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

Franklin Town, MA had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 54 cities in 2022, at 79.2%. Chelsea, MA had the lowest, at 27.9%. The median was 56.8% and the figure for Massachusetts was 62.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest79.2Franklin Town, MA
Lowest27.9Chelsea, MA
Median56.854 cities
Massachusetts62.4History

All cities, 2022

Franklin Town, MA: 79.2 %Franklin Town, MA79.2Newburyport, MA: 77 %Newburyport, MA77Braintree Town, MA: 76.7 %Braintree Town, MA76.7Barnstable Town, MA: 75.6 %Barnstable Town, MA75.6Agawam Town, MA: 74.4 %Agawam Town, MA74.4Bridgewater Town, MA: 74.1 %Bridgewater Town, MA74.1Palmer Town, MA: 71.1 %Palmer Town, MA71.1North Attleborough Town, MA: 70.7 %North Attleborough Town, MA70.7Newton, MA: 70.4 %Newton, MA70.4Randolph Town, MA: 69 %Randolph Town, MA69Weymouth Town, MA: 68.3 %Weymouth Town, MA68.3Westfield, MA: 66.5 %Westfield, MA66.5Attleboro, MA: 65.9 %Attleboro, MA65.9Melrose, MA: 65.8 %Melrose, MA65.8Leominster, MA: 65.6 %Leominster, MA65.6Peabody, MA: 65.5 %Peabody, MA65.5Taunton, MA: 61.8 %Taunton, MA61.8Pittsfield, MA: 61.6 %Pittsfield, MA61.6Gloucester, MA: 61.4 %Gloucester, MA61.4Beverly, MA: 60.1 %Beverly, MA60.1Haverhill, MA: 60 %Haverhill, MA60Chicopee, MA: 59 %Chicopee, MA59Woburn, MA: 58.8 %Woburn, MA58.8Northampton, MA: 58.4 %Northampton, MA58.4Gardner, MA: 57.7 %Gardner, MA57.7Marlborough, MA: 57.4 %Marlborough, MA57.4Winthrop Town, MA: 56.9 %Winthrop Town, MA56.9West Springfield Town, MA: 56.8 %West Springfield Town, MA56.8Brockton, MA: 56.4 %Brockton, MA56.4North Adams, MA: 55.9 %North Adams, MA55.9Fitchburg, MA: 55.7 %Fitchburg, MA55.7Greenfield, MA: 55.2 %Greenfield, MA55.2Framingham, MA: 55.1 %Framingham, MA55.1Medford, MA: 53.3 %Medford, MA53.3Revere, MA: 51 %Revere, MA51Salem, MA: 50.7 %Salem, MA50.7Lynn, MA: 48.6 %Lynn, MA48.6Waltham, MA: 47.9 %Waltham, MA47.9Springfield, MA: 47.8 %Springfield, MA47.8Amherst Town, MA: 45.9 %Amherst Town, MA45.9Quincy, MA: 43.9 %Quincy, MA43.9Southbridge Town, MA: 43.8 %Southbridge Town, MA43.8Lowell, MA: 43.3 %Lowell, MA43.3Malden, MA: 42.6 %Malden, MA42.6Worcester, MA: 42.1 %Worcester, MA42.1Holyoke, MA: 41.5 %Holyoke, MA41.5New Bedford, MA: 39.9 %New Bedford, MA39.9Fall River, MA: 35.9 %Fall River, MA35.9Everett, MA: 35.8 %Everett, MA35.8Boston, MA: 34.8 %Boston, MA34.8Somerville, MA: 33.6 %Somerville, MA33.6Cambridge, MA: 33.6 %Cambridge, MA33.6Lawrence, MA: 29.9 %Lawrence, MA29.9Chelsea, MA: 27.9 %Chelsea, MA27.9Franklin Town, MA: 79.2 %Franklin Town, MA79.2Newburyport, MA: 77 %Newburyport, MA77Braintree Town, MA: 76.7 %Braintree Town, MA76.7Barnstable Town, MA: 75.6 %Barnstable Town, MA75.6Agawam Town, MA: 74.4 %Agawam Town, MA74.4Bridgewater Town, MA: 74.1 %Bridgewater Town, MA74.1Palmer Town, MA: 71.1 %Palmer Town, MA71.1North Attleborough Town, MA: 70.7 %North Attleborough Town, MA70.7Newton, MA: 70.4 %Newton, MA70.4Randolph Town, MA: 69 %Randolph Town, MA69Weymouth Town, MA: 68.3 %Weymouth Town, MA68.3Westfield, MA: 66.5 %Westfield, MA66.5Attleboro, MA: 65.9 %Attleboro, MA65.9Melrose, MA: 65.8 %Melrose, MA65.8Leominster, MA: 65.6 %Leominster, MA65.6Peabody, MA: 65.5 %Peabody, MA65.5Taunton, MA: 61.8 %Taunton, MA61.8Pittsfield, MA: 61.6 %Pittsfield, MA61.6Gloucester, MA: 61.4 %Gloucester, MA61.4Beverly, MA: 60.1 %Beverly, MA60.1Haverhill, MA: 60 %Haverhill, MA60Chicopee, MA: 59 %Chicopee, MA59Woburn, MA: 58.8 %Woburn, MA58.8Northampton, MA: 58.4 %Northampton, MA58.4Gardner, MA: 57.7 %Gardner, MA57.7Marlborough, MA: 57.4 %Marlborough, MA57.4Winthrop Town, MA: 56.9 %Winthrop Town, MA56.9West Springfield Town, MA: 56.8 %West Springfield Town, MA56.8Brockton, MA: 56.4 %Brockton, MA56.4North Adams, MA: 55.9 %North Adams, MA55.9Fitchburg, MA: 55.7 %Fitchburg, MA55.7Greenfield, MA: 55.2 %Greenfield, MA55.2Framingham, MA: 55.1 %Framingham, MA55.1Medford, MA: 53.3 %Medford, MA53.3Revere, MA: 51 %Revere, MA51Salem, MA: 50.7 %Salem, MA50.7Lynn, MA: 48.6 %Lynn, MA48.6Waltham, MA: 47.9 %Waltham, MA47.9Springfield, MA: 47.8 %Springfield, MA47.8Amherst Town, MA: 45.9 %Amherst Town, MA45.9Quincy, MA: 43.9 %Quincy, MA43.9Southbridge Town, MA: 43.8 %Southbridge Town, MA43.8Lowell, MA: 43.3 %Lowell, MA43.3Malden, MA: 42.6 %Malden, MA42.6Worcester, MA: 42.1 %Worcester, MA42.1Holyoke, MA: 41.5 %Holyoke, MA41.5New Bedford, MA: 39.9 %New Bedford, MA39.9Fall River, MA: 35.9 %Fall River, MA35.9Everett, MA: 35.8 %Everett, MA35.8Boston, MA: 34.8 %Boston, MA34.8Somerville, MA: 33.6 %Somerville, MA33.6Cambridge, MA: 33.6 %Cambridge, MA33.6Lawrence, MA: 29.9 %Lawrence, MA29.9Chelsea, MA: 27.9 %Chelsea, MA27.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Franklin Town, MA79.2-0.8 pts
2Newburyport, MA77-0 pts
3Braintree Town, MA76.7+1.5 pts
4Barnstable Town, MA75.6-0 pts
5Agawam Town, MA74.4-1.3 pts
6Bridgewater Town, MA74.1-1.5 pts
7Palmer Town, MA71.1-2 pts
8North Attleborough Town, MA70.7+1.3 pts
9Newton, MA70.4-1.4 pts
10Randolph Town, MA69+2.2 pts
11Weymouth Town, MA68.3-0.1 pts
12Westfield, MA66.5+0.9 pts
13Attleboro, MA65.9-1.5 pts
14Melrose, MA65.8-0.7 pts
15Leominster, MA65.6+2.1 pts
16Peabody, MA65.5-0.1 pts
17Taunton, MA61.8-1.7 pts
18Pittsfield, MA61.6-1.1 pts
19Gloucester, MA61.4-1.3 pts
20Beverly, MA60.1-0.3 pts
21Haverhill, MA60+1.7 pts
22Chicopee, MA59+1.4 pts
23Woburn, MA58.8+0.3 pts
24Northampton, MA58.4-0.3 pts
25Gardner, MA57.7+0.7 pts
26Marlborough, MA57.4-0.3 pts
27Winthrop Town, MA56.9+0.2 pts
28West Springfield Town, MA56.8+0.4 pts
29Brockton, MA56.4-0.4 pts
30North Adams, MA55.9-1.6 pts
31Fitchburg, MA55.7-0.4 pts
32Greenfield, MA55.2-0.6 pts
33Framingham, MA55.1-0.2 pts
34Medford, MA53.3-1.2 pts
35Revere, MA51+0.2 pts
36Salem, MA50.7-0.9 pts
37Lynn, MA48.6+0.5 pts
38Waltham, MA47.9-1.8 pts
39Springfield, MA47.8+0.5 pts
40Amherst Town, MA45.9+0.3 pts
41Quincy, MA43.9+0.1 pts
42Southbridge Town, MA43.8-2.3 pts
43Lowell, MA43.3+0.1 pts
44Malden, MA42.6+1 pts
45Worcester, MA42.1-0.3 pts
46Holyoke, MA41.5+1.9 pts
47New Bedford, MA39.9+0.8 pts
48Fall River, MA35.9-0.4 pts
49Everett, MA35.8-1.1 pts
50Boston, MA34.8+0.1 pts
51Somerville, MA33.6-0.3 pts
52Cambridge, MA33.6+0.2 pts
53Lawrence, MA29.9+0.8 pts
54Chelsea, MA27.9-0.3 pts

Other periods

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. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/massachusetts-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/massachusetts-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/massachusetts-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Franklin Town, MA, with 79.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Chelsea, MA, with 27.9% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 4 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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