RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 119 SHOWN OF 119

Highest Medicare coverage, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 119 is 17.9%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS –

01The Pinehills, MAMA5,28261.2%–

02Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96142.5%–

03South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55234.7%–

04East Harwich, MAMA5,65433.5%–

05East Falmouth, MAMA6,24531.6%–

06Salisbury, MAMA5,65630.9%–

07West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19429.8%–

08Scituate, MAMA5,79628.5%–

09Somerset, MAMA18,29826.7%–

10Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40525.4%–

11Gloucester, MAMA30,62725.2%–

12Adams, MAMA5,42725.0%–

13Spencer, MAMA5,66125.0%–

14Bellingham, MAMA5,32524.8%–

15North Westport, MAMA5,28924.6%–

16Greenfield, MAMA17,69124.6%–

17Barnstable, MAMA50,10124.3%–

18Plymouth, MAMA7,91823.8%–

19Peabody, MAMA55,95323.5%–

20Pittsfield, MAMA42,90922.9%–

21Foxborough, MAMA6,25122.6%–

22Danvers, MAMA28,09822.2%–

23North Adams, MAMA12,36822.1%–

24Saugus, MAMA28,77322.1%–

25Hull, MAMA10,13822.1%–

26Burlington, MAMA26,27422.0%–

27West Concord, MAMA5,87622.0%–

28Pinehurst, MAMA6,84521.5%–

29Longmeadow, MAMA15,69621.3%–

30Chicopee, MAMA55,31021.3%–

31Marblehead, MAMA20,41321.1%–

32Hudson, MAMA15,71920.9%–

33Palmer, MAMA12,36720.7%–

34North Scituate, MAMA6,49220.7%–

35Agawam, MAMA28,78320.6%–

36Winthrop, MAMA18,64720.6%–

37Fall River, MAMA95,29820.5%–

38Gardner, MAMA21,48320.2%–

39Newburyport, MAMA19,14820.1%–

40Stoneham, MAMA23,35519.7%–

41Reading, MAMA25,61219.5%–

42Weymouth, MAMA59,75919.5%–

43Ware, MAMA6,36919.4%–

44Leominster, MAMA44,19419.1%–

45Dedham, MAMA25,23719.0%–

46Northampton, MAMA31,04718.6%–

47Westfield, MAMA40,54618.5%–

48Swampscott, MAMA15,27718.5%–

49Lexington, MAMA34,29518.5%–

50Melrose, MAMA29,59718.5%–

51Beverly, MAMA43,36318.4%–

52Holbrook, MAMA11,38018.4%–

53Salem, MAMA45,38118.3%–

54Andover, MAMA9,45118.2%–

55Holyoke, MAMA38,02318.2%–

56Milford, MAMA27,73118.2%–

57Taunton, MAMA62,52218.1%–

58Needham, MAMA32,45918.1%–

59Athol, MAMA8,80117.9%–

60Whitinsville, MAMA7,11517.9%–

61Walpole, MAMA6,46117.9%–

62Randolph, MAMA34,94817.7%–

63Oxford, MAMA5,67117.6%–

64Southbridge, MAMA18,10517.6%–

65Wakefield, MAMA27,79317.5%–

66Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15517.4%–

67Newton, MAMA90,74117.4%–

68Cochituate, MAMA6,47117.3%–

69Attleboro, MAMA47,44717.3%–

70Northborough, MAMA6,39217.3%–

71Norwood, MAMA31,54217.2%–

72Quincy, MAMA103,17317.2%–

73Lynnfield, MAMA13,06416.8%–

74Haverhill, MAMA68,36116.8%–

75New Bedford, MAMA101,83416.7%–

76Bridgewater, MAMA29,30916.6%–

77Woburn, MAMA43,96216.6%–

78Braintree, MAMA38,95716.5%–

79Kingston, MAMA5,91016.5%–

80Belmont, MAMA27,17516.4%–

81West Springfield, MAMA28,82916.3%–

82Winchester, MAMA23,40616.3%–

83Framingham, MAMA73,02116.3%–

84Fitchburg, MAMA42,13616.2%–

85Nantucket, MAMA10,01716.2%–

86Marshfield, MAMA5,16116.2%–

87Marlborough, MAMA42,77216.2%–

88Arlington, MAMA46,35016.0%–

89Webster, MAMA12,22816.0%–

90North Attleborough, MAMA31,50616.0%–

91Springfield, MAMA154,70215.8%–

92Brookline, MAMA63,26615.6%–

93Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22215.3%–

94Milton, MAMA28,58715.2%–

95Waltham, MAMA65,03715.0%–

96Worcester, MAMA213,86214.9%–

97Revere, MAMA60,14114.7%–

98Medford, MAMA59,83414.6%–

99Lynn, MAMA104,23614.5%–

100Abington, MAMA17,05314.4%–

101Wilmington, MAMA23,33614.4%–

102Maynard, MAMA10,71214.4%–

103Medfield, MAMA6,84914.4%–

104Franklin, MAMA33,95514.2%–

105Brockton, MAMA106,13414.1%–

106Clinton, MAMA7,65814.0%–

107Williamstown, MAMA5,07013.8%–

108Malden, MAMA66,37013.5%–

109Wellesley, MAMA30,34713.3%–

110Lowell, MAMA119,97112.9%–

111Hingham, MAMA5,13012.7%–

112Sharon, MAMA6,23212.6%–

113Everett, MAMA53,57212.5%–

114Boston, MAMA672,97312.5%–

115Lawrence, MAMA89,32012.4%–

116Cambridge, MAMA122,58811.4%–

117Chelsea, MAMA40,13010.8%–

118Amherst, MAMA40,9209.5%–

119Somerville, MAMA84,2119.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS