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Cities in Massachusetts by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2024

Newton, MA had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 58 cities in 2024, at 96.9%. Lawrence, MA had the lowest, at 84.9%. The median was 92.1% and the figure for Massachusetts was 92.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest96.9Newton, MA
Lowest84.9Lawrence, MA
Median92.158 cities
Massachusetts92.8History

All cities, 2024

Newton, MA: 96.9 %Newton, MA96.9Franklin Town, MA: 96.7 %Franklin Town, MA96.7Framingham, MA: 95.6 %Framingham, MA95.6Braintree Town, MA: 95.4 %Braintree Town, MA95.4Watertown, MA: 95.1 %Watertown, MA95.1Bridgewater Town, MA: 95 %Bridgewater Town, MA95Randolph Town, MA: 94.9 %Randolph Town, MA94.9Woburn, MA: 94.9 %Woburn, MA94.9Cambridge, MA: 94.8 %Cambridge, MA94.8Somerville, MA: 94.7 %Somerville, MA94.7Quincy, MA: 94.5 %Quincy, MA94.5Malden, MA: 94.3 %Malden, MA94.3Barnstable Town, MA: 94.3 %Barnstable Town, MA94.3Amesbury, MA: 94.2 %Amesbury, MA94.2Everett, MA: 94.2 %Everett, MA94.2Waltham, MA: 94 %Waltham, MA94Melrose, MA: 93.8 %Melrose, MA93.8Leominster, MA: 93.7 %Leominster, MA93.7Haverhill, MA: 93.3 %Haverhill, MA93.3Amherst Town, MA: 93.3 %Amherst Town, MA93.3North Attleborough Town, MA: 93.3 %North Attleborough Town, MA93.3Marlborough, MA: 93.2 %Marlborough, MA93.2Newburyport, MA: 92.9 %Newburyport, MA92.9Medford, MA: 92.8 %Medford, MA92.8Agawam Town, MA: 92.6 %Agawam Town, MA92.6Northampton, MA: 92.4 %Northampton, MA92.4Beverly, MA: 92.4 %Beverly, MA92.4Weymouth Town, MA: 92.2 %Weymouth Town, MA92.2Methuen, MA: 92.2 %Methuen, MA92.2Winthrop Town, MA: 92 %Winthrop Town, MA92Boston, MA: 92 %Boston, MA92Lynn, MA: 91.4 %Lynn, MA91.4Peabody, MA: 91.4 %Peabody, MA91.4Greenfield, MA: 91.3 %Greenfield, MA91.3Fitchburg, MA: 91.2 %Fitchburg, MA91.2Worcester, MA: 91 %Worcester, MA91Easthampton, MA: 90.8 %Easthampton, MA90.8Taunton, MA: 90.7 %Taunton, MA90.7Gloucester, MA: 90.7 %Gloucester, MA90.7Palmer Town, MA: 90.4 %Palmer Town, MA90.4Salem, MA: 90.4 %Salem, MA90.4Attleboro, MA: 90.2 %Attleboro, MA90.2West Springfield Town, MA: 90.1 %West Springfield Town, MA90.1Gardner, MA: 90.1 %Gardner, MA90.1Pittsfield, MA: 89.9 %Pittsfield, MA89.9Southbridge Town, MA: 89.8 %Southbridge Town, MA89.8Revere, MA: 89.8 %Revere, MA89.8Westfield, MA: 89.5 %Westfield, MA89.5Brockton, MA: 89.4 %Brockton, MA89.4North Adams, MA: 88.8 %North Adams, MA88.8Chicopee, MA: 88.4 %Chicopee, MA88.4Lowell, MA: 87.4 %Lowell, MA87.4New Bedford, MA: 86.6 %New Bedford, MA86.6Chelsea, MA: 86.6 %Chelsea, MA86.6Fall River, MA: 86.4 %Fall River, MA86.4Holyoke, MA: 86.4 %Holyoke, MA86.4Springfield, MA: 86 %Springfield, MA86Lawrence, MA: 84.9 %Lawrence, MA84.9Newton, MA: 96.9 %Newton, MA96.9Franklin Town, MA: 96.7 %Franklin Town, MA96.7Framingham, MA: 95.6 %Framingham, MA95.6Braintree Town, MA: 95.4 %Braintree Town, MA95.4Watertown, MA: 95.1 %Watertown, MA95.1Bridgewater Town, MA: 95 %Bridgewater Town, MA95Randolph Town, MA: 94.9 %Randolph Town, MA94.9Woburn, MA: 94.9 %Woburn, MA94.9Cambridge, MA: 94.8 %Cambridge, MA94.8Somerville, MA: 94.7 %Somerville, MA94.7Quincy, MA: 94.5 %Quincy, MA94.5Malden, MA: 94.3 %Malden, MA94.3Barnstable Town, MA: 94.3 %Barnstable Town, MA94.3Amesbury, MA: 94.2 %Amesbury, MA94.2Everett, MA: 94.2 %Everett, MA94.2Waltham, MA: 94 %Waltham, MA94Melrose, MA: 93.8 %Melrose, MA93.8Leominster, MA: 93.7 %Leominster, MA93.7Haverhill, MA: 93.3 %Haverhill, MA93.3Amherst Town, MA: 93.3 %Amherst Town, MA93.3North Attleborough Town, MA: 93.3 %North Attleborough Town, MA93.3Marlborough, MA: 93.2 %Marlborough, MA93.2Newburyport, MA: 92.9 %Newburyport, MA92.9Medford, MA: 92.8 %Medford, MA92.8Agawam Town, MA: 92.6 %Agawam Town, MA92.6Northampton, MA: 92.4 %Northampton, MA92.4Beverly, MA: 92.4 %Beverly, MA92.4Weymouth Town, MA: 92.2 %Weymouth Town, MA92.2Methuen, MA: 92.2 %Methuen, MA92.2Winthrop Town, MA: 92 %Winthrop Town, MA92Boston, MA: 92 %Boston, MA92Lynn, MA: 91.4 %Lynn, MA91.4Peabody, MA: 91.4 %Peabody, MA91.4Greenfield, MA: 91.3 %Greenfield, MA91.3Fitchburg, MA: 91.2 %Fitchburg, MA91.2Worcester, MA: 91 %Worcester, MA91Easthampton, MA: 90.8 %Easthampton, MA90.8Taunton, MA: 90.7 %Taunton, MA90.7Gloucester, MA: 90.7 %Gloucester, MA90.7Palmer Town, MA: 90.4 %Palmer Town, MA90.4Salem, MA: 90.4 %Salem, MA90.4Attleboro, MA: 90.2 %Attleboro, MA90.2West Springfield Town, MA: 90.1 %West Springfield Town, MA90.1Gardner, MA: 90.1 %Gardner, MA90.1Pittsfield, MA: 89.9 %Pittsfield, MA89.9Southbridge Town, MA: 89.8 %Southbridge Town, MA89.8Revere, MA: 89.8 %Revere, MA89.8Westfield, MA: 89.5 %Westfield, MA89.5Brockton, MA: 89.4 %Brockton, MA89.4North Adams, MA: 88.8 %North Adams, MA88.8Chicopee, MA: 88.4 %Chicopee, MA88.4Lowell, MA: 87.4 %Lowell, MA87.4New Bedford, MA: 86.6 %New Bedford, MA86.6Chelsea, MA: 86.6 %Chelsea, MA86.6Fall River, MA: 86.4 %Fall River, MA86.4Holyoke, MA: 86.4 %Holyoke, MA86.4Springfield, MA: 86 %Springfield, MA86Lawrence, MA: 84.9 %Lawrence, MA84.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Newton, MA96.9-0.1 pts
2Franklin Town, MA96.7+0.5 pts
3Framingham, MA95.6+1.3 pts
4Braintree Town, MA95.4+0.2 pts
5Watertown, MA95.1n/a
6Bridgewater Town, MA95+1 pts
7Randolph Town, MA94.9+2 pts
8Woburn, MA94.9+1.5 pts
9Cambridge, MA94.8+0.8 pts
10Somerville, MA94.7+1 pts
11Quincy, MA94.5+0.5 pts
12Malden, MA94.3+0.9 pts
13Barnstable Town, MA94.3-0.4 pts
14Amesbury, MA94.2n/a
15Everett, MA94.2+0.7 pts
16Waltham, MA940 pts
17Melrose, MA93.8+0.3 pts
18Leominster, MA93.7+0.8 pts
19Haverhill, MA93.3+2.1 pts
20Amherst Town, MA93.3+1 pts
21North Attleborough Town, MA93.3-1.2 pts
22Marlborough, MA93.2+0.2 pts
23Newburyport, MA92.9-0.3 pts
24Medford, MA92.8+0.1 pts
25Agawam Town, MA92.6+2.1 pts
26Northampton, MA92.4+1.7 pts
27Beverly, MA92.4+1.1 pts
28Weymouth Town, MA92.2+1.5 pts
29Methuen, MA92.2n/a
30Winthrop Town, MA92+0.6 pts
31Boston, MA92+1.4 pts
32Lynn, MA91.4+2.9 pts
33Peabody, MA91.4+0.4 pts
34Greenfield, MA91.3+2 pts
35Fitchburg, MA91.2+0.8 pts
36Worcester, MA91+2 pts
37Easthampton, MA90.8n/a
38Taunton, MA90.7+2.6 pts
39Gloucester, MA90.7+1.5 pts
40Palmer Town, MA90.4+0.6 pts
40Salem, MA90.4-0.3 pts
42Attleboro, MA90.2+1.4 pts
43West Springfield Town, MA90.1+1.7 pts
44Gardner, MA90.1+2.8 pts
45Pittsfield, MA89.9+0.3 pts
46Southbridge Town, MA89.8+1.9 pts
47Revere, MA89.8+1.7 pts
48Westfield, MA89.5+0.7 pts
49Brockton, MA89.4+1.2 pts
50North Adams, MA88.8+1 pts
51Chicopee, MA88.4+0.9 pts
52Lowell, MA87.4-0.4 pts
53New Bedford, MA86.6+2.2 pts
54Chelsea, MA86.6+1.3 pts
55Fall River, MA86.4+2.9 pts
56Holyoke, MA86.4+0.9 pts
57Springfield, MA86+2.8 pts
58Lawrence, MA84.9+1.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Households with a broadband internet subscription of any type (cellular data plan, cable, fiber optic, DSL, satellite or other non-dial-up service), as a percentage of all households. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts a paid subscription, so households that only use free access (a library or public wifi) are not included. A cellular data plan alone counts as broadband. A separate series from households_internet_access_share, the Eurostat share of households with internet access at home.

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 B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, 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-b28002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Massachusetts by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b28002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b28002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/massachusetts-cities. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Massachusetts by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b28002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/massachusetts-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B28002: households with a broadband subscription of any type as a percentage of all households, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by households with a broadband internet subscription, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b28002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest households with a broadband internet subscription?

Newton, MA, with 96.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lawrence, MA, with 84.9% in 2024.

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