Few states in America have the type of history, both modern and colonial, that the Bay State does, which lends itself perfectly to the spookiest month of the calendar year and the tales that come along with it.
In Massachusetts, Colonial era hotspots like Lowell and New Bedford along with more modern locales like Chicopee, North Attleboro, and Ware all find themselves atop or close therein when it comes to towns in the Commonwealth with the most ghost sightings overall.
BetMassachusetts.com broke from its typical Massachusetts sports betting coverage and utilized GhostsofAmerica.com to compile the number of ghost sightings across the state of Massachusetts. After determining the number of sightings per city, we developed the Top 10 cities for ghost sightings.
Massachusetts Cities You’d Most Likely See A Ghost
Rank | City | No. of Sightings |
1 | Lowell, MA | 57 |
2 | New Bedford, MA | 54 |
3 | Chicopee, MA | 27 |
4 | North Attleboro, MA | 24 |
T-5 | Ware, MA | 22 |
T-5 | Brockton, MA | 22 |
T-5 | Whitman, MA | 22 |
T-8 | Danvers, MA | 20 |
T-8 | Malden, MA | 20 |
10 | Orange, MA | 19 |
Which MA City Has Seen The Most Ghosts?
Overall, the city in Massachusetts with the most ghost sightings was the Mill City itself, with Lowell having 57 sightings in total to take the top spot from New Bedford, which had 54 sightings during the period in question.
Surprisingly, witch-centric Salem was not in the top 10 statewide, with the rest of the Massachusetts ghost-related top five including Chicopee (27 sightings), North Attleboro (24 sightings), and a tie for fifth between Ware, Brockton, and Whitman — all of which reported 22 sightings apiece.
Throw in Danvers and Maiden, which had 20 ghost sightings each, and No. 10 Orange (19 sightings) and you have the full list of cities in Massachusetts with the most ghost sightings overall, illustrating how spooky the Bay State is from the Berkshires east towards Cape Cod.
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Christopher Boan has been covering sports and sports betting for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.
