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About Maynard
Maynard is a small unincorporated community in northern Massachusetts.
Officially, Maynard is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.21 square miles.
📰 Maynard News Today
- Maynard Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
- Antisemitic graffiti found at Maynard High School 3 times in a 3-day span this week MassLive.com · May 7
- Maynard, Massachusetts will become "Mayenard" for Super Bowl to honor Drake Maye CBS News · Feb 4
- Peter J. Pronko III Obituary Jul 10, 2026 Sauls Funeral Home · Jul 10
- Bentley Bloomberg Obituary Mar 29, 2026 obits.concordfuneral.com · Mar 29
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Maynard Unique
- 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.
- Part of the fabric of Massachusetts — one of 248 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Maynard
- 110 Grill — american
- Acton Coffee House — coffee shop (café)
- Azucar Tapas — tapas
- Boston Bean House (café)
- CJ's — pizza
- DiCapri Pizzeria — pizza
- Erikson's Ice Cream — ice cream (café)
- Family Delicatessen (café)
- Gigi's — vietnamese
- Legend Cafe — american (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Discovery Museum · Museum
- Barbara Erwin Gallery · Art gallery
- Captain Sargent Homestead Foundation · Attraction
- Rice Tavern Foundation · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Maynard
- Brues Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Heath Hen Meadow Conservation Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Pacy Conservation Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Stow Town Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Wright Hill Conservation Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Albee Gift · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Albee Gift Ii · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Amory Ave. Lot · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Assabet River Walk Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Atkinson Parcel · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Babricki Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Maynard
- Center School
- Ephraim Curtis Middle
- Fowler School
- General John Nixon Elementary
- Green Meadow
- Hale
- Josiah Haynes
- Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High
- Maynard High
- Peter Noyes
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMassachusetts
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area5.21 sq mi
Coordinates42.4260, -71.4563