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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 14 SHOWN OF 14

Least affordable housing, Massachusetts counties

Massachusetts counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 14 counties in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 14 is 5.3.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990
01▲1Nantucket County, MAMA14,75811.4+56%
02▼1Dukes County, MAMA21,2199.3+50%
03Suffolk County, MAMA791,8917.4+35%
04Barnstable County, MAMA233,5396.6+29%
05Essex County, MAMA826,6536.1+31%
06Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9795.6+27%
07▲1Bristol County, MAMA593,6405.3+18%
08▼1Norfolk County, MAMA739,7495.2+33%
09Plymouth County, MAMA546,8294.9+28%
10Hampshire County, MAMA164,0654.5+14%
11▲1Worcester County, MAMA888,5024.4+13%
12▼1Franklin County, MAMA70,6984.4+17%
13Hampden County, MAMA464,3384.2+6%
14Berkshire County, MAMA128,2244.0+7%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES