RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 119 SHOWN OF 119

Most rooted, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 ACS) — the places where people stay put. This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS –

01Holbrook, MAMA11,38095.7%–

02Oxford, MAMA5,67195.4%–

03Kingston, MAMA5,91095.0%–

04Bellingham, MAMA5,32594.9%–

05East Falmouth, MAMA6,24594.3%–

06Sharon, MAMA6,23294.1%–

07Somerset, MAMA18,29894.1%–

08Reading, MAMA25,61293.9%–

09Wilmington, MAMA23,33693.9%–

10Agawam, MAMA28,78393.6%–

11East Harwich, MAMA5,65493.6%–

12Hull, MAMA10,13893.5%–

13Saugus, MAMA28,77393.4%–

14Hingham, MAMA5,13093.4%–

15Walpole, MAMA6,46193.3%–

16Hudson, MAMA15,71993.2%–

17North Westport, MAMA5,28993.1%–

18North Scituate, MAMA6,49293.0%–

19Maynard, MAMA10,71292.8%–

20Melrose, MAMA29,59792.8%–

21Needham, MAMA32,45992.6%–

22Pinehurst, MAMA6,84592.6%–

23Winchester, MAMA23,40692.2%–

24Marshfield, MAMA5,16192.1%–

25Randolph, MAMA34,94892.0%–

26Stoneham, MAMA23,35592.0%–

27Marblehead, MAMA20,41391.9%–

28Braintree, MAMA38,95791.8%–

29Medfield, MAMA6,84991.8%–

30Lynnfield, MAMA13,06491.8%–

31Ware, MAMA6,36991.6%–

32Barnstable, MAMA50,10191.5%–

33Nantucket, MAMA10,01791.3%–

34Burlington, MAMA26,27491.0%–

35Leominster, MAMA44,19491.0%–

36Attleboro, MAMA47,44790.7%–

37Gloucester, MAMA30,62790.6%–

38West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19490.6%–

39Spencer, MAMA5,66190.5%–

40Wakefield, MAMA27,79390.2%–

41Newburyport, MAMA19,14890.1%–

42Haverhill, MAMA68,36190.1%–

43Franklin, MAMA33,95590.1%–

44Longmeadow, MAMA15,69690.1%–

45Milford, MAMA27,73189.7%–

46Gardner, MAMA21,48389.7%–

47Milton, MAMA28,58789.6%–

48Chicopee, MAMA55,31089.5%–

49Plymouth, MAMA7,91889.5%–

50Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15589.3%–

51Whitinsville, MAMA7,11589.3%–

52Lynn, MAMA104,23689.2%–

53Dedham, MAMA25,23789.1%–

54Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40589.0%–

55Cochituate, MAMA6,47189.0%–

56North Attleborough, MAMA31,50688.8%–

57Pittsfield, MAMA42,90988.8%–

58Scituate, MAMA5,79688.7%–

59Danvers, MAMA28,09888.6%–

60South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55288.6%–

61Holyoke, MAMA38,02388.4%–

62Peabody, MAMA55,95388.4%–

63Lawrence, MAMA89,32088.3%–

64Fitchburg, MAMA42,13688.3%–

65Taunton, MAMA62,52288.2%–

66Winthrop, MAMA18,64788.0%–

67Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96188.0%–

68Springfield, MAMA154,70287.9%–

69Revere, MAMA60,14187.7%–

70Foxborough, MAMA6,25187.6%–

71Adams, MAMA5,42787.6%–

72Norwood, MAMA31,54287.6%–

73Weymouth, MAMA59,75987.5%–

74Bridgewater, MAMA29,30987.4%–

75Woburn, MAMA43,96287.3%–

76Wellesley, MAMA30,34787.3%–

77Arlington, MAMA46,35087.2%–

78Southbridge, MAMA18,10587.2%–

79Andover, MAMA9,45187.2%–

80Salisbury, MAMA5,65687.1%–

81Newton, MAMA90,74187.1%–

82Framingham, MAMA73,02187.1%–

83Swampscott, MAMA15,27787.0%–

84North Adams, MAMA12,36886.9%–

85Belmont, MAMA27,17586.9%–

86Everett, MAMA53,57286.8%–

87Salem, MAMA45,38186.8%–

88Lexington, MAMA34,29586.8%–

89New Bedford, MAMA101,83486.7%–

90Fall River, MAMA95,29886.6%–

91Beverly, MAMA43,36386.5%–

92Marlborough, MAMA42,77286.2%–

93Greenfield, MAMA17,69186.0%–

94Clinton, MAMA7,65886.0%–

95Westfield, MAMA40,54685.8%–

96Brockton, MAMA106,13485.6%–

97Chelsea, MAMA40,13085.4%–

98Northborough, MAMA6,39285.3%–

99Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22285.2%–

100West Springfield, MAMA28,82984.9%–

101Medford, MAMA59,83484.9%–

102Worcester, MAMA213,86284.7%–

103Lowell, MAMA119,97184.6%–

104West Concord, MAMA5,87684.4%–

105Quincy, MAMA103,17384.2%–

106The Pinehills, MAMA5,28283.7%–

107Palmer, MAMA12,36783.5%–

108Webster, MAMA12,22882.9%–

109Malden, MAMA66,37082.8%–

110Northampton, MAMA31,04782.7%–

111Abington, MAMA17,05382.6%–

112Waltham, MAMA65,03781.9%–

113Athol, MAMA8,80181.6%–

114Boston, MAMA672,97380.0%–

115Brookline, MAMA63,26678.0%–

116Somerville, MAMA84,21176.4%–

117Cambridge, MAMA122,58872.8%–

118Williamstown, MAMA5,07055.0%–

119Amherst, MAMA40,92050.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS