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). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 119 is 88.6%.

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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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS