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Cities in Massachusetts by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

Barnstable Town, MA had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 58 cities in 2024, at 22.6%. North Attleborough Town, MA had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 5% and the figure for Massachusetts was 8.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.6Barnstable Town, MA
Lowest1.6North Attleborough Town, MA
Median558 cities
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All cities, 2024

Barnstable Town, MA: 22.6 %Barnstable Town, MA22.6North Adams, MA: 15.3 %North Adams, MA15.3Amherst Town, MA: 11.2 %Amherst Town, MA11.2Cambridge, MA: 9.8 %Cambridge, MA9.8Gloucester, MA: 9.6 %Gloucester, MA9.6Boston, MA: 8.8 %Boston, MA8.8Holyoke, MA: 8.4 %Holyoke, MA8.4Revere, MA: 8.1 %Revere, MA8.1Worcester, MA: 7.4 %Worcester, MA7.4Pittsfield, MA: 7.3 %Pittsfield, MA7.3Everett, MA: 7.2 %Everett, MA7.2Springfield, MA: 7.1 %Springfield, MA7.1Palmer Town, MA: 7 %Palmer Town, MA7Newburyport, MA: 6.9 %Newburyport, MA6.9Easthampton, MA: 6.8 %Easthampton, MA6.8Malden, MA: 6.6 %Malden, MA6.6Attleboro, MA: 6.2 %Attleboro, MA6.2Greenfield, MA: 6.2 %Greenfield, MA6.2Fitchburg, MA: 6.1 %Fitchburg, MA6.1Westfield, MA: 6 %Westfield, MA6Fall River, MA: 5.8 %Fall River, MA5.8Quincy, MA: 5.8 %Quincy, MA5.8Gardner, MA: 5.8 %Gardner, MA5.8Salem, MA: 5.7 %Salem, MA5.7Winthrop Town, MA: 5.5 %Winthrop Town, MA5.5Somerville, MA: 5.4 %Somerville, MA5.4Newton, MA: 5.2 %Newton, MA5.2Chicopee, MA: 5.1 %Chicopee, MA5.1Northampton, MA: 5.1 %Northampton, MA5.1Franklin Town, MA: 4.9 %Franklin Town, MA4.9Medford, MA: 4.9 %Medford, MA4.9Watertown, MA: 4.9 %Watertown, MA4.9Haverhill, MA: 4.8 %Haverhill, MA4.8Braintree Town, MA: 4.8 %Braintree Town, MA4.8New Bedford, MA: 4.7 %New Bedford, MA4.7Waltham, MA: 4.6 %Waltham, MA4.6West Springfield Town, MA: 4.6 %West Springfield Town, MA4.6Brockton, MA: 4.5 %Brockton, MA4.5Taunton, MA: 4.5 %Taunton, MA4.5Southbridge Town, MA: 4.5 %Southbridge Town, MA4.5Amesbury, MA: 4.3 %Amesbury, MA4.3Lynn, MA: 4.1 %Lynn, MA4.1Leominster, MA: 4 %Leominster, MA4Framingham, MA: 4 %Framingham, MA4Lowell, MA: 3.7 %Lowell, MA3.7Beverly, MA: 3.7 %Beverly, MA3.7Weymouth Town, MA: 3.6 %Weymouth Town, MA3.6Woburn, MA: 3.6 %Woburn, MA3.6Bridgewater Town, MA: 3.5 %Bridgewater Town, MA3.5Marlborough, MA: 3.4 %Marlborough, MA3.4Agawam Town, MA: 3.3 %Agawam Town, MA3.3Chelsea, MA: 3.2 %Chelsea, MA3.2Peabody, MA: 3 %Peabody, MA3Melrose, MA: 2.9 %Melrose, MA2.9Methuen, MA: 2.6 %Methuen, MA2.6Randolph Town, MA: 2.6 %Randolph Town, MA2.6Lawrence, MA: 2.2 %Lawrence, MA2.2North Attleborough Town, MA: 1.6 %North Attleborough Town, MA1.6Barnstable Town, MA: 22.6 %Barnstable Town, MA22.6North Adams, MA: 15.3 %North Adams, MA15.3Amherst Town, MA: 11.2 %Amherst Town, MA11.2Cambridge, MA: 9.8 %Cambridge, MA9.8Gloucester, MA: 9.6 %Gloucester, MA9.6Boston, MA: 8.8 %Boston, MA8.8Holyoke, MA: 8.4 %Holyoke, MA8.4Revere, MA: 8.1 %Revere, MA8.1Worcester, MA: 7.4 %Worcester, MA7.4Pittsfield, MA: 7.3 %Pittsfield, MA7.3Everett, MA: 7.2 %Everett, MA7.2Springfield, MA: 7.1 %Springfield, MA7.1Palmer Town, MA: 7 %Palmer Town, MA7Newburyport, MA: 6.9 %Newburyport, MA6.9Easthampton, MA: 6.8 %Easthampton, MA6.8Malden, MA: 6.6 %Malden, MA6.6Attleboro, MA: 6.2 %Attleboro, MA6.2Greenfield, MA: 6.2 %Greenfield, MA6.2Fitchburg, MA: 6.1 %Fitchburg, MA6.1Westfield, MA: 6 %Westfield, MA6Fall River, MA: 5.8 %Fall River, MA5.8Quincy, MA: 5.8 %Quincy, MA5.8Gardner, MA: 5.8 %Gardner, MA5.8Salem, MA: 5.7 %Salem, MA5.7Winthrop Town, MA: 5.5 %Winthrop Town, MA5.5Somerville, MA: 5.4 %Somerville, MA5.4Newton, MA: 5.2 %Newton, MA5.2Chicopee, MA: 5.1 %Chicopee, MA5.1Northampton, MA: 5.1 %Northampton, MA5.1Franklin Town, MA: 4.9 %Franklin Town, MA4.9Medford, MA: 4.9 %Medford, MA4.9Watertown, MA: 4.9 %Watertown, MA4.9Haverhill, MA: 4.8 %Haverhill, MA4.8Braintree Town, MA: 4.8 %Braintree Town, MA4.8New Bedford, MA: 4.7 %New Bedford, MA4.7Waltham, MA: 4.6 %Waltham, MA4.6West Springfield Town, MA: 4.6 %West Springfield Town, MA4.6Brockton, MA: 4.5 %Brockton, MA4.5Taunton, MA: 4.5 %Taunton, MA4.5Southbridge Town, MA: 4.5 %Southbridge Town, MA4.5Amesbury, MA: 4.3 %Amesbury, MA4.3Lynn, MA: 4.1 %Lynn, MA4.1Leominster, MA: 4 %Leominster, MA4Framingham, MA: 4 %Framingham, MA4Lowell, MA: 3.7 %Lowell, MA3.7Beverly, MA: 3.7 %Beverly, MA3.7Weymouth Town, MA: 3.6 %Weymouth Town, MA3.6Woburn, MA: 3.6 %Woburn, MA3.6Bridgewater Town, MA: 3.5 %Bridgewater Town, MA3.5Marlborough, MA: 3.4 %Marlborough, MA3.4Agawam Town, MA: 3.3 %Agawam Town, MA3.3Chelsea, MA: 3.2 %Chelsea, MA3.2Peabody, MA: 3 %Peabody, MA3Melrose, MA: 2.9 %Melrose, MA2.9Methuen, MA: 2.6 %Methuen, MA2.6Randolph Town, MA: 2.6 %Randolph Town, MA2.6Lawrence, MA: 2.2 %Lawrence, MA2.2North Attleborough Town, MA: 1.6 %North Attleborough Town, MA1.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Barnstable Town, MA22.6-2.4 pts
2North Adams, MA15.3-0.3 pts
3Amherst Town, MA11.2-1.9 pts
4Cambridge, MA9.8+0.7 pts
5Gloucester, MA9.6-0.3 pts
6Boston, MA8.8-0.5 pts
7Holyoke, MA8.4-0.6 pts
8Revere, MA8.1-0.1 pts
9Worcester, MA7.4+0.1 pts
10Pittsfield, MA7.3-2 pts
11Everett, MA7.2+0.3 pts
12Springfield, MA7.1-0.3 pts
13Palmer Town, MA7+2.7 pts
14Newburyport, MA6.9+0.8 pts
15Easthampton, MA6.8n/a
16Malden, MA6.6+0.4 pts
17Attleboro, MA6.2-0.5 pts
18Greenfield, MA6.2+0.9 pts
19Fitchburg, MA6.1+0.2 pts
20Westfield, MA6-0.2 pts
21Fall River, MA5.80 pts
21Quincy, MA5.8+0.3 pts
23Gardner, MA5.8-0.3 pts
24Salem, MA5.7-0.1 pts
25Winthrop Town, MA5.5-1 pts
26Somerville, MA5.4-0.3 pts
27Newton, MA5.2-0.2 pts
28Chicopee, MA5.1-0.1 pts
29Northampton, MA5.1-0.1 pts
30Franklin Town, MA4.9+0.7 pts
31Medford, MA4.9-0.2 pts
32Watertown, MA4.9n/a
33Haverhill, MA4.8+0.1 pts
34Braintree Town, MA4.8+0.2 pts
35New Bedford, MA4.7-0.4 pts
36Waltham, MA4.6+0.2 pts
37West Springfield Town, MA4.6+0.8 pts
38Brockton, MA4.5-0.4 pts
38Taunton, MA4.5-0.4 pts
40Southbridge Town, MA4.5-0.6 pts
41Amesbury, MA4.3n/a
42Lynn, MA4.1+0.1 pts
43Leominster, MA4+0.1 pts
44Framingham, MA4+0.6 pts
45Lowell, MA3.7-0.2 pts
46Beverly, MA3.7-0.6 pts
47Weymouth Town, MA3.6+0.4 pts
48Woburn, MA3.6-0.1 pts
49Bridgewater Town, MA3.5-1 pts
50Marlborough, MA3.4-0.8 pts
51Agawam Town, MA3.3-0.3 pts
52Chelsea, MA3.2-1.3 pts
53Peabody, MA3-0.4 pts
54Melrose, MA2.9+0.1 pts
55Methuen, MA2.6n/a
56Randolph Town, MA2.6-0.8 pts
57Lawrence, MA2.2-0.7 pts
58North Attleborough Town, MA1.6-0.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units.

More on how it is measured
  • Vacant units include those for rent or for sale, rented or sold but not yet occupied, for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, for migrant workers, and other vacant units.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

This gross rate counts seasonal and other off-market vacant units, so it is much higher than the rental and homeowner vacancy rates of the Housing Vacancy Survey (rental_vacancy_rate and homeowner_vacancy_rate) and cannot be compared with them. Counties with many holiday homes have high rates.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, 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-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Massachusetts by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/massachusetts-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Massachusetts by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/massachusetts-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Barnstable Town, MA, with 22.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

North Attleborough Town, MA, with 1.6% in 2024.

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