RANKING · 2024 ACS · 123 SHOWN OF 123

Highest Medicare coverage, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. 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

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01The Pinehills, MAMA5,28266.2%+5.0 pts

02Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96140.6%−1.9 pts

03East Falmouth, MAMA6,24539.7%+8.1 pts

04East Harwich, MAMA5,65436.2%+2.7 pts

05West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19435.4%+5.6 pts

06South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55234.7%+0.0 pts

07Spencer, MAMA5,66132.3%+7.3 pts

08Salisbury, MAMA5,65631.0%+0.1 pts

09Adams, MAMA5,42729.6%+4.6 pts

10Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40528.1%+2.7 pts

11Gloucester, MAMA30,62727.9%+2.7 pts

12Barnstable, MAMA50,10127.4%+3.1 pts

13Easthampton, MAMA15,85126.4%–

14Greenfield, MAMA17,69126.3%+1.7 pts

15Hull, MAMA10,13825.8%+3.7 pts

16Somerset, MAMA18,29825.8%−0.9 pts

17Scituate, MAMA5,79625.7%−2.8 pts

18North Adams, MAMA12,36825.4%+3.3 pts

19Agawam, MAMA28,78324.4%+3.8 pts

20West Concord, MAMA5,87624.3%+2.3 pts

21Peabody, MAMA55,95324.2%+0.7 pts

22Palmer, MAMA12,36723.0%+2.3 pts

23Newburyport, MAMA19,14822.8%+2.7 pts

24Gardner, MAMA21,48322.8%+2.6 pts

25Chicopee, MAMA55,31022.7%+1.4 pts

26Danvers, MAMA28,09822.5%+0.3 pts

27Hudson, MAMA15,71922.4%+1.5 pts

28Marblehead, MAMA20,41322.4%+1.3 pts

29Saugus, MAMA28,77322.1%+0.0 pts

30Pittsfield, MAMA42,90921.7%−1.2 pts

31Holyoke, MAMA38,02321.6%+3.4 pts

32Burlington, MAMA26,27421.5%−0.5 pts

33Kingston, MAMA5,91021.5%+5.0 pts

34Northampton, MAMA31,04721.5%+2.9 pts

35Pinehurst, MAMA6,84521.5%+0.0 pts

36Longmeadow, MAMA15,69621.1%−0.2 pts

37Dedham, MAMA25,23720.9%+1.9 pts

38Reading, MAMA25,61220.8%+1.3 pts

39Cochituate, MAMA6,47120.6%+3.3 pts

40Plymouth, MAMA7,91820.6%−3.2 pts

41Weymouth, MAMA59,75920.4%+0.9 pts

42Melrose, MAMA29,59720.4%+1.9 pts

43Leominster, MAMA44,19420.3%+1.2 pts

44Lexington, MAMA34,29520.3%+1.8 pts

45Westfield, MAMA40,54620.2%+1.7 pts

46Marshfield, MAMA5,16120.2%+4.0 pts

47Fall River, MAMA95,29820.1%−0.4 pts

48Holbrook, MAMA11,38019.9%+1.5 pts

49Ware, MAMA6,36919.9%+0.5 pts

50Stoneham, MAMA23,35519.8%+0.1 pts

51Swampscott, MAMA15,27719.8%+1.3 pts

52Winthrop, MAMA18,64719.6%−1.0 pts

53West Springfield, MAMA28,82919.3%+3.0 pts

54Beverly, MAMA43,36319.3%+0.9 pts

55Maynard, MAMA10,71219.2%+4.8 pts

56Northborough, MAMA6,39219.0%+1.7 pts

57Wakefield, MAMA27,79318.9%+1.4 pts

58Randolph, MAMA34,94818.8%+1.1 pts

