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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 (2020 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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Nantucket, MAMA10,0179.4−19%

02Brookline, MAMA63,2668.9+24%

03Cambridge, MAMA122,5887.8−9%

04Boston, MAMA672,9737.6−2%

05Somerville, MAMA84,2116.9−6%

06Amherst, MAMA40,9206.5–

07East Falmouth, MAMA6,2456.5−11%

08Belmont, MAMA27,1756.4−3%

09Lawrence, MAMA89,3206.2−24%

10Newton, MAMA90,7416.2−4%

11Everett, MAMA53,5726.1−14%

12Chelsea, MAMA40,1306.1−22%

13Malden, MAMA66,3706.1−2%

14Arlington, MAMA46,3506.0+1%

15Waltham, MAMA65,0376.0−6%

16Winthrop, MAMA18,6476.0+1%

17Lynn, MAMA104,2365.8−12%

18Foxborough, MAMA6,2515.7+7%

19Salem, MAMA45,3815.7−3%

20Gloucester, MAMA30,6275.7−11%

21Revere, MAMA60,1415.7−16%

22Wellesley, MAMA30,3475.7−11%

23Hingham, MAMA5,1305.7−21%

24Quincy, MAMA103,1735.6−6%

25Winchester, MAMA23,4065.6−1%

26Fall River, MAMA95,2985.6−27%

27Plymouth, MAMA7,9185.5−18%

28Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.5−6%

29Beverly, MAMA43,3635.5−5%

30West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1945.5−23%

31Medford, MAMA59,8345.5−4%

32Wakefield, MAMA27,7935.4+15%

33Marblehead, MAMA20,4135.4−13%

34The Pinehills, MAMA5,2825.3−21%

35Woburn, MAMA43,9625.3−1%

36Andover, MAMA9,4515.3−20%

37Melrose, MAMA29,5975.2+1%

38East Harwich, MAMA5,6545.2−24%

39Peabody, MAMA55,9535.2−6%

40North Scituate, MAMA6,4925.2−2%

41Barnstable, MAMA50,1015.2−15%

42South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5525.2−30%

43Needham, MAMA32,4595.2−9%

44Stoneham, MAMA23,3555.1−6%

45Framingham, MAMA73,0215.1−11%

46Norwood, MAMA31,5425.0−6%

47West Concord, MAMA5,8765.0+1%

48Lexington, MAMA34,2955.0−4%

49Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4055.0−4%

50Swampscott, MAMA15,2774.9+3%

51Saugus, MAMA28,7734.9−4%

52New Bedford, MAMA101,8344.9−28%

53Lynnfield, MAMA13,0644.9−24%

54Scituate, MAMA5,7964.8−31%

55Burlington, MAMA26,2744.8+0%

56Braintree, MAMA38,9574.8+4%

57Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1554.8−13%

58Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9614.7−20%

59Dedham, MAMA25,2374.7−1%

60Marshfield, MAMA5,1614.7−20%

61Northampton, MAMA31,0474.7−11%

62Worcester, MAMA213,8624.7−13%

63Holyoke, MAMA38,0234.6−21%

64Williamstown, MAMA5,0704.6−4%

65Milton, MAMA28,5874.6−8%

66Haverhill, MAMA68,3614.6−0%

67Salisbury, MAMA5,6564.6−23%

68Taunton, MAMA62,5224.6−14%

69Lowell, MAMA119,9714.6−8%

70Bellingham, MAMA5,3254.5+21%

71Danvers, MAMA28,0984.5−13%

72Reading, MAMA25,6124.5−2%

73Weymouth, MAMA59,7594.5−13%

74Brockton, MAMA106,1344.5−18%

75Spencer, MAMA5,6614.5−0%

76Medfield, MAMA6,8494.4−7%

77Webster, MAMA12,2284.4−15%

78Walpole, MAMA6,4614.4−1%

79North Westport, MAMA5,2894.4−8%

80Marlborough, MAMA42,7724.4−9%

81West Springfield, MAMA28,8294.3+5%

82Ware, MAMA6,3694.3−15%

83Whitinsville, MAMA7,1154.3−30%

84Greenfield, MAMA17,6914.3–

85Holbrook, MAMA11,3804.2−14%

86Clinton, MAMA7,6584.2−23%

87Leominster, MAMA44,1944.1−9%

88Attleboro, MAMA47,4474.1−14%

89Southbridge, MAMA18,1054.1−15%

90Hull, MAMA10,1384.0−20%

91Randolph, MAMA34,9484.0–

92Hudson, MAMA15,7194.0−17%

93Fitchburg, MAMA42,1364.0−17%

94Springfield, MAMA154,7023.9−13%

95Milford, MAMA27,7313.9−24%

96Pinehurst, MAMA6,8453.9−2%

97Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2223.9−25%

98North Attleborough, MAMA31,5063.9–

99Cochituate, MAMA6,4713.8−30%

100Oxford, MAMA5,6713.8−17%

101Kingston, MAMA5,9103.8−34%

102Bridgewater, MAMA29,3093.8–

103Gardner, MAMA21,4833.7−14%

104Wilmington, MAMA23,3363.7−12%

105Franklin, MAMA33,9553.7−16%

106Abington, MAMA17,0533.6−22%

107Chicopee, MAMA55,3103.6−13%

108Adams, MAMA5,4273.5−10%

109Maynard, MAMA10,7123.4−25%

110Westfield, MAMA40,5463.3−24%

111Sharon, MAMA6,2323.3−20%

112Somerset, MAMA18,2983.2−26%

113Agawam, MAMA28,7833.2−12%

114Northborough, MAMA6,3923.2−24%

115Pittsfield, MAMA42,9093.1−21%

116North Adams, MAMA12,3683.0−25%

117Athol, MAMA8,8013.0−24%

118Palmer, MAMA12,3672.9−26%

119Longmeadow, MAMA15,6962.8−27%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS