Methuen, MA Townhomes for Sale

Located in the Merrimack Valley and with the Merrimack River flowing through, Methuen was first settled in 1642 and became a New England town in 1726. The 1800s was a period of rapid industrial growth for the town, featuring cotton mills and manufacturing factories. In 1917, the town voted to adopt the city form of government, becoming “The City Known as the Town of Methuen.” Over the past several decades, Methuen has undergone much economic and community development and is now sought-after for its proximity to both Boston and New Hampshire, its business-friendly policies that are creating a steady job market and workforce, and its stable, upward-trending housing market with a 72.2% in homeownership. “Since 1972, Methuen’s population has doubled in size and has gone from 26,000 to over 53,000,” says John J. Wilson, who is the city’s Director of Economic and Community Development. “This is a reflection of the city’s growth and development over the past five decades.” Methuen has also released the city’s growth and investment master plan for the next 10 years. The plan aims to increase multi-family housing of different price ranges to accommodate its growing and diverse housing