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) — the places where people move the most. This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS