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Cities in Massachusetts by housing units, 2024

Boston, MA had the highest housing units of 58 cities in 2024, at 310,625. Palmer Town, MA had the lowest, at 5,907. The median was 18,974 and the figure for Massachusetts was 3.03 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest310,625Boston, MA
Lowest5,907Palmer Town, MA
Median18,97458 cities
Massachusetts3,030,406History

All cities, 2024

Boston, MA: 310,625 countBoston, MA310,625Worcester, MA: 85,876 countWorcester, MA85,876Springfield, MA: 62,217 countSpringfield, MA62,217Cambridge, MA: 54,840 countCambridge, MA54,840Quincy, MA: 48,072 countQuincy, MA48,072Lowell, MA: 44,850 countLowell, MA44,850Fall River, MA: 44,576 countFall River, MA44,576New Bedford, MA: 44,346 countNew Bedford, MA44,346Lynn, MA: 37,960 countLynn, MA37,960Somerville, MA: 37,756 countSomerville, MA37,756Brockton, MA: 37,730 countBrockton, MA37,730Newton, MA: 33,959 countNewton, MA33,959Lawrence, MA: 31,845 countLawrence, MA31,845Framingham, MA: 27,918 countFramingham, MA27,918Haverhill, MA: 27,892 countHaverhill, MA27,892Malden, MA: 27,876 countMalden, MA27,876Barnstable Town, MA: 27,656 countBarnstable Town, MA27,656Weymouth Town, MA: 26,733 countWeymouth Town, MA26,733Waltham, MA: 26,728 countWaltham, MA26,728Chicopee, MA: 25,744 countChicopee, MA25,744Medford, MA: 25,587 countMedford, MA25,587Taunton, MA: 25,188 countTaunton, MA25,188Revere, MA: 24,139 countRevere, MA24,139Peabody, MA: 23,081 countPeabody, MA23,081Salem, MA: 21,492 countSalem, MA21,492Pittsfield, MA: 21,054 countPittsfield, MA21,054Leominster, MA: 19,255 countLeominster, MA19,255Methuen, MA: 19,191 countMethuen, MA19,191Attleboro, MA: 19,121 countAttleboro, MA19,121Everett, MA: 18,827 countEverett, MA18,827Fitchburg, MA: 17,744 countFitchburg, MA17,744Beverly, MA: 17,630 countBeverly, MA17,630Marlborough, MA: 17,247 countMarlborough, MA17,247Watertown, MA: 17,206 countWatertown, MA17,206Holyoke, MA: 17,057 countHolyoke, MA17,057Woburn, MA: 17,045 countWoburn, MA17,045Westfield, MA: 16,834 countWestfield, MA16,834Braintree Town, MA: 15,163 countBraintree Town, MA15,163Gloucester, MA: 14,867 countGloucester, MA14,867Northampton, MA: 14,192 countNorthampton, MA14,192Chelsea, MA: 14,165 countChelsea, MA14,165West Springfield Town, MA: 13,345 countWest Springfield Town, MA13,345North Attleborough Town, MA: 13,190 countNorth Attleborough Town, MA13,190Randolph Town, MA: 13,080 countRandolph Town, MA13,080Franklin Town, MA: 13,011 countFranklin Town, MA13,011Melrose, MA: 12,771 countMelrose, MA12,771Agawam Town, MA: 12,392 countAgawam Town, MA12,392Amherst Town, MA: 10,925 countAmherst Town, MA10,925Gardner, MA: 9,488 countGardner, MA9,488Bridgewater Town, MA: 9,429 countBridgewater Town, MA9,429Greenfield, MA: 8,723 countGreenfield, MA8,723Newburyport, MA: 8,710 countNewburyport, MA8,710Winthrop Town, MA: 8,361 countWinthrop Town, MA8,361Easthampton, MA: 8,197 countEasthampton, MA8,197Amesbury, MA: 7,923 countAmesbury, MA7,923Southbridge Town, MA: 7,599 countSouthbridge Town, MA7,599North Adams, MA: 7,024 countNorth Adams, MA7,024Palmer Town, MA: 5,907 countPalmer Town, MA5,907Boston, MA: 310,625 countBoston, MA310,625Worcester, MA: 85,876 countWorcester, MA85,876Springfield, MA: 62,217 countSpringfield, MA62,217Cambridge, MA: 54,840 countCambridge, MA54,840Quincy, MA: 48,072 countQuincy, MA48,072Lowell, MA: 44,850 countLowell, MA44,850Fall River, MA: 44,576 countFall River, MA44,576New Bedford, MA: 44,346 countNew Bedford, MA44,346Lynn, MA: 37,960 countLynn, MA37,960Somerville, MA: 37,756 countSomerville, MA37,756Brockton, MA: 37,730 countBrockton, MA37,730Newton, MA: 33,959 countNewton, MA33,959Lawrence, MA: 31,845 countLawrence, MA31,845Framingham, MA: 27,918 countFramingham, MA27,918Haverhill, MA: 27,892 countHaverhill, MA27,892Malden, MA: 27,876 