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Least affordable housing, Massachusetts cities · 2010

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

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Nantucket, MAMA10,01711.6+11%

02Cambridge, MAMA122,5888.6+25%

03Lawrence, MAMA89,3208.2+96%

04Chelsea, MAMA40,1307.9+45%

05Boston, MAMA672,9737.8+47%

06Fall River, MAMA95,2987.6+65%

07South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5527.4+95%

08Somerville, MAMA84,2117.4+30%

09East Falmouth, MAMA6,2457.3+87%

10Hingham, MAMA5,1307.2+79%

11Everett, MAMA53,5727.2+63%

12Brookline, MAMA63,2667.1+21%

13West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1947.1+82%

14Scituate, MAMA5,7967.0+61%

15East Harwich, MAMA5,6546.9+84%

16Plymouth, MAMA7,9186.8+74%

17Revere, MAMA60,1416.8+46%

18New Bedford, MAMA101,8346.8+64%

19The Pinehills, MAMA5,2826.8–

20Belmont, MAMA27,1756.6+27%

21Lynn, MAMA104,2366.6+69%

22Andover, MAMA9,4516.6+34%

23Newton, MAMA90,7416.4+33%

24Gloucester, MAMA30,6276.4+51%

25Waltham, MAMA65,0376.4+40%

26Wellesley, MAMA30,3476.4+33%

27Lynnfield, MAMA13,0646.4+62%

28Malden, MAMA66,3706.2+53%

29Marblehead, MAMA20,4136.2+35%

30Barnstable, MAMA50,1016.1–

31Whitinsville, MAMA7,1156.1+65%

32Quincy, MAMA103,1736.0+56%

33Salisbury, MAMA5,6566.0+39%

34Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9616.0+53%

35Arlington, MAMA46,3505.9+34%

36Winthrop, MAMA18,6475.9–

37Holyoke, MAMA38,0235.9+76%

38Marshfield, MAMA5,1615.9+72%

39Salem, MAMA45,3815.9+37%

40Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.8+41%

41Beverly, MAMA43,3635.8+41%

42Framingham, MAMA73,0215.8+48%

43Kingston, MAMA5,9105.7+60%

44Medford, MAMA59,8345.7+30%

45Needham, MAMA32,4595.7+31%

46Winchester, MAMA23,4065.6+30%

47Peabody, MAMA55,9535.5+47%

48Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1555.5+72%

49Clinton, MAMA7,6585.5+76%

50Stoneham, MAMA23,3555.4+35%

51Brockton, MAMA106,1345.4+68%

52Cochituate, MAMA6,4715.4+36%

53Worcester, MAMA213,8625.4+62%

54Foxborough, MAMA6,2515.4+52%

55Woburn, MAMA43,9625.4+35%

56Norwood, MAMA31,5425.3+43%

57Taunton, MAMA62,5225.3+62%

58North Scituate, MAMA6,4925.3+46%

59Northampton, MAMA31,0475.3+50%

60Lexington, MAMA34,2955.2+22%

61Webster, MAMA12,2285.2+54%

62Danvers, MAMA28,0985.2+36%

63Melrose, MAMA29,5975.2+29%

64Weymouth, MAMA59,7595.2–

65Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4055.1+42%

66Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2225.1+47%

67Saugus, MAMA28,7735.1+40%

68Milford, MAMA27,7315.1+45%

69Ware, MAMA6,3695.1+60%

70Hull, MAMA10,1385.1+48%

71Milton, MAMA28,5875.0+40%

72West Concord, MAMA5,8765.0+22%

73Lowell, MAMA119,9715.0+49%

74Holbrook, MAMA11,3804.9+80%

75Burlington, MAMA26,2744.8+50%

76Williamstown, MAMA5,0704.8+31%

77Marlborough, MAMA42,7724.8+50%

78Dedham, MAMA25,2374.8+33%

79Hudson, MAMA15,7194.8+51%

80North Westport, MAMA5,2894.8+48%

81Swampscott, MAMA15,2774.8+27%

82Southbridge, MAMA18,1054.8–

83Medfield, MAMA6,8494.8+34%

84Fitchburg, MAMA42,1364.8+63%

85Attleboro, MAMA47,4474.7+62%

86Wakefield, MAMA27,7934.7+29%

87Abington, MAMA17,0534.6+48%

88Braintree, MAMA38,9574.6–

89Haverhill, MAMA68,3614.6+51%

90Reading, MAMA25,6124.6+32%

91Oxford, MAMA5,6714.6+97%

92Leominster, MAMA44,1944.5+50%

93Maynard, MAMA10,7124.5+46%

94Springfield, MAMA154,7024.5+58%

95Spencer, MAMA5,6614.5+30%

96Walpole, MAMA6,4614.4+18%

97Somerset, MAMA18,2984.4+57%

98Franklin, MAMA33,9554.4–

99Westfield, MAMA40,5464.3+53%

100Gardner, MAMA21,4834.3+55%

101Wilmington, MAMA23,3364.2+33%

102Northborough, MAMA6,3924.2+42%

103Chicopee, MAMA55,3104.1+44%

104West Springfield, MAMA28,8294.1–

105Sharon, MAMA6,2324.1+39%

106North Adams, MAMA12,3684.0+29%

107Pinehurst, MAMA6,8454.0+51%

108Athol, MAMA8,8014.0+49%

109Palmer, MAMA12,3674.0–

110Pittsfield, MAMA42,9094.0+44%

111Longmeadow, MAMA15,6963.9+45%

112Adams, MAMA5,4273.8+19%

113Bellingham, MAMA5,3253.8+54%

114Agawam, MAMA28,7833.6–

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