Living in Massachusetts Cities And Towns: Avon, Massachusetts

Avon is considered to be a prestigious community located along Route 24, which is approximately 20 miles south of Boston. There is good highway access and a positive attitude toward economic growth and development in the town of Avon. The town has developed as a major employment center in the South Shore area.

Over the past 10 years, the Avon Industrial Park has developed and contains 127 firms. The Industrial Park employs over 3,600 persons in a variety of occupations, and has recently expanded making more sites available for development.

The town enjoys convenient public transit service to Boston and Brockton.

Housing is available in many residential neighborhoods of the town as well as excellent community facilities and services. The town preserves its quiet, tranquil, suburban character while being a part of a metropolitan community that provides advantages in terms of accessibility of health care, cultural, educational and recreational resources.

Avon is in Eastern Massachusetts. It is bordered by Brockton on the south, Stoughton on the west, Randolph on the northeast, and Holbrook on the east. Avon is 17 miles south of Boston, 27 miles northeast of Providence, Rhode Island and 211 miles from New York City.

Form of Government

Board of Selectmen and Open Town Meeting

Transportation and Access

Principal highways are State Route 28 and the Fall River Expressway, Route 24. Commuter rail service is available to South Station, Boston on the Middleborough Line. The Brockton Area Transit Authority provides fixed route service betwee
Brocton and the Ashmont MBTA station. The Avon Council on Aging offers paratransit services for the elderly and disabled.

There are no hospitals, long term care facilities, hospices services or rest homes in the town of Avon, Massachusetts.

Points of Interestnn • DeMarco Parkn • Shooters Pub and Big Jim’s Liquor Storen • Samuel Robbins Housen • Jordan’s Furnituren • Blanchard’s Tavernn • St Michaels Church

Notable Residentsnn • Michael Mottaun • Hobey Baker, Award Winner, Boston College 2001

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