Highlands Region

The Highlands Region consists of 38 towns in western Massachusetts that lie between the Housatonic and Connecticut River valleys.

Home to only 43,000 people, the Highlands contains a remarkable abundance of unfragmented natural areas and working farms. Large tracts of forest--some of the largest in Southern New England--support the region's exceptional ecological diversity and wildlife habitat. Several of Massachusetts' most pristine river systems nourish the Highlands' many working forests and farms. Centuries-old settlement patterns are reflected in the stonewalls and winding country roads that connect these historic farms and forests to compact villages and town centers. Together with the region's rich tradition of agriculture and forest stewardship, this landscape of outstanding beauty creates a rural character not found elsewhere in Massachusetts.

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Towns Comprising the Highland Communities Region
Berkshire County	Franklin County	Hampshire County	Hampden County
Becket Florida Hinsdale Monterey New Marlborough Otis Peru Sandisfield Savoy Tyringham Washington Windsor	Ashfield Buckland Charlemont Colrain Conway Hawley Heath Leyden Monroe Rowe Shelburne	Chesterfield Cummington Goshen Huntington Middlefield Plainfield Westhampton Williamsburg Worthington	Blandford Chester Granville Montgomery Russell Tolland