After another long winter, Massachusetts residents are ready for some fun in the sun, and in the water! Between the shores of Cape Cod, all the way to the lakes of the Berkshires, Massachusetts has plenty of places to get out there, stay cool and enjoy the summer months

Hiking, golfing, running, swimming, whatever your favorite warm-weather activity you've undoubtedly been counting down the days until you can do what you love outside in the Berkshires. But by this time of year, no one is more anxious to get outside and play like the boaters.

Whether you're a classic ski boat guy, a pontoon lover, jet-skier, or any kind of paddler, by now you're ready to get on out on the water, have some fun, and feel that sun! While we're waiting, endlessly it seems at times, for that boat weather to arrive, we want to know where is your favorite place to hit the water?

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Here are some favorites we all know and love:

 

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Every beach town has its share of pluses and minuses, which got us thinking about what makes a beach town the best one to live in. To find out, Stacker consulted data from WalletHub, released June 17, 2020, that compares U.S. beach towns. Ratings are based on six categories: affordability, weather, safety, economy, education and health, and quality of life. The cities ranged in population from 10,000 to 150,000, but they had to have at least one local beach listed on TripAdvisor. Read the full methodology here. From those rankings, we selected the top 50. Readers who live in California and Florida will be unsurprised to learn that many of towns featured here are in one of those two states.

Keep reading to see if your favorite beach town made the cut.

 

READ ON: See the States Where People Live the Longest

Stacker used data from the 2020 County Health Rankings to rank every state's average life expectancy from lowest to highest. The 2020 County Health Rankings values were calculated using mortality counts from the 2016-2018 National Center for Health Statistics. The U.S. Census 2019 American Community Survey and America's Health Rankings Senior Report 2019 data were also used to provide demographics on the senior population of each state and the state's rank on senior health care, respectively.

Read on to learn the average life expectancy in each state.

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