A town just 15 miles west of Boston has officially been named Massachusetts’ biggest boomtown, according to GoBankingRates.

Those in the rural hamlet -- centered around a few old storefronts ... The hum of leaf blowers and tree trimmers provided a background chorus for the town, accustomed to gussying up quickly ...

We call these places settlements. But how can we tell the difference between a hamlet and a village? Or a town and a city? Well, it mostly depends on how many people live in a place, and how many ...