10 towns that use the least water in the state

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10. Boston


Water usage: 41 gallons per person per day, according to the Boston Water & Sewer Commission.


The Boston Common was America’s first public park and was opened in 1634.



Water usage: 41 gallons per person per day, according to the Boston Water & Sewer Commission. The Boston Common was America’s first public park, and was opened in 1634.

10. Boston




Water usage: 41 gallons per person per day, according to the Boston Water & Sewer Commission.


The Boston Common was America’s first public park and was opened in 1634.


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Water usage: 41 gallons per person per day, according to the East Northfield Water Company. No interstate highways run through Northfield - the closest is Interstate 91 in Bernardston.

9. Northfield



Water usage: 41 gallons per person per day, according to the East Northfield Water Company.


No interstate highways run through Northfield—the closest is Interstate 91 in Bernardston.


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Water usage: 40 gallons per person per day, according to Holyoke Water Works. The first post office in the area, called Ireland, was esablished on June 3, 1822.

8.Holyoke



Water usage: 40 gallons per person per day, according to Holyoke Water Works.


The first post office in the area, called Ireland, was esablished on June 3, 1822.


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Water usage: 39 gallons per person per day, according to the Cherry Valley & Rochdale Water District. The 171-year-old house pictured here was once home to Rev. Samuel May, Jr, and is thought to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad.

7. Leicester



Water usage: 39 gallons per person per day, according to the Cherry Valley & Rochdale Water District.


The 171-year-old house pictured here was once home to Rev. Samuel May, Jr. and is thought to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad.


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Water usage: 37 gallons per person per day, according to the Warren Water District. Warren got its name on March 13, 1834. The town is named after General Jospeh Warren, a Revolutionary War soldier who died during the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775.

5. Warren



Water usage: 37 gallons per person per day, according to the Warren Water District.


Warren got its name on March 13, 1834. The town is named after General Jospeh Warren, a Revolutionary War soldier who died during the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775.


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Water usage: 37 gallons per person per day, according to the Onset Fire District. Wareham hosts an annual Cranberry Harvest Celebration. Massachusetts is a major cranberry producing region, and the state includes vines that are over 150 years old.

5. Wareham



Water usage: 37 gallons per person per day, according to the Onset Fire District.


Wareham hosts an annual Cranberry Harvest Celebration. Massachusetts is a major cranberry producing region, and the state includes vines that are over 150 years old.


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Water usage: 35 gallons per person per day, according to the Bondsville Fire and Water District. Palmer is made up of four distinct villages: Depot Village, Thorndike, Three Rivers and Bondsville.

4. Palmer



Water usage: 35 gallons per person per day, according to the Bondsville Fire and Water District.


Palmer is made up of four distinct villages: Depot Village, Thorndike, Three Rivers and Bondsville.


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Water usage: 34 gallons per person per day, according to the Norwood Water Department. Norwood’s first town meeting was held on March 11, 1872. Town officers were elected, and the town adopted its first resolution, thanking Dedham and Walpole citizens for their help with forming Norwood.

3. Norwood



Water usage: 34 gallons per person per day, according to the Norwood Water Department.


Norwood’s first town meeting was held on March 11, 1872. Town officers were elected, and the town adopted its first resolution, thanking Dedham and Walpole citizens for their help with forming Norwood.


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Water usage: 30 gallons per person per day, according to the Kenwood Water District. Scott Grimes, who voices Steve Smith on American Dad!, grew up in Dracut

2. Dracut



Water usage: 30 gallons per person per day, according to the Kenwood Water District.


Scott Grimes, who voices Steve Smith on American Dad!, grew up in Dracut.


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Water usage: 30 gallons per person per day, according to the West Brookfield Water Department. The Rock House Reservation is a 196-acre preserve in the town. It is named for a natural rock shelter Native Americans once used as a winter camp.

1. West Brookfield



Water usage: 30 gallons per person per day, according to the West Brookfield Water Department.


The Rock House Reservation is a 196-acre preserve in the town. It is named for a natural rock shelter Native Americans once used as a winter camp.


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