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Highest homeownership rate, Massachusetts cities · 2000

Massachusetts cities with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2000 ACS). This list covers the 105 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 1990

01Lynnfield, MAMA13,06494.4%+1%

02Pinehurst, MAMA6,84593.6%+2%

03Longmeadow, MAMA15,69690.9%−2%

04Wilmington, MAMA23,33690.3%−3%

05Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96189.7%+5%

06Sharon, MAMA6,23288.2%+2%

07East Harwich, MAMA5,65488.2%+3%

08Cochituate, MAMA6,47187.8%+4%

09North Scituate, MAMA6,49286.6%+2%

10Milton, MAMA28,58784.1%+2%

11Wellesley, MAMA30,34783.1%+3%

12Bellingham, MAMA5,32582.7%+5%

13Lexington, MAMA34,29582.6%+1%

14Reading, MAMA25,61282.5%+1%

15Somerset, MAMA18,29881.9%−2%

16Needham, MAMA32,45980.9%+2%

17Winchester, MAMA23,40680.5%+2%

18East Falmouth, MAMA6,24580.3%+12%

19Dedham, MAMA25,23780.2%+1%

20Saugus, MAMA28,77380.0%+3%

21Burlington, MAMA26,27479.5%+0%

22North Westport, MAMA5,28979.4%−0%

23Hingham, MAMA5,13079.0%+4%

24Walpole, MAMA6,46178.9%+8%

25Medfield, MAMA6,84977.5%+5%

26Danvers, MAMA28,09877.1%+4%

27Northborough, MAMA6,39277.0%+3%

28Swampscott, MAMA15,27776.5%+3%

29West Concord, MAMA5,87676.4%+6%

30Holbrook, MAMA11,38076.2%+2%

31Scituate, MAMA5,79675.9%+2%

32Marblehead, MAMA20,41375.3%+5%

33Oxford, MAMA5,67174.9%−1%

34Kingston, MAMA5,91074.2%+4%

35South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55272.8%−1%

36Hull, MAMA10,13872.6%+8%

37Wakefield, MAMA27,79372.0%+1%

38Abington, MAMA17,05371.8%+5%

39Peabody, MAMA55,95371.2%+1%

40Maynard, MAMA10,71269.8%+8%

41Newton, MAMA90,74169.5%+1%

42Stoneham, MAMA23,35568.4%+4%

43Westfield, MAMA40,54667.8%+4%

44Melrose, MAMA29,59767.0%+2%

45Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40566.8%+2%

46West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19466.7%+8%

47Newburyport, MAMA19,14866.6%+7%

48Hudson, MAMA15,71966.6%+1%

49Marshfield, MAMA5,16166.1%+3%

50Williamstown, MAMA5,07064.7%+3%

51Athol, MAMA8,80164.1%−0%

52Attleboro, MAMA47,44763.8%+4%

53Milford, MAMA27,73162.1%+4%

54Taunton, MAMA62,52261.2%+6%

55Woburn, MAMA43,96261.2%+0%

56Marlborough, MAMA42,77261.0%+5%

57Pittsfield, MAMA42,90960.8%+2%

58Belmont, MAMA27,17560.7%+2%

59Haverhill, MAMA68,36160.2%+3%

60Beverly, MAMA43,36360.0%+2%

61Gloucester, MAMA30,62759.7%+3%

62Salisbury, MAMA5,65659.5%−9%

63Chicopee, MAMA55,31059.3%+2%

64Andover, MAMA9,45158.9%+10%

65Arlington, MAMA46,35058.8%+3%

66Medford, MAMA59,83458.6%+3%

67Leominster, MAMA44,19457.9%+1%

68Norwood, MAMA31,54257.2%+0%

69Nantucket, MAMA10,01756.7%−2%

70Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22256.7%+14%

71Framingham, MAMA73,02155.5%+3%

72Adams, MAMA5,42755.4%+0%

73Gardner, MAMA21,48354.6%+5%

74Brockton, MAMA106,13454.6%+2%

75Northampton, MAMA31,04753.5%+6%

76Ware, MAMA6,36952.4%−3%

77North Adams, MAMA12,36852.0%+3%

78Fitchburg, MAMA42,13651.6%+7%

79Revere, MAMA60,14150.0%+2%

80Springfield, MAMA154,70249.9%+1%

81Whitinsville, MAMA7,11549.8%+12%

82Salem, MAMA45,38149.1%+7%

83Quincy, MAMA103,17349.0%+1%

84Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15548.1%+1%

85Greenfield, MAMA17,69146.6%−2%

86Plymouth, MAMA7,91846.2%+6%

87Waltham, MAMA65,03746.0%+0%

88Clinton, MAMA7,65845.8%+0%

89Lynn, MAMA104,23645.6%−1%

90Brookline, MAMA63,26645.3%+5%

91Spencer, MAMA5,66144.0%−0%

92New Bedford, MAMA101,83443.8%−0%

93Worcester, MAMA213,86243.3%+0%

94Malden, MAMA66,37043.3%+0%

95Lowell, MAMA119,97143.0%+3%

96Foxborough, MAMA6,25142.0%+10%

97Webster, MAMA12,22841.5%−1%

98Holyoke, MAMA38,02341.5%+6%

99Everett, MAMA53,57241.4%+0%

100Fall River, MAMA95,29834.9%+6%

101Cambridge, MAMA122,58832.3%+6%

102Boston, MAMA672,97332.2%+4%

103Lawrence, MAMA89,32032.2%+0%

104Somerville, MAMA84,21130.6%−1%

105Chelsea, MAMA40,13028.9%+3%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS