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Cities in Massachusetts by households, 2024

Boston, MA had the highest households of 58 cities in 2024, at 283,374. Palmer Town, MA had the lowest, at 5,496. The median was 17,700 and the figure for Massachusetts was 2.79 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest283,374Boston, MA
Lowest5,496Palmer Town, MA
Median17,70058 cities
Massachusetts2,785,042History

All cities, 2024

Boston, MA: 283,374 countBoston, MA283,374Worcester, MA: 79,501 countWorcester, MA79,501Springfield, MA: 57,772 countSpringfield, MA57,772Cambridge, MA: 49,444 countCambridge, MA49,444Quincy, MA: 45,285 countQuincy, MA45,285Lowell, MA: 43,183 countLowell, MA43,183New Bedford, MA: 42,271 countNew Bedford, MA42,271Fall River, MA: 41,991 countFall River, MA41,991Lynn, MA: 36,414 countLynn, MA36,414Brockton, MA: 36,042 countBrockton, MA36,042Somerville, MA: 35,715 countSomerville, MA35,715Newton, MA: 32,194 countNewton, MA32,194Lawrence, MA: 31,142 countLawrence, MA31,142Framingham, MA: 26,803 countFramingham, MA26,803Haverhill, MA: 26,545 countHaverhill, MA26,545Malden, MA: 26,042 countMalden, MA26,042Weymouth Town, MA: 25,759 countWeymouth Town, MA25,759Waltham, MA: 25,498 countWaltham, MA25,498Chicopee, MA: 24,424 countChicopee, MA24,424Medford, MA: 24,339 countMedford, MA24,339Taunton, MA: 24,063 countTaunton, MA24,063Peabody, MA: 22,390 countPeabody, MA22,390Revere, MA: 22,178 countRevere, MA22,178Barnstable Town, MA: 21,413 countBarnstable Town, MA21,413Salem, MA: 20,267 countSalem, MA20,267Pittsfield, MA: 19,510 countPittsfield, MA19,510Methuen, MA: 18,691 countMethuen, MA18,691Leominster, MA: 18,483 countLeominster, MA18,483Attleboro, MA: 17,933 countAttleboro, MA17,933Everett, MA: 17,466 countEverett, MA17,466Beverly, MA: 16,980 countBeverly, MA16,980Marlborough, MA: 16,665 countMarlborough, MA16,665Fitchburg, MA: 16,659 countFitchburg, MA16,659Woburn, MA: 16,432 countWoburn, MA16,432Watertown, MA: 16,371 countWatertown, MA16,371Westfield, MA: 15,822 countWestfield, MA15,822Holyoke, MA: 15,618 countHolyoke, MA15,618Braintree Town, MA: 14,432 countBraintree Town, MA14,432Chelsea, MA: 13,716 countChelsea, MA13,716Northampton, MA: 13,467 countNorthampton, MA13,467Gloucester, MA: 13,444 countGloucester, MA13,444North Attleborough Town, MA: 12,984 countNorth Attleborough Town, MA12,984Randolph Town, MA: 12,747 countRandolph Town, MA12,747West Springfield Town, MA: 12,732 countWest Springfield Town, MA12,732Melrose, MA: 12,401 countMelrose, MA12,401Franklin Town, MA: 12,370 countFranklin Town, MA12,370Agawam Town, MA: 11,979 countAgawam Town, MA11,979Amherst Town, MA: 9,700 countAmherst Town, MA9,700Bridgewater Town, MA: 9,100 countBridgewater Town, MA9,100Gardner, MA: 8,940 countGardner, MA8,940Greenfield, MA: 8,182 countGreenfield, MA8,182Newburyport, MA: 8,107 countNewburyport, MA8,107Winthrop Town, MA: 7,899 countWinthrop Town, MA7,899Easthampton, MA: 7,642 countEasthampton, MA7,642Amesbury, MA: 7,586 countAmesbury, MA7,586Southbridge Town, MA: 7,260 countSouthbridge Town, MA7,260North Adams, MA: 5,948 countNorth Adams, MA5,948Palmer Town, MA: 5,496 countPalmer Town, MA5,496Boston, MA: 283,374 countBoston, MA283,374Worcester, MA: 79,501 countWorcester, MA79,501Springfield, MA: 57,772 countSpringfield, MA57,772Cambridge, MA: 49,444 countCambridge, MA49,444Quincy, MA: 45,285 countQuincy, MA45,285Lowell, MA: 43,183 countLowell, MA43,183New Bedford, MA: 42,271 countNew Bedford, MA42,271Fall River, MA: 41,991 countFall River, MA41,991Lynn, MA: 36,414 countLynn, MA36,414Brockton, MA: 36,042 countBrockton, MA36,042Somerville, MA: 35,715 countSomerville, MA35,715Newton, MA: 32,194 countNewton, MA32,194Lawrence, MA: 31,142 countLawrence, MA31,142Framingham, MA: 26,803 countFramingham, MA26,803Haverhill, MA: 26,545 countHaverhill, MA26,545Malden, MA: 26,042 countMalden, MA26,042Weymouth Town, MA: 25,759 countWeymouth Town, MA25,759Waltham, MA: 25,498 countWaltham, MA25,498Chicopee, MA: 24,424 countChicopee, MA24,424Medford, MA: 24,339 countMedford, MA24,339Taunton, MA: 24,063 countTaunton, MA24,063Peabody, MA: 22,390 countPeabody, MA22,390Revere, MA: 22,178 countRevere, MA22,178Barnstable Town, MA: 21,413 countBarnstable Town, MA21,413Salem, MA: 20,267 countSalem, MA20,267Pittsfield, MA: 19,510 countPittsfield, MA19,510Methuen, MA: 18,691 countMethuen, MA18,691Leominster, MA: 18,483 countLeominster, MA18,483Attleboro, MA: 17,933 countAttleboro, MA17,933Everett, MA: 17,466 countEverett, MA17,466Beverly, MA: 16,980 countBeverly, MA16,980Marlborough, MA: 16,665 countMarlborough, MA16,665Fitchburg, MA: 16,659 countFitchburg, MA16,659Woburn, MA: 16,432 countWoburn, MA16,432Watertown, MA: 16,371 countWatertown, MA16,371Westfield, MA: 15,822 countWestfield, MA15,822Holyoke, MA: 15,618 countHolyoke, MA15,618Braintree Town, MA: 14,432 countBraintree Town, MA14,432Chelsea, MA: 13,716 countChelsea, MA13,716Northampton, MA: 13,467 countNorthampton, MA13,467Gloucester, MA: 13,444 countGloucester, MA13,444North Attleborough Town, MA: 12,984 countNorth Attleborough Town, MA12,984Randolph Town, MA: 12,747 countRandolph Town, MA12,747West Springfield Town, MA: 12,732 countWest Springfield Town, MA12,732Melrose, MA: 12,401 countMelrose, MA12,401Franklin Town, MA: 12,370 countFranklin Town, MA12,370Agawam Town, MA: 11,979 countAgawam Town, MA11,979Amherst Town, MA: 9,700 countAmherst Town, MA9,700Bridgewater Town, MA: 9,100 countBridgewater Town, MA9,100Gardner, MA: 8,940 countGardner, MA8,940Greenfield, MA: 8,182 countGreenfield, MA8,182Newburyport, MA: 8,107 countNewburyport, MA8,107Winthrop Town, MA: 7,899 countWinthrop Town, MA7,899Easthampton, MA: 7,642 countEasthampton, MA7,642Amesbury, MA: 7,586 countAmesbury, MA7,586Southbridge Town, MA: 7,260 countSouthbridge Town, MA7,260North Adams, MA: 5,948 countNorth Adams, MA5,948Palmer Town, MA: 5,496 countPalmer Town, MA5,496
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Boston, MA283,374+1.5%
2Worcester, MA79,501+0.5%
3Springfield, MA57,772-0.5%
4Cambridge, MA49,444-0.3%
5Quincy, MA45,285-0.6%
6Lowell, MA43,183+1.9%
7New Bedford, MA42,271+0.1%
8Fall River, MA41,991+0.5%
9Lynn, MA36,414+0.2%
10Brockton, MA36,042+1.2%
11Somerville, MA35,715+0.8%
12Newton, MA32,194+1.5%
13Lawrence, MA31,142+0.4%
14Framingham, MA26,803-2.4%
15Haverhill, MA26,545+0.9%
16Malden, MA26,042-1.1%
17Weymouth Town, MA25,759+1.8%
18Waltham, MA25,498-0.9%
19Chicopee, MA24,424+1%
20Medford, MA24,339-0.9%
21Taunton, MA24,063+0.8%
22Peabody, MA22,390-0.4%
23Revere, MA22,178+3.1%
24Barnstable Town, MA21,413+3.9%
25Salem, MA20,267+2.4%
26Pittsfield, MA19,510-0.3%
27Methuen, MA18,691n/a
28Leominster, MA18,483+1.5%
29Attleboro, MA17,933+0.9%
30Everett, MA17,466+1.2%
31Beverly, MA16,980+0.4%
32Marlborough, MA16,665+0.1%
33Fitchburg, MA16,659-1.3%
34Woburn, MA16,432+0.4%
35Watertown, MA16,371n/a
36Westfield, MA15,822+1%
37Holyoke, MA15,618+0.6%
38Braintree Town, MA14,432+0.6%
39Chelsea, MA13,716+1.3%
40Northampton, MA13,467+7.5%
41Gloucester, MA13,444+2%
42North Attleborough Town, MA12,984+1%
43Randolph Town, MA12,747+0.9%
44West Springfield Town, MA12,732+1.1%
45Melrose, MA12,401+0.3%
46Franklin Town, MA12,370+0.3%
47Agawam Town, MA11,979+1.6%
48Amherst Town, MA9,700+7.3%
49Bridgewater Town, MA9,100-2.8%
50Gardner, MA8,940+0.4%
51Greenfield, MA8,182-0.3%
52Newburyport, MA8,107+4%
53Winthrop Town, MA7,899-0.2%
54Easthampton, MA7,642n/a
55Amesbury, MA7,586n/a
56Southbridge Town, MA7,260+0.1%
57North Adams, MA5,948+3.2%
58Palmer Town, MA5,496-0.9%

Other periods

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), 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-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Massachusetts by households, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by households, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/massachusetts-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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