Townsend, Massachusetts

About Townsend

Townsend is a small unincorporated community in northern Massachusetts.

Officially, Townsend is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.69 square miles.

📰 Townsend News Today

• Townsend, MA Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 26
• Massachusetts Man Arrested for Bank Robbery FBI (.gov) · Jul 9
• David Hammond Gagnon Obituary Jun 4, 2026 Badger Funeral Homes · Jun 4
• Townsend Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
• Townsend Police Department Arrests Two On Warrants With Assistance from Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council SWAT John Guilfoil Public Relations · Jul 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Townsend Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Townsend — but the Massachusetts one has a character all its own.
• 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Townsend

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Townsend

• Parker's Maple Barn — american
• The Alamo — barbecue
• Central Plaza Pizza — pizza
• Patriot Pizza — pizza
• Townsend Pizza — pizza

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

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Townsend

• Andres Institute of Art Sculpture Park reviews ★
• Brookline Ball Park reviews ★
• Greenville Road Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Howard Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Max Cohen Memorial Grove (Town Beach) reviews ★
• Meetinghouse Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Milton Starr Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Nissitissit River Conservation Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Nissitissit River Park reviews ★
• Peter E. Bertozzi Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• TAYBS Craven Field reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Townsend

• Captain Samuel Douglass Academy
• Hawthorne Brook
• North Middlesex Regional
• Richard Maghakian Memorial School
• Spaulding Memorial
• Squannacook Early Childhood Center

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 Townsend

🏘️ Nearby Communities