RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 119 SHOWN OF 119

Highest homeownership rate, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2020 ACS). This list covers the 119 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, MAMA6,84593.4%−0.2 pts

02Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96190.1%+0.4 pts

03Longmeadow, MAMA15,69689.1%−1.8 pts

04North Scituate, MAMA6,49287.6%+0.9 pts

05East Harwich, MAMA5,65487.3%−0.9 pts

06Wilmington, MAMA23,33686.7%−3.7 pts

07Lynnfield, MAMA13,06486.4%−8.0 pts

08Cochituate, MAMA6,47184.7%−3.1 pts

09Winchester, MAMA23,40684.0%+3.5 pts

10Sharon, MAMA6,23283.1%−5.1 pts

11Walpole, MAMA6,46182.5%+3.6 pts

12Milton, MAMA28,58782.1%−2.0 pts

13Wellesley, MAMA30,34782.0%−1.1 pts

14Reading, MAMA25,61281.8%−0.7 pts

15Somerset, MAMA18,29881.7%−0.2 pts

16The Pinehills, MAMA5,28281.4%–

17Medfield, MAMA6,84981.3%+3.8 pts

18Lexington, MAMA34,29579.6%−3.0 pts

19East Falmouth, MAMA6,24579.5%−0.8 pts

20Scituate, MAMA5,79679.2%+3.3 pts

21Marblehead, MAMA20,41378.9%+3.5 pts

22Hingham, MAMA5,13078.8%−0.2 pts

23Needham, MAMA32,45978.8%−2.2 pts

24Franklin, MAMA33,95577.0%–

25Northborough, MAMA6,39276.9%−0.1 pts

26Holbrook, MAMA11,38076.3%+0.1 pts

27Kingston, MAMA5,91075.2%+1.1 pts

28North Westport, MAMA5,28975.2%−4.2 pts

29Saugus, MAMA28,77375.2%−4.8 pts

30Bridgewater, MAMA29,30974.9%–

31Oxford, MAMA5,67174.7%−0.2 pts

32Barnstable, MAMA50,10174.5%–

33Swampscott, MAMA15,27774.3%−2.2 pts

34Newburyport, MAMA19,14873.8%+7.2 pts

35Agawam, MAMA28,78373.2%–

36Hull, MAMA10,13872.9%+0.4 pts

37South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55272.8%+0.0 pts

38Bellingham, MAMA5,32572.5%−10.2 pts

39Dedham, MAMA25,23772.5%−7.6 pts

40Braintree, MAMA38,95771.7%–

41Wakefield, MAMA27,79371.3%−0.7 pts

42Danvers, MAMA28,09871.2%−5.9 pts

43Maynard, MAMA10,71269.9%+0.1 pts

44Abington, MAMA17,05369.8%−2.0 pts

45North Attleborough, MAMA31,50669.3%–

46Newton, MAMA90,74169.2%−0.3 pts

47Burlington, MAMA26,27468.2%−11.3 pts

48Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40568.1%+1.4 pts

49West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19467.1%+0.4 pts

50Marshfield, MAMA5,16166.9%+0.8 pts

51Westfield, MAMA40,54666.7%−1.1 pts

52Randolph, MAMA34,94866.7%–

53Stoneham, MAMA23,35566.0%−2.3 pts

54Palmer, MAMA12,36765.7%–

55Hudson, MAMA15,71965.6%−1.0 pts

56Attleboro, MAMA47,44765.2%+1.4 pts

57West Concord, MAMA5,87664.8%−11.6 pts

58Peabody, MAMA55,95364.4%−6.8 pts

59Weymouth, MAMA59,75964.3%–

60Melrose, MAMA29,59763.3%−3.7 pts

61Athol, MAMA8,80163.3%−0.8 pts

62Gloucester, MAMA30,62761.8%+2.1 pts

63Taunton, MAMA62,52261.5%+0.3 pts

64Andover, MAMA9,45161.4%+2.5 pts

65Belmont, MAMA27,17561.3%+0.6 pts

66Arlington, MAMA46,35060.6%+1.8 pts

67Milford, MAMA27,73159.7%−2.4 pts

68Woburn, MAMA43,96259.5%−1.6 pts

69Beverly, MAMA43,36359.5%−0.6 pts

70Salisbury, MAMA5,65659.1%−0.4 pts

71Haverhill, MAMA68,36158.9%−1.2 pts

72Pittsfield, MAMA42,90958.9%−1.9 pts

73Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22257.7%+1.0 pts

74Whitinsville, MAMA7,11557.6%+7.9 pts

75Leominster, MAMA44,19457.4%−0.5 pts

76West Springfield, MAMA28,82957.2%–

77Chicopee, MAMA55,31056.9%−2.5 pts

78Nantucket, MAMA10,01756.5%−0.2 pts

79Williamstown, MAMA5,07055.1%−9.6 pts

80Adams, MAMA5,42755.1%−0.3 pts

81Northampton, MAMA31,04755.0%+1.5 pts

82Winthrop, MAMA18,64754.9%–

83Greenfield, MAMA17,69154.7%+8.1 pts

84Gardner, MAMA21,48354.2%−0.4 pts

85Marlborough, MAMA42,77253.8%−7.1 pts

86Brockton, MAMA106,13453.8%−0.8 pts

87Norwood, MAMA31,54253.7%−3.5 pts

88Framingham, MAMA73,02153.6%−1.9 pts

89Ware, MAMA6,36951.7%−0.7 pts

90North Adams, MAMA12,36851.6%−0.4 pts

91Fitchburg, MAMA42,13651.4%−0.2 pts

92Medford, MAMA59,83451.1%−7.6 pts

93Salem, MAMA45,38151.0%+1.9 pts

94Springfield, MAMA154,70247.2%−2.7 pts

95Brookline, MAMA63,26646.3%+1.1 pts

96Plymouth, MAMA7,91846.0%−0.1 pts

97Waltham, MAMA65,03745.8%−0.2 pts

98Lynn, MAMA104,23645.7%+0.1 pts

99Foxborough, MAMA6,25144.5%+2.5 pts

100Southbridge, MAMA18,10544.3%–

101Revere, MAMA60,14144.1%−5.8 pts

102Spencer, MAMA5,66144.1%+0.0 pts

103Amherst, MAMA40,92044.1%–

104Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15543.3%−4.8 pts

105Quincy, MAMA103,17343.2%−5.8 pts

106Clinton, MAMA7,65842.3%−3.5 pts

107Lowell, MAMA119,97141.4%−1.7 pts

108Holyoke, MAMA38,02340.2%−1.2 pts

109Worcester, MAMA213,86240.2%−3.1 pts

110New Bedford, MAMA101,83439.5%−4.3 pts

111Webster, MAMA12,22839.0%−2.5 pts

112Malden, MAMA66,37038.7%−4.6 pts

113Everett, MAMA53,57235.9%−5.5 pts

114Fall River, MAMA95,29834.5%−0.3 pts

115Boston, MAMA672,97332.0%−0.2 pts

116Somerville, MAMA84,21131.1%+0.5 pts

117Cambridge, MAMA122,58830.1%−2.2 pts

118Lawrence, MAMA89,32029.5%−2.7 pts

119Chelsea, MAMA40,13025.7%−3.2 pts

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