List of sister cities in New England

This is a list of sister cities in the U.S. states of New England (i.e. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont). Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.

Many New England jurisdictions work with foreign cities through Sister Cities International, an organization whose goal is to "promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation."[1]

Connecticut

Bridgeport[2]

Coventry[3]

Danbury[4]

Enfield

Essex[7]

Greenwich[8]

Groton[9]

Hartford[10]

Middletown[11]

New Britain[12]

New Haven[13]

New London[9]

Norwalk

Seymour[16]

Stamford[17]

Stratford[18]

Torrington[2]

Trumbull[19]

Waterbury[20]

West Hartford[21]

Westport[22]

Wethersfield[23]

Maine

Bangor[24]

Bath[25]

Brunswick[26]

Farmington[27]

Old Orchard Beach[24]

Portland[28]

Topsfield[24]

Waterville[29]

Massachusetts

Amesbury[30]

Amherst

Andover[34]

Arlington

Barnstable[38]

Billerica[39]

Boston[40]

Brewster[41]

Brockton[42]

Brookline[43]

Cambridge[44]

Concord[45]

Dartmouth[46]

Fairhaven[47]

Fall River

Fitchburg[51]

Framingham[52]

Gloucester

Great Barrington[56]

Holyoke

Hudson[59]

Lanesborough[60]

Lexington[61]

Lowell[62]

Mansfield[65]

Marblehead[66]

Marlborough[67]

Medford[68]

Nantucket[69]

New Bedford[70]

Newburyport[71]

Newton

North Adams[74]

Pittsfield[75]

Plymouth

Rehoboth[78]

Revere[79]

Salem[80]

Scituate[81]

Somerville[82]

Springfield

Sturbridge[86]

Taunton

Watertown[89]

Winchester[90]

Worcester[91][92]

New Hampshire

Concord[93]

Hanover[94]

Keene[95]

Manchester[96]

Nashua[97]

Portsmouth[98]

Rye[99]

  • England Rye, England, United Kingdom

Rhode Island

Bristol[46]

Coventry

Cranston[102]

Cumberland[103]

East Providence[104]

Johnston[105]

Newport[106]

Pawtucket[107]

  • England Belper, England, United Kingdom

Providence[108]

West Warwick[109]

Vermont

Bennington[110]

Burlington[111]

Hartford[112]

Rutland[113]

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