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Most sparsely populated, Massachusetts cities · 2000

Massachusetts cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 105 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01East Harwich, MAMA5,654592+0%

02Greenfield, MAMA17,691641+0%

03Nantucket, MAMA10,017658+0%

04North Adams, MAMA12,368722+0%

05Salisbury, MAMA5,656762+0%

06Bellingham, MAMA5,325834+0%

07Marshfield, MAMA5,161840+0%

08Northampton, MAMA31,047846+0%

09Westfield, MAMA40,546866+0%

10North Westport, MAMA5,289874+0%

11Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,961896+0%

12Gardner, MAMA21,483941+0%

13West Yarmouth, MAMA6,194966+0%

14Ware, MAMA6,369993+0%

15Athol, MAMA8,8011,022+0%

16Kingston, MAMA5,9101,118+0%

17Pittsfield, MAMA42,9091,132+0%

18Gloucester, MAMA30,6271,156+0%

19Lynnfield, MAMA13,0641,171+0%

20Taunton, MAMA62,5221,198+0%

21East Falmouth, MAMA6,2451,217+0%

22Scituate, MAMA5,7961,248+0%

23Wilmington, MAMA23,3361,259+0%

24Medfield, MAMA6,8491,348+0%

25North Scituate, MAMA6,4921,350+0%

26Williamstown, MAMA5,0701,399+0%

27Fitchburg, MAMA42,1361,405+0%

28Leominster, MAMA44,1941,433+0%

29Abington, MAMA17,0531,466+0%

30Holbrook, MAMA11,3801,487+0%

31Attleboro, MAMA47,4471,571+0%

32South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5521,668+0%

33West Concord, MAMA5,8761,668+0%

34Oxford, MAMA5,6711,703+0%

35Longmeadow, MAMA15,6961,720+0%

36Hingham, MAMA5,1301,728+0%

37Marlborough, MAMA42,7721,738+0%

38Whitinsville, MAMA7,1151,741+0%

39Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1551,760+0%

40Cochituate, MAMA6,4711,777+0%

41Haverhill, MAMA68,3611,785+0%

42Lexington, MAMA34,2951,847+0%

43Pinehurst, MAMA6,8451,861+0%

44Holyoke, MAMA38,0231,882+0%

45Danvers, MAMA28,0981,899+0%

46Northborough, MAMA6,3921,905+0%

47Foxborough, MAMA6,2511,914+0%

48Burlington, MAMA26,2741,947+0%

49Sharon, MAMA6,2321,986+0%

50Maynard, MAMA10,7122,002+0%

51Milton, MAMA28,5872,003+0%

52Newburyport, MAMA19,1482,059+0%

53Walpole, MAMA6,4612,088+0%

54Andover, MAMA9,4512,142+0%

55Dedham, MAMA25,2372,285+0%

56Somerset, MAMA18,2982,309+0%

57Needham, MAMA32,4592,351+0%

58Adams, MAMA5,4272,361+0%

59Reading, MAMA25,6122,377+0%

60Chicopee, MAMA55,3102,386+0%

61Milford, MAMA27,7312,386+0%

62Saugus, MAMA28,7732,420+0%

63Hudson, MAMA15,7192,504+0%

64Beverly, MAMA43,3632,642+0%

65Wellesley, MAMA30,3472,656+0%

66Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2222,656+0%

67Framingham, MAMA73,0212,672+0%

68Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4052,732+0%

69Norwood, MAMA31,5422,754+0%

70Fall River, MAMA95,2982,776+0%

71Spencer, MAMA5,6612,860+0%

72Woburn, MAMA43,9622,945+0%

73Peabody, MAMA55,9532,964+0%

74Wakefield, MAMA27,7933,355+0%

75Plymouth, MAMA7,9183,422+0%

76Winchester, MAMA23,4063,450+0%

77Stoneham, MAMA23,3553,693+0%

78Hull, MAMA10,1383,847+0%

79Webster, MAMA12,2283,904+0%

80Brockton, MAMA106,1344,421+0%

81Worcester, MAMA213,8624,621+0%

82Waltham, MAMA65,0374,647+0%

83Marblehead, MAMA20,4134,653+0%

84New Bedford, MAMA101,8344,688+0%

85Newton, MAMA90,7414,702+0%

86Swampscott, MAMA15,2774,769+0%

87Springfield, MAMA154,7024,772+0%

88Salem, MAMA45,3814,872+0%

89Belmont, MAMA27,1755,206+0%

90Clinton, MAMA7,6585,281+0%

91Quincy, MAMA103,1735,311+0%

92Melrose, MAMA29,5975,794+0%

93Medford, MAMA59,8346,886+0%

94Lowell, MAMA119,9717,727+0%

95Arlington, MAMA46,3508,244+0%

96Revere, MAMA60,1418,289+0%

97Lynn, MAMA104,2368,292+0%

98Brookline, MAMA63,2668,448+0%

99Lawrence, MAMA89,32010,396+0%

100Everett, MAMA53,57211,135+0%

101Malden, MAMA66,37011,167+0%

102Boston, MAMA672,97312,187+0%

103Chelsea, MAMA40,13015,809+0%

104Cambridge, MAMA122,58815,844+0%

105Somerville, MAMA84,21118,792+0%

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