New England is in the United States.
New England . Boston , the capital of Massachusetts , is New England 's largest city . The largest metropolitan area is Greater Boston , which also includes Worcester ( the second-largest city in both Massachusetts and New England ) , Manchester ( the largest city in New Hampshire ) , and Providence ( the capital and largest city of Rhode Island ) , with nearly a third of the entire region 's population . The only unincorporated areas in the region exist in the sparsely populated northern regions of Maine , New Hampshire , and Vermont .