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Least affordable housing, Massachusetts cities · 2020

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

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Nantucket, MAMA10,0179.4−10%

02Brookline, MAMA63,2668.9+49%

03Cambridge, MAMA122,5887.8+13%

04Boston, MAMA672,9737.6+44%

05Somerville, MAMA84,2116.9+23%

06Amherst, MAMA40,9206.5–

07East Falmouth, MAMA6,2456.5+68%

08Belmont, MAMA27,1756.4+23%

09Lawrence, MAMA89,3206.2+50%

10Newton, MAMA90,7416.2+27%

11Everett, MAMA53,5726.1+40%

12Chelsea, MAMA40,1306.1+13%

13Malden, MAMA66,3706.1+50%

14Arlington, MAMA46,3506.0+36%

15Waltham, MAMA65,0376.0+31%

16Winthrop, MAMA18,6476.0–

17Lynn, MAMA104,2365.8+49%

18Foxborough, MAMA6,2515.7+62%

19Salem, MAMA45,3815.7+34%

20Gloucester, MAMA30,6275.7+34%

21Revere, MAMA60,1415.7+22%

22Wellesley, MAMA30,3475.7+18%

23Hingham, MAMA5,1305.7+41%

24Quincy, MAMA103,1735.6+46%

25Winchester, MAMA23,4065.6+29%

26Fall River, MAMA95,2985.6+21%

27Plymouth, MAMA7,9185.5+42%

28Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.5+32%

29Beverly, MAMA43,3635.5+35%

30West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1945.5+40%

31Medford, MAMA59,8345.5+25%

32Wakefield, MAMA27,7935.4+48%

33Marblehead, MAMA20,4135.4+18%

34The Pinehills, MAMA5,2825.3–

35Woburn, MAMA43,9625.3+33%

36Andover, MAMA9,4515.3+7%

37Melrose, MAMA29,5975.2+30%

38East Harwich, MAMA5,6545.2+40%

39Peabody, MAMA55,9535.2+39%

40North Scituate, MAMA6,4925.2+43%

41Barnstable, MAMA50,1015.2–

42South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5525.2+36%

43Needham, MAMA32,4595.2+19%

44Stoneham, MAMA23,3555.1+27%

45Framingham, MAMA73,0215.1+31%

46Norwood, MAMA31,5425.0+35%

47West Concord, MAMA5,8765.0+23%

48Lexington, MAMA34,2955.0+18%

49Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4055.0+37%

50Swampscott, MAMA15,2774.9+31%

51Saugus, MAMA28,7734.9+35%

52New Bedford, MAMA101,8344.9+18%

53Lynnfield, MAMA13,0644.9+23%

54Scituate, MAMA5,7964.8+11%

55Burlington, MAMA26,2744.8+50%

56Braintree, MAMA38,9574.8–

57Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1554.8+50%

58Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9614.7+22%

59Dedham, MAMA25,2374.7+31%

60Marshfield, MAMA5,1614.7+38%

61Northampton, MAMA31,0474.7+33%

62Worcester, MAMA213,8624.7+41%

63Holyoke, MAMA38,0234.6+38%

64Williamstown, MAMA5,0704.6+27%

65Milton, MAMA28,5874.6+29%

66Haverhill, MAMA68,3614.6+50%

67Salisbury, MAMA5,6564.6+7%

68Taunton, MAMA62,5224.6+39%

69Lowell, MAMA119,9714.6+38%

70Bellingham, MAMA5,3254.5+86%

71Danvers, MAMA28,0984.5+19%

72Reading, MAMA25,6124.5+30%

73Weymouth, MAMA59,7594.5–

74Brockton, MAMA106,1344.5+39%

75Spencer, MAMA5,6614.5+30%

76Medfield, MAMA6,8494.4+25%

77Webster, MAMA12,2284.4+31%

78Walpole, MAMA6,4614.4+17%

79North Westport, MAMA5,2894.4+36%

80Marlborough, MAMA42,7724.4+37%

81West Springfield, MAMA28,8294.3–

82Ware, MAMA6,3694.3+35%

83Whitinsville, MAMA7,1154.3+15%

84Greenfield, MAMA17,6914.3+33%

85Holbrook, MAMA11,3804.2+54%

86Clinton, MAMA7,6584.2+35%

87Leominster, MAMA44,1944.1+37%

88Attleboro, MAMA47,4474.1+40%

89Southbridge, MAMA18,1054.1–

90Hull, MAMA10,1384.0+19%

91Randolph, MAMA34,9484.0–

92Hudson, MAMA15,7194.0+26%

93Fitchburg, MAMA42,1364.0+36%

94Springfield, MAMA154,7023.9+38%

95Milford, MAMA27,7313.9+11%

96Pinehurst, MAMA6,8453.9+48%

97Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2223.9+11%

98North Attleborough, MAMA31,5063.9–

99Cochituate, MAMA6,4713.8−4%

100Oxford, MAMA5,6713.8+64%

101Kingston, MAMA5,9103.8+6%

102Bridgewater, MAMA29,3093.8–

103Gardner, MAMA21,4833.7+34%

104Wilmington, MAMA23,3363.7+17%

105Franklin, MAMA33,9553.7–

106Abington, MAMA17,0533.6+16%

107Chicopee, MAMA55,3103.6+25%

108Adams, MAMA5,4273.5+7%

109Maynard, MAMA10,7123.4+10%

110Westfield, MAMA40,5463.3+17%

111Sharon, MAMA6,2323.3+12%

112Somerset, MAMA18,2983.2+16%

113Agawam, MAMA28,7833.2–

114Northborough, MAMA6,3923.2+8%

115Pittsfield, MAMA42,9093.1+13%

116North Adams, MAMA12,3683.0−3%

117Athol, MAMA8,8013.0+14%

118Palmer, MAMA12,3672.9–

119Longmeadow, MAMA15,6962.8+5%

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