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Least affordable housing, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Nantucket, MAMA10,0179.9−5%

02Brookline, MAMA63,2668.8+48%

03Cambridge, MAMA122,5888.4+21%

04Boston, MAMA672,9737.5+42%

05West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1947.5+92%

06East Falmouth, MAMA6,2457.3+88%

07Amherst, MAMA40,9207.2–

08Gloucester, MAMA30,6277.2+68%

09Everett, MAMA53,5727.2+63%

10Fall River, MAMA95,2987.0+51%

11Marshfield, MAMA5,1617.0+103%

12Somerville, MAMA84,2116.9+22%

13Lawrence, MAMA89,3206.9+65%

14Revere, MAMA60,1416.9+48%

15Chelsea, MAMA40,1306.8+26%

16Lynn, MAMA104,2366.8+75%

17Newton, MAMA90,7416.6+37%

18Scituate, MAMA5,7966.6+52%

19South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5526.6+73%

20Barnstable, MAMA50,1016.6–

21Salem, MAMA45,3816.4+49%

22Wellesley, MAMA30,3476.3+32%

23Belmont, MAMA27,1756.3+21%

24Malden, MAMA66,3706.3+55%

25New Bedford, MAMA101,8346.3+52%

26Quincy, MAMA103,1736.3+62%

27Waltham, MAMA65,0376.2+37%

28Watertown, MAMA35,7106.2–

29Foxborough, MAMA6,2516.2+75%

30Arlington, MAMA46,3506.2+40%

31Peabody, MAMA55,9536.2+64%

32Melrose, MAMA29,5976.1+53%

33Beverly, MAMA43,3636.1+50%

34Hingham, MAMA5,1306.1+52%

35Norwood, MAMA31,5426.1+63%

36Woburn, MAMA43,9626.1+53%

37Newburyport, MAMA19,1486.0+44%

38Saugus, MAMA28,7735.9+63%

39Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4055.9+63%

40Stoneham, MAMA23,3555.9+46%

41North Scituate, MAMA6,4925.9+62%

42Framingham, MAMA73,0215.8+50%

43Medford, MAMA59,8345.8+33%

44Swampscott, MAMA15,2775.7+53%

45Andover, MAMA9,4515.7+17%

46East Harwich, MAMA5,6545.7+53%

47Spencer, MAMA5,6615.7+65%

48The Pinehills, MAMA5,2825.6–

49Ware, MAMA6,3695.6+77%

50Hull, MAMA10,1385.6+64%

51Winthrop, MAMA18,6475.6–

52Marlborough, MAMA42,7725.6+75%

53Needham, MAMA32,4595.5+28%

54Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9615.5+41%

55Plymouth, MAMA7,9185.5+40%

56Brockton, MAMA106,1345.5+69%

57Lowell, MAMA119,9715.5+64%

58Wakefield, MAMA27,7935.4+48%

59Weymouth, MAMA59,7595.4–

60Braintree, MAMA38,9575.4–

61Northampton, MAMA31,0475.4+52%

62Worcester, MAMA213,8625.3+61%

63Taunton, MAMA62,5225.3+62%

64Winchester, MAMA23,4065.3+22%

65Lynnfield, MAMA13,0645.2+33%

66Hudson, MAMA15,7195.2+65%

67Webster, MAMA12,2285.2+54%

68Easthampton, MAMA15,8515.2–

69Marblehead, MAMA20,4135.2+14%

70Haverhill, MAMA68,3615.1+67%

71Danvers, MAMA28,0985.1+34%

72Dedham, MAMA25,2375.1+42%

73Holyoke, MAMA38,0235.1+52%

74Burlington, MAMA26,2745.1+57%

75Lexington, MAMA34,2955.0+18%

76Salisbury, MAMA5,6565.0+17%

77Amesbury, MAMA17,5885.0–

78Milford, MAMA27,7315.0+42%

79Milton, MAMA28,5874.9+39%

80West Concord, MAMA5,8764.9+21%

81Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2224.9+41%

82Reading, MAMA25,6124.9+40%

83Bridgewater, MAMA29,3094.7–

84Greenfield, MAMA17,6914.7+48%

85Clinton, MAMA7,6584.7+53%

86Cochituate, MAMA6,4714.7+18%

87North Westport, MAMA5,2894.7+45%

88Whitinsville, MAMA7,1154.7+26%

89Springfield, MAMA154,7024.7+64%

90West Springfield, MAMA28,8294.6–

91Fitchburg, MAMA42,1364.6+58%

92Leominster, MAMA44,1944.5+50%

93Randolph, MAMA34,9484.5–

94Attleboro, MAMA47,4474.5+56%

95Williamstown, MAMA5,0704.5+22%

96Gardner, MAMA21,4834.5+60%

97Bellingham, MAMA5,3254.5+82%

98Southbridge, MAMA18,1054.4–

99Methuen, MAMA54,5844.4–

100Chicopee, MAMA55,3104.4+53%

101Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1554.4+36%

102Abington, MAMA17,0534.3+37%

103North Attleborough, MAMA31,5064.3–

104Pinehurst, MAMA6,8454.3+62%

105Maynard, MAMA10,7124.3+37%

106Franklin, MAMA33,9554.2–

107Northborough, MAMA6,3924.2+43%

108North Adams, MAMA12,3684.1+31%

109Walpole, MAMA6,4614.1+8%

110Adams, MAMA5,4274.0+26%

111Wilmington, MAMA23,3364.0+28%

112Holbrook, MAMA11,3804.0+48%

113Kingston, MAMA5,9103.9+9%

114Oxford, MAMA5,6713.9+66%

115Medfield, MAMA6,8493.7+5%

116Somerset, MAMA18,2983.7+32%

117Westfield, MAMA40,5463.7+30%

118Athol, MAMA8,8013.7+38%

119Sharon, MAMA6,2323.7+26%

120Agawam, MAMA28,7833.6–

121Pittsfield, MAMA42,9093.6+32%

122Palmer, MAMA12,3673.5–

123Longmeadow, MAMA15,6963.0+14%

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