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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 2023, at 96.9%. Springfield, MA had the lowest, at 83.2%. The median was 90.7% and the figure for Massachusetts was 91.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest96.9Newton, MA
Lowest83.2Springfield, MA
Median90.754 cities
Massachusetts91.8History

All cities, 2023

Newton, MA: 96.9 %Newton, MA96.9Franklin Town, MA: 96.2 %Franklin Town, MA96.2Braintree Town, MA: 95.3 %Braintree Town, MA95.3Barnstable Town, MA: 94.7 %Barnstable Town, MA94.7North Attleborough Town, MA: 94.5 %North Attleborough Town, MA94.5Framingham, MA: 94.3 %Framingham, MA94.3Quincy, MA: 94 %Quincy, MA94Cambridge, MA: 94 %Cambridge, MA94Waltham, MA: 93.9 %Waltham, MA93.9Bridgewater Town, MA: 93.9 %Bridgewater Town, MA93.9Somerville, MA: 93.7 %Somerville, MA93.7Melrose, MA: 93.6 %Melrose, MA93.6Everett, MA: 93.4 %Everett, MA93.4Malden, MA: 93.4 %Malden, MA93.4Woburn, MA: 93.3 %Woburn, MA93.3Newburyport, MA: 93.2 %Newburyport, MA93.2Marlborough, MA: 93 %Marlborough, MA93Leominster, MA: 93 %Leominster, MA93Randolph Town, MA: 92.9 %Randolph Town, MA92.9Medford, MA: 92.7 %Medford, MA92.7Amherst Town, MA: 92.3 %Amherst Town, MA92.3Winthrop Town, MA: 91.5 %Winthrop Town, MA91.5Beverly, MA: 91.3 %Beverly, MA91.3Haverhill, MA: 91.2 %Haverhill, MA91.2Peabody, MA: 91 %Peabody, MA91Northampton, MA: 90.8 %Northampton, MA90.8Weymouth Town, MA: 90.7 %Weymouth Town, MA90.7Salem, MA: 90.7 %Salem, MA90.7Boston, MA: 90.6 %Boston, MA90.6Agawam Town, MA: 90.4 %Agawam Town, MA90.4Fitchburg, MA: 90.4 %Fitchburg, MA90.4Palmer Town, MA: 89.8 %Palmer Town, MA89.8Pittsfield, MA: 89.6 %Pittsfield, MA89.6Greenfield, MA: 89.4 %Greenfield, MA89.4Gloucester, MA: 89.2 %Gloucester, MA89.2Worcester, MA: 89 %Worcester, MA89Attleboro, MA: 88.8 %Attleboro, MA88.8Westfield, MA: 88.8 %Westfield, MA88.8Lynn, MA: 88.5 %Lynn, MA88.5West Springfield Town, MA: 88.5 %West Springfield Town, MA88.5Brockton, MA: 88.2 %Brockton, MA88.2Revere, MA: 88.1 %Revere, MA88.1Taunton, MA: 88.1 %Taunton, MA88.1Southbridge Town, MA: 88 %Southbridge Town, MA88Lowell, MA: 87.8 %Lowell, MA87.8North Adams, MA: 87.7 %North Adams, MA87.7Chicopee, MA: 87.5 %Chicopee, MA87.5Gardner, MA: 87.3 %Gardner, MA87.3Holyoke, MA: 85.5 %Holyoke, MA85.5Chelsea, MA: 85.3 %Chelsea, MA85.3New Bedford, MA: 84.4 %New Bedford, MA84.4Lawrence, MA: 83.6 %Lawrence, MA83.6Fall River, MA: 83.5 %Fall River, MA83.5Springfield, MA: 83.2 %Springfield, MA83.2Newton, MA: 96.9 %Newton, MA96.9Franklin Town, MA: 96.2 %Franklin Town, MA96.2Braintree Town, MA: 95.3 %Braintree Town, MA95.3Barnstable Town, MA: 94.7 %Barnstable Town, MA94.7North Attleborough Town, MA: 94.5 %North Attleborough Town, MA94.5Framingham, MA: 94.3 %Framingham, MA94.3Quincy, MA: 94 %Quincy, MA94Cambridge, MA: 94 %Cambridge, MA94Waltham, MA: 93.9 %Waltham, MA93.9Bridgewater Town, MA: 93.9 %Bridgewater Town, MA93.9Somerville, MA: 93.7 %Somerville, MA93.7Melrose, MA: 93.6 %Melrose, MA93.6Everett, MA: 93.4 %Everett, MA93.4Malden, MA: 93.4 %Malden, MA93.4Woburn, MA: 93.3 %Woburn, MA93.3Newburyport, MA: 93.2 %Newburyport, MA93.2Marlborough, MA: 93 %Marlborough, MA93Leominster, MA: 93 %Leominster, MA93Randolph Town, MA: 92.9 %Randolph Town, MA92.9Medford, MA: 92.7 %Medford, MA92.7Amherst Town, MA: 92.3 %Amherst Town, MA92.3Winthrop Town, MA: 91.5 %Winthrop Town, MA91.5Beverly, MA: 91.3 %Beverly, MA91.3Haverhill, MA: 91.2 %Haverhill, MA91.2Peabody, MA: 91 %Peabody, MA91Northampton, MA: 90.8 %Northampton, MA90.8Weymouth Town, MA: 90.7 %Weymouth Town, MA90.7Salem, MA: 90.7 %Salem, MA90.7Boston, MA: 90.6 %Boston, MA90.6Agawam Town, MA: 90.4 %Agawam Town, MA90.4Fitchburg, MA: 90.4 %Fitchburg, MA90.4Palmer Town, MA: 89.8 %Palmer Town, MA89.8Pittsfield, MA: 89.6 %Pittsfield, MA89.6Greenfield, MA: 89.4 %Greenfield, MA89.4Gloucester, MA: 89.2 %Gloucester, MA89.2Worcester, MA: 89 %Worcester, MA89Attleboro, MA: 88.8 %Attleboro, MA88.8Westfield, MA: 88.8 %Westfield, MA88.8Lynn, MA: 88.5 %Lynn, MA88.5West Springfield Town, MA: 88.5 %West Springfield Town, MA88.5Brockton, MA: 88.2 %Brockton, MA88.2Revere, MA: 88.1 %Revere, MA88.1Taunton, MA: 88.1 %Taunton, MA88.1Southbridge Town, MA: 88 %Southbridge Town, MA88Lowell, MA: 87.8 %Lowell, MA87.8North Adams, MA: 87.7 %North Adams, MA87.7Chicopee, MA: 87.5 %Chicopee, MA87.5Gardner, MA: 87.3 %Gardner, MA87.3Holyoke, MA: 85.5 %Holyoke, MA85.5Chelsea, MA: 85.3 %Chelsea, MA85.3New Bedford, MA: 84.4 %New Bedford, MA84.4Lawrence, MA: 83.6 %Lawrence, MA83.6Fall River, MA: 83.5 %Fall River, MA83.5Springfield, MA: 83.2 %Springfield, MA83.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Newton, MA96.9+0.8 pts
2Franklin Town, MA96.2+0.3 pts
3Braintree Town, MA95.3+1.9 pts
4Barnstable Town, MA94.7+0.4 pts
5North Attleborough Town, MA94.5+1 pts
6Framingham, MA94.3+0.3 pts
7Quincy, MA94+1.4 pts
8Cambridge, MA94+1.1 pts
9Waltham, MA93.9+1.1 pts
10Bridgewater Town, MA93.9+0.6 pts
11Somerville, MA93.7+0.6 pts
12Melrose, MA93.6+0.5 pts
13Everett, MA93.4+1.5 pts
13Malden, MA93.4+2.3 pts
15Woburn, MA93.3+0.8 pts
16Newburyport, MA93.20 pts
17Marlborough, MA93-0.4 pts
18Leominster, MA93+1.2 pts
19Randolph Town, MA92.9+1.3 pts
20Medford, MA92.7+0.4 pts
21Amherst Town, MA92.3-0.5 pts
22Winthrop Town, MA91.5+1.9 pts
23Beverly, MA91.3+0.5 pts
24Haverhill, MA91.2+1.6 pts
25Peabody, MA91+2.7 pts
26Northampton, MA90.8+2.8 pts
27Weymouth Town, MA90.7+1 pts
28Salem, MA90.7+0.7 pts
29Boston, MA90.6+1.1 pts
30Agawam Town, MA90.4+1.8 pts
31Fitchburg, MA90.4+2.1 pts
32Palmer Town, MA89.8-1 pts
33Pittsfield, MA89.6+1.4 pts
34Greenfield, MA89.4+0.9 pts
35Gloucester, MA89.2+0.1 pts
36Worcester, MA89+1.5 pts
37Attleboro, MA88.8+0.5 pts
38Westfield, MA88.8+0.8 pts
39Lynn, MA88.5+2.8 pts
40West Springfield Town, MA88.5-0.6 pts
41Brockton, MA88.2+1.8 pts
42Revere, MA88.1+0.7 pts
43Taunton, MA88.1+2.8 pts
44Southbridge Town, MA88+1.1 pts
45Lowell, MA87.8+2.6 pts
46North Adams, MA87.7+3 pts
47Chicopee, MA87.5+0.1 pts
48Gardner, MA87.3+0.6 pts
49Holyoke, MA85.5+2 pts
50Chelsea, MA85.3+2.6 pts
51New Bedford, MA84.4+1.7 pts
52Lawrence, MA83.6+2.8 pts
53Fall River, MA83.5+3.5 pts
54Springfield, MA83.2+3.1 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 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 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b28002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/massachusetts-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b28002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/massachusetts-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b28002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-broadband-subscription/massachusetts-cities?period=2023 (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 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Springfield, MA, with 83.2% in 2023.

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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 2023 and are not ranked.

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