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Most rooted, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 123 is 90.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Northborough, MA, up 68 places to #30.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01▲10East Harwich, MAMA5,65497.3%+3.6 pts

02▲20Pinehurst, MAMA6,84597.1%+4.6 pts

03▲1Bellingham, MAMA5,32596.6%+1.7 pts

04▼3Holbrook, MAMA11,38096.6%+0.9 pts

05▲24Medfield, MAMA6,84995.7%+3.9 pts

06▲3Wilmington, MAMA23,33695.5%+1.6 pts

07▲47Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40595.2%+6.2 pts

08▼1Somerset, MAMA18,29895.1%+1.0 pts

09▲24Nantucket, MAMA10,01794.9%+3.7 pts

10▲37Milton, MAMA28,58794.5%+4.9 pts

11▲60Adams, MAMA5,42794.5%+6.9 pts

12▼10Oxford, MAMA5,67194.3%−1.1 pts

13▲5North Scituate, MAMA6,49294.0%+1.1 pts

14▲13Marblehead, MAMA20,41394.0%+2.1 pts

15▲4Maynard, MAMA10,71293.9%+1.1 pts

16▲15Ware, MAMA6,36993.8%+2.2 pts

17▲27Longmeadow, MAMA15,69693.7%+3.6 pts

18▼15Kingston, MAMA5,91093.7%−1.4 pts

19▼2North Westport, MAMA5,28993.6%+0.4 pts

20▲3Winchester, MAMA23,40693.4%+1.2 pts

21▲5Stoneham, MAMA23,35593.3%+1.3 pts

22▲45Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96193.1%+5.1 pts

23▼13Agawam, MAMA28,78393.1%−0.6 pts

24▼18Sharon, MAMA6,23293.1%−1.0 pts

25▼9Hudson, MAMA15,71993.0%−0.2 pts

26▼6Melrose, MAMA29,59793.0%+0.2 pts

27▲21Chicopee, MAMA55,31092.9%+3.4 pts

28▲15Franklin, MAMA33,95592.8%+2.7 pts

29▼14Walpole, MAMA6,46192.4%−0.9 pts

30▲68Northborough, MAMA6,39292.3%+7.0 pts

31▲9Wakefield, MAMA27,79392.2%+2.0 pts

32Methuen, MAMA54,58492.2%–

33▼20Saugus, MAMA28,77392.1%−1.3 pts

34▲1Leominster, MAMA44,19492.0%+1.1 pts

35▼14Needham, MAMA32,45992.0%−0.6 pts

36▼6Lynnfield, MAMA13,06492.0%+0.2 pts

37Amesbury, MAMA17,58891.8%–

38▼10Braintree, MAMA38,95791.7%−0.1 pts

39▼2Gloucester, MAMA30,62791.7%+1.0 pts

40▼32Reading, MAMA25,61291.5%−2.4 pts

41▼5Attleboro, MAMA47,44791.5%+0.8 pts

42▼1Newburyport, MAMA19,14891.4%+1.3 pts

43▼4Spencer, MAMA5,66191.3%+0.7 pts

44▼19Randolph, MAMA34,94891.2%−0.9 pts

45▲23Springfield, MAMA154,70291.1%+3.2 pts

46▼4Haverhill, MAMA68,36191.0%+0.9 pts

47▲16Lawrence, MAMA89,32090.9%+2.6 pts

48▼2Gardner, MAMA21,48390.9%+1.2 pts

49▼17Barnstable, MAMA50,10190.9%−0.7 pts

50▼16Burlington, MAMA26,27490.8%−0.2 pts

51▲7Scituate, MAMA5,79690.7%+2.0 pts

52▲3Cochituate, MAMA6,47190.7%+1.7 pts

53▲17Foxborough, MAMA6,25190.7%+3.0 pts

54▲24Southbridge, MAMA18,10590.6%+3.5 pts

55▼3Lynn, MAMA104,23690.5%+1.3 pts

56▲31Salem, MAMA45,38190.4%+3.6 pts

57▲3South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55290.4%+1.7 pts

58▼44Hingham, MAMA5,13090.2%−3.1 pts

59▲37Brockton, MAMA106,13490.2%+4.6 pts

60▼22West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19490.1%−0.5 pts

61▼5North Attleborough, MAMA31,50690.1%+1.3 pts

62Easthampton, MAMA15,85190.0%–

63▲20Swampscott, MAMA15,27790.0%+3.0 pts

64▲35Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22289.9%+4.8 pts

65▲39West Concord, MAMA5,87689.9%+5.5 pts

66▲18North Adams, MAMA12,36889.9%+2.9 pts

67▼16Whitinsville, MAMA7,11589.8%+0.5 pts

68▲45Athol, MAMA8,80189.7%+8.1 pts

69▲5Bridgewater, MAMA29,30989.7%+2.3 pts

70▲37Palmer, MAMA12,36789.7%+6.2 pts

71▼10Holyoke, MAMA38,02389.7%+1.2 pts

72▼60Hull, MAMA10,13889.6%−3.9 pts

73▼14Danvers, MAMA28,09889.5%+0.9 pts

74▲12Everett, MAMA53,57289.4%+2.6 pts

75▼2Weymouth, MAMA59,75989.4%+1.9 pts

76▼14Peabody, MAMA55,95389.4%+0.9 pts

77▼13Fitchburg, MAMA42,13689.2%+1.0 pts

78▲16Clinton, MAMA7,65889.1%+3.1 pts

79▲16Westfield, MAMA40,54689.1%+3.3 pts

80▲8Lexington, MAMA34,29588.9%+2.1 pts

81▼16Taunton, MAMA62,52288.7%+0.5 pts

82▲18West Springfield, MAMA28,82988.6%+3.7 pts

83▼4Andover, MAMA9,45188.6%+1.5 pts

84▲6Fall River, MAMA95,29888.5%+1.9 pts

85▼32Dedham, MAMA25,23788.5%−0.6 pts

86▼17Revere, MAMA60,14188.5%+0.7 pts

87▲2New Bedford, MAMA101,83488.4%+1.7 pts

88▼7Newton, MAMA90,74188.4%+1.3 pts

89▼44Milford, MAMA27,73188.3%−1.4 pts

90▼24Winthrop, MAMA18,64788.3%+0.3 pts

91▼86East Falmouth, MAMA6,24588.2%−6.1 pts

92▼42Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15588.1%−1.3 pts

93▼36Pittsfield, MAMA42,90988.0%−0.8 pts

94▼70Marshfield, MAMA5,16187.5%−4.5 pts

95▲8Lowell, MAMA119,97187.5%+2.9 pts

96▼11Belmont, MAMA27,17587.4%+0.5 pts

97▼21Wellesley, MAMA30,34787.4%+0.1 pts

98▼7Beverly, MAMA43,36387.3%+0.8 pts

99▼27Norwood, MAMA31,54287.2%−0.3 pts

100▼25Woburn, MAMA43,96287.1%−0.2 pts

101▼4Chelsea, MAMA40,13087.1%+1.7 pts

102▼9Greenfield, MAMA17,69187.0%+1.0 pts

103▼21Framingham, MAMA73,02186.7%−0.3 pts

104▲7Abington, MAMA17,05386.6%+4.0 pts

105▼25Salisbury, MAMA5,65686.5%−0.6 pts

106▼29Arlington, MAMA46,35086.1%−1.1 pts

107▲2Malden, MAMA66,37085.9%+3.1 pts

108▼2The Pinehills, MAMA5,28285.6%+1.9 pts

109▼17Marlborough, MAMA42,77285.4%−0.8 pts

110▼61Plymouth, MAMA7,91884.9%−4.6 pts

111▼6Quincy, MAMA103,17384.5%+0.3 pts

112▼4Webster, MAMA12,22884.4%+1.5 pts

113Watertown, MAMA35,71083.9%–

114▼13Medford, MAMA59,83483.7%−1.2 pts

115▼13Worcester, MAMA213,86283.0%−1.6 pts

116▼4Waltham, MAMA65,03783.0%+1.1 pts

117▼7Northampton, MAMA31,04781.3%−1.4 pts

118▼4Boston, MAMA672,97380.3%+0.2 pts

119▼4Brookline, MAMA63,26678.8%+0.7 pts

120▼4Somerville, MAMA84,21175.6%−0.8 pts

121▼4Cambridge, MAMA122,58874.5%+1.7 pts

122▼4Williamstown, MAMA5,07065.8%+10.8 pts

123▼4Amherst, MAMA40,92054.3%+4.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES