RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 105 SHOWN OF 105

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%+1.1 pts

02Pinehurst, MAMA6,84593.6%+2.1 pts

03Longmeadow, MAMA15,69690.9%−2.0 pts

04Wilmington, MAMA23,33690.3%−2.4 pts

05Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96189.7%+4.3 pts

06Sharon, MAMA6,23288.2%+1.7 pts

07East Harwich, MAMA5,65488.2%+3.0 pts

08Cochituate, MAMA6,47187.8%+3.0 pts

09North Scituate, MAMA6,49286.6%+1.5 pts

10Milton, MAMA28,58784.1%+1.6 pts

11Wellesley, MAMA30,34783.1%+2.3 pts

12Bellingham, MAMA5,32582.7%+4.3 pts

13Lexington, MAMA34,29582.6%+0.5 pts

14Reading, MAMA25,61282.5%+1.1 pts

15Somerset, MAMA18,29881.9%−1.5 pts

16Needham, MAMA32,45980.9%+1.2 pts

17Winchester, MAMA23,40680.5%+1.5 pts

18East Falmouth, MAMA6,24580.3%+8.7 pts

19Dedham, MAMA25,23780.2%+0.7 pts

20Saugus, MAMA28,77380.0%+2.2 pts

21Burlington, MAMA26,27479.5%+0.3 pts

22North Westport, MAMA5,28979.4%−0.1 pts

23Hingham, MAMA5,13079.0%+3.1 pts

24Walpole, MAMA6,46178.9%+5.7 pts

25Medfield, MAMA6,84977.5%+3.7 pts

26Danvers, MAMA28,09877.1%+2.7 pts

27Northborough, MAMA6,39277.0%+2.5 pts

28Swampscott, MAMA15,27776.5%+2.1 pts

29West Concord, MAMA5,87676.4%+4.4 pts

30Holbrook, MAMA11,38076.2%+1.4 pts

31Scituate, MAMA5,79675.9%+1.8 pts

32Marblehead, MAMA20,41375.3%+3.5 pts

33Oxford, MAMA5,67174.9%−0.6 pts

34Kingston, MAMA5,91074.2%+3.0 pts

35South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55272.8%−0.9 pts

36Hull, MAMA10,13872.6%+5.7 pts

37Wakefield, MAMA27,79372.0%+0.8 pts

38Abington, MAMA17,05371.8%+3.5 pts

39Peabody, MAMA55,95371.2%+0.8 pts

40Maynard, MAMA10,71269.8%+5.0 pts

41Newton, MAMA90,74169.5%+0.6 pts

42Stoneham, MAMA23,35568.4%+2.4 pts

43Westfield, MAMA40,54667.8%+2.3 pts

44Melrose, MAMA29,59767.0%+1.6 pts

45Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40566.8%+1.0 pts

46West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19466.7%+4.9 pts

47Newburyport, MAMA19,14866.6%+4.4 pts

48Hudson, MAMA15,71966.6%+0.7 pts

49Marshfield, MAMA5,16166.1%+2.2 pts

50Williamstown, MAMA5,07064.7%+2.1 pts

51Athol, MAMA8,80164.1%−0.1 pts

52Attleboro, MAMA47,44763.8%+2.5 pts

53Milford, MAMA27,73162.1%+2.1 pts

54Taunton, MAMA62,52261.2%+3.5 pts

55Woburn, MAMA43,96261.2%+0.1 pts

56Marlborough, MAMA42,77261.0%+2.8 pts

57Pittsfield, MAMA42,90960.8%+1.2 pts

58Belmont, MAMA27,17560.7%+1.1 pts

59Haverhill, MAMA68,36160.2%+1.5 pts

60Beverly, MAMA43,36360.0%+1.1 pts

61Gloucester, MAMA30,62759.7%+2.0 pts

62Salisbury, MAMA5,65659.5%−6.0 pts

63Chicopee, MAMA55,31059.3%+1.0 pts

64Andover, MAMA9,45158.9%+5.4 pts

65Arlington, MAMA46,35058.8%+1.8 pts

66Medford, MAMA59,83458.6%+1.5 pts

67Leominster, MAMA44,19457.9%+0.3 pts

68Norwood, MAMA31,54257.2%+0.3 pts

69Nantucket, MAMA10,01756.7%−0.9 pts

70Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22256.7%+6.9 pts

71Framingham, MAMA73,02155.5%+1.8 pts

72Adams, MAMA5,42755.4%+0.0 pts

73Gardner, MAMA21,48354.6%+2.8 pts

74Brockton, MAMA106,13454.6%+1.2 pts

75Northampton, MAMA31,04753.5%+2.9 pts

76Ware, MAMA6,36952.4%−1.8 pts

77North Adams, MAMA12,36852.0%+1.4 pts

78Fitchburg, MAMA42,13651.6%+3.3 pts

79Revere, MAMA60,14150.0%+1.0 pts

80Springfield, MAMA154,70249.9%+0.5 pts

81Whitinsville, MAMA7,11549.8%+5.5 pts

82Salem, MAMA45,38149.1%+3.1 pts

83Quincy, MAMA103,17349.0%+0.3 pts

84Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15548.1%+0.6 pts

85Greenfield, MAMA17,69146.6%−1.0 pts

86Plymouth, MAMA7,91846.2%+2.7 pts

87Waltham, MAMA65,03746.0%+0.1 pts

88Clinton, MAMA7,65845.8%+0.2 pts

89Lynn, MAMA104,23645.6%−0.6 pts

90Brookline, MAMA63,26645.3%+2.1 pts

91Spencer, MAMA5,66144.0%−0.2 pts

92New Bedford, MAMA101,83443.8%−0.1 pts

93Worcester, MAMA213,86243.3%+0.1 pts

94Malden, MAMA66,37043.3%+0.0 pts

95Lowell, MAMA119,97143.0%+1.2 pts

96Foxborough, MAMA6,25142.0%+3.7 pts

97Webster, MAMA12,22841.5%−0.4 pts

98Holyoke, MAMA38,02341.5%+2.5 pts

99Everett, MAMA53,57241.4%+0.1 pts

100Fall River, MAMA95,29834.9%+1.9 pts

101Cambridge, MAMA122,58832.3%+1.9 pts

102Boston, MAMA672,97332.2%+1.4 pts

103Lawrence, MAMA89,32032.2%+0.2 pts

104Somerville, MAMA84,21130.6%−0.4 pts

105Chelsea, MAMA40,13028.9%+0.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS