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Highest housing vacancy, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of housing units that are vacant (2024 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 2010

01Nantucket, MAMA10,01748.6%−10.2 pts

02West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19439.1%−2.4 pts

03East Falmouth, MAMA6,24536.5%−3.6 pts

04South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55234.7%+4.9 pts

05Salisbury, MAMA5,65623.4%−8.0 pts

06East Harwich, MAMA5,65422.7%−7.1 pts

07Barnstable, MAMA50,10122.6%−3.7 pts

08Hull, MAMA10,13819.3%+2.4 pts

09Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96116.9%−5.0 pts

10North Adams, MAMA12,36815.3%+1.3 pts

11Williamstown, MAMA5,07012.5%−6.9 pts

12Ware, MAMA6,36911.3%−5.5 pts

13Amherst, MAMA40,92011.2%–

14Spencer, MAMA5,66110.7%+0.6 pts

15Andover, MAMA9,45110.1%+4.4 pts

16Cambridge, MAMA122,5889.8%+2.5 pts

17Gloucester, MAMA30,6279.6%−3.5 pts

18Marshfield, MAMA5,1619.3%+6.8 pts

19Marblehead, MAMA20,4138.9%+2.1 pts

20Boston, MAMA672,9738.8%−0.3 pts

21Athol, MAMA8,8018.6%−9.7 pts

22Holyoke, MAMA38,0238.4%+1.8 pts

23North Westport, MAMA5,2898.2%+3.3 pts

24Revere, MAMA60,1418.1%+0.5 pts

25Whitinsville, MAMA7,1157.5%+4.2 pts

26Worcester, MAMA213,8627.4%−3.4 pts

27Pittsfield, MAMA42,9097.3%−2.1 pts

28Everett, MAMA53,5727.2%−0.8 pts

29Springfield, MAMA154,7027.1%−3.6 pts

30Adams, MAMA5,4277.0%−1.5 pts

31Palmer, MAMA12,3677.0%+3.1 pts

32Newburyport, MAMA19,1486.9%−1.1 pts

33Easthampton, MAMA15,8516.8%–

34Swampscott, MAMA15,2776.6%+4.1 pts

35Plymouth, MAMA7,9186.6%+0.5 pts

36Malden, MAMA66,3706.6%−0.1 pts

37West Concord, MAMA5,8766.5%+2.1 pts

38Webster, MAMA12,2286.4%−6.6 pts

39Oxford, MAMA5,6716.4%+5.9 pts

40Attleboro, MAMA47,4476.2%+0.0 pts

41Greenfield, MAMA17,6916.2%–

42Fitchburg, MAMA42,1366.1%−7.4 pts

43Westfield, MAMA40,5466.0%+2.5 pts

44Fall River, MAMA95,2985.8%−5.6 pts

45Quincy, MAMA103,1735.8%−0.4 pts

46Gardner, MAMA21,4835.8%−2.7 pts

47Salem, MAMA45,3815.7%−0.7 pts

48Hudson, MAMA15,7195.7%+2.1 pts

49Winthrop, MAMA18,6475.5%−2.7 pts

50Cochituate, MAMA6,4715.4%−0.3 pts

51Somerville, MAMA84,2115.4%−0.3 pts

52Clinton, MAMA7,6585.4%−4.4 pts

53Newton, MAMA90,7415.2%+0.3 pts

54Chicopee, MAMA55,3105.1%−1.4 pts

55Northampton, MAMA31,0475.1%−0.5 pts

56Hingham, MAMA5,1305.0%+3.4 pts

57Franklin, MAMA33,9554.9%+1.5 pts

58Medford, MAMA59,8344.9%−1.0 pts

59Watertown, MAMA35,7104.9%–

60Haverhill, MAMA68,3614.8%−1.8 pts

61Braintree, MAMA38,9574.8%+0.4 pts

62New Bedford, MAMA101,8344.7%−5.3 pts

63Danvers, MAMA28,0984.6%−1.4 pts

64Waltham, MAMA65,0374.6%−2.7 pts

65West Springfield, MAMA28,8294.6%−0.9 pts

66The Pinehills, MAMA5,2824.5%−5.1 pts

67Brockton, MAMA106,1344.5%−2.9 pts

68Taunton, MAMA62,5224.5%−3.4 pts

69Southbridge, MAMA18,1054.5%−8.2 pts

70Brookline, MAMA63,2664.5%−2.9 pts

71North Scituate, MAMA6,4924.4%−1.4 pts

72Stoneham, MAMA23,3554.4%−1.1 pts

73Kingston, MAMA5,9104.4%−6.1 pts

74Belmont, MAMA27,1754.3%−0.3 pts

75Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1554.3%−9.0 pts

76Amesbury, MAMA17,5884.3%–

77Wakefield, MAMA27,7934.1%−3.3 pts

78Lynn, MAMA104,2364.1%−3.6 pts

79Norwood, MAMA31,5424.0%−2.3 pts

80Leominster, MAMA44,1944.0%−1.9 pts

81Framingham, MAMA73,0214.0%−1.2 pts

82Sharon, MAMA6,2324.0%−1.2 pts

83Saugus, MAMA28,7733.9%+0.1 pts

84Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2223.8%−0.3 pts

85Burlington, MAMA26,2743.8%+1.6 pts

86Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4053.8%−5.3 pts

87Walpole, MAMA6,4613.7%−2.5 pts

88Lowell, MAMA119,9713.7%−5.3 pts

89Beverly, MAMA43,3633.7%−4.7 pts

90Weymouth, MAMA59,7593.6%−0.8 pts

91Woburn, MAMA43,9623.6%−2.1 pts

92Arlington, MAMA46,3503.6%−1.2 pts

93Milford, MAMA27,7313.5%−3.4 pts

94Bridgewater, MAMA29,3093.5%–

95Medfield, MAMA6,8493.4%−3.7 pts

96Marlborough, MAMA42,7723.4%−3.3 pts

97Scituate, MAMA5,7963.3%−10.6 pts

98Agawam, MAMA28,7833.3%−0.5 pts

99Chelsea, MAMA40,1303.2%−5.4 pts

100Somerset, MAMA18,2983.1%+0.7 pts

101Longmeadow, MAMA15,6963.1%+2.1 pts

102Peabody, MAMA55,9533.0%−1.4 pts

103Melrose, MAMA29,5972.9%−1.0 pts

104Needham, MAMA32,4592.9%−0.9 pts

105Dedham, MAMA25,2372.8%−1.9 pts

106Maynard, MAMA10,7122.7%−0.5 pts

107Methuen, MAMA54,5842.6%–

108Milton, MAMA28,5872.6%−1.2 pts

109Randolph, MAMA34,9482.5%–

110Foxborough, MAMA6,2512.5%−2.8 pts

111Wellesley, MAMA30,3472.4%−3.2 pts

112Lawrence, MAMA89,3202.2%−5.5 pts

113Lexington, MAMA34,2952.2%−3.6 pts

114Winchester, MAMA23,4062.1%−2.5 pts

115Reading, MAMA25,6122.1%−1.7 pts

116Lynnfield, MAMA13,0642.1%−2.1 pts

117Wilmington, MAMA23,3361.9%−0.6 pts

118North Attleborough, MAMA31,5061.6%–

119Abington, MAMA17,0531.4%−3.7 pts

120Northborough, MAMA6,3921.2%−2.5 pts

121Pinehurst, MAMA6,8451.2%−0.8 pts

122Holbrook, MAMA11,3800.3%−2.4 pts

123Bellingham, MAMA5,3250.0%+0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES