Scituate, Massachusetts

About Scituate

Scituate is a small unincorporated community in eastern Massachusetts.

Officially, Scituate is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.06 square miles.

📰 Scituate News Today

• Scituate MA songwriter walked a red carpet in Hollywood. Here's why Wicked Local · Aug 17
• Joan Elizabeth Martino Obituary The Patriot Ledger · Aug 16
• Joan MARTINO Obituary (2026) - Scituate, MA - Boston Globe Legacy obituary · Aug 16
• Christopher Doyle Matthews Obituary Jun 29, 2026 - McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home · Jul 5
• Robert Munn Obituary - Scituate, MA Dignity Memorial · Aug 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Scituate Unique

• The only place in America named Scituate — 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 eastern 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 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Scituate

• Barker Tavern
• Cheever Tavern — american
• Blue Moon Pizza — pizza
• Pour Coffee & Bagel Co. (café)
• Salt Society — sushi
• TKO Malley's Sports Cafe — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Mann Farmhouse · Attraction
• Maritime and Mossing Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Scituate

• Conservation Land Storage · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cushing Memorial State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Doherty Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fogg Forest Conservation Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Green Conservation Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kent St Marshes · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kent Street Marshes · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Miller Conservation Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Norwell Village Area Historic District reviews ★
• Pinney Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Proctor Gift · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Rivermoor Habitat Park · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Scituate

• Cushing Elementary
• Gates Middle School
• Hatherly Elementary
• Jenkins Elementary School
• Scituate High School
• Wampatuck Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Scituate

🏘️ Nearby Communities