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Highest housing vacancy, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of housing units that are vacant (2023 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSING VACANCY RATEVS 2000

01Nantucket, MAMA10,01748.6%–

02West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19439.1%–

03East Falmouth, MAMA6,24536.5%–

04South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55234.7%–

05Salisbury, MAMA5,65623.4%–

06East Harwich, MAMA5,65422.7%–

07Barnstable, MAMA50,10122.6%–

08Hull, MAMA10,13819.3%–

09Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96116.9%–

10North Adams, MAMA12,36815.3%–

11Williamstown, MAMA5,07012.5%–

12Ware, MAMA6,36911.3%–

13Amherst, MAMA40,92011.2%–

14Spencer, MAMA5,66110.7%–

15Andover, MAMA9,45110.1%–

16Cambridge, MAMA122,5889.8%–

17Gloucester, MAMA30,6279.6%–

18Marshfield, MAMA5,1619.3%–

19Marblehead, MAMA20,4138.9%–

20Boston, MAMA672,9738.8%–

21Athol, MAMA8,8018.6%–

22Holyoke, MAMA38,0238.4%–

23North Westport, MAMA5,2898.2%–

24Revere, MAMA60,1418.1%–

25Whitinsville, MAMA7,1157.5%–

26Worcester, MAMA213,8627.4%–

27Pittsfield, MAMA42,9097.3%–

28Everett, MAMA53,5727.2%–

29Springfield, MAMA154,7027.1%–

30Adams, MAMA5,4277.0%–

31Palmer, MAMA12,3677.0%–

32Newburyport, MAMA19,1486.9%–

33Easthampton, MAMA15,8516.8%–

34Swampscott, MAMA15,2776.6%–

35Plymouth, MAMA7,9186.6%–

36Malden, MAMA66,3706.6%–

37West Concord, MAMA5,8766.5%–

38Webster, MAMA12,2286.4%–

39Oxford, MAMA5,6716.4%–

40Attleboro, MAMA47,4476.2%–

41Greenfield, MAMA17,6916.2%–

42Fitchburg, MAMA42,1366.1%–

43Westfield, MAMA40,5466.0%–

44Fall River, MAMA95,2985.8%–

45Quincy, MAMA103,1735.8%–

46Gardner, MAMA21,4835.8%–

47Salem, MAMA45,3815.7%–

48Hudson, MAMA15,7195.7%–

49Winthrop, MAMA18,6475.5%–

50Cochituate, MAMA6,4715.4%–

51Somerville, MAMA84,2115.4%–

52Clinton, MAMA7,6585.4%–

53Newton, MAMA90,7415.2%–

54Chicopee, MAMA55,3105.1%–

55Northampton, MAMA31,0475.1%–

56Hingham, MAMA5,1305.0%–

57Franklin, MAMA33,9554.9%–

58Medford, MAMA59,8344.9%–

59Watertown, MAMA35,7104.9%–

60Haverhill, MAMA68,3614.8%–

61Braintree, MAMA38,9574.8%–

62New Bedford, MAMA101,8344.7%–

63Danvers, MAMA28,0984.6%–

64Waltham, MAMA65,0374.6%–

65West Springfield, MAMA28,8294.6%–

66The Pinehills, MAMA5,2824.5%–

67Brockton, MAMA106,1344.5%–

68Taunton, MAMA62,5224.5%–

69Southbridge, MAMA18,1054.5%–

70Brookline, MAMA63,2664.5%–

71North Scituate, MAMA6,4924.4%–

72Stoneham, MAMA23,3554.4%–

73Kingston, MAMA5,9104.4%–

74Belmont, MAMA27,1754.3%–

75Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1554.3%–

76Amesbury, MAMA17,5884.3%–

77Wakefield, MAMA27,7934.1%–

78Lynn, MAMA104,2364.1%–

79Norwood, MAMA31,5424.0%–

80Leominster, MAMA44,1944.0%–

81Framingham, MAMA73,0214.0%–

82Sharon, MAMA6,2324.0%–

83Saugus, MAMA28,7733.9%–

84Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2223.8%–

85Burlington, MAMA26,2743.8%–

86Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4053.8%–

87Walpole, MAMA6,4613.7%–

88Lowell, MAMA119,9713.7%–

89Beverly, MAMA43,3633.7%–

90Weymouth, MAMA59,7593.6%–

91Woburn, MAMA43,9623.6%–

92Arlington, MAMA46,3503.6%–

93Milford, MAMA27,7313.5%–

94Bridgewater, MAMA29,3093.5%–

95Medfield, MAMA6,8493.4%–

96Marlborough, MAMA42,7723.4%–

97Scituate, MAMA5,7963.3%–

98Agawam, MAMA28,7833.3%–

99Chelsea, MAMA40,1303.2%–

100Somerset, MAMA18,2983.1%–

101Longmeadow, MAMA15,6963.1%–

102Peabody, MAMA55,9533.0%–

103Melrose, MAMA29,5972.9%–

104Needham, MAMA32,4592.9%–

105Dedham, MAMA25,2372.8%–

106Maynard, MAMA10,7122.7%–

107Methuen, MAMA54,5842.6%–

108Milton, MAMA28,5872.6%–

109Randolph, MAMA34,9482.5%–

110Foxborough, MAMA6,2512.5%–

111Wellesley, MAMA30,3472.4%–

112Lawrence, MAMA89,3202.2%–

113Lexington, MAMA34,2952.2%–

114Winchester, MAMA23,4062.1%–

115Reading, MAMA25,6122.1%–

116Lynnfield, MAMA13,0642.1%–

117Wilmington, MAMA23,3361.9%–

118North Attleborough, MAMA31,5061.6%–

119Abington, MAMA17,0531.4%–

120Northborough, MAMA6,3921.2%–

121Pinehurst, MAMA6,8451.2%–

122Holbrook, MAMA11,3800.3%–

123Bellingham, MAMA5,3250.0%–

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