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About Hudson
Hudson is a small unincorporated community in northern Massachusetts.
Hudson holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.75 square miles.
📰 Hudson News Today
- 16 taken to hospital after incident at Mass. industrial business WCVB · Aug 13
- UPDATED: 'Chemical process' at Hudson MA business hospitalizes 16 MetroWest Daily News · Aug 13
- Hazmat incident at Hudson business sends 16 people to hospitals NBC Boston · Aug 13
- 16 hospitalized after mass casualty incident at Hudson industrial facility MassLive · Aug 13
- Mass casualty incident at Hudson industrial business; 16 people transported to local hospitals Community Advocate · Aug 13
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Hudson Unique
- One of 17 places in the US named Hudson — 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
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Hudson
- Applebee's — american
- Bolton Bean — coffee shop (café)
- Brother's Pizza — pizza
- Cafe 641 — coffee (café)
- Kith And Kin — italian
- Main Street Bagel Factory (café)
- Out of the Woods — american
- Slater's BBQ — italian
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Wild Hare Café, Restaurant & Brewery — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- American Heritage Museum · Museum
- West School Museum · Museum
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze · Attraction
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze · Attraction
- Petting Zoo · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hudson
- Delaney Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- East Bare Hill Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Eastern Greenway (South) · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Goodale Memorial Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Tripp Conservation Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Albertini/Meers Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Annie Moore Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Apsley Park reviews ★
- Bolton Conservation Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Boutwell Memorial Park reviews ★
- Bush Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Buteau Conservation Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Hudson
- C A Farley
- David J. Quinn Middle School
- Florence Sawyer School
- Forest Avenue Elementary
- Hudson High
- Mulready Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMassachusetts
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area5.75 sq mi
Coordinates42.3921, -71.5649