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Most transient, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS) — the places where people move the most. This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01Amherst, MAMA40,92054.3%+4.1 pts

02Williamstown, MAMA5,07065.8%+10.8 pts

03Cambridge, MAMA122,58874.5%+1.7 pts

04Somerville, MAMA84,21175.6%−0.8 pts

05Brookline, MAMA63,26678.8%+0.7 pts

06Boston, MAMA672,97380.3%+0.2 pts

07Northampton, MAMA31,04781.3%−1.4 pts

08Waltham, MAMA65,03783.0%+1.1 pts

09Worcester, MAMA213,86283.0%−1.6 pts

10Medford, MAMA59,83483.7%−1.2 pts

11Watertown, MAMA35,71083.9%–

12Webster, MAMA12,22884.4%+1.5 pts

13Quincy, MAMA103,17384.5%+0.3 pts

14Plymouth, MAMA7,91884.9%−4.6 pts

15Marlborough, MAMA42,77285.4%−0.8 pts

16The Pinehills, MAMA5,28285.6%+1.9 pts

17Malden, MAMA66,37085.9%+3.1 pts

18Arlington, MAMA46,35086.1%−1.1 pts

19Salisbury, MAMA5,65686.5%−0.6 pts

20Abington, MAMA17,05386.6%+4.0 pts

21Framingham, MAMA73,02186.7%−0.3 pts

22Greenfield, MAMA17,69187.0%+1.0 pts

23Chelsea, MAMA40,13087.1%+1.7 pts

24Woburn, MAMA43,96287.1%−0.2 pts

25Norwood, MAMA31,54287.2%−0.3 pts

26Beverly, MAMA43,36387.3%+0.8 pts

27Wellesley, MAMA30,34787.4%+0.1 pts

28Belmont, MAMA27,17587.4%+0.5 pts

29Lowell, MAMA119,97187.5%+2.9 pts

30Marshfield, MAMA5,16187.5%−4.5 pts

31Pittsfield, MAMA42,90988.0%−0.8 pts

32Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15588.1%−1.3 pts

33East Falmouth, MAMA6,24588.2%−6.1 pts

34Winthrop, MAMA18,64788.3%+0.3 pts

35Milford, MAMA27,73188.3%−1.4 pts

36Newton, MAMA90,74188.4%+1.3 pts

37New Bedford, MAMA101,83488.4%+1.7 pts

38Revere, MAMA60,14188.5%+0.7 pts

39Dedham, MAMA25,23788.5%−0.6 pts

40Fall River, MAMA95,29888.5%+1.9 pts

41Andover, MAMA9,45188.6%+1.5 pts

42West Springfield, MAMA28,82988.6%+3.7 pts

43Taunton, MAMA62,52288.7%+0.5 pts

44Lexington, MAMA34,29588.9%+2.1 pts

45Westfield, MAMA40,54689.1%+3.3 pts

46Clinton, MAMA7,65889.1%+3.1 pts

47Fitchburg, MAMA42,13689.2%+1.0 pts

48Peabody, MAMA55,95389.4%+0.9 pts

49Weymouth, MAMA59,75989.4%+1.9 pts

50Everett, MAMA53,57289.4%+2.6 pts

51Danvers, MAMA28,09889.5%+0.9 pts

52Hull, MAMA10,13889.6%−3.9 pts

53Holyoke, MAMA38,02389.7%+1.2 pts

54Palmer, MAMA12,36789.7%+6.2 pts

55Bridgewater, MAMA29,30989.7%+2.3 pts

56Athol, MAMA8,80189.7%+8.1 pts

57Whitinsville, MAMA7,11589.8%+0.5 pts

58North Adams, MAMA12,36889.9%+2.9 pts

59West Concord, MAMA5,87689.9%+5.5 pts

60Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22289.9%+4.8 pts

61Swampscott, MAMA15,27790.0%+3.0 pts

62Easthampton, MAMA15,85190.0%–

63North Attleborough, MAMA31,50690.1%+1.3 pts

64West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19490.1%−0.5 pts

65Brockton, MAMA106,13490.2%+4.6 pts

66Hingham, MAMA5,13090.2%−3.1 pts

67South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55290.4%+1.7 pts

68Salem, MAMA45,38190.4%+3.6 pts

69Lynn, MAMA104,23690.5%+1.3 pts

70Southbridge, MAMA18,10590.6%+3.5 pts

71Foxborough, MAMA6,25190.7%+3.0 pts

72Cochituate, MAMA6,47190.7%+1.7 pts

73Scituate, MAMA5,79690.7%+2.0 pts

74Burlington, MAMA26,27490.8%−0.2 pts

75Barnstable, MAMA50,10190.9%−0.7 pts

76Gardner, MAMA21,48390.9%+1.2 pts

77Lawrence, MAMA89,32090.9%+2.6 pts

78Haverhill, MAMA68,36191.0%+0.9 pts

79Springfield, MAMA154,70291.1%+3.2 pts

80Randolph, MAMA34,94891.2%−0.9 pts

81Spencer, MAMA5,66191.3%+0.7 pts

82Newburyport, MAMA19,14891.4%+1.3 pts

83Attleboro, MAMA47,44791.5%+0.8 pts

84Reading, MAMA25,61291.5%−2.4 pts

85Gloucester, MAMA30,62791.7%+1.0 pts

86Braintree, MAMA38,95791.7%−0.1 pts

87Amesbury, MAMA17,58891.8%–

88Lynnfield, MAMA13,06492.0%+0.2 pts

89Needham, MAMA32,45992.0%−0.6 pts

90Leominster, MAMA44,19492.0%+1.1 pts

91Saugus, MAMA28,77392.1%−1.3 pts

92Methuen, MAMA54,58492.2%–

93Wakefield, MAMA27,79392.2%+2.0 pts

94Northborough, MAMA6,39292.3%+7.0 pts

95Walpole, MAMA6,46192.4%−0.9 pts

96Franklin, MAMA33,95592.8%+2.7 pts

97Chicopee, MAMA55,31092.9%+3.4 pts

98Melrose, MAMA29,59793.0%+0.2 pts

99Hudson, MAMA15,71993.0%−0.2 pts

100Sharon, MAMA6,23293.1%−1.0 pts

101Agawam, MAMA28,78393.1%−0.6 pts

102Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96193.1%+5.1 pts

103Stoneham, MAMA23,35593.3%+1.3 pts

104Winchester, MAMA23,40693.4%+1.2 pts

105North Westport, MAMA5,28993.6%+0.4 pts

106Kingston, MAMA5,91093.7%−1.4 pts

107Longmeadow, MAMA15,69693.7%+3.6 pts

108Ware, MAMA6,36993.8%+2.2 pts

109Maynard, MAMA10,71293.9%+1.1 pts

110Marblehead, MAMA20,41394.0%+2.1 pts

111North Scituate, MAMA6,49294.0%+1.1 pts

112Oxford, MAMA5,67194.3%−1.1 pts

113Adams, MAMA5,42794.5%+6.9 pts

114Milton, MAMA28,58794.5%+4.9 pts

115Nantucket, MAMA10,01794.9%+3.7 pts

116Somerset, MAMA18,29895.1%+1.0 pts

117Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40595.2%+6.2 pts

118Wilmington, MAMA23,33695.5%+1.6 pts

119Medfield, MAMA6,84995.7%+3.9 pts

120Holbrook, MAMA11,38096.6%+0.9 pts

121Bellingham, MAMA5,32596.6%+1.7 pts

122Pinehurst, MAMA6,84597.1%+4.6 pts

123East Harwich, MAMA5,65497.3%+3.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES