RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 105 SHOWN OF 105

Highest renter share, Massachusetts cities · 2000

Massachusetts cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2023 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Chelsea, MAMA40,13071.1%+0%

02Somerville, MAMA84,21169.4%+0%

03Lawrence, MAMA89,32067.8%+0%

04Boston, MAMA672,97367.8%+0%

05Cambridge, MAMA122,58867.7%+0%

06Fall River, MAMA95,29865.1%+0%

07Everett, MAMA53,57258.6%+0%

08Holyoke, MAMA38,02358.5%+0%

09Webster, MAMA12,22858.5%+0%

10Foxborough, MAMA6,25158.0%+0%

11Lowell, MAMA119,97157.0%+0%

12Malden, MAMA66,37056.7%+0%

13Worcester, MAMA213,86256.7%+0%

14New Bedford, MAMA101,83456.2%+0%

15Spencer, MAMA5,66156.0%+0%

16Brookline, MAMA63,26654.7%+0%

17Lynn, MAMA104,23654.4%+0%

18Clinton, MAMA7,65854.2%+0%

19Waltham, MAMA65,03754.0%+0%

20Plymouth, MAMA7,91853.8%+0%

21Greenfield, MAMA17,69153.4%+0%

22Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15551.9%+0%

23Quincy, MAMA103,17351.0%+0%

24Salem, MAMA45,38150.9%+0%

25Whitinsville, MAMA7,11550.2%+0%

26Springfield, MAMA154,70250.1%+0%

27Revere, MAMA60,14150.0%+0%

28Fitchburg, MAMA42,13648.4%+0%

29North Adams, MAMA12,36848.0%+0%

30Ware, MAMA6,36947.6%+0%

31Northampton, MAMA31,04746.5%+0%

32Brockton, MAMA106,13445.4%+0%

33Gardner, MAMA21,48345.4%+0%

34Adams, MAMA5,42744.6%+0%

35Framingham, MAMA73,02144.5%+0%

36Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22243.3%+0%

37Nantucket, MAMA10,01743.3%+0%

38Norwood, MAMA31,54242.8%+0%

39Leominster, MAMA44,19442.1%+0%

40Medford, MAMA59,83441.4%+0%

41Arlington, MAMA46,35041.2%+0%

42Andover, MAMA9,45141.1%+0%

43Chicopee, MAMA55,31040.7%+0%

44Salisbury, MAMA5,65640.5%+0%

45Gloucester, MAMA30,62740.3%+0%

46Beverly, MAMA43,36340.0%+0%

47Haverhill, MAMA68,36139.8%+0%

48Belmont, MAMA27,17539.3%+0%

49Pittsfield, MAMA42,90939.2%+0%

50Marlborough, MAMA42,77239.0%+0%

51Woburn, MAMA43,96238.8%+0%

52Taunton, MAMA62,52238.8%+0%

53Milford, MAMA27,73137.9%+0%

54Attleboro, MAMA47,44736.2%+0%

55Athol, MAMA8,80135.9%+0%

56Williamstown, MAMA5,07035.3%+0%

57Marshfield, MAMA5,16133.9%+0%

58Hudson, MAMA15,71933.4%+0%

59Newburyport, MAMA19,14833.4%+0%

60West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19433.3%+0%

61Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40533.2%+0%

62Melrose, MAMA29,59733.0%+0%

63Westfield, MAMA40,54632.2%+0%

64Stoneham, MAMA23,35531.6%+0%

65Newton, MAMA90,74130.5%+0%

66Maynard, MAMA10,71230.2%+0%

67Peabody, MAMA55,95328.8%+0%

68Abington, MAMA17,05328.2%+0%

69Wakefield, MAMA27,79328.0%+0%

70Hull, MAMA10,13827.4%+0%

71South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55227.2%+0%

72Kingston, MAMA5,91025.8%+0%

73Oxford, MAMA5,67125.1%+0%

74Marblehead, MAMA20,41324.7%+0%

75Scituate, MAMA5,79624.1%+0%

76Holbrook, MAMA11,38023.8%+0%

77West Concord, MAMA5,87623.6%+0%

78Swampscott, MAMA15,27723.5%+0%

79Northborough, MAMA6,39223.0%+0%

80Danvers, MAMA28,09822.9%+0%

81Medfield, MAMA6,84922.5%+0%

82Walpole, MAMA6,46121.1%+0%

83Hingham, MAMA5,13021.0%+0%

84North Westport, MAMA5,28920.6%+0%

85Burlington, MAMA26,27420.5%+0%

86Saugus, MAMA28,77320.0%+0%

87Dedham, MAMA25,23719.8%+0%

88East Falmouth, MAMA6,24519.7%+0%

89Winchester, MAMA23,40619.5%+0%

90Needham, MAMA32,45919.1%+0%

91Somerset, MAMA18,29818.1%+0%

92Reading, MAMA25,61217.5%+0%

93Lexington, MAMA34,29517.4%+0%

94Bellingham, MAMA5,32517.3%+0%

95Wellesley, MAMA30,34716.9%+0%

96Milton, MAMA28,58715.9%+0%

97North Scituate, MAMA6,49213.4%+0%

98Cochituate, MAMA6,47112.2%+0%

99East Harwich, MAMA5,65411.8%+0%

100Sharon, MAMA6,23211.8%+0%

101Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96110.3%+0%

102Wilmington, MAMA23,3369.7%+0%

103Longmeadow, MAMA15,6969.1%+0%

104Pinehurst, MAMA6,8456.4%+0%

105Lynnfield, MAMA13,0645.6%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES