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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 2023, at 78.4%. Chelsea, MA had the lowest, at 29.2%. The median was 56.6% and the figure for Massachusetts was 62.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest78.4Franklin Town, MA
Lowest29.2Chelsea, MA
Median56.654 cities
Massachusetts62.6History

All cities, 2023

Franklin Town, MA: 78.4 %Franklin Town, MA78.4Braintree Town, MA: 77.1 %Braintree Town, MA77.1Newburyport, MA: 76.2 %Newburyport, MA76.2Bridgewater Town, MA: 75.1 %Bridgewater Town, MA75.1Barnstable Town, MA: 74.9 %Barnstable Town, MA74.9Agawam Town, MA: 73.7 %Agawam Town, MA73.7North Attleborough Town, MA: 71.2 %North Attleborough Town, MA71.2Newton, MA: 71 %Newton, MA71Palmer Town, MA: 70 %Palmer Town, MA70Randolph Town, MA: 69.5 %Randolph Town, MA69.5Westfield, MA: 68 %Westfield, MA68Melrose, MA: 67.8 %Melrose, MA67.8Weymouth Town, MA: 67.8 %Weymouth Town, MA67.8Attleboro, MA: 66.2 %Attleboro, MA66.2Peabody, MA: 65.6 %Peabody, MA65.6Gloucester, MA: 63.3 %Gloucester, MA63.3Taunton, MA: 62.9 %Taunton, MA62.9Leominster, MA: 62.9 %Leominster, MA62.9Pittsfield, MA: 61.7 %Pittsfield, MA61.7Haverhill, MA: 61.3 %Haverhill, MA61.3Beverly, MA: 60.1 %Beverly, MA60.1West Springfield Town, MA: 58.5 %West Springfield Town, MA58.5Northampton, MA: 57.7 %Northampton, MA57.7Woburn, MA: 57.6 %Woburn, MA57.6Chicopee, MA: 57.2 %Chicopee, MA57.2Brockton, MA: 57 %Brockton, MA57Gardner, MA: 56.8 %Gardner, MA56.8Fitchburg, MA: 56.4 %Fitchburg, MA56.4Marlborough, MA: 56.2 %Marlborough, MA56.2Winthrop Town, MA: 55.6 %Winthrop Town, MA55.6Framingham, MA: 54.8 %Framingham, MA54.8Greenfield, MA: 54.6 %Greenfield, MA54.6North Adams, MA: 53.2 %North Adams, MA53.2Medford, MA: 53.1 %Medford, MA53.1Salem, MA: 51.4 %Salem, MA51.4Lynn, MA: 50.4 %Lynn, MA50.4Revere, MA: 50.1 %Revere, MA50.1Springfield, MA: 49.5 %Springfield, MA49.5Waltham, MA: 48.8 %Waltham, MA48.8Amherst Town, MA: 45.9 %Amherst Town, MA45.9Quincy, MA: 45 %Quincy, MA45Southbridge Town, MA: 44.3 %Southbridge Town, MA44.3Lowell, MA: 44 %Lowell, MA44Worcester, MA: 42.4 %Worcester, MA42.4Malden, MA: 42.1 %Malden, MA42.1Holyoke, MA: 41.6 %Holyoke, MA41.6New Bedford, MA: 40 %New Bedford, MA40Everett, MA: 36.5 %Everett, MA36.5Fall River, MA: 36.3 %Fall River, MA36.3Boston, MA: 35.4 %Boston, MA35.4Somerville, MA: 34.3 %Somerville, MA34.3Cambridge, MA: 33.7 %Cambridge, MA33.7Lawrence, MA: 30.3 %Lawrence, MA30.3Chelsea, MA: 29.2 %Chelsea, MA29.2Franklin Town, MA: 78.4 %Franklin Town, MA78.4Braintree Town, MA: 77.1 %Braintree Town, MA77.1Newburyport, MA: 76.2 %Newburyport, MA76.2Bridgewater Town, MA: 75.1 %Bridgewater Town, MA75.1Barnstable Town, MA: 74.9 %Barnstable Town, MA74.9Agawam Town, MA: 73.7 %Agawam Town, MA73.7North Attleborough Town, MA: 71.2 %North Attleborough Town, MA71.2Newton, MA: 71 %Newton, MA71Palmer Town, MA: 70 %Palmer Town, MA70Randolph Town, MA: 69.5 %Randolph Town, MA69.5Westfield, MA: 68 %Westfield, MA68Melrose, MA: 67.8 %Melrose, MA67.8Weymouth Town, MA: 67.8 %Weymouth Town, MA67.8Attleboro, MA: 66.2 %Attleboro, MA66.2Peabody, MA: 65.6 %Peabody, MA65.6Gloucester, MA: 63.3 %Gloucester, MA63.3Taunton, MA: 62.9 %Taunton, MA62.9Leominster, MA: 62.9 %Leominster, MA62.9Pittsfield, MA: 61.7 %Pittsfield, MA61.7Haverhill, MA: 61.3 %Haverhill, MA61.3Beverly, MA: 60.1 %Beverly, MA60.1West Springfield Town, MA: 58.5 %West Springfield Town, MA58.5Northampton, MA: 57.7 %Northampton, MA57.7Woburn, MA: 57.6 %Woburn, MA57.6Chicopee, MA: 57.2 %Chicopee, MA57.2Brockton, MA: 57 %Brockton, MA57Gardner, MA: 56.8 %Gardner, MA56.8Fitchburg, MA: 56.4 %Fitchburg, MA56.4Marlborough, MA: 56.2 %Marlborough, MA56.2Winthrop Town, MA: 55.6 %Winthrop Town, MA55.6Framingham, MA: 54.8 %Framingham, MA54.8Greenfield, MA: 54.6 %Greenfield, MA54.6North Adams, MA: 53.2 %North Adams, MA53.2Medford, MA: 53.1 %Medford, MA53.1Salem, MA: 51.4 %Salem, MA51.4Lynn, MA: 50.4 %Lynn, MA50.4Revere, MA: 50.1 %Revere, MA50.1Springfield, MA: 49.5 %Springfield, MA49.5Waltham, MA: 48.8 %Waltham, MA48.8Amherst Town, MA: 45.9 %Amherst Town, MA45.9Quincy, MA: 45 %Quincy, MA45Southbridge Town, MA: 44.3 %Southbridge Town, MA44.3Lowell, MA: 44 %Lowell, MA44Worcester, MA: 42.4 %Worcester, MA42.4Malden, MA: 42.1 %Malden, MA42.1Holyoke, MA: 41.6 %Holyoke, MA41.6New Bedford, MA: 40 %New Bedford, MA40Everett, MA: 36.5 %Everett, MA36.5Fall River, MA: 36.3 %Fall River, MA36.3Boston, MA: 35.4 %Boston, MA35.4Somerville, MA: 34.3 %Somerville, MA34.3Cambridge, MA: 33.7 %Cambridge, MA33.7Lawrence, MA: 30.3 %Lawrence, MA30.3Chelsea, MA: 29.2 %Chelsea, MA29.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Franklin Town, MA78.4-0.8 pts
2Braintree Town, MA77.1+0.5 pts
3Newburyport, MA76.2-0.8 pts
4Bridgewater Town, MA75.1+1 pts
5Barnstable Town, MA74.9-0.8 pts
6Agawam Town, MA73.7-0.7 pts
7North Attleborough Town, MA71.2+0.5 pts
8Newton, MA71+0.6 pts
9Palmer Town, MA70-1.1 pts
10Randolph Town, MA69.5+0.5 pts
11Westfield, MA68+1.5 pts
12Melrose, MA67.8+2 pts
13Weymouth Town, MA67.8-0.5 pts
14Attleboro, MA66.2+0.2 pts
15Peabody, MA65.6+0.1 pts
16Gloucester, MA63.3+1.9 pts
17Taunton, MA62.9+1.2 pts
18Leominster, MA62.9-2.7 pts
19Pittsfield, MA61.7+0.1 pts
20Haverhill, MA61.3+1.3 pts
21Beverly, MA60.1+0.1 pts
22West Springfield Town, MA58.5+1.7 pts
23Northampton, MA57.7-0.6 pts
24Woburn, MA57.6-1.2 pts
25Chicopee, MA57.2-1.8 pts
26Brockton, MA57+0.6 pts
27Gardner, MA56.8-0.9 pts
28Fitchburg, MA56.4+0.7 pts
29Marlborough, MA56.2-1.2 pts
30Winthrop Town, MA55.6-1.3 pts
31Framingham, MA54.8-0.3 pts
32Greenfield, MA54.6-0.7 pts
33North Adams, MA53.2-2.7 pts
34Medford, MA53.1-0.3 pts
35Salem, MA51.4+0.7 pts
36Lynn, MA50.4+1.8 pts
37Revere, MA50.1-0.9 pts
38Springfield, MA49.5+1.7 pts
39Waltham, MA48.8+0.9 pts
40Amherst Town, MA45.90 pts
41Quincy, MA45+1.1 pts
42Southbridge Town, MA44.3+0.5 pts
43Lowell, MA44+0.7 pts
44Worcester, MA42.4+0.3 pts
45Malden, MA42.1-0.6 pts
46Holyoke, MA41.6+0.1 pts
47New Bedford, MA40+0.1 pts
48Everett, MA36.5+0.7 pts
49Fall River, MA36.3+0.4 pts
50Boston, MA35.4+0.5 pts
51Somerville, MA34.3+0.7 pts
52Cambridge, MA33.7+0.1 pts
53Lawrence, MA30.3+0.5 pts
54Chelsea, MA29.2+1.3 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 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/massachusetts-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/massachusetts-cities?period=2023.

Harvard

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/massachusetts-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Franklin Town, MA, with 78.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Chelsea, MA, with 29.2% in 2023.

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