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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 14 SHOWN OF 14

Most affordable housing, Massachusetts counties

Massachusetts counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS). 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
01Berkshire County, MAMA128,2244.0+7%
02Hampden County, MAMA464,3384.2+6%
03▲1Franklin County, MAMA70,6984.4+17%
04▼1Worcester County, MAMA888,5024.4+13%
05Hampshire County, MAMA164,0654.5+14%
06Plymouth County, MAMA546,8294.9+28%
07▲1Norfolk County, MAMA739,7495.2+33%
08▼1Bristol County, MAMA593,6405.3+18%
09Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9795.6+27%
10Essex County, MAMA826,6536.1+31%
11Barnstable County, MAMA233,5396.6+29%
12Suffolk County, MAMA791,8917.4+35%
13▲1Dukes County, MAMA21,2199.3+50%
14▼1Nantucket County, MAMA14,75811.4+56%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES