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Highest homeownership rate, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2024 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%+3.7 pts

02Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96191.6%+1.9 pts

03East Harwich, MAMA5,65491.5%+3.3 pts

04Longmeadow, MAMA15,69690.1%−0.8 pts

05North Scituate, MAMA6,49288.9%+2.3 pts

06Wilmington, MAMA23,33688.1%−2.3 pts

07The Pinehills, MAMA5,28287.9%–

08East Falmouth, MAMA6,24587.6%+7.3 pts

09Lynnfield, MAMA13,06487.3%−7.0 pts

10Somerset, MAMA18,29886.9%+5.0 pts

11Sharon, MAMA6,23285.7%−2.5 pts

12Cochituate, MAMA6,47185.6%−2.2 pts

13Marblehead, MAMA20,41385.2%+9.9 pts

14Milton, MAMA28,58785.2%+1.1 pts

15Wellesley, MAMA30,34784.4%+1.3 pts

16Holbrook, MAMA11,38084.0%+7.8 pts

17Kingston, MAMA5,91083.6%+9.4 pts

18Oxford, MAMA5,67183.2%+8.3 pts

19Needham, MAMA32,45983.1%+2.2 pts

20Northborough, MAMA6,39283.1%+6.1 pts

21Medfield, MAMA6,84983.1%+5.6 pts

22Scituate, MAMA5,79683.0%+7.1 pts

23Reading, MAMA25,61282.4%−0.0 pts

24Winchester, MAMA23,40681.7%+1.1 pts

25Walpole, MAMA6,46181.5%+2.6 pts

26Nantucket, MAMA10,01780.8%+24.1 pts

27Lexington, MAMA34,29580.5%−2.1 pts

28South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55280.2%+7.3 pts

29Hull, MAMA10,13879.6%+7.0 pts

30North Westport, MAMA5,28979.6%+0.1 pts

31Franklin, MAMA33,95578.2%–

32Braintree, MAMA38,95777.6%–

33Newburyport, MAMA19,14877.5%+10.8 pts

34Hingham, MAMA5,13077.3%−1.7 pts

35West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19476.5%+9.8 pts

36Swampscott, MAMA15,27775.9%−0.7 pts

37Barnstable, MAMA50,10175.7%–

38Bridgewater, MAMA29,30975.6%–

39Maynard, MAMA10,71275.0%+5.2 pts

40Agawam, MAMA28,78374.4%–

41Burlington, MAMA26,27474.2%−5.3 pts

42Dedham, MAMA25,23773.4%−6.8 pts

43Abington, MAMA17,05372.7%+0.9 pts

44Methuen, MAMA54,58472.3%–

45North Attleborough, MAMA31,50672.1%–

46Saugus, MAMA28,77371.5%−8.5 pts

47Palmer, MAMA12,36771.5%–

48Randolph, MAMA34,94871.3%–

49Stoneham, MAMA23,35571.0%+2.6 pts

50Wakefield, MAMA27,79370.7%−1.3 pts

51Marshfield, MAMA5,16170.2%+4.1 pts

52Newton, MAMA90,74170.0%+0.5 pts

53Danvers, MAMA28,09869.2%−7.9 pts

54Bellingham, MAMA5,32568.8%−13.9 pts

55Westfield, MAMA40,54668.6%+0.8 pts

56Amesbury, MAMA17,58868.6%–

57Hudson, MAMA15,71968.0%+1.4 pts

58Weymouth, MAMA59,75967.4%–

59Melrose, MAMA29,59767.2%+0.1 pts

60Attleboro, MAMA47,44766.2%+2.4 pts

61Andover, MAMA9,45166.1%+7.1 pts

62Peabody, MAMA55,95365.6%−5.6 pts

63Salisbury, MAMA5,65665.5%+6.0 pts

64Belmont, MAMA27,17564.7%+4.0 pts

65Gloucester, MAMA30,62763.9%+4.2 pts

66Athol, MAMA8,80163.7%−0.4 pts

67Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40563.4%−3.4 pts

68Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22262.9%+6.2 pts

69Pittsfield, MAMA42,90962.8%+2.0 pts

70Haverhill, MAMA68,36162.8%+2.6 pts

71West Concord, MAMA5,87662.4%−14.0 pts

72Leominster, MAMA44,19462.3%+4.4 pts

73Milford, MAMA27,73162.2%+0.2 pts

74Taunton, MAMA62,52262.1%+0.9 pts

75Arlington, MAMA46,35061.6%+2.8 pts

76Williamstown, MAMA5,07061.5%−3.2 pts

77Beverly, MAMA43,36360.1%+0.1 pts

78Whitinsville, MAMA7,11559.3%+9.5 pts

79Gardner, MAMA21,48358.9%+4.3 pts

80West Springfield, MAMA28,82958.5%–

81Easthampton, MAMA15,85158.4%–

82Ware, MAMA6,36957.4%+4.9 pts

83Brockton, MAMA106,13457.4%+2.8 pts

84Northampton, MAMA31,04757.3%+3.8 pts

85Winthrop, MAMA18,64756.9%–

86Adams, MAMA5,42756.7%+1.3 pts

87Marlborough, MAMA42,77256.0%−5.0 pts

88Chicopee, MAMA55,31055.7%−3.6 pts

89Greenfield, MAMA17,69155.7%+9.1 pts

90Woburn, MAMA43,96255.7%−5.5 pts

91Framingham, MAMA73,02154.8%−0.7 pts

92Fitchburg, MAMA42,13654.1%+2.5 pts

93Medford, MAMA59,83454.1%−4.5 pts

94Norwood, MAMA31,54254.0%−3.3 pts

95Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15552.8%+4.7 pts

96North Adams, MAMA12,36851.0%−1.0 pts

97Foxborough, MAMA6,25150.9%+9.0 pts

98Salem, MAMA45,38149.7%+0.6 pts

99Waltham, MAMA65,03749.7%+3.7 pts

100Springfield, MAMA154,70249.6%−0.2 pts

101Lynn, MAMA104,23648.1%+2.5 pts

102Clinton, MAMA7,65847.9%+2.1 pts

103Watertown, MAMA35,71047.7%–

104Brookline, MAMA63,26646.9%+1.6 pts

105Plymouth, MAMA7,91846.0%−0.2 pts

106Revere, MAMA60,14145.6%−4.4 pts

107Webster, MAMA12,22845.5%+4.0 pts

108Quincy, MAMA103,17345.2%−3.8 pts

109Amherst, MAMA40,92044.2%–

110Lowell, MAMA119,97143.2%+0.2 pts

111Worcester, MAMA213,86242.8%−0.6 pts

112Southbridge, MAMA18,10542.7%–

113Holyoke, MAMA38,02341.3%−0.2 pts

114Malden, MAMA66,37041.3%−2.0 pts

115New Bedford, MAMA101,83440.3%−3.5 pts

116Spencer, MAMA5,66140.2%−3.9 pts

117Everett, MAMA53,57237.2%−4.2 pts

118Boston, MAMA672,97335.7%+3.5 pts

119Fall River, MAMA95,29835.3%+0.4 pts

120Somerville, MAMA84,21134.2%+3.6 pts

121Cambridge, MAMA122,58833.5%+1.2 pts

122Lawrence, MAMA89,32028.1%−4.1 pts

123Chelsea, MAMA40,13026.0%−2.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES