RANKING · 2024 ACS · 123 SHOWN OF 123

Most rent-burdened, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2000

01South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55279.0%–

02North Scituate, MAMA6,49277.8%–

03Bellingham, MAMA5,32573.3%–

04East Falmouth, MAMA6,24571.7%–

05The Pinehills, MAMA5,28270.0%–

06North Westport, MAMA5,28969.5%–

07West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19466.9%–

08Marshfield, MAMA5,16165.6%–

09Amesbury, MAMA17,58864.7%–

10Ware, MAMA6,36961.7%–

11Lynnfield, MAMA13,06461.6%–

12Barnstable, MAMA50,10161.4%–

13Amherst, MAMA40,92060.8%–

14Greenfield, MAMA17,69160.6%–

15Adams, MAMA5,42760.0%–

16North Adams, MAMA12,36859.5%–

17West Springfield, MAMA28,82959.0%–

18Salisbury, MAMA5,65658.6%–

19Lawrence, MAMA89,32058.5%–

20Haverhill, MAMA68,36158.1%–

21Chelsea, MAMA40,13057.8%–

22Marlborough, MAMA42,77257.5%–

23Randolph, MAMA34,94856.5%–

24Athol, MAMA8,80156.3%–

25Lynn, MAMA104,23656.1%–

26Milford, MAMA27,73155.7%–

27Swampscott, MAMA15,27755.5%–

28Somerset, MAMA18,29855.3%–

29Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15555.3%–

30Northampton, MAMA31,04755.0%–

31Revere, MAMA60,14154.9%–

32Peabody, MAMA55,95354.8%–

33Bridgewater, MAMA29,30953.7%–

34Southbridge, MAMA18,10553.7%–

35Springfield, MAMA154,70253.6%–

36Kingston, MAMA5,91052.9%–

37Taunton, MAMA62,52252.8%–

38Woburn, MAMA43,96252.5%–

39Gloucester, MAMA30,62752.4%–

40Everett, MAMA53,57252.4%–

41Salem, MAMA45,38152.1%–

42Brockton, MAMA106,13452.1%–

43Norwood, MAMA31,54252.0%–

44Winthrop, MAMA18,64752.0%–

45Worcester, MAMA213,86252.0%–

46Plymouth, MAMA7,91851.9%–

47Beverly, MAMA43,36351.5%–

48Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40551.5%–

49Needham, MAMA32,45951.3%–

50Weymouth, MAMA59,75951.3%–

51Framingham, MAMA73,02151.2%–

52Wilmington, MAMA23,33651.0%–

53Palmer, MAMA12,36750.9%–

54Lowell, MAMA119,97150.8%–

55New Bedford, MAMA101,83450.5%–

56Clinton, MAMA7,65850.4%–

57Pittsfield, MAMA42,90950.2%–

58Foxborough, MAMA6,25150.1%–

59Fall River, MAMA95,29850.1%–

60Nantucket, MAMA10,01750.1%–

61Spencer, MAMA5,66150.1%–

62Saugus, MAMA28,77350.0%–

63Dedham, MAMA25,23749.9%–

64Hingham, MAMA5,13049.8%–

65Longmeadow, MAMA15,69649.6%–

66Braintree, MAMA38,95749.2%–

67Malden, MAMA66,37048.6%–

68Boston, MAMA672,97348.6%–

69Chicopee, MAMA55,31048.4%–

70Fitchburg, MAMA42,13648.3%–

71Melrose, MAMA29,59748.0%–

72Burlington, MAMA26,27447.7%–

73Holyoke, MAMA38,02347.7%–

74Danvers, MAMA28,09847.6%–

75Gardner, MAMA21,48347.4%–

76Hull, MAMA10,13847.3%–

77Williamstown, MAMA5,07047.3%–

78Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96147.3%–

79Medfield, MAMA6,84947.1%–

80Leominster, MAMA44,19447.0%–

81Lexington, MAMA34,29546.6%–

82Quincy, MAMA103,17346.2%–

83Scituate, MAMA5,79645.4%–

84Methuen, MAMA54,58445.4%–

85Brookline, MAMA63,26645.4%–

86Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22245.3%–

87Abington, MAMA17,05345.1%–

88West Concord, MAMA5,87644.9%–

89Franklin, MAMA33,95544.7%–

90Sharon, MAMA6,23244.5%–

91Newburyport, MAMA19,14844.5%–

92Marblehead, MAMA20,41344.4%–

93Whitinsville, MAMA7,11544.1%–

94Attleboro, MAMA47,44743.9%–

95Webster, MAMA12,22843.6%–

96Easthampton, MAMA15,85143.4%–

97Cambridge, MAMA122,58843.0%–

98Belmont, MAMA27,17542.9%–

99Westfield, MAMA40,54642.8%–

100Waltham, MAMA65,03742.6%–

101North Attleborough, MAMA31,50642.4%–

102Milton, MAMA28,58741.9%–

103Oxford, MAMA5,67141.7%–

104Maynard, MAMA10,71241.5%–

105Wakefield, MAMA27,79341.4%–

106Watertown, MAMA35,71041.3%–

107Holbrook, MAMA11,38041.3%–

108East Harwich, MAMA5,65441.0%–

109Newton, MAMA90,74140.7%–

110Wellesley, MAMA30,34740.4%–

111Stoneham, MAMA23,35540.1%–

112Medford, MAMA59,83438.7%–

113Winchester, MAMA23,40637.9%–

114Hudson, MAMA15,71937.7%–

115Agawam, MAMA28,78336.9%–

116Andover, MAMA9,45136.2%–

117Somerville, MAMA84,21135.3%–

118Arlington, MAMA46,35033.7%–

119Northborough, MAMA6,39232.8%–

120Walpole, MAMA6,46131.0%–

121Cochituate, MAMA6,47129.4%–

122Reading, MAMA25,61227.6%–

123Pinehurst, MAMA6,84526.2%–

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