RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 119 SHOWN OF 119

Highest renter share, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). This list covers the 119 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, MAMA40,13074.3%+5%

02Lawrence, MAMA89,32070.5%+4%

03Cambridge, MAMA122,58869.9%+3%

04Somerville, MAMA84,21168.9%−1%

05Boston, MAMA672,97368.0%+0%

06Fall River, MAMA95,29865.5%+1%

07Everett, MAMA53,57264.1%+9%

08Malden, MAMA66,37061.3%+8%

09Webster, MAMA12,22861.0%+4%

10New Bedford, MAMA101,83460.5%+8%

11Worcester, MAMA213,86259.8%+6%

12Holyoke, MAMA38,02359.8%+2%

13Lowell, MAMA119,97158.6%+3%

14Clinton, MAMA7,65857.7%+7%

15Quincy, MAMA103,17356.8%+11%

16Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15556.7%+9%

17Amherst, MAMA40,92055.9%–

18Spencer, MAMA5,66155.9%−0%

19Revere, MAMA60,14155.9%+12%

20Southbridge, MAMA18,10555.7%–

21Foxborough, MAMA6,25155.5%−4%

22Lynn, MAMA104,23654.3%−0%

23Waltham, MAMA65,03754.2%+0%

24Plymouth, MAMA7,91854.0%+0%

25Brookline, MAMA63,26653.7%−2%

26Springfield, MAMA154,70252.8%+5%

27Salem, MAMA45,38149.0%−4%

28Medford, MAMA59,83448.9%+18%

29Fitchburg, MAMA42,13648.6%+0%

30North Adams, MAMA12,36848.4%+1%

31Ware, MAMA6,36948.3%+2%

32Framingham, MAMA73,02146.4%+4%

33Norwood, MAMA31,54246.3%+8%

34Brockton, MAMA106,13446.2%+2%

35Marlborough, MAMA42,77246.2%+18%

36Gardner, MAMA21,48345.8%+1%

37Greenfield, MAMA17,69145.3%−15%

38Winthrop, MAMA18,64745.1%–

39Northampton, MAMA31,04745.0%−3%

40Adams, MAMA5,42744.9%+1%

41Williamstown, MAMA5,07044.9%+27%

42Nantucket, MAMA10,01743.5%+0%

43Chicopee, MAMA55,31043.1%+6%

44West Springfield, MAMA28,82942.8%–

45Leominster, MAMA44,19442.6%+1%

46Whitinsville, MAMA7,11542.4%−16%

47Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22242.3%−2%

48Pittsfield, MAMA42,90941.1%+5%

49Haverhill, MAMA68,36141.1%+3%

50Salisbury, MAMA5,65640.9%+1%

51Beverly, MAMA43,36340.5%+1%

52Woburn, MAMA43,96240.5%+4%

53Milford, MAMA27,73140.3%+6%

54Arlington, MAMA46,35039.4%−4%

55Belmont, MAMA27,17538.7%−2%

56Andover, MAMA9,45138.6%−6%

57Taunton, MAMA62,52238.5%−1%

58Gloucester, MAMA30,62738.2%−5%

59Athol, MAMA8,80136.7%+2%

60Melrose, MAMA29,59736.7%+11%

61Weymouth, MAMA59,75935.7%–

62Peabody, MAMA55,95335.6%+23%

63West Concord, MAMA5,87635.2%+49%

64Attleboro, MAMA47,44734.8%−4%

65Hudson, MAMA15,71934.4%+3%

66Palmer, MAMA12,36734.3%–

67Stoneham, MAMA23,35534.0%+7%

68Randolph, MAMA34,94833.3%–

69Westfield, MAMA40,54633.3%+3%

70Marshfield, MAMA5,16133.1%−2%

71West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19432.9%−1%

72Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40531.9%−4%

73Burlington, MAMA26,27431.8%+55%

74Newton, MAMA90,74130.8%+1%

75North Attleborough, MAMA31,50630.7%–

76Abington, MAMA17,05330.2%+7%

77Maynard, MAMA10,71230.1%−0%

78Danvers, MAMA28,09828.8%+26%

79Wakefield, MAMA27,79328.7%+3%

80Braintree, MAMA38,95728.3%–

81Dedham, MAMA25,23727.5%+39%

82Bellingham, MAMA5,32527.5%+59%

83South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55227.2%−0%

84Hull, MAMA10,13827.1%−1%

85Agawam, MAMA28,78326.8%–

86Newburyport, MAMA19,14826.2%−21%

87Swampscott, MAMA15,27725.7%+9%

88Barnstable, MAMA50,10125.5%–

89Oxford, MAMA5,67125.3%+1%

90Bridgewater, MAMA29,30925.1%–

91Saugus, MAMA28,77324.8%+24%

92North Westport, MAMA5,28924.8%+20%

93Kingston, MAMA5,91024.8%−4%

94Holbrook, MAMA11,38023.7%−0%

95Northborough, MAMA6,39223.1%+0%

96Franklin, MAMA33,95523.0%–

97Needham, MAMA32,45921.2%+11%

98Hingham, MAMA5,13021.2%+1%

99Marblehead, MAMA20,41321.1%−14%

100Scituate, MAMA5,79620.8%−14%

101East Falmouth, MAMA6,24520.5%+4%

102Lexington, MAMA34,29520.4%+17%

103Medfield, MAMA6,84918.7%−17%

104The Pinehills, MAMA5,28218.6%–

105Somerset, MAMA18,29818.3%+1%

106Reading, MAMA25,61218.2%+4%

107Wellesley, MAMA30,34718.0%+6%

108Milton, MAMA28,58717.9%+13%

109Walpole, MAMA6,46117.5%−17%

110Sharon, MAMA6,23216.9%+43%

111Winchester, MAMA23,40616.0%−18%

112Cochituate, MAMA6,47115.3%+25%

113Lynnfield, MAMA13,06413.6%+142%

114Wilmington, MAMA23,33613.3%+38%

115East Harwich, MAMA5,65412.7%+7%

116North Scituate, MAMA6,49212.4%−7%

117Longmeadow, MAMA15,69610.9%+20%

118Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9619.9%−4%

119Pinehurst, MAMA6,8456.6%+4%

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