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Highest homeownership rate, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Pinehurst, MAMA6,84597.4%+4%

02Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96191.6%+2%

03East Harwich, MAMA5,65491.5%+4%

04Longmeadow, MAMA15,69690.1%−1%

05North Scituate, MAMA6,49288.9%+3%

06Wilmington, MAMA23,33688.1%−3%

07The Pinehills, MAMA5,28287.9%–

08East Falmouth, MAMA6,24587.6%+9%

09Lynnfield, MAMA13,06487.3%−7%

10Somerset, MAMA18,29886.9%+6%

11Sharon, MAMA6,23285.7%−3%

12Cochituate, MAMA6,47185.6%−2%

13Marblehead, MAMA20,41385.2%+13%

14Milton, MAMA28,58785.2%+1%

15Wellesley, MAMA30,34784.4%+2%

16Holbrook, MAMA11,38084.0%+10%

17Kingston, MAMA5,91083.6%+13%

18Oxford, MAMA5,67183.2%+11%

19Needham, MAMA32,45983.1%+3%

20Northborough, MAMA6,39283.1%+8%

21Medfield, MAMA6,84983.1%+7%

22Scituate, MAMA5,79683.0%+9%

23Reading, MAMA25,61282.4%−0%

24Winchester, MAMA23,40681.7%+1%

25Walpole, MAMA6,46181.5%+3%

26Nantucket, MAMA10,01780.8%+42%

27Lexington, MAMA34,29580.5%−3%

28South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55280.2%+10%

29Hull, MAMA10,13879.6%+10%

30North Westport, MAMA5,28979.6%+0%

31Franklin, MAMA33,95578.2%–

32Braintree, MAMA38,95777.6%–

33Newburyport, MAMA19,14877.5%+16%

34Hingham, MAMA5,13077.3%−2%

35West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19476.5%+15%

36Swampscott, MAMA15,27775.9%−1%

37Barnstable, MAMA50,10175.7%–

38Bridgewater, MAMA29,30975.6%–

39Maynard, MAMA10,71275.0%+7%

40Agawam, MAMA28,78374.4%–

41Burlington, MAMA26,27474.2%−7%

42Dedham, MAMA25,23773.4%−8%

43Abington, MAMA17,05372.7%+1%

44Methuen, MAMA54,58472.3%–

45North Attleborough, MAMA31,50672.1%–

46Saugus, MAMA28,77371.5%−11%

47Palmer, MAMA12,36771.5%–

48Randolph, MAMA34,94871.3%–

49Stoneham, MAMA23,35571.0%+4%

50Wakefield, MAMA27,79370.7%−2%

51Marshfield, MAMA5,16170.2%+6%

52Newton, MAMA90,74170.0%+1%

53Danvers, MAMA28,09869.2%−10%

54Bellingham, MAMA5,32568.8%−17%

55Westfield, MAMA40,54668.6%+1%

56Amesbury, MAMA17,58868.6%–

57Hudson, MAMA15,71968.0%+2%

58Weymouth, MAMA59,75967.4%–

59Melrose, MAMA29,59767.2%+0%

60Attleboro, MAMA47,44766.2%+4%

61Andover, MAMA9,45166.1%+12%

62Peabody, MAMA55,95365.6%−8%

63Salisbury, MAMA5,65665.5%+10%

64Belmont, MAMA27,17564.7%+7%

65Gloucester, MAMA30,62763.9%+7%

66Athol, MAMA8,80163.7%−1%

67Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40563.4%−5%

68Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22262.9%+11%

69Pittsfield, MAMA42,90962.8%+3%

70Haverhill, MAMA68,36162.8%+4%

71West Concord, MAMA5,87662.4%−18%

72Leominster, MAMA44,19462.3%+8%

73Milford, MAMA27,73162.2%+0%

74Taunton, MAMA62,52262.1%+1%

75Arlington, MAMA46,35061.6%+5%

76Williamstown, MAMA5,07061.5%−5%

77Beverly, MAMA43,36360.1%+0%

78Whitinsville, MAMA7,11559.3%+19%

79Gardner, MAMA21,48358.9%+8%

80West Springfield, MAMA28,82958.5%–

81Easthampton, MAMA15,85158.4%–

82Ware, MAMA6,36957.4%+9%

83Brockton, MAMA106,13457.4%+5%

84Northampton, MAMA31,04757.3%+7%

85Winthrop, MAMA18,64756.9%–

86Adams, MAMA5,42756.7%+2%

87Marlborough, MAMA42,77256.0%−8%

88Chicopee, MAMA55,31055.7%−6%

89Greenfield, MAMA17,69155.7%+20%

90Woburn, MAMA43,96255.7%−9%

91Framingham, MAMA73,02154.8%−1%

92Fitchburg, MAMA42,13654.1%+5%

93Medford, MAMA59,83454.1%−8%

94Norwood, MAMA31,54254.0%−6%

95Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15552.8%+10%

96North Adams, MAMA12,36851.0%−2%

97Foxborough, MAMA6,25150.9%+21%

98Salem, MAMA45,38149.7%+1%

99Waltham, MAMA65,03749.7%+8%

100Springfield, MAMA154,70249.6%−0%

101Lynn, MAMA104,23648.1%+6%

102Clinton, MAMA7,65847.9%+5%

103Watertown, MAMA35,71047.7%–

104Brookline, MAMA63,26646.9%+4%

105Plymouth, MAMA7,91846.0%−0%

106Revere, MAMA60,14145.6%−9%

107Webster, MAMA12,22845.5%+10%

108Quincy, MAMA103,17345.2%−8%

109Amherst, MAMA40,92044.2%–

110Lowell, MAMA119,97143.2%+0%

111Worcester, MAMA213,86242.8%−1%

112Southbridge, MAMA18,10542.7%–

113Holyoke, MAMA38,02341.3%−0%

114Malden, MAMA66,37041.3%−5%

115New Bedford, MAMA101,83440.3%−8%

116Spencer, MAMA5,66140.2%−9%

117Everett, MAMA53,57237.2%−10%

118Boston, MAMA672,97335.7%+11%

119Fall River, MAMA95,29835.3%+1%

120Somerville, MAMA84,21134.2%+12%

121Cambridge, MAMA122,58833.5%+4%

122Lawrence, MAMA89,32028.1%−13%

123Chelsea, MAMA40,13026.0%−10%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES