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Cities in Massachusetts by households

Boston, MA had the highest households of 54 cities in 2022, at 276,053. Palmer Town, MA had the lowest, at 5,401. The median was 18,244 and the figure for Massachusetts was 2.74 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest276,053Boston, MA
Lowest5,401Palmer Town, MA
Median18,24454 cities
Massachusetts2,740,995History

All cities, 2022

Boston, MA: 276,053 countBoston, MA276,053Worcester, MA: 78,977 countWorcester, MA78,977Springfield, MA: 58,448 countSpringfield, MA58,448Cambridge, MA: 49,475 countCambridge, MA49,475Quincy, MA: 44,956 countQuincy, MA44,956Lowell, MA: 42,343 countLowell, MA42,343New Bedford, MA: 41,722 countNew Bedford, MA41,722Fall River, MA: 41,113 countFall River, MA41,113Lynn, MA: 35,915 countLynn, MA35,915Brockton, MA: 35,489 countBrockton, MA35,489Somerville, MA: 35,035 countSomerville, MA35,035Newton, MA: 31,735 countNewton, MA31,735Lawrence, MA: 30,330 countLawrence, MA30,330Framingham, MA: 27,810 countFramingham, MA27,810Waltham, MA: 26,124 countWaltham, MA26,124Haverhill, MA: 25,976 countHaverhill, MA25,976Malden, MA: 25,809 countMalden, MA25,809Medford, MA: 25,359 countMedford, MA25,359Weymouth Town, MA: 24,696 countWeymouth Town, MA24,696Taunton, MA: 23,835 countTaunton, MA23,835Chicopee, MA: 23,732 countChicopee, MA23,732Peabody, MA: 22,678 countPeabody, MA22,678Revere, MA: 21,540 countRevere, MA21,540Salem, MA: 19,887 countSalem, MA19,887Barnstable Town, MA: 19,574 countBarnstable Town, MA19,574Pittsfield, MA: 19,237 countPittsfield, MA19,237Leominster, MA: 18,474 countLeominster, MA18,474Attleboro, MA: 18,013 countAttleboro, MA18,013Everett, MA: 17,054 countEverett, MA17,054Beverly, MA: 16,909 countBeverly, MA16,909Fitchburg, MA: 16,645 countFitchburg, MA16,645Marlborough, MA: 16,524 countMarlborough, MA16,524Woburn, MA: 16,121 countWoburn, MA16,121Westfield, MA: 15,435 countWestfield, MA15,435Holyoke, MA: 15,112 countHolyoke, MA15,112Braintree Town, MA: 14,407 countBraintree Town, MA14,407Chelsea, MA: 13,386 countChelsea, MA13,386Gloucester, MA: 13,259 countGloucester, MA13,259West Springfield Town, MA: 12,691 countWest Springfield Town, MA12,691North Attleborough Town, MA: 12,613 countNorth Attleborough Town, MA12,613Randolph Town, MA: 12,445 countRandolph Town, MA12,445Northampton, MA: 12,345 countNorthampton, MA12,345Franklin Town, MA: 12,131 countFranklin Town, MA12,131Melrose, MA: 12,037 countMelrose, MA12,037Agawam Town, MA: 11,577 countAgawam Town, MA11,577Bridgewater Town, MA: 9,194 countBridgewater Town, MA9,194Gardner, MA: 8,872 countGardner, MA8,872Winthrop Town, MA: 8,328 countWinthrop Town, MA8,328Greenfield, MA: 8,146 countGreenfield, MA8,146Amherst Town, MA: 8,114 countAmherst Town, MA8,114Newburyport, MA: 7,591 countNewburyport, MA7,591Southbridge Town, MA: 7,030 countSouthbridge Town, MA7,030North Adams, MA: 5,816 countNorth Adams, MA5,816Palmer Town, MA: 5,401 countPalmer Town, MA5,401Boston, MA: 276,053 countBoston, MA276,053Worcester, MA: 78,977 countWorcester, MA78,977Springfield, MA: 58,448 countSpringfield, MA58,448Cambridge, MA: 49,475 countCambridge, MA49,475Quincy, MA: 44,956 countQuincy, MA44,956Lowell, MA: 42,343 countLowell, MA42,343New Bedford, MA: 41,722 countNew Bedford, MA41,722Fall River, MA: 41,113 countFall River, MA41,113Lynn, MA: 35,915 countLynn, MA35,915Brockton, MA: 35,489 countBrockton, MA35,489Somerville, MA: 35,035 countSomerville, MA35,035Newton, MA: 31,735 countNewton, MA31,735Lawrence, MA: 30,330 countLawrence, MA30,330Framingham, MA: 27,810 countFramingham, MA27,810Waltham, MA: 26,124 countWaltham, MA26,124Haverhill, MA: 25,976 countHaverhill, MA25,976Malden, MA: 25,809 countMalden, MA25,809Medford, MA: 25,359 countMedford, MA25,359Weymouth Town, MA: 24,696 countWeymouth Town, MA24,696Taunton, MA: 23,835 countTaunton, MA23,835Chicopee, MA: 23,732 countChicopee, MA23,732Peabody, MA: 22,678 countPeabody, MA22,678Revere, MA: 21,540 countRevere, MA21,540Salem, MA: 19,887 countSalem, MA19,887Barnstable Town, MA: 19,574 countBarnstable Town, MA19,574Pittsfield, MA: 19,237 countPittsfield, MA19,237Leominster, MA: 18,474 countLeominster, MA18,474Attleboro, MA: 18,013 countAttleboro, MA18,013Everett, MA: 17,054 countEverett, MA17,054Beverly, MA: 16,909 countBeverly, MA16,909Fitchburg, MA: 16,645 countFitchburg, MA16,645Marlborough, MA: 16,524 countMarlborough, MA16,524Woburn, MA: 16,121 countWoburn, MA16,121Westfield, MA: 15,435 countWestfield, MA15,435Holyoke, MA: 15,112 countHolyoke, MA15,112Braintree Town, MA: 14,407 countBraintree Town, MA14,407Chelsea, MA: 13,386 countChelsea, MA13,386Gloucester, MA: 13,259 countGloucester, MA13,259West Springfield Town, MA: 12,691 countWest Springfield Town, MA12,691North Attleborough Town, MA: 12,613 countNorth Attleborough Town, MA12,613Randolph Town, MA: 12,445 countRandolph Town, MA12,445Northampton, MA: 12,345 countNorthampton, MA12,345Franklin Town, MA: 12,131 countFranklin Town, MA12,131Melrose, MA: 12,037 countMelrose, MA12,037Agawam Town, MA: 11,577 countAgawam Town, MA11,577Bridgewater Town, MA: 9,194 countBridgewater Town, MA9,194Gardner, MA: 8,872 countGardner, MA8,872Winthrop Town, MA: 8,328 countWinthrop Town, MA8,328Greenfield, MA: 8,146 countGreenfield, MA8,146Amherst Town, MA: 8,114 countAmherst Town, MA8,114Newburyport, MA: 7,591 countNewburyport, MA7,591Southbridge Town, MA: 7,030 countSouthbridge Town, MA7,030North Adams, MA: 5,816 countNorth Adams, MA5,816Palmer Town, MA: 5,401 countPalmer Town, MA5,401
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

