Swampscott, Massachusetts

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

• Anthony Picariello Obituary (2026) - Swampscott, MA - Daily Item Legacy obituary · Aug 18
• Woman dead after fire at Swampscott condo complex NBC Boston · Jun 4
• Swampscott Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Jack J. Taymore O'Donnell Cremations, Funerals, Celebrations · Jun 24
• 162 Essex St Unit 1, Swampscott, MA 01907 Realtor.com · Jun 1

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

• Mission on the Bay — seafood
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Nguyen's — vietnamese
• Pomona cafe & wine bar — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Mary Baker Eddy Historic House · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Swampscott

• Red Rock Park reviews ★
• Abbott Park reviews ★
• Beach Bluff Park reviews ★
• Bumbo Greens reviews ★
• Cassidy Park reviews ★
• Chaisson Park reviews ★
• Charles M. Ewing Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Howland Park reviews ★
• Jackson Park reviews ★
• Johnson Park reviews ★
• Linscott Park reviews ★
• Muskrat Pond Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Swampscott

🏘️ Nearby Communities