Green HarborMA
1,314 people live in this town in Massachusetts.
Is Green Harbor a good place to live?
No town among the 284 in Massachusetts we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Green Harbor. We don’t grade Green Harbor yet; the figures below are still real.
Green Harbor lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 50% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
- Duxbury Beach Reservation
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Fenway Park and 166 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Green Harbor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw30 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
36 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
9 mi MuseumPlimoth Patuxet
29 mi AttractionFreedom TrailPhoto credits
Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · Plimoth Patuxet: Tr!sie, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Green Harbor: who provides what
Green Harbor is unincorporated, so Plymouth County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Green Harbor.
Most of Green Harbor’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Green Harbor rose by 22, to 32. The top destinations are Boston (13%), Marshfield (9%) and Duxbury (8%). For half of commuters, work is under 21 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Green Harbor: four seasons and pleasant summers
Green Harbor’s peak summer temperature stands at 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Protected land: 10.8% of Green Harbor
Green Harbor has 2 parks and preserves, 19 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Duxbury Beach Reservation | — | 16 |
| 2. Cut River Meadow | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Green Harbor is
Against the Massachusetts average, Green Harbor comes out ahead on 10 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 4. Among adults in the town, 29% sleep under 7 hours, below both Massachusetts’ towns (33%) and U.S. towns (36%). For adults locally, the share who report frequent mental distress is 14%.
| Green Harbor | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 28% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Green Harbor | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.7% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Green Harbor, with coastal flooding at the top
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Green Harbor, 50% come from coastal flooding and 35% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Green Harbor
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Green Harbor; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Green Harbor residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
1,314 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Green Harbor
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Green Harbor, MA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Green Harbor yet; the figures below are still real. 1,314 people live in this town in Massachusetts.