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. The median across all 123 is 18.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Maynard, MA, up 47 places to #55.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01The Pinehills, MAMA5,28266.2%+5.0 pts

02Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96140.6%−1.9 pts

03▲2East Falmouth, MAMA6,24539.7%+8.1 pts

04East Harwich, MAMA5,65436.2%+2.7 pts

05▲2West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19435.4%+5.6 pts

06▼3South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55234.7%0.0 pts

07▲6Spencer, MAMA5,66132.3%+7.3 pts

08▼2Salisbury, MAMA5,65631.0%+0.1 pts

09▲3Adams, MAMA5,42729.6%+4.6 pts

10Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40528.1%+2.7 pts

11Gloucester, MAMA30,62727.9%+2.7 pts

12▲5Barnstable, MAMA50,10127.4%+3.1 pts

13Easthampton, MAMA15,85126.4%–

14▲2Greenfield, MAMA17,69126.3%+1.7 pts

15▼6Somerset, MAMA18,29825.8%−0.9 pts

16▲9Hull, MAMA10,13825.8%+3.7 pts

17▼9Scituate, MAMA5,79625.7%−2.8 pts

18▲5North Adams, MAMA12,36825.4%+3.3 pts

19▲16Agawam, MAMA28,78324.4%+3.8 pts

20▲7West Concord, MAMA5,87624.3%+2.3 pts

21▼2Peabody, MAMA55,95324.2%+0.7 pts

22▲11Palmer, MAMA12,36723.0%+2.3 pts

23▲15Gardner, MAMA21,48322.8%+2.6 pts

24▲15Newburyport, MAMA19,14822.8%+2.7 pts

25▲5Chicopee, MAMA55,31022.7%+1.4 pts

26▼4Danvers, MAMA28,09822.5%+0.3 pts

27▲4Marblehead, MAMA20,41322.4%+1.3 pts

28▲4Hudson, MAMA15,71922.4%+1.5 pts

29▼5Saugus, MAMA28,77322.1%0.0 pts

30▼10Pittsfield, MAMA42,90921.7%−1.2 pts

31▲24Holyoke, MAMA38,02321.6%+3.4 pts

32▲14Northampton, MAMA31,04721.5%+2.9 pts

33▼7Burlington, MAMA26,27421.5%−0.5 pts

34▲45Kingston, MAMA5,91021.5%+5.0 pts

35▼7Pinehurst, MAMA6,84521.5%0.0 pts

36▼7Longmeadow, MAMA15,69621.1%−0.2 pts

37▲8Dedham, MAMA25,23720.9%+1.9 pts

38▲3Reading, MAMA25,61220.8%+1.3 pts

39▲29Cochituate, MAMA6,47120.6%+3.3 pts

40▼22Plymouth, MAMA7,91820.6%−3.2 pts

41▲9Melrose, MAMA29,59720.4%+1.9 pts

42Weymouth, MAMA59,75920.4%+0.9 pts

43▲1Leominster, MAMA44,19420.3%+1.2 pts

44▲5Lexington, MAMA34,29520.3%+1.8 pts

45▲2Westfield, MAMA40,54620.2%+1.7 pts

46▲40Marshfield, MAMA5,16120.2%+4.0 pts

47▼10Fall River, MAMA95,29820.1%−0.4 pts

48▼5Ware, MAMA6,36919.9%+0.5 pts

49▲3Holbrook, MAMA11,38019.9%+1.5 pts

50▼2Swampscott, MAMA15,27719.8%+1.3 pts

51▼11Stoneham, MAMA23,35519.8%+0.1 pts

52▼16Winthrop, MAMA18,64719.6%−1.0 pts

53▲28West Springfield, MAMA28,82919.3%+3.0 pts

54▼3Beverly, MAMA43,36319.3%+0.9 pts

55▲47Maynard, MAMA10,71219.2%+4.8 pts

56▲14Northborough, MAMA6,39219.0%+1.7 pts

57▲8Wakefield, MAMA27,79318.9%+1.4 pts

58▲4Randolph, MAMA34,94818.8%+1.1 pts

59Athol, MAMA8,80118.7%+0.8 pts

60▼4Milford, MAMA27,73118.7%+0.5 pts

61Walpole, MAMA6,46118.7%+0.8 pts

62Amesbury, MAMA17,58818.5%–

63▲17Belmont, MAMA27,17518.3%+1.9 pts

64▲21Nantucket, MAMA10,01718.2%+2.0 pts

65▲7Quincy, MAMA103,17318.2%+1.0 pts

66▼52Bellingham, MAMA5,32518.1%−6.7 pts

67▼52North Westport, MAMA5,28918.0%−6.6 pts

68Methuen, MAMA54,58417.8%–

69Watertown, MAMA35,71017.8%–

70▲6Bridgewater, MAMA29,30917.7%+1.1 pts

71▲7Braintree, MAMA38,95717.7%+1.2 pts

72▲18North Attleborough, MAMA31,50617.7%+1.7 pts

73▼20Salem, MAMA45,38117.7%−0.6 pts

74▲1New Bedford, MAMA101,83417.6%+0.9 pts

75▼4Norwood, MAMA31,54217.4%+0.2 pts

76▼9Newton, MAMA90,74117.3%−0.1 pts

77▼14Oxford, MAMA5,67117.1%−0.5 pts

78▲10Arlington, MAMA46,35016.9%+0.9 pts

79▲27Clinton, MAMA7,65816.9%+2.9 pts

80▲31Hingham, MAMA5,13016.9%+4.2 pts

81▼8Lynnfield, MAMA13,06416.9%+0.1 pts

82▼8Haverhill, MAMA68,36116.9%+0.1 pts

83▼26Taunton, MAMA62,52216.8%−1.3 pts

84▲19Medfield, MAMA6,84916.8%+2.4 pts

85▲22Williamstown, MAMA5,07016.7%+2.9 pts

86▼28Needham, MAMA32,45916.7%−1.4 pts

87▼33Andover, MAMA9,45116.5%−1.7 pts

88▼11Woburn, MAMA43,96216.5%−0.1 pts

89▲4Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22216.4%+1.1 pts

90▼24Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15516.4%−1.0 pts

91▼22Attleboro, MAMA47,44716.3%−1.0 pts

92▼32Whitinsville, MAMA7,11516.2%−1.7 pts

93▼11Winchester, MAMA23,40616.2%−0.1 pts

94▼3Springfield, MAMA154,70216.0%+0.2 pts

95▼8Marlborough, MAMA42,77216.0%−0.2 pts

96▼32Southbridge, MAMA18,10515.9%−1.7 pts

97▲7Franklin, MAMA33,95515.9%+1.7 pts

98▼1Revere, MAMA60,14115.9%+1.2 pts

99▼4Waltham, MAMA65,03715.8%+0.8 pts

100▼16Fitchburg, MAMA42,13615.7%−0.5 pts

101▼7Milton, MAMA28,58715.7%+0.5 pts

102▲10Sharon, MAMA6,23215.7%+3.1 pts

103▼4Lynn, MAMA104,23615.6%+1.1 pts

104▼83Foxborough, MAMA6,25115.5%−7.1 pts

105▼16Webster, MAMA12,22815.2%−0.8 pts

106▼14Brookline, MAMA63,26615.2%−0.4 pts

107▼6Wilmington, MAMA23,33615.1%+0.7 pts

108▼3Brockton, MAMA106,13415.1%+1.0 pts

109▼26Framingham, MAMA73,02115.0%−1.3 pts

110▼76North Scituate, MAMA6,49214.8%−5.9 pts

111▼15Worcester, MAMA213,86214.5%−0.4 pts

112▼14Medford, MAMA59,83414.5%−0.1 pts

113▼4Wellesley, MAMA30,34713.9%+0.6 pts

114▼4Lowell, MAMA119,97113.9%+1.0 pts

115▼1Boston, MAMA672,97313.6%+1.1 pts

116▼16Abington, MAMA17,05313.5%−0.9 pts

117▼9Malden, MAMA66,37013.1%−0.4 pts

118▼3Lawrence, MAMA89,32012.2%−0.2 pts

119▼6Everett, MAMA53,57211.9%−0.6 pts

120▼4Cambridge, MAMA122,58811.7%+0.3 pts

121▼4Chelsea, MAMA40,13011.3%+0.5 pts

122▼3Somerville, MAMA84,21110.2%+0.7 pts

123▼5Amherst, MAMA40,92010.1%+0.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES