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Cities in Massachusetts by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024

Franklin Town, MA had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 58 cities in 2024, at 78.2%. Chelsea, MA had the lowest, at 26%. The median was 56.5% and the figure for Massachusetts was 62.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest78.2Franklin Town, MA
Lowest26Chelsea, MA
Median56.558 cities
Massachusetts62.5History

All cities, 2024

Franklin Town, MA: 78.2 %Franklin Town, MA78.2Braintree Town, MA: 77.6 %Braintree Town, MA77.6Newburyport, MA: 77.5 %Newburyport, MA77.5Barnstable Town, MA: 75.7 %Barnstable Town, MA75.7Bridgewater Town, MA: 75.6 %Bridgewater Town, MA75.6Agawam Town, MA: 74.4 %Agawam Town, MA74.4Methuen, MA: 72.3 %Methuen, MA72.3North Attleborough Town, MA: 72.1 %North Attleborough Town, MA72.1Palmer Town, MA: 71.5 %Palmer Town, MA71.5Randolph Town, MA: 71.3 %Randolph Town, MA71.3Newton, MA: 70 %Newton, MA70Westfield, MA: 68.6 %Westfield, MA68.6Amesbury, MA: 68.6 %Amesbury, MA68.6Weymouth Town, MA: 67.4 %Weymouth Town, MA67.4Melrose, MA: 67.2 %Melrose, MA67.2Attleboro, MA: 66.2 %Attleboro, MA66.2Peabody, MA: 65.6 %Peabody, MA65.6Gloucester, MA: 64 %Gloucester, MA64Pittsfield, MA: 62.8 %Pittsfield, MA62.8Haverhill, MA: 62.8 %Haverhill, MA62.8Leominster, MA: 62.3 %Leominster, MA62.3Taunton, MA: 62.1 %Taunton, MA62.1Beverly, MA: 60.1 %Beverly, MA60.1Gardner, MA: 58.9 %Gardner, MA58.9West Springfield Town, MA: 58.5 %West Springfield Town, MA58.5Easthampton, MA: 58.4 %Easthampton, MA58.4Brockton, MA: 57.4 %Brockton, MA57.4Northampton, MA: 57.3 %Northampton, MA57.3Winthrop Town, MA: 56.9 %Winthrop Town, MA56.9Marlborough, MA: 56 %Marlborough, MA56Chicopee, MA: 55.7 %Chicopee, MA55.7Greenfield, MA: 55.7 %Greenfield, MA55.7Woburn, MA: 55.7 %Woburn, MA55.7Framingham, MA: 54.8 %Framingham, MA54.8Fitchburg, MA: 54.1 %Fitchburg, MA54.1Medford, MA: 54.1 %Medford, MA54.1North Adams, MA: 51 %North Adams, MA51Salem, MA: 49.7 %Salem, MA49.7Waltham, MA: 49.7 %Waltham, MA49.7Springfield, MA: 49.6 %Springfield, MA49.6Lynn, MA: 48.1 %Lynn, MA48.1Watertown, MA: 47.7 %Watertown, MA47.7Revere, MA: 45.6 %Revere, MA45.6Quincy, MA: 45.3 %Quincy, MA45.3Amherst Town, MA: 44.2 %Amherst Town, MA44.2Lowell, MA: 43.2 %Lowell, MA43.2Worcester, MA: 42.8 %Worcester, MA42.8Southbridge Town, MA: 42.7 %Southbridge Town, MA42.7Holyoke, MA: 41.3 %Holyoke, MA41.3Malden, MA: 41.3 %Malden, MA41.3New Bedford, MA: 40.3 %New Bedford, MA40.3Everett, MA: 37.2 %Everett, MA37.2Boston, MA: 35.7 %Boston, MA35.7Fall River, MA: 35.3 %Fall River, MA35.3Somerville, MA: 34.3 %Somerville, MA34.3Cambridge, MA: 33.5 %Cambridge, MA33.5Lawrence, MA: 28.1 %Lawrence, MA28.1Chelsea, MA: 26 %Chelsea, MA26Franklin Town, MA: 78.2 %Franklin Town, MA78.2Braintree Town, MA: 77.6 %Braintree Town, MA77.6Newburyport, MA: 77.5 %Newburyport, MA77.5Barnstable Town, MA: 75.7 %Barnstable Town, MA75.7Bridgewater Town, MA: 75.6 %Bridgewater Town, MA75.6Agawam Town, MA: 74.4 %Agawam Town, MA74.4Methuen, MA: 72.3 %Methuen, MA72.3North Attleborough Town, MA: 72.1 %North Attleborough Town, MA72.1Palmer Town, MA: 71.5 %Palmer Town, MA71.5Randolph Town, MA: 71.3 %Randolph Town, MA71.3Newton, MA: 70 %Newton, MA70Westfield, MA: 68.6 %Westfield, MA68.6Amesbury, MA: 68.6 %Amesbury, MA68.6Weymouth Town, MA: 67.4 %Weymouth Town, MA67.4Melrose, MA: 67.2 %Melrose, MA67.2Attleboro, MA: 66.2 %Attleboro, MA66.2Peabody, MA: 65.6 %Peabody, MA65.6Gloucester, MA: 64 %Gloucester, MA64Pittsfield, MA: 62.8 %Pittsfield, MA62.8Haverhill, MA: 62.8 %Haverhill, MA62.8Leominster, MA: 62.3 %Leominster, MA62.3Taunton, MA: 62.1 %Taunton, MA62.1Beverly, MA: 60.1 %Beverly, MA60.1Gardner, MA: 58.9 %Gardner, MA58.9West Springfield Town, MA: 58.5 %West Springfield Town, MA58.5Easthampton, MA: 58.4 %Easthampton, MA58.4Brockton, MA: 57.4 %Brockton, MA57.4Northampton, MA: 57.3 %Northampton, MA57.3Winthrop Town, MA: 56.9 %Winthrop Town, MA56.9Marlborough, MA: 56 %Marlborough, MA56Chicopee, MA: 55.7 %Chicopee, MA55.7Greenfield, MA: 55.7 %Greenfield, MA55.7Woburn, MA: 55.7 %Woburn, MA55.7Framingham, MA: 54.8 %Framingham, MA54.8Fitchburg, MA: 54.1 %Fitchburg, MA54.1Medford, MA: 54.1 %Medford, MA54.1North Adams, MA: 51 %North Adams, MA51Salem, MA: 49.7 %Salem, MA49.7Waltham, MA: 49.7 %Waltham, MA49.7Springfield, MA: 49.6 %Springfield, MA49.6Lynn, MA: 48.1 %Lynn, MA48.1Watertown, MA: 47.7 %Watertown, MA47.7Revere, MA: 45.6 %Revere, MA45.6Quincy, MA: 45.3 %Quincy, MA45.3Amherst Town, MA: 44.2 %Amherst Town, MA44.2Lowell, MA: 43.2 %Lowell, MA43.2Worcester, MA: 42.8 %Worcester, MA42.8Southbridge Town, MA: 42.7 %Southbridge Town, MA42.7Holyoke, MA: 41.3 %Holyoke, MA41.3Malden, MA: 41.3 %Malden, MA41.3New Bedford, MA: 40.3 %New Bedford, MA40.3Everett, MA: 37.2 %Everett, MA37.2Boston, MA: 35.7 %Boston, MA35.7Fall River, MA: 35.3 %Fall River, MA35.3Somerville, MA: 34.3 %Somerville, MA34.3Cambridge, MA: 33.5 %Cambridge, MA33.5Lawrence, MA: 28.1 %Lawrence, MA28.1Chelsea, MA: 26 %Chelsea, MA26
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Franklin Town, MA78.2-0.2 pts
2Braintree Town, MA77.6+0.5 pts
3Newburyport, MA77.5+1.2 pts
4Barnstable Town, MA75.7+0.9 pts
5Bridgewater Town, MA75.6+0.5 pts
6Agawam Town, MA74.4+0.7 pts
7Methuen, MA72.3n/a
8North Attleborough Town, MA72.1+0.9 pts
9Palmer Town, MA71.5+1.5 pts
10Randolph Town, MA71.3+1.8 pts
11Newton, MA70-1 pts
12Westfield, MA68.6+0.6 pts
13Amesbury, MA68.6n/a
14Weymouth Town, MA67.4-0.3 pts
15Melrose, MA67.2-0.7 pts
16Attleboro, MA66.2+0.1 pts
17Peabody, MA65.6-0 pts
18Gloucester, MA64+0.6 pts
19Pittsfield, MA62.8+1.2 pts
20Haverhill, MA62.8+1.5 pts
21Leominster, MA62.3-0.6 pts
22Taunton, MA62.1-0.8 pts
23Beverly, MA60.10 pts
24Gardner, MA58.9+2.1 pts
25West Springfield Town, MA58.5-0 pts
26Easthampton, MA58.4n/a
27Brockton, MA57.4+0.4 pts
28Northampton, MA57.3-0.5 pts
29Winthrop Town, MA56.9+1.4 pts
30Marlborough, MA56-0.1 pts
31Chicopee, MA55.7-1.5 pts
32Greenfield, MA55.7+1.1 pts
33Woburn, MA55.7-2 pts
34Framingham, MA54.8-0 pts
35Fitchburg, MA54.1-2.3 pts
35Medford, MA54.1+1 pts
37North Adams, MA51-2.2 pts
38Salem, MA49.7-1.7 pts
39Waltham, MA49.7+0.9 pts
40Springfield, MA49.6+0.1 pts
41Lynn, MA48.1-2.3 pts
42Watertown, MA47.7n/a
43Revere, MA45.6-4.6 pts
44Quincy, MA45.3+0.3 pts
45Amherst Town, MA44.2-1.7 pts
46Lowell, MA43.2-0.8 pts
47Worcester, MA42.8+0.4 pts
48Southbridge Town, MA42.7-1.6 pts
49Holyoke, MA41.3-0.3 pts
50Malden, MA41.3-0.8 pts
51New Bedford, MA40.3+0.3 pts
52Everett, MA37.2+0.7 pts
53Boston, MA35.7+0.3 pts
54Fall River, MA35.3-1 pts
55Somerville, MA34.3-0.1 pts
56Cambridge, MA33.5-0.2 pts
57Lawrence, MA28.1-2.3 pts
58Chelsea, MA26-3.2 pts

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. EU home ownership rates (population_in_owner_occupied_homes_share) count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Massachusetts by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/massachusetts-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Massachusetts by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/massachusetts-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Massachusetts by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Franklin Town, MA, with 78.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Chelsea, MA, with 26% in 2024.

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