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Least affordable housing, Massachusetts cities · 2000

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

01Nantucket, MAMA10,01710.5+0%

02Cambridge, MAMA122,5886.9+0%

03Brookline, MAMA63,2665.9+0%

04Somerville, MAMA84,2115.7+0%

05Chelsea, MAMA40,1305.4+0%

06Boston, MAMA672,9735.3+0%

07Belmont, MAMA27,1755.2+0%

08Andover, MAMA9,4514.9+0%

09Newton, MAMA90,7414.8+0%

10Wellesley, MAMA30,3474.8+0%

11Revere, MAMA60,1414.7+0%

12Fall River, MAMA95,2984.6+0%

13Waltham, MAMA65,0374.6+0%

14Marblehead, MAMA20,4134.5+0%

15Arlington, MAMA46,3504.4+0%

16Everett, MAMA53,5724.4+0%

17Medford, MAMA59,8344.4+0%

18Scituate, MAMA5,7964.4+0%

19Winchester, MAMA23,4064.3+0%

20Needham, MAMA32,4594.3+0%

21Salisbury, MAMA5,6564.3+0%

22Salem, MAMA45,3814.3+0%

23Lexington, MAMA34,2954.3+0%

24Gloucester, MAMA30,6274.3+0%

25Lawrence, MAMA89,3204.2+0%

26Newburyport, MAMA19,1484.1+0%

27New Bedford, MAMA101,8344.1+0%

28West Concord, MAMA5,8764.1+0%

29Beverly, MAMA43,3634.1+0%

30Malden, MAMA66,3704.1+0%

31Stoneham, MAMA23,3554.0+0%

32Melrose, MAMA29,5974.0+0%

33Hingham, MAMA5,1304.0+0%

34Cochituate, MAMA6,4714.0+0%

35Woburn, MAMA43,9624.0+0%

36Lynnfield, MAMA13,0643.9+0%

37West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1943.9+0%

38Plymouth, MAMA7,9183.9+0%

39Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9613.9+0%

40Lynn, MAMA104,2363.9+0%

41Framingham, MAMA73,0213.9+0%

42East Falmouth, MAMA6,2453.9+0%

43Quincy, MAMA103,1733.9+0%

44Danvers, MAMA28,0983.8+0%

45South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5523.8+0%

46Walpole, MAMA6,4613.8+0%

47Peabody, MAMA55,9533.8+0%

48Swampscott, MAMA15,2773.7+0%

49East Harwich, MAMA5,6543.7+0%

50Norwood, MAMA31,5423.7+0%

51Whitinsville, MAMA7,1153.7+0%

52Williamstown, MAMA5,0703.7+0%

53Saugus, MAMA28,7733.6+0%

54Wakefield, MAMA27,7933.6+0%

55Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4053.6+0%

56North Scituate, MAMA6,4923.6+0%

57Dedham, MAMA25,2373.6+0%

58Kingston, MAMA5,9103.6+0%

59Milton, MAMA28,5873.6+0%

60Medfield, MAMA6,8493.6+0%

61Foxborough, MAMA6,2513.6+0%

62Northampton, MAMA31,0473.5+0%

63Milford, MAMA27,7313.5+0%

64Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2223.5+0%

65Reading, MAMA25,6123.5+0%

66Spencer, MAMA5,6613.5+0%

67Marshfield, MAMA5,1613.4+0%

68Hull, MAMA10,1383.4+0%

69Webster, MAMA12,2283.4+0%

70Holyoke, MAMA38,0233.4+0%

71Lowell, MAMA119,9713.3+0%

72Worcester, MAMA213,8623.3+0%

73Taunton, MAMA62,5223.3+0%

74Brockton, MAMA106,1343.2+0%

75North Westport, MAMA5,2893.2+0%

76Burlington, MAMA26,2743.2+0%

77Adams, MAMA5,4273.2+0%

78Greenfield, MAMA17,6913.2+0%

79Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1553.2+0%

80Marlborough, MAMA42,7723.2+0%

81Hudson, MAMA15,7193.2+0%

82Ware, MAMA6,3693.2+0%

83Wilmington, MAMA23,3363.2+0%

84North Adams, MAMA12,3683.1+0%

85Abington, MAMA17,0533.1+0%

86Maynard, MAMA10,7123.1+0%

87Clinton, MAMA7,6583.1+0%

88Haverhill, MAMA68,3613.1+0%

89Leominster, MAMA44,1943.0+0%

90Northborough, MAMA6,3922.9+0%

91Sharon, MAMA6,2322.9+0%

92Fitchburg, MAMA42,1362.9+0%

93Attleboro, MAMA47,4472.9+0%

94Chicopee, MAMA55,3102.9+0%

95Westfield, MAMA40,5462.8+0%

96Springfield, MAMA154,7022.8+0%

97Somerset, MAMA18,2982.8+0%

98Gardner, MAMA21,4832.8+0%

99Pittsfield, MAMA42,9092.8+0%

100Holbrook, MAMA11,3802.7+0%

101Athol, MAMA8,8012.7+0%

102Longmeadow, MAMA15,6962.7+0%

103Pinehurst, MAMA6,8452.6+0%

104Bellingham, MAMA5,3252.4+0%

105Oxford, MAMA5,6712.3+0%

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