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Least affordable housing, Massachusetts cities · 1990

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 105 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Brookline, MAMA63,2668.3+40%

02Cambridge, MAMA122,5887.7+12%

03Nantucket, MAMA10,0177.6−27%

04Williamstown, MAMA5,0705.9+62%

05Lawrence, MAMA89,3205.8+39%

06Fall River, MAMA95,2985.7+24%

07South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5525.7+50%

08Belmont, MAMA27,1755.7+9%

09Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4055.5+52%

10Chelsea, MAMA40,1305.5+2%

11Andover, MAMA9,4515.5+12%

12Boston, MAMA672,9735.5+3%

13Gloucester, MAMA30,6275.4+28%

14West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1945.3+34%

15Revere, MAMA60,1415.2+11%

16New Bedford, MAMA101,8345.1+23%

17Somerville, MAMA84,2115.1−10%

18Holyoke, MAMA38,0235.0+49%

19Everett, MAMA53,5725.0+14%

20Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9615.0+29%

21Salem, MAMA45,3815.0+16%

22East Harwich, MAMA5,6545.0+32%

23Waltham, MAMA65,0374.9+8%

24East Falmouth, MAMA6,2454.9+27%

25Newton, MAMA90,7414.9+0%

26Arlington, MAMA46,3504.9+10%

27Lynn, MAMA104,2364.8+24%

28Whitinsville, MAMA7,1154.8+29%

29Marblehead, MAMA20,4134.8+5%

30Malden, MAMA66,3704.7+17%

31Webster, MAMA12,2284.7+39%

32Medford, MAMA59,8344.7+8%

33Hingham, MAMA5,1304.6+16%

34Salisbury, MAMA5,6564.5+5%

35Plymouth, MAMA7,9184.5+15%

36Swampscott, MAMA15,2774.5+20%

37Foxborough, MAMA6,2514.5+26%

38Beverly, MAMA43,3634.5+10%

39Fitchburg, MAMA42,1364.5+53%

40Lowell, MAMA119,9714.4+34%

41Quincy, MAMA103,1734.4+15%

42Stoneham, MAMA23,3554.4+10%

43Peabody, MAMA55,9534.4+18%

44Winchester, MAMA23,4064.4+2%

45Newburyport, MAMA19,1484.4+7%

46Melrose, MAMA29,5974.4+10%

47Worcester, MAMA213,8624.4+33%

48Lynnfield, MAMA13,0644.4+12%

49Wellesley, MAMA30,3474.4−9%

50Danvers, MAMA28,0984.3+12%

51Wakefield, MAMA27,7934.3+18%

52Taunton, MAMA62,5224.3+31%

53Framingham, MAMA73,0214.3+10%

54Spencer, MAMA5,6614.3+24%

55Ware, MAMA6,3694.3+35%

56Milford, MAMA27,7314.3+21%

57Northampton, MAMA31,0474.3+21%

58North Westport, MAMA5,2894.2+31%

59Needham, MAMA32,4594.2−2%

60Greenfield, MAMA17,6914.2+32%

61Lexington, MAMA34,2954.2−2%

62Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1554.2+31%

63Walpole, MAMA6,4614.2+11%

64Milton, MAMA28,5874.2+17%

65Norwood, MAMA31,5424.2+11%

66Brockton, MAMA106,1344.1+28%

67Clinton, MAMA7,6584.1+32%

68Hull, MAMA10,1384.1+19%

69Springfield, MAMA154,7024.1+43%

70Westfield, MAMA40,5464.0+42%

71Marlborough, MAMA42,7724.0+26%

72West Concord, MAMA5,8764.0−1%

73Woburn, MAMA43,9624.0+1%

74Gardner, MAMA21,4834.0+43%

75Medfield, MAMA6,8494.0+12%

76Scituate, MAMA5,7964.0−8%

77North Adams, MAMA12,3684.0+26%

78Saugus, MAMA28,7734.0+9%

79North Scituate, MAMA6,4923.9+9%

80Chicopee, MAMA55,3103.9+37%

81Reading, MAMA25,6123.9+12%

82Attleboro, MAMA47,4473.9+35%

83Maynard, MAMA10,7123.9+26%

84Marshfield, MAMA5,1613.9+13%

85Somerset, MAMA18,2983.9+38%

86Adams, MAMA5,4273.9+20%

87Dedham, MAMA25,2373.8+6%

88Cochituate, MAMA6,4713.8−4%

89Haverhill, MAMA68,3613.8+24%

90Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2223.8+9%

91Leominster, MAMA44,1943.8+25%

92Hudson, MAMA15,7193.7+18%

93Kingston, MAMA5,9103.7+4%

94Pittsfield, MAMA42,9093.7+34%

95Holbrook, MAMA11,3803.7+34%

96Abington, MAMA17,0533.6+15%

97Athol, MAMA8,8013.6+34%

98Oxford, MAMA5,6713.6+54%

99Burlington, MAMA26,2743.4+6%

100Wilmington, MAMA23,3363.4+6%

101Sharon, MAMA6,2323.3+14%

102Bellingham, MAMA5,3253.3+33%

103Longmeadow, MAMA15,6963.3+23%

104Pinehurst, MAMA6,8453.1+20%

105Northborough, MAMA6,3923.1+7%

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