SwampscottMassachusetts
Swampscott is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located 15 miles (24 km) up the coast from Boston in an area known as the North Shore. The population was 15,111 as of the 2020 United States census.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Swampscott
Set in the northern part of Massachusetts, Swampscott is a small unincorporated community.
Swampscott holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.02 square miles.
📰 Swampscott News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Swampscott Unique
- The only place in America named Swampscott — 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
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Lynn (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Swampscott
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Swampscott
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Swampscott
- Clarke
- Hadley
- Stanley
- Swampscott High
- Swampscott Middle
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.