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Tightest housing markets, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities with the lowest housing vacancy rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSING VACANCY RATEVS 2000

01Bellingham, MAMA5,3250.0%–

02Holbrook, MAMA11,3800.3%–

03Pinehurst, MAMA6,8451.2%–

04Northborough, MAMA6,3921.2%–

05Abington, MAMA17,0531.4%–

06North Attleborough, MAMA31,5061.6%–

07Wilmington, MAMA23,3361.9%–

08Lynnfield, MAMA13,0642.1%–

09Reading, MAMA25,6122.1%–

10Winchester, MAMA23,4062.1%–

11Lexington, MAMA34,2952.2%–

12Lawrence, MAMA89,3202.2%–

13Wellesley, MAMA30,3472.4%–

14Foxborough, MAMA6,2512.5%–

15Randolph, MAMA34,9482.5%–

16Milton, MAMA28,5872.6%–

17Methuen, MAMA54,5842.6%–

18Maynard, MAMA10,7122.7%–

19Dedham, MAMA25,2372.8%–

20Needham, MAMA32,4592.9%–

21Melrose, MAMA29,5972.9%–

22Peabody, MAMA55,9533.0%–

23Longmeadow, MAMA15,6963.1%–

24Somerset, MAMA18,2983.1%–

25Chelsea, MAMA40,1303.2%–

26Agawam, MAMA28,7833.3%–

27Scituate, MAMA5,7963.3%–

28Marlborough, MAMA42,7723.4%–

29Medfield, MAMA6,8493.4%–

30Bridgewater, MAMA29,3093.5%–

31Milford, MAMA27,7313.5%–

32Arlington, MAMA46,3503.6%–

33Woburn, MAMA43,9623.6%–

34Weymouth, MAMA59,7593.6%–

35Beverly, MAMA43,3633.7%–

36Lowell, MAMA119,9713.7%–

37Walpole, MAMA6,4613.7%–

38Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4053.8%–

39Burlington, MAMA26,2743.8%–

40Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2223.8%–

41Saugus, MAMA28,7733.9%–

42Sharon, MAMA6,2324.0%–

43Framingham, MAMA73,0214.0%–

44Leominster, MAMA44,1944.0%–

45Norwood, MAMA31,5424.0%–

46Lynn, MAMA104,2364.1%–

47Wakefield, MAMA27,7934.1%–

48Amesbury, MAMA17,5884.3%–

49Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1554.3%–

50Belmont, MAMA27,1754.3%–

51Kingston, MAMA5,9104.4%–

52Stoneham, MAMA23,3554.4%–

53North Scituate, MAMA6,4924.4%–

54Brookline, MAMA63,2664.5%–

55Southbridge, MAMA18,1054.5%–

56Taunton, MAMA62,5224.5%–

57Brockton, MAMA106,1344.5%–

58The Pinehills, MAMA5,2824.5%–

59West Springfield, MAMA28,8294.6%–

60Waltham, MAMA65,0374.6%–

61Danvers, MAMA28,0984.6%–

62New Bedford, MAMA101,8344.7%–

63Braintree, MAMA38,9574.8%–

64Haverhill, MAMA68,3614.8%–

65Watertown, MAMA35,7104.9%–

66Medford, MAMA59,8344.9%–

67Franklin, MAMA33,9554.9%–

68Hingham, MAMA5,1305.0%–

69Northampton, MAMA31,0475.1%–

70Chicopee, MAMA55,3105.1%–

71Newton, MAMA90,7415.2%–

72Clinton, MAMA7,6585.4%–

73Somerville, MAMA84,2115.4%–

74Cochituate, MAMA6,4715.4%–

75Winthrop, MAMA18,6475.5%–

76Hudson, MAMA15,7195.7%–

77Salem, MAMA45,3815.7%–

78Gardner, MAMA21,4835.8%–

79Quincy, MAMA103,1735.8%–

80Fall River, MAMA95,2985.8%–

81Westfield, MAMA40,5466.0%–

82Fitchburg, MAMA42,1366.1%–

83Greenfield, MAMA17,6916.2%–

84Attleboro, MAMA47,4476.2%–

85Oxford, MAMA5,6716.4%–

86Webster, MAMA12,2286.4%–

87West Concord, MAMA5,8766.5%–

88Malden, MAMA66,3706.6%–

89Plymouth, MAMA7,9186.6%–

90Swampscott, MAMA15,2776.6%–

91Easthampton, MAMA15,8516.8%–

92Newburyport, MAMA19,1486.9%–

93Palmer, MAMA12,3677.0%–

94Adams, MAMA5,4277.0%–

95Springfield, MAMA154,7027.1%–

96Everett, MAMA53,5727.2%–

97Pittsfield, MAMA42,9097.3%–

98Worcester, MAMA213,8627.4%–

99Whitinsville, MAMA7,1157.5%–

100Revere, MAMA60,1418.1%–

101North Westport, MAMA5,2898.2%–

102Holyoke, MAMA38,0238.4%–

103Athol, MAMA8,8018.6%–

104Boston, MAMA672,9738.8%–

105Marblehead, MAMA20,4138.9%–

106Marshfield, MAMA5,1619.3%–

107Gloucester, MAMA30,6279.6%–

108Cambridge, MAMA122,5889.8%–

109Andover, MAMA9,45110.1%–

110Spencer, MAMA5,66110.7%–

111Amherst, MAMA40,92011.2%–

112Ware, MAMA6,36911.3%–

113Williamstown, MAMA5,07012.5%–

114North Adams, MAMA12,36815.3%–

115Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96116.9%–

116Hull, MAMA10,13819.3%–

117Barnstable, MAMA50,10122.6%–

118East Harwich, MAMA5,65422.7%–

119Salisbury, MAMA5,65623.4%–

120South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55234.7%–

121East Falmouth, MAMA6,24536.5%–

122West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19439.1%–

123Nantucket, MAMA10,01748.6%–

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