59Athol, MAMA8,80118.7%+0.8 pts

60Milford, MAMA27,73118.7%+0.5 pts

61Walpole, MAMA6,46118.7%+0.8 pts

62Amesbury, MAMA17,58818.5%–

63Belmont, MAMA27,17518.3%+1.9 pts

64Nantucket, MAMA10,01718.2%+2.0 pts

65Quincy, MAMA103,17318.2%+1.0 pts

66Bellingham, MAMA5,32518.1%−6.7 pts

67North Westport, MAMA5,28918.0%−6.6 pts

68Methuen, MAMA54,58417.8%–

69Watertown, MAMA35,71017.8%–

70Braintree, MAMA38,95717.7%+1.2 pts

71Bridgewater, MAMA29,30917.7%+1.1 pts

72Salem, MAMA45,38117.7%−0.6 pts

73North Attleborough, MAMA31,50617.7%+1.7 pts

74New Bedford, MAMA101,83417.6%+0.9 pts

75Norwood, MAMA31,54217.4%+0.2 pts

76Newton, MAMA90,74117.3%−0.1 pts

77Oxford, MAMA5,67117.1%−0.5 pts

78Haverhill, MAMA68,36116.9%+0.1 pts

79Lynnfield, MAMA13,06416.9%+0.1 pts

80Arlington, MAMA46,35016.9%+0.9 pts

81Clinton, MAMA7,65816.9%+2.9 pts

82Hingham, MAMA5,13016.9%+4.2 pts

83Taunton, MAMA62,52216.8%−1.3 pts

84Medfield, MAMA6,84916.8%+2.4 pts

85Needham, MAMA32,45916.7%−1.4 pts

86Williamstown, MAMA5,07016.7%+2.9 pts

87Andover, MAMA9,45116.5%−1.7 pts

88Woburn, MAMA43,96216.5%−0.1 pts

89Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22216.4%+1.1 pts

90Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15516.4%−1.0 pts

91Attleboro, MAMA47,44716.3%−1.0 pts

92Whitinsville, MAMA7,11516.2%−1.7 pts

93Winchester, MAMA23,40616.2%−0.1 pts

94Marlborough, MAMA42,77216.0%−0.2 pts

95Springfield, MAMA154,70216.0%+0.2 pts

96Franklin, MAMA33,95515.9%+1.7 pts

97Revere, MAMA60,14115.9%+1.2 pts

98Southbridge, MAMA18,10515.9%−1.7 pts

99Waltham, MAMA65,03715.8%+0.8 pts

100Fitchburg, MAMA42,13615.7%−0.5 pts

101Milton, MAMA28,58715.7%+0.5 pts

102Sharon, MAMA6,23215.7%+3.1 pts

103Lynn, MAMA104,23615.6%+1.1 pts

104Foxborough, MAMA6,25115.5%−7.1 pts

105Brookline, MAMA63,26615.2%−0.4 pts

106Webster, MAMA12,22815.2%−0.8 pts

107Brockton, MAMA106,13415.1%+1.0 pts

108Wilmington, MAMA23,33615.1%+0.7 pts

109Framingham, MAMA73,02115.0%−1.3 pts

110North Scituate, MAMA6,49214.8%−5.9 pts

111Medford, MAMA59,83414.5%−0.1 pts

112Worcester, MAMA213,86214.5%−0.4 pts

113Lowell, MAMA119,97113.9%+1.0 pts

114Wellesley, MAMA30,34713.9%+0.6 pts

115Boston, MAMA672,97313.6%+1.1 pts

116Abington, MAMA17,05313.5%−0.9 pts

117Malden, MAMA66,37013.1%−0.4 pts

118Lawrence, MAMA89,32012.2%−0.2 pts

119Everett, MAMA53,57211.9%−0.6 pts

120Cambridge, MAMA122,58811.7%+0.3 pts

121Chelsea, MAMA40,13011.3%+0.5 pts

122Somerville, MAMA84,21110.2%+0.7 pts

123Amherst, MAMA40,92010.1%+0.6 pts

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