RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 119 SHOWN OF 119

Most transient, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 ACS). These are the places where people move the most. 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 –

01Amherst, MAMA40,92050.2%–

02Williamstown, MAMA5,07055.0%–

03Cambridge, MAMA122,58872.8%–

04Somerville, MAMA84,21176.4%–

05Brookline, MAMA63,26678.0%–

06Boston, MAMA672,97380.0%–

07Athol, MAMA8,80181.6%–

08Waltham, MAMA65,03781.9%–

09Abington, MAMA17,05382.6%–

10Northampton, MAMA31,04782.7%–

11Malden, MAMA66,37082.8%–

12Webster, MAMA12,22882.9%–

13Palmer, MAMA12,36783.5%–

14The Pinehills, MAMA5,28283.7%–

15Quincy, MAMA103,17384.2%–

16West Concord, MAMA5,87684.4%–

17Lowell, MAMA119,97184.6%–

18Worcester, MAMA213,86284.7%–

19Medford, MAMA59,83484.9%–

20West Springfield, MAMA28,82984.9%–

21Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22285.2%–

22Northborough, MAMA6,39285.3%–

23Chelsea, MAMA40,13085.4%–

24Brockton, MAMA106,13485.6%–

25Westfield, MAMA40,54685.8%–

26Clinton, MAMA7,65886.0%–

27Greenfield, MAMA17,69186.0%–

28Marlborough, MAMA42,77286.2%–

29Beverly, MAMA43,36386.5%–

30Fall River, MAMA95,29886.6%–

31New Bedford, MAMA101,83486.7%–

32Lexington, MAMA34,29586.8%–

33Salem, MAMA45,38186.8%–

34Everett, MAMA53,57286.8%–

35Belmont, MAMA27,17586.9%–

36North Adams, MAMA12,36886.9%–

37Swampscott, MAMA15,27787.0%–

38Framingham, MAMA73,02187.1%–

39Newton, MAMA90,74187.1%–

40Salisbury, MAMA5,65687.1%–

41Andover, MAMA9,45187.2%–

42Southbridge, MAMA18,10587.2%–

43Arlington, MAMA46,35087.2%–

44Wellesley, MAMA30,34787.3%–

45Woburn, MAMA43,96287.3%–

46Bridgewater, MAMA29,30987.4%–

47Weymouth, MAMA59,75987.5%–

48Norwood, MAMA31,54287.6%–

49Adams, MAMA5,42787.6%–

50Foxborough, MAMA6,25187.6%–

51Revere, MAMA60,14187.7%–

52Springfield, MAMA154,70287.9%–

53Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96188.0%–

54Winthrop, MAMA18,64788.0%–

55Taunton, MAMA62,52288.2%–

56Fitchburg, MAMA42,13688.3%–

57Lawrence, MAMA89,32088.3%–

58Peabody, MAMA55,95388.4%–

59Holyoke, MAMA38,02388.4%–

60South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55288.6%–

61Danvers, MAMA28,09888.6%–

62Scituate, MAMA5,79688.7%–

63Pittsfield, MAMA42,90988.8%–

64North Attleborough, MAMA31,50688.8%–

65Cochituate, MAMA6,47189.0%–

66Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40589.0%–

67Dedham, MAMA25,23789.1%–

68Lynn, MAMA104,23689.2%–

69Whitinsville, MAMA7,11589.3%–

70Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15589.3%–

71Plymouth, MAMA7,91889.5%–

72Chicopee, MAMA55,31089.5%–

73Milton, MAMA28,58789.6%–

74Gardner, MAMA21,48389.7%–

75Milford, MAMA27,73189.7%–

76Longmeadow, MAMA15,69690.1%–

77Franklin, MAMA33,95590.1%–

78Haverhill, MAMA68,36190.1%–

79Newburyport, MAMA19,14890.1%–

80Wakefield, MAMA27,79390.2%–

81Spencer, MAMA5,66190.5%–

82West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19490.6%–

83Gloucester, MAMA30,62790.6%–

84Attleboro, MAMA47,44790.7%–

85Leominster, MAMA44,19491.0%–

86Burlington, MAMA26,27491.0%–

87Nantucket, MAMA10,01791.3%–

88Barnstable, MAMA50,10191.5%–

89Ware, MAMA6,36991.6%–

90Lynnfield, MAMA13,06491.8%–

91Medfield, MAMA6,84991.8%–

92Braintree, MAMA38,95791.8%–

93Marblehead, MAMA20,41391.9%–

94Stoneham, MAMA23,35592.0%–

95Randolph, MAMA34,94892.0%–

96Marshfield, MAMA5,16192.1%–

97Winchester, MAMA23,40692.2%–

98Pinehurst, MAMA6,84592.6%–

99Needham, MAMA32,45992.6%–

100Melrose, MAMA29,59792.8%–

101Maynard, MAMA10,71292.8%–

102North Scituate, MAMA6,49293.0%–

103North Westport, MAMA5,28993.1%–

104Hudson, MAMA15,71993.2%–

105Walpole, MAMA6,46193.3%–

106Hingham, MAMA5,13093.4%–

107Saugus, MAMA28,77393.4%–

108Hull, MAMA10,13893.5%–

109East Harwich, MAMA5,65493.6%–

110Agawam, MAMA28,78393.6%–

111Wilmington, MAMA23,33693.9%–

112Reading, MAMA25,61293.9%–

113Somerset, MAMA18,29894.1%–

114Sharon, MAMA6,23294.1%–

115East Falmouth, MAMA6,24594.3%–

116Bellingham, MAMA5,32594.9%–

117Kingston, MAMA5,91095.0%–

118Oxford, MAMA5,67195.4%–

119Holbrook, MAMA11,38095.7%–

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