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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 (2024 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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Nantucket, MAMA10,0179.9−15%

02Brookline, MAMA63,2668.8+23%

03Cambridge, MAMA122,5888.4−3%

04Boston, MAMA672,9737.5−4%

05West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1947.5+6%

06East Falmouth, MAMA6,2457.3+0%

07Amherst, MAMA40,9207.2–

08Gloucester, MAMA30,6277.2+11%

09Everett, MAMA53,5727.2+0%

10Fall River, MAMA95,2987.0−9%

11Marshfield, MAMA5,1617.0+18%

12Somerville, MAMA84,2116.9−6%

13Lawrence, MAMA89,3206.9−16%

14Revere, MAMA60,1416.9+1%

15Chelsea, MAMA40,1306.8−13%

16Lynn, MAMA104,2366.8+4%

17Newton, MAMA90,7416.6+3%

18Scituate, MAMA5,7966.6−6%

19South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5526.6−11%

20Barnstable, MAMA50,1016.6+7%

21Salem, MAMA45,3816.4+9%

22Wellesley, MAMA30,3476.3−1%

23Belmont, MAMA27,1756.3−4%

24Malden, MAMA66,3706.3+2%

25New Bedford, MAMA101,8346.3−7%

26Quincy, MAMA103,1736.3+4%

27Waltham, MAMA65,0376.2−3%

28Watertown, MAMA35,7106.2–

29Foxborough, MAMA6,2516.2+15%

30Arlington, MAMA46,3506.2+4%

31Peabody, MAMA55,9536.2+12%

32Melrose, MAMA29,5976.1+18%

33Beverly, MAMA43,3636.1+7%

34Hingham, MAMA5,1306.1−15%

35Norwood, MAMA31,5426.1+14%

36Woburn, MAMA43,9626.1+13%

37Newburyport, MAMA19,1486.0+2%

38Saugus, MAMA28,7735.9+16%

39Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4055.9+15%

40Stoneham, MAMA23,3555.9+8%

41North Scituate, MAMA6,4925.9+11%

42Framingham, MAMA73,0215.8+2%

43Medford, MAMA59,8345.8+2%

44Swampscott, MAMA15,2775.7+20%

45Andover, MAMA9,4515.7−13%

46East Harwich, MAMA5,6545.7−17%

47Spencer, MAMA5,6615.7+27%

48The Pinehills, MAMA5,2825.6−16%

49Ware, MAMA6,3695.6+11%

50Hull, MAMA10,1385.6+11%

51Winthrop, MAMA18,6475.6−6%

52Marlborough, MAMA42,7725.6+16%

53Needham, MAMA32,4595.5−2%

54Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9615.5−8%

55Plymouth, MAMA7,9185.5−19%

56Brockton, MAMA106,1345.5+0%

57Lowell, MAMA119,9715.5+10%

58Wakefield, MAMA27,7935.4+15%

59Weymouth, MAMA59,7595.4+4%

60Braintree, MAMA38,9575.4+16%

61Northampton, MAMA31,0475.4+1%

62Worcester, MAMA213,8625.3−1%

63Taunton, MAMA62,5225.3+0%

64Winchester, MAMA23,4065.3−6%

65Lynnfield, MAMA13,0645.2−18%

66Hudson, MAMA15,7195.2+9%

67Webster, MAMA12,2285.2−0%

68Easthampton, MAMA15,8515.2–

69Marblehead, MAMA20,4135.2−16%

70Haverhill, MAMA68,3615.1+11%

71Danvers, MAMA28,0985.1−1%

72Dedham, MAMA25,2375.1+7%

73Holyoke, MAMA38,0235.1−14%

74Burlington, MAMA26,2745.1+5%

75Lexington, MAMA34,2955.0−3%

76Salisbury, MAMA5,6565.0−16%

77Amesbury, MAMA17,5885.0–

78Milford, MAMA27,7315.0−2%

79Milton, MAMA28,5874.9−1%

80West Concord, MAMA5,8764.9−1%

81Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2224.9−4%

82Reading, MAMA25,6124.9+6%

83Bridgewater, MAMA29,3094.7–

84Greenfield, MAMA17,6914.7–

85Clinton, MAMA7,6584.7−13%

86Cochituate, MAMA6,4714.7−13%

87North Westport, MAMA5,2894.7−2%

88Whitinsville, MAMA7,1154.7−23%

89Springfield, MAMA154,7024.7+4%

90West Springfield, MAMA28,8294.6+13%

91Fitchburg, MAMA42,1364.6−3%

92Leominster, MAMA44,1944.5−0%

93Randolph, MAMA34,9484.5–

94Attleboro, MAMA47,4474.5−4%

95Williamstown, MAMA5,0704.5−7%

96Gardner, MAMA21,4834.5+3%

97Bellingham, MAMA5,3254.5+18%

98Southbridge, MAMA18,1054.4−7%

99Methuen, MAMA54,5844.4–

100Chicopee, MAMA55,3104.4+7%

101Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1554.4−21%

102Abington, MAMA17,0534.3−7%

103North Attleborough, MAMA31,5064.3–

104Pinehurst, MAMA6,8454.3+7%

105Maynard, MAMA10,7124.3−6%

106Franklin, MAMA33,9554.2−4%

107Northborough, MAMA6,3924.2+1%

108North Adams, MAMA12,3684.1+2%

109Walpole, MAMA6,4614.1−9%

110Adams, MAMA5,4274.0+6%

111Wilmington, MAMA23,3364.0−4%

112Holbrook, MAMA11,3804.0−18%

113Kingston, MAMA5,9103.9−31%

114Oxford, MAMA5,6713.9−16%

115Medfield, MAMA6,8493.7−22%

116Somerset, MAMA18,2983.7−16%

117Westfield, MAMA40,5463.7−15%

118Athol, MAMA8,8013.7−7%

119Sharon, MAMA6,2323.7−9%

120Agawam, MAMA28,7833.6−0%

121Pittsfield, MAMA42,9093.6−8%

122Palmer, MAMA12,3673.5−13%

123Longmeadow, MAMA15,6963.0−21%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES