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Cities in Massachusetts by households with a broadband internet subscription

Newton, MA had the highest households with a broadband internet subscription of 54 cities in 2022, at 96.1%. Fall River, MA had the lowest, at 80%. The median was 89.6% and the figure for Massachusetts was 90.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest96.1Newton, MA
Lowest80Fall River, MA
Median89.654 cities
Massachusetts90.7History

All cities, 2022

Newton, MA: 96.1 %Newton, MA96.1Franklin Town, MA: 95.9 %Franklin Town, MA95.9Barnstable Town, MA: 94.3 %Barnstable Town, MA94.3Framingham, MA: 94 %Framingham, MA94North Attleborough Town, MA: 93.5 %North Attleborough Town, MA93.5Marlborough, MA: 93.4 %Marlborough, MA93.4Braintree Town, MA: 93.4 %Braintree Town, MA93.4Bridgewater Town, MA: 93.3 %Bridgewater Town, MA93.3Newburyport, MA: 93.2 %Newburyport, MA93.2Somerville, MA: 93.1 %Somerville, MA93.1Melrose, MA: 93.1 %Melrose, MA93.1Cambridge, MA: 92.9 %Cambridge, MA92.9Waltham, MA: 92.8 %Waltham, MA92.8Amherst Town, MA: 92.8 %Amherst Town, MA92.8Quincy, MA: 92.7 %Quincy, MA92.7Woburn, MA: 92.5 %Woburn, MA92.5Medford, MA: 92.3 %Medford, MA92.3Everett, MA: 92 %Everett, MA92Leominster, MA: 91.7 %Leominster, MA91.7Randolph Town, MA: 91.6 %Randolph Town, MA91.6Malden, MA: 91.2 %Malden, MA91.2Palmer Town, MA: 90.8 %Palmer Town, MA90.8Beverly, MA: 90.7 %Beverly, MA90.7Salem, MA: 90 %Salem, MA90Weymouth Town, MA: 89.7 %Weymouth Town, MA89.7Haverhill, MA: 89.6 %Haverhill, MA89.6Boston, MA: 89.6 %Boston, MA89.6Winthrop Town, MA: 89.5 %Winthrop Town, MA89.5Gloucester, MA: 89.1 %Gloucester, MA89.1West Springfield Town, MA: 89.1 %West Springfield Town, MA89.1Agawam Town, MA: 88.6 %Agawam Town, MA88.6Greenfield, MA: 88.4 %Greenfield, MA88.4Attleboro, MA: 88.3 %Attleboro, MA88.3Peabody, MA: 88.3 %Peabody, MA88.3Fitchburg, MA: 88.3 %Fitchburg, MA88.3Pittsfield, MA: 88.2 %Pittsfield, MA88.2Westfield, MA: 88 %Westfield, MA88Northampton, MA: 87.9 %Northampton, MA87.9Worcester, MA: 87.5 %Worcester, MA87.5Revere, MA: 87.4 %Revere, MA87.4Chicopee, MA: 87.4 %Chicopee, MA87.4Southbridge Town, MA: 86.9 %Southbridge Town, MA86.9Gardner, MA: 86.8 %Gardner, MA86.8Brockton, MA: 86.4 %Brockton, MA86.4Lynn, MA: 85.8 %Lynn, MA85.8Taunton, MA: 85.3 %Taunton, MA85.3Lowell, MA: 85.2 %Lowell, MA85.2North Adams, MA: 84.7 %North Adams, MA84.7Holyoke, MA: 83.5 %Holyoke, MA83.5New Bedford, MA: 82.7 %New Bedford, MA82.7Chelsea, MA: 82.7 %Chelsea, MA82.7Lawrence, MA: 80.7 %Lawrence, MA80.7Springfield, MA: 80.1 %Springfield, MA80.1Fall River, MA: 80 %Fall River, MA80Newton, MA: 96.1 %Newton, MA96.1Franklin Town, MA: 95.9 %Franklin Town, MA95.9Barnstable Town, MA: 94.3 %Barnstable Town, MA94.3Framingham, MA: 94 %Framingham, MA94North Attleborough Town, MA: 93.5 %North Attleborough Town, MA93.5Marlborough, MA: 93.4 %Marlborough, MA93.4Braintree Town, MA: 93.4 %Braintree Town, MA93.4Bridgewater Town, MA: 93.3 %Bridgewater Town, MA93.3Newburyport, MA: 93.2 %Newburyport, MA93.2Somerville, MA: 93.1 %Somerville, MA93.1Melrose, MA: 93.1 %Melrose, MA93.1Cambridge, MA: 92.9 %Cambridge, MA92.9Waltham, MA: 92.8 %Waltham, MA92.8Amherst Town, MA: 92.8 %Amherst Town, MA92.8Quincy, MA: 92.7 %Quincy, MA92.7Woburn, MA: 92.5 %Woburn, MA92.5Medford, MA: 92.3 %Medford, MA92.3Everett, MA: 92 %Everett, MA92Leominster, MA: 91.7 %Leominster, MA91.7Randolph Town, MA: 91.6 %Randolph Town, MA91.6Malden, MA: 91.2 %Malden, MA91.2Palmer Town, MA: 90.8 %Palmer Town, MA90.8Beverly, MA: 90.7 %Beverly, MA90.7Salem, MA: 90 %Salem, MA90Weymouth Town, MA: 89.7 %Weymouth Town, MA89.7Haverhill, MA: 89.6 %Haverhill, MA89.6Boston, MA: 89.6 %Boston, MA89.6Winthrop Town, MA: 89.5 %Winthrop Town, MA89.5Gloucester, MA: 89.1 %Gloucester, MA89.1West Springfield Town, MA: 89.1 %West Springfield Town, MA89.1Agawam Town, MA: 88.6 %Agawam Town, MA88.6Greenfield, MA: 88.4 %Greenfield, MA88.4Attleboro, MA: 88.3 %Attleboro, MA88.3Peabody, MA: 88.3 %Peabody, MA88.3Fitchburg, MA: 88.3 %Fitchburg, MA88.3Pittsfield, MA: 88.2 %Pittsfield, MA88.2Westfield, MA: 88 %Westfield, MA88Northampton, MA: 87.9 %Northampton, MA87.9Worcester, MA: 87.5 %Worcester, MA87.5Revere, MA: 87.4 %Revere, MA87.4Chicopee, MA: 87.4 %Chicopee, MA87.4Southbridge Town, MA: 86.9 %Southbridge Town, MA86.9Gardner, MA: 86.8 %Gardner, MA86.8Brockton, MA: 86.4 %Brockton, MA86.4Lynn, MA: 85.8 %Lynn, MA85.8Taunton, MA: 85.3 %Taunton, MA85.3Lowell, MA: 85.2 %Lowell, MA85.2North Adams, MA: 84.7 %North Adams, MA84.7Holyoke, MA: 83.5 %Holyoke, MA83.5New Bedford, MA: 82.7 %New Bedford, MA82.7Chelsea, MA: 82.7 %Chelsea, MA82.7Lawrence, MA: 80.7 %Lawrence, MA80.7Springfield, MA: 80.1 %Springfield, MA80.1Fall River, MA: 80 %Fall River, MA80
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Newton, MA96.1+0.4 pts
2Franklin Town, MA95.9+0.6 pts
3Barnstable Town, MA94.3+1.6 pts
4Framingham, MA94+0.9 pts
5North Attleborough Town, MA93.5+1.8 pts
6Marlborough, MA93.4-0.2 pts
7Braintree Town, MA93.4+1.4 pts
8Bridgewater Town, MA93.3-1.5 pts
9Newburyport, MA93.20 pts
10Somerville, MA93.1+1.4 pts
11Melrose, MA93.1-0 pts
12Cambridge, MA92.9+1.8 pts
13Waltham, MA92.8+1.1 pts
14Amherst Town, MA92.8-0.2 pts
15Quincy, MA92.7+1.6 pts
16Woburn, MA92.5+1 pts
17Medford, MA92.3-0.3 pts
18Everett, MA92+1.3 pts
19Leominster, MA91.7+1.4 pts
20Randolph Town, MA91.6-0.4 pts
21Malden, MA91.2+2.3 pts
22Palmer Town, MA90.8+0.7 pts
23Beverly, MA90.7+2 pts
24Salem, MA90+1.6 pts
25Weymouth Town, MA89.7+0.8 pts
26Haverhill, MA89.6+1.5 pts
27Boston, MA89.6+1.2 pts
28Winthrop Town, MA89.5+2.8 pts
29Gloucester, MA89.1-0.2 pts
30West Springfield Town, MA89.1+0.5 pts
31Agawam Town, MA88.6+1.1 pts
32Greenfield, MA88.4+1.5 pts
33Attleboro, MA88.30 pts
34Peabody, MA88.3+1.2 pts
35Fitchburg, MA88.3+1.3 pts
36Pittsfield, MA88.2+2.4 pts
37Westfield, MA88-0.1 pts
38Northampton, MA87.9+0.7 pts
39Worcester, MA87.5+1.6 pts
40Revere, MA87.4+0.6 pts
41Chicopee, MA87.4+1 pts
42Southbridge Town, MA86.9+1.6 pts
43Gardner, MA86.8+1.5 pts
44Brockton, MA86.4+1.3 pts
45Lynn, MA85.8+1.7 pts
46Taunton, MA85.3+1.3 pts
47Lowell, MA85.2+2.9 pts
48North Adams, MA84.7+0.7 pts
49Holyoke, MA83.5+2.4 pts
50New Bedford, MA82.7+2 pts
51Chelsea, MA82.7+0.3 pts
52Lawrence, MA80.7+3.6 pts
53Springfield, MA80.1+2.1 pts
54Fall River, MA80+3.7 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. 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 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b28002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/massachusetts-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b28002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/massachusetts-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b28002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/massachusetts-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

Newton, MA, with 96.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest households with a broadband internet subscription?

Fall River, MA, with 80% 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 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). Retrieved 2026-10-18. 4 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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