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Largest landowners in Massachusetts

The 50 companies, trusts and public agencies that hold the most land in Massachusetts, from county property records.

4,270Largest holding, acres55,475Acres on this list14Counties counted

Top 50 by acres held

  1. 1. COWLS W D INC4,270 ac
    28 parcels
  2. 2. NANTUCKET ISLANDS LAND BANK3,405 ac
    830 parcels
  3. 3. W D COWLS INC3,112 ac
    28 parcels
  4. 4. CITY OF BOSTON3,020 ac
    1,914 parcels
  5. 5. NEW ENGLAND POWER COMPANY1,814 ac
    57 parcels in 2 counties
  6. 6. NANTUCKET TOWN OF1,775 ac
    593 parcels
  7. 7. NORTHAMPTON CITY OF1,755 ac
    23 parcels
  8. 8. LLC NORTHFIELD MOUNTAIN1,740 ac
    12 parcels
  9. 9. YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY1,737 ac
    25 parcels
  10. 10. TURNERS FALLS FIRE DISTRICT1,530 ac
    162 parcels
  11. 11. MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY1,365 ac
    49 parcels in 2 counties
  12. 12. HULL FORESTLANDS LP~1,348 ac
    5 parcels
  13. 13. HEYES FAMILY FORESTS LLC1,307 ac
    30 parcels
  14. 14. TOWN OF ROWE - PARK1,248 ac
    24 parcels
  15. 15. MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC.1,143 ac
    15 parcels
  16. 16. FRANKLIN LAND TRUST INC1,093 ac
    30 parcels
  17. 17. GREAT RIVER HYDRO, LLC1,060 ac
    45 parcels
  18. 18. BERKSHIRE EAST SKI RESORT, LLC1,047 ac
    12 parcels
  19. 19. LYME QUABBIN LLC999 ac
    20 parcels
  20. 20. TOWN OF ORANGE985 ac
    75 parcels
  21. 21. GREENFIELD TOWN OF976 ac
    167 parcels
  22. 22. NORTHFIELD MT HERMON SCHOOL942 ac
    42 parcels
  23. 23. BEAR SWAMP POWER COMPANY LLC933 ac
    14 parcels
  24. 24. FIRSTLIGHT MA HYDRO LLC918 ac
    150 parcels
  25. 25. ALLEN CHASE FOUNDATION846 ac
    61 parcels
  26. 26. MASS AUDUBON SOCIETY~806 ac
    12 parcels
  27. 27. TOWN OF AMHERST803 ac
    18 parcels
  28. 28. ERVING TOWN OF789 ac
    75 parcels
  29. 29. MT GRACE LAND CONSERVATION TRUST, INC718 ac
    14 parcels
  30. 30. SOUTH DEERFIELD WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT718 ac
    9 parcels
  31. 31. CERSOSIMO INDUSTRIES INC703 ac
    6 parcels
  32. 32. MASS AUDUBON SOCIETY679 ac
    10 parcels in 2 counties
  33. 33. ROTIMA S.A., INC.667 ac
    14 parcels
  34. 34. NORTHFIELD MOUNTAIN LLC659 ac
    42 parcels
  35. 35. NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION, INC641 ac
    15 parcels
  36. 36. SHELBURNE FALLS FIRE DISTRICT610 ac
    15 parcels
  37. 37. WT LAND LLC610 ac
    12 parcels
  38. 38. KESTREL LAND TRUST INC598 ac
    10 parcels
  39. 39. CRUMPIN-FOX CLUB, INC596 ac
    12 parcels
  40. 40. HIGH POCKET LLC557 ac
    11 parcels
  41. 41. NOURSE REALTY LLC542 ac
    37 parcels
  42. 42. DELTA SAND & GRAVEL, INC.527 ac
    56 parcels
  43. 43. ROCKY RIVER REALTY COMPANY524 ac
    55 parcels
  44. 44. BANNISH LAND PRESERVES, INC.507 ac
    5 parcels
  45. 45. HAGER INVESTMENT TRUST(S)489 ac
    15 parcels
  46. 46. HINATA RETREAT REALTY, LLC489 ac
    2 parcels
  47. 47. EUROVIA ATLANTIC COAST LLC478 ac
    12 parcels
  48. 48. TOWN OF WARWICK477 ac
    26 parcels
  49. 49. MA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC473 ac
    5 parcels
  50. 50. TOWN OF LEVERETT449 ac
    31 parcels

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Questions

Who is the largest landowner in Massachusetts?

On county property records, COWLS W D INC holds the most land in Massachusetts: 4,270 acres across 28 parcels.

How much land do the largest landowners in Massachusetts hold?

The 50 institutions on this list hold 55,475 acres between them. 13 of them are public bodies, such as the state, cities and agencies.

Why are no individuals on this list?

Deedlines ranks companies, trusts held by companies and government agencies only. A public ranking of private people by the land they own would be a list of where they live, so individuals are never ranked.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the assessor files of 14 Massachusetts counties, the same records behind each county's tax roll. Acreage is what the assessor records; a survey can differ, and a company filed under two spellings counts as two names.

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