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Boston, MA276,053+1.5%
2Worcester, MA78,977+0.3%
3Springfield, MA58,448+0.2%
4Cambridge, MA49,475+3.6%
5Quincy, MA44,956+1%
6Lowell, MA42,343+0.1%
7New Bedford, MA41,722+0.8%
8Fall River, MA41,113+0.6%
9Lynn, MA35,915-1%
10Brockton, MA35,489+1.1%
11Somerville, MA35,035+1.5%
12Newton, MA31,735+2.2%
13Lawrence, MA30,330+0.1%
14Framingham, MA27,810-0.6%
15Waltham, MA26,124+4.7%
16Haverhill, MA25,976-0.5%
17Malden, MA25,809+0.6%
18Medford, MA25,359+2.4%
19Weymouth Town, MA24,696+1.2%
20Taunton, MA23,835+2.9%
21Chicopee, MA23,732-0.5%
22Peabody, MA22,678-0.6%
23Revere, MA21,540-0.5%
24Salem, MA19,887+0.7%
25Barnstable Town, MA19,574-0.9%
26Pittsfield, MA19,237-0.3%
27Leominster, MA18,474+3.2%
28Attleboro, MA18,013+0.5%
29Everett, MA17,054+0.3%
30Beverly, MA16,909+1.1%
31Fitchburg, MA16,645+1.5%
32Marlborough, MA16,524-3.6%
33Woburn, MA16,121-1%
34Westfield, MA15,435+0.9%
35Holyoke, MA15,112+0.3%
36Braintree Town, MA14,407+0.2%
37Chelsea, MA13,386+0.2%
38Gloucester, MA13,259+0.7%
39West Springfield Town, MA12,691-0.3%
40North Attleborough Town, MA12,613+2.8%
41Randolph Town, MA12,445+2.4%
42Northampton, MA12,345+3.3%
43Franklin Town, MA12,131+0.1%
44Melrose, MA12,037+0.3%
45Agawam Town, MA11,577-1.8%
46Bridgewater Town, MA9,194+5.8%
47Gardner, MA8,872+0.4%
48Winthrop Town, MA8,328+1%
49Greenfield, MA8,146+0.6%
50Amherst Town, MA8,114-13%
51Newburyport, MA7,591+0.7%
52Southbridge Town, MA7,030-0.9%
53North Adams, MA5,816+5%
54Palmer Town, MA5,401+3.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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 B25003: occupied housing units (households), 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-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/massachusetts-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/massachusetts-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/massachusetts-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, 2022}},
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Boston, MA, with 276,053 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Palmer Town, MA, with 5,401 in 2022.

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