The Commonwealth is a region roughly corresponding to the pre-War Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The area is occupied by a number of communities.
List of communities[]
- Point of reference - 2287
| Name | Type | Overview |
|---|---|---|
| Abernathy farm | Farm | A small, family-run farm in the western Commonwealth. |
| Atom Cats garage | Outpost | Derelict garage and junkyard occupied by the Atom Cats, a small group of power armor aficionados. |
| Bunker Hill | Town | Trading hub built in and around the Battle of Bunker Hill monument. The volume of merchant traffic and income from services provided to them turned Bunker Hill into a wealthy settlement able to pay raiders off. |
| Covenant | Town | Isolationist trading community with a particular fear of synths. |
| County crossing | Farm | Small, family-run farm. |
| Diamond City | City | The focal point of commerce and human settlement in the Commonwealth, Diamond City is a major community with its own electricity, farming, water source, and light manufacturing. Together with Bunker Hill and Goodneighbor it forms the heart of human civilization in the Commonwealth. |
| Finch farm | Farm | Small, family-run farm. |
| Goodneighbor | Town | Anarchic town under the governance of Hancock, Goodneighbor is a refuge for ghouls, outcasts, and people who thrive without strong legal oversight. Its economy revolves around drugs, weapons, salvage, and other goods made available by traders unable or unwilling to trade in Diamond City or Bunker Hill. |
| Graygarden | Farm | Fully-automated, self-sufficient farm. |
| Greentop Nursery | Farm | A mutfruit farm near Malden. |
| Libertalia | Town | Raider settlement in a former fishing community established on the wreckage of a pre-War ship fleet. |
| Nordhagen Beach | Farm | A coastal gourd farm. |
| Oberland Station | Farm | A tato farm on the eastern bank of the Charles River. |
| Somerville Place | Outpost | A small house on the edge of the Glowing Sea. |
| Quincy | Fortress | Formerly one of the largest cities in the Commonwealth, Quincy was sacked by Gunners and turned into a heavily fortified forward operating base. |
| Tenpines Bluff | Farm | A small farm on the northern bluffs. |
| The Slog | Settlement | A ghoul community in an old resort. |
| Vault 81 | Vault | Fully functional vault that remains operational for more than two centuries, exporting medical supplies and other Vault technology in exchange for food, water, and other necessities. |
| Warwick Homestead | Farm | A small, family-run farm in a derelict water treatment plant. |
List of abandoned communities[]
| Name | Type | Overview | Cause of abandonment |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Point | Town | A large trading hub on the coast. | Sacked by Institute synths. |
| Salem | Town | A pre-War town on the coast. | Wiped out by mirelurks. |
| Spectacle Island | Settlement | An ambitious attempt to colonize the largest island on the coast. | Wiped out by mirelurks. |