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Tightest housing markets, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities with the lowest housing vacancy rate (2024 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 2010

01Bellingham, MAMA5,3250.0%+0.0 pts

02Holbrook, MAMA11,3800.3%−2.4 pts

03Pinehurst, MAMA6,8451.2%−0.8 pts

04Northborough, MAMA6,3921.2%−2.5 pts

05Abington, MAMA17,0531.4%−3.7 pts

06North Attleborough, MAMA31,5061.6%–

07Wilmington, MAMA23,3361.9%−0.6 pts

08Lynnfield, MAMA13,0642.1%−2.1 pts

09Reading, MAMA25,6122.1%−1.7 pts

10Winchester, MAMA23,4062.1%−2.5 pts

11Lexington, MAMA34,2952.2%−3.6 pts

12Lawrence, MAMA89,3202.2%−5.5 pts

13Wellesley, MAMA30,3472.4%−3.2 pts

14Foxborough, MAMA6,2512.5%−2.8 pts

15Randolph, MAMA34,9482.5%–

16Milton, MAMA28,5872.6%−1.2 pts

17Methuen, MAMA54,5842.6%–

18Maynard, MAMA10,7122.7%−0.5 pts

19Dedham, MAMA25,2372.8%−1.9 pts

20Needham, MAMA32,4592.9%−0.9 pts

21Melrose, MAMA29,5972.9%−1.0 pts

22Peabody, MAMA55,9533.0%−1.4 pts

23Longmeadow, MAMA15,6963.1%+2.1 pts

24Somerset, MAMA18,2983.1%+0.7 pts

25Chelsea, MAMA40,1303.2%−5.4 pts

26Agawam, MAMA28,7833.3%−0.5 pts

27Scituate, MAMA5,7963.3%−10.6 pts

28Marlborough, MAMA42,7723.4%−3.3 pts

29Medfield, MAMA6,8493.4%−3.7 pts

30Bridgewater, MAMA29,3093.5%–

31Milford, MAMA27,7313.5%−3.4 pts

32Arlington, MAMA46,3503.6%−1.2 pts

33Woburn, MAMA43,9623.6%−2.1 pts

34Weymouth, MAMA59,7593.6%−0.8 pts

35Beverly, MAMA43,3633.7%−4.7 pts

36Lowell, MAMA119,9713.7%−5.3 pts

37Walpole, MAMA6,4613.7%−2.5 pts

38Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4053.8%−5.3 pts

39Burlington, MAMA26,2743.8%+1.6 pts

40Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2223.8%−0.3 pts

41Saugus, MAMA28,7733.9%+0.1 pts

42Sharon, MAMA6,2324.0%−1.2 pts

43Framingham, MAMA73,0214.0%−1.2 pts

44Leominster, MAMA44,1944.0%−1.9 pts

45Norwood, MAMA31,5424.0%−2.3 pts

46Lynn, MAMA104,2364.1%−3.6 pts

47Wakefield, MAMA27,7934.1%−3.3 pts

48Amesbury, MAMA17,5884.3%–

49Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1554.3%−9.0 pts

50Belmont, MAMA27,1754.3%−0.3 pts

51Kingston, MAMA5,9104.4%−6.1 pts

52Stoneham, MAMA23,3554.4%−1.1 pts

53North Scituate, MAMA6,4924.4%−1.4 pts

54Brookline, MAMA63,2664.5%−2.9 pts

55Southbridge, MAMA18,1054.5%−8.2 pts

56Taunton, MAMA62,5224.5%−3.4 pts

57Brockton, MAMA106,1344.5%−2.9 pts

58The Pinehills, MAMA5,2824.5%−5.1 pts

59West Springfield, MAMA28,8294.6%−0.9 pts

60Waltham, MAMA65,0374.6%−2.7 pts

61Danvers, MAMA28,0984.6%−1.4 pts

62New Bedford, MAMA101,8344.7%−5.3 pts

63Braintree, MAMA38,9574.8%+0.4 pts

64Haverhill, MAMA68,3614.8%−1.8 pts

65Watertown, MAMA35,7104.9%–

66Medford, MAMA59,8344.9%−1.0 pts

67Franklin, MAMA33,9554.9%+1.5 pts

68Hingham, MAMA5,1305.0%+3.4 pts

69Northampton, MAMA31,0475.1%−0.5 pts

70Chicopee, MAMA55,3105.1%−1.4 pts

71Newton, MAMA90,7415.2%+0.3 pts

72Clinton, MAMA7,6585.4%−4.4 pts

73Somerville, MAMA84,2115.4%−0.3 pts

74Cochituate, MAMA6,4715.4%−0.3 pts

75Winthrop, MAMA18,6475.5%−2.7 pts

76Hudson, MAMA15,7195.7%+2.1 pts

77Salem, MAMA45,3815.7%−0.7 pts

78Gardner, MAMA21,4835.8%−2.7 pts

79Quincy, MAMA103,1735.8%−0.4 pts

80Fall River, MAMA95,2985.8%−5.6 pts

81Westfield, MAMA40,5466.0%+2.5 pts

82Fitchburg, MAMA42,1366.1%−7.4 pts

83Greenfield, MAMA17,6916.2%–

84Attleboro, MAMA47,4476.2%+0.0 pts

85Oxford, MAMA5,6716.4%+5.9 pts

86Webster, MAMA12,2286.4%−6.6 pts

87West Concord, MAMA5,8766.5%+2.1 pts

88Malden, MAMA66,3706.6%−0.1 pts

89Plymouth, MAMA7,9186.6%+0.5 pts

90Swampscott, MAMA15,2776.6%+4.1 pts

91Easthampton, MAMA15,8516.8%–

92Newburyport, MAMA19,1486.9%−1.1 pts

93Palmer, MAMA12,3677.0%+3.1 pts

94Adams, MAMA5,4277.0%−1.5 pts

95Springfield, MAMA154,7027.1%−3.6 pts

96Everett, MAMA53,5727.2%−0.8 pts

97Pittsfield, MAMA42,9097.3%−2.1 pts

98Worcester, MAMA213,8627.4%−3.4 pts

99Whitinsville, MAMA7,1157.5%+4.2 pts

100Revere, MAMA60,1418.1%+0.5 pts

101North Westport, MAMA5,2898.2%+3.3 pts

102Holyoke, MAMA38,0238.4%+1.8 pts

103Athol, MAMA8,8018.6%−9.7 pts

104Boston, MAMA672,9738.8%−0.3 pts

105Marblehead, MAMA20,4138.9%+2.1 pts

106Marshfield, MAMA5,1619.3%+6.8 pts

107Gloucester, MAMA30,6279.6%−3.5 pts

108Cambridge, MAMA122,5889.8%+2.5 pts

109Andover, MAMA9,45110.1%+4.4 pts

110Spencer, MAMA5,66110.7%+0.6 pts

111Amherst, MAMA40,92011.2%–

112Ware, MAMA6,36911.3%−5.5 pts

113Williamstown, MAMA5,07012.5%−6.9 pts

114North Adams, MAMA12,36815.3%+1.3 pts

115Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96116.9%−5.0 pts

116Hull, MAMA10,13819.3%+2.4 pts

117Barnstable, MAMA50,10122.6%−3.7 pts

118East Harwich, MAMA5,65422.7%−7.1 pts

119Salisbury, MAMA5,65623.4%−8.0 pts

120South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55234.7%+4.9 pts

121East Falmouth, MAMA6,24536.5%−3.6 pts

122West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19439.1%−2.4 pts

123Nantucket, MAMA10,01748.6%−10.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES