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Most sparsely populated, Massachusetts cities · 2000

Massachusetts cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2000). This list covers the 105 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 105 is 2,088.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 1990

01East Harwich, MAMA5,654592+21%

02Greenfield, MAMA17,691641−2%

03Nantucket, MAMA10,017658+23%

04North Adams, MAMA12,368722−13%

05Salisbury, MAMA5,656762+21%

06Bellingham, MAMA5,325834−1%

07Marshfield, MAMA5,161840+6%

08Northampton, MAMA31,047846−1%

09Westfield, MAMA40,546866+4%

10North Westport, MAMA5,289874−3%

11Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,961896+26%

12Gardner, MAMA21,483941+3%

13West Yarmouth, MAMA6,194966+19%

14Ware, MAMA6,369993−5%

15Athol, MAMA8,8011,022−4%

16Kingston, MAMA5,9101,118+13%

17Pittsfield, MAMA42,9091,132−6%

18Gloucester, MAMA30,6271,156+5%

19Lynnfield, MAMA13,0641,171+2%

20Taunton, MAMA62,5221,198+12%

21East Falmouth, MAMA6,2451,217+19%

22Scituate, MAMA5,7961,248−2%

23Wilmington, MAMA23,3361,259+21%

24Medfield, MAMA6,8491,348+11%

25North Scituate, MAMA6,4921,350+4%

26Williamstown, MAMA5,0701,399−1%

27Fitchburg, MAMA42,1361,405−5%

28Leominster, MAMA44,1941,433+8%

29Abington, MAMA17,0531,466+6%

30Holbrook, MAMA11,3801,487−2%

31Attleboro, MAMA47,4471,571+10%

32South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5521,668+12%

33West Concord, MAMA5,8761,668−2%

34Oxford, MAMA5,6711,703−1%

35Longmeadow, MAMA15,6961,720+1%

36Hingham, MAMA5,1301,728−2%

37Marlborough, MAMA42,7721,738+14%

38Whitinsville, MAMA7,1151,741+12%

39Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1551,760+1%

40Cochituate, MAMA6,4711,777+12%

41Haverhill, MAMA68,3611,785+15%

42Lexington, MAMA34,2951,847+5%

43Pinehurst, MAMA6,8451,861+5%

44Holyoke, MAMA38,0231,882−9%

45Danvers, MAMA28,0981,899+4%

46Northborough, MAMA6,3921,905+9%

47Foxborough, MAMA6,2511,914−3%

48Burlington, MAMA26,2741,947−2%

49Sharon, MAMA6,2321,986+1%

50Maynard, MAMA10,7122,002+1%

51Milton, MAMA28,5872,003+1%

52Newburyport, MAMA19,1482,059+5%

53Walpole, MAMA6,4612,088+7%

54Andover, MAMA9,4512,142−4%

55Dedham, MAMA25,2372,285−1%

56Somerset, MAMA18,2982,309+3%

57Needham, MAMA32,4592,351+5%

58Adams, MAMA5,4272,361−9%

59Reading, MAMA25,6122,377+5%

60Chicopee, MAMA55,3102,386−3%

61Milford, MAMA27,7312,386+4%

62Saugus, MAMA28,7732,420+2%

63Hudson, MAMA15,7192,504+1%

64Beverly, MAMA43,3632,642+4%

65Wellesley, MAMA30,3472,6560%

66Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2222,656+2%

67Framingham, MAMA73,0212,672+3%

68Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4052,732+11%

69Norwood, MAMA31,5422,7540%

70Fall River, MAMA95,2982,776−1%

71Spencer, MAMA5,6612,860−4%

72Woburn, MAMA43,9622,945+4%

73Peabody, MAMA55,9532,964+2%

74Wakefield, MAMA27,7933,3550%

75Plymouth, MAMA7,9183,422+6%

76Winchester, MAMA23,4063,450+3%

77Stoneham, MAMA23,3553,6930%

78Hull, MAMA10,1383,847+6%

79Webster, MAMA12,2283,904−2%

80Brockton, MAMA106,1344,421+2%

81Worcester, MAMA213,8624,621+2%

82Waltham, MAMA65,0374,647+2%

83Marblehead, MAMA20,4134,653+2%

84New Bedford, MAMA101,8344,688−6%

85Newton, MAMA90,7414,702+2%

86Swampscott, MAMA15,2774,769+6%

87Springfield, MAMA154,7024,772−3%

88Salem, MAMA45,3814,872+6%

89Belmont, MAMA27,1755,206−2%

90Clinton, MAMA7,6585,281−1%

91Quincy, MAMA103,1735,311+4%

92Melrose, MAMA29,5975,794−4%

93Medford, MAMA59,8346,886−3%

94Lowell, MAMA119,9717,727+2%

95Arlington, MAMA46,3508,244−5%

96Revere, MAMA60,1418,289+11%

97Lynn, MAMA104,2368,292+10%

98Brookline, MAMA63,2668,448+4%

99Lawrence, MAMA89,32010,396+3%

100Everett, MAMA53,57211,135+7%

101Malden, MAMA66,37011,167+5%

102Boston, MAMA672,97312,187+3%

103Chelsea, MAMA40,13015,809+22%

104Cambridge, MAMA122,58815,844+6%

105Somerville, MAMA84,21118,792+2%

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