countMalden, MA27,876Barnstable Town, MA: 27,656 countBarnstable Town, MA27,656Weymouth Town, MA: 26,733 countWeymouth Town, MA26,733Waltham, MA: 26,728 countWaltham, MA26,728Chicopee, MA: 25,744 countChicopee, MA25,744Medford, MA: 25,587 countMedford, MA25,587Taunton, MA: 25,188 countTaunton, MA25,188Revere, MA: 24,139 countRevere, MA24,139Peabody, MA: 23,081 countPeabody, MA23,081Salem, MA: 21,492 countSalem, MA21,492Pittsfield, MA: 21,054 countPittsfield, MA21,054Leominster, MA: 19,255 countLeominster, MA19,255Methuen, MA: 19,191 countMethuen, MA19,191Attleboro, MA: 19,121 countAttleboro, MA19,121Everett, MA: 18,827 countEverett, MA18,827Fitchburg, MA: 17,744 countFitchburg, MA17,744Beverly, MA: 17,630 countBeverly, MA17,630Marlborough, MA: 17,247 countMarlborough, MA17,247Watertown, MA: 17,206 countWatertown, MA17,206Holyoke, MA: 17,057 countHolyoke, MA17,057Woburn, MA: 17,045 countWoburn, MA17,045Westfield, MA: 16,834 countWestfield, MA16,834Braintree Town, MA: 15,163 countBraintree Town, MA15,163Gloucester, MA: 14,867 countGloucester, MA14,867Northampton, MA: 14,192 countNorthampton, MA14,192Chelsea, MA: 14,165 countChelsea, MA14,165West Springfield Town, MA: 13,345 countWest Springfield Town, MA13,345North Attleborough Town, MA: 13,190 countNorth Attleborough Town, MA13,190Randolph Town, MA: 13,080 countRandolph Town, MA13,080Franklin Town, MA: 13,011 countFranklin Town, MA13,011Melrose, MA: 12,771 countMelrose, MA12,771Agawam Town, MA: 12,392 countAgawam Town, MA12,392Amherst Town, MA: 10,925 countAmherst Town, MA10,925Gardner, MA: 9,488 countGardner, MA9,488Bridgewater Town, MA: 9,429 countBridgewater Town, MA9,429Greenfield, MA: 8,723 countGreenfield, MA8,723Newburyport, MA: 8,710 countNewburyport, MA8,710Winthrop Town, MA: 8,361 countWinthrop Town, MA8,361Easthampton, MA: 8,197 countEasthampton, MA8,197Amesbury, MA: 7,923 countAmesbury, MA7,923Southbridge Town, MA: 7,599 countSouthbridge Town, MA7,599North Adams, MA: 7,024 countNorth Adams, MA7,024Palmer Town, MA: 5,907 countPalmer Town, MA5,907
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Boston, MA310,625+0.9%
2Worcester, MA85,876+0.6%
3Springfield, MA62,217-0.8%
4Cambridge, MA54,840+0.4%
5Quincy, MA48,072-0.3%
6Lowell, MA44,850+1.7%
7Fall River, MA44,576+0.5%
8New Bedford, MA44,346-0.3%
9Lynn, MA37,960+0.3%
10Somerville, MA37,756+0.5%
11Brockton, MA37,730+0.8%
12Newton, MA33,959+1.3%
13Lawrence, MA31,845-0.3%
14Framingham, MA27,918-1.8%
15Haverhill, MA27,892+1.1%
16Malden, MA27,876-0.6%
17Barnstable Town, MA27,656+0.6%
18Weymouth Town, MA26,733+2.2%
19Waltham, MA26,728-0.6%
20Chicopee, MA25,744+0.8%
21Medford, MA25,587-1.1%
22Taunton, MA25,188+0.4%
23Revere, MA24,139+3%
24Peabody, MA23,081-0.7%
25Salem, MA21,492+2.3%
26Pittsfield, MA21,054-2.5%
27Leominster, MA19,255+1.6%
28Methuen, MA19,191n/a
29Attleboro, MA19,121+0.3%
30Everett, MA18,827+1.5%
31Fitchburg, MA17,744-1.1%
32Beverly, MA17,630-0.2%
33Marlborough, MA17,247-0.7%
34Watertown, MA17,206n/a
35Holyoke, MA17,0570%
36Woburn, MA17,045+0.4%
37Westfield, MA16,834+0.8%
38Braintree Town, MA15,163+0.9%
39Gloucester, MA14,867+1.6%
40Northampton, MA14,192+7.4%
41Chelsea, MA14,165-0.1%
42West Springfield Town, MA13,345+1.9%
43North Attleborough Town, MA13,190+0.5%
44Randolph Town, MA13,080+0.1%
45Franklin Town, MA13,011+0.9%
46Melrose, MA12,771+0.4%
47Agawam Town, MA12,392+1.3%
48Amherst Town, MA10,925+5%
49Gardner, MA9,4880%
50Bridgewater Town, MA9,429-3.8%
51Greenfield, MA8,723+0.6%
52Newburyport, MA8,710+5%
53Winthrop Town, MA8,361-1.3%
54Easthampton, MA8,197n/a
55Amesbury, MA7,923n/a
56Southbridge Town, MA7,599-0.6%
57North Adams, MA7,024+2.8%
58Palmer Town, MA5,907+2%

Other periods

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, 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-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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