 10
• Salem sees jump in visitors this October: "It has been growing so fast" CBS News · Oct 9
• A Fall-Lover's Guide to Visiting Salem, Massachusetts, the US's Real-Life Halloweentown Condé Nast Traveler · Oct 3
• Spidey D Takes Over a Salem Dunkin’® Dunkin · Oct 8

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 Salem Unique

• One of 21 places in the US named Salem — but the Massachusetts one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Home to 1.2% of Massachusetts's city-dwelling population.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 45,677.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Salem

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Salem

• Adriatic Restaurant & Bar — mediterranean
• Amazing Pizza — pizza
• Annie's Asian Mart — japanese (café)
• April's II — breakfast
• Barrio Tacos — mexican
• Bella Verona — italian
• Bernadette — french
• Blue Fez Moroccan Cuisine — moroccan
• Bonchon Chicken — chicken
• Breaking Grounds — coffee shop (café)

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Bit Bar
• Friendship of Salem · Museum
• Gallows Hill Museum & Theater · Museum
• New England Pirate Museum · Museum
• Old Town Hall · Museum
• Salem Art Gallery · Art gallery
• Salem Cat Museum · Attraction
• The House of the Seven Gables · Museum
• The Witch House · Museum
• Witch Dungeon Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Salem

• Broad Street Park reviews ★
• Salem Community Gardens · Garden reviews ★
• Salem Maritime National Historical Park reviews ★
• Armory Park reviews ★
• Castle Hill Park reviews ★
• Central Wharf reviews ★
• Charlotte Forten Park reviews ★
• Collins Cove Park reviews ★
• Connelly Park reviews ★
• Conservation Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Curtis Park reviews ★
• David J. Beattie Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Salem

• Bates
• Bentley Academy Innovation School
• Carlton
• Collins Middle
• Horace Mann Laboratory
• New Liberty Innovation School
• Salem Academy Charter School
• Salem Early Childhood
• Salem High
• Salem Prep High School
• Saltonstall School
• Witchcraft Heights

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• North Shore Medical Center - ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Salem

🏘️ Nearby Communities