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Highest renter share, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2020 ACS). This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 119 is 36.7%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Chelsea, MAMA40,13074.3%+3.2 pts

02Lawrence, MAMA89,32070.5%+2.7 pts

03Cambridge, MAMA122,58869.9%+2.2 pts

04Somerville, MAMA84,21168.9%−0.5 pts

05Boston, MAMA672,97368.0%+0.2 pts

06Fall River, MAMA95,29865.5%+0.3 pts

07Everett, MAMA53,57264.1%+5.5 pts

08Malden, MAMA66,37061.3%+4.6 pts

09Webster, MAMA12,22861.0%+2.5 pts

10New Bedford, MAMA101,83460.5%+4.3 pts

11Worcester, MAMA213,86259.8%+3.1 pts

12Holyoke, MAMA38,02359.8%+1.2 pts

13Lowell, MAMA119,97158.6%+1.7 pts

14Clinton, MAMA7,65857.7%+3.5 pts

15Quincy, MAMA103,17356.8%+5.8 pts

16Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15556.7%+4.8 pts

17Amherst, MAMA40,92055.9%–

18Spencer, MAMA5,66155.9%0.0 pts

19Revere, MAMA60,14155.9%+5.8 pts

20Southbridge, MAMA18,10555.7%–

21Foxborough, MAMA6,25155.5%−2.5 pts

22Lynn, MAMA104,23654.3%−0.1 pts

23Waltham, MAMA65,03754.2%+0.2 pts

24Plymouth, MAMA7,91854.0%+0.1 pts

25Brookline, MAMA63,26653.7%−1.1 pts

26Springfield, MAMA154,70252.8%+2.7 pts

27Salem, MAMA45,38149.0%−1.9 pts

28Medford, MAMA59,83448.9%+7.6 pts

29Fitchburg, MAMA42,13648.6%+0.2 pts

30North Adams, MAMA12,36848.4%+0.4 pts

31Ware, MAMA6,36948.3%+0.7 pts

32Framingham, MAMA73,02146.4%+1.9 pts

33Norwood, MAMA31,54246.3%+3.5 pts

34Brockton, MAMA106,13446.2%+0.8 pts

35Marlborough, MAMA42,77246.2%+7.1 pts

36Gardner, MAMA21,48345.8%+0.4 pts

37Greenfield, MAMA17,69145.3%−8.1 pts

38Winthrop, MAMA18,64745.1%–

39Northampton, MAMA31,04745.0%−1.5 pts

40Adams, MAMA5,42744.9%+0.3 pts

41Williamstown, MAMA5,07044.9%+9.6 pts

42Nantucket, MAMA10,01743.5%+0.2 pts

43Chicopee, MAMA55,31043.1%+2.5 pts

44West Springfield, MAMA28,82942.8%–

45Leominster, MAMA44,19442.6%+0.5 pts

46Whitinsville, MAMA7,11542.4%−7.9 pts

47Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22242.3%−1.0 pts

48Pittsfield, MAMA42,90941.1%+1.9 pts

49Haverhill, MAMA68,36141.1%+1.2 pts

50Salisbury, MAMA5,65640.9%+0.4 pts

51Beverly, MAMA43,36340.5%+0.6 pts

52Woburn, MAMA43,96240.5%+1.6 pts

53Milford, MAMA27,73140.3%+2.4 pts

54Arlington, MAMA46,35039.4%−1.8 pts

55Belmont, MAMA27,17538.7%−0.6 pts

56Andover, MAMA9,45138.6%−2.5 pts

57Taunton, MAMA62,52238.5%−0.3 pts

58Gloucester, MAMA30,62738.2%−2.1 pts

59Athol, MAMA8,80136.7%+0.8 pts

60Melrose, MAMA29,59736.7%+3.7 pts

61Weymouth, MAMA59,75935.7%–

62Peabody, MAMA55,95335.6%+6.8 pts

63West Concord, MAMA5,87635.2%+11.6 pts

64Attleboro, MAMA47,44734.8%−1.4 pts

65Hudson, MAMA15,71934.4%+1.0 pts

66Palmer, MAMA12,36734.3%–

67Stoneham, MAMA23,35534.0%+2.3 pts

68Randolph, MAMA34,94833.3%–

69Westfield, MAMA40,54633.3%+1.1 pts

70Marshfield, MAMA5,16133.1%−0.8 pts

71West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19432.9%−0.4 pts

72Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40531.9%−1.4 pts

73Burlington, MAMA26,27431.8%+11.3 pts

74Newton, MAMA90,74130.8%+0.3 pts

75North Attleborough, MAMA31,50630.7%–

76Abington, MAMA17,05330.2%+2.0 pts

77Maynard, MAMA10,71230.1%−0.1 pts

78Danvers, MAMA28,09828.8%+5.9 pts

79Wakefield, MAMA27,79328.7%+0.7 pts

80Braintree, MAMA38,95728.3%–

81Dedham, MAMA25,23727.5%+7.6 pts

82Bellingham, MAMA5,32527.5%+10.2 pts

83South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55227.2%0.0 pts

84Hull, MAMA10,13827.1%−0.4 pts

85Agawam, MAMA28,78326.8%–

86Newburyport, MAMA19,14826.2%−7.2 pts

87Swampscott, MAMA15,27725.7%+2.2 pts

88Barnstable, MAMA50,10125.5%–

89Oxford, MAMA5,67125.3%+0.2 pts

90Bridgewater, MAMA29,30925.1%–

91Saugus, MAMA28,77324.8%+4.8 pts

92North Westport, MAMA5,28924.8%+4.2 pts

93Kingston, MAMA5,91024.8%−1.1 pts

94Holbrook, MAMA11,38023.7%−0.1 pts

95Northborough, MAMA6,39223.1%+0.1 pts

96Franklin, MAMA33,95523.0%–

97Needham, MAMA32,45921.2%+2.2 pts

98Hingham, MAMA5,13021.2%+0.2 pts

99Marblehead, MAMA20,41321.1%−3.5 pts

100Scituate, MAMA5,79620.8%−3.3 pts

101East Falmouth, MAMA6,24520.5%+0.8 pts

102Lexington, MAMA34,29520.4%+3.0 pts

103Medfield, MAMA6,84918.7%−3.8 pts

104The Pinehills, MAMA5,28218.6%–

105Somerset, MAMA18,29818.3%+0.2 pts

106Reading, MAMA25,61218.2%+0.7 pts

107Wellesley, MAMA30,34718.0%+1.1 pts

108Milton, MAMA28,58717.9%+2.0 pts

109Walpole, MAMA6,46117.5%−3.6 pts

110Sharon, MAMA6,23216.9%+5.1 pts

111Winchester, MAMA23,40616.0%−3.5 pts

112Cochituate, MAMA6,47115.3%+3.1 pts

113Lynnfield, MAMA13,06413.6%+8.0 pts

114Wilmington, MAMA23,33613.3%+3.7 pts

115East Harwich, MAMA5,65412.7%+0.9 pts

116North Scituate, MAMA6,49212.4%−0.9 pts

117Longmeadow, MAMA15,69610.9%+1.8 pts

118Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9619.9%−0.4 pts

119Pinehurst, MAMA6,8456.6%+0.2 pts

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