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

All 58 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `vacancy_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units. 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/massachusetts-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Barnstable Town, MA | 22.6 |
| 2 | North Adams, MA | 15.3 |
| 3 | Amherst Town, MA | 11.2 |
| 4 | Cambridge, MA | 9.8 |
| 5 | Gloucester, MA | 9.6 |
| 6 | Boston, MA | 8.8 |
| 7 | Holyoke, MA | 8.4 |
| 8 | Revere, MA | 8.1 |
| 9 | Worcester, MA | 7.4 |
| 10 | Pittsfield, MA | 7.3 |
| 11 | Everett, MA | 7.2 |
| 12 | Springfield, MA | 7.1 |
| 13 | Palmer Town, MA | 7 |
| 14 | Newburyport, MA | 6.9 |
| 15 | Easthampton, MA | 6.8 |
| 16 | Malden, MA | 6.6 |
| 17 | Attleboro, MA | 6.2 |
| 18 | Greenfield, MA | 6.2 |
| 19 | Fitchburg, MA | 6.1 |
| 20 | Westfield, MA | 6 |
| 21 | Fall River, MA | 5.8 |
| 21 | Quincy, MA | 5.8 |
| 23 | Gardner, MA | 5.8 |
| 24 | Salem, MA | 5.7 |
| 25 | Winthrop Town, MA | 5.5 |
| 26 | Somerville, MA | 5.4 |
| 27 | Newton, MA | 5.2 |
| 28 | Chicopee, MA | 5.1 |
| 29 | Northampton, MA | 5.1 |
| 30 | Franklin Town, MA | 4.9 |
| 31 | Medford, MA | 4.9 |
| 32 | Watertown, MA | 4.9 |
| 33 | Haverhill, MA | 4.8 |
| 34 | Braintree Town, MA | 4.8 |
| 35 | New Bedford, MA | 4.7 |
| 36 | Waltham, MA | 4.6 |
| 37 | West Springfield Town, MA | 4.6 |
| 38 | Brockton, MA | 4.5 |
| 38 | Taunton, MA | 4.5 |
| 40 | Southbridge Town, MA | 4.5 |
| 41 | Amesbury, MA | 4.3 |
| 42 | Lynn, MA | 4.1 |
| 43 | Leominster, MA | 4 |
| 44 | Framingham, MA | 4 |
| 45 | Lowell, MA | 3.7 |
| 46 | Beverly, MA | 3.7 |
| 47 | Weymouth Town, MA | 3.6 |
| 48 | Woburn, MA | 3.6 |
| 49 | Bridgewater Town, MA | 3.5 |
| 50 | Marlborough, MA | 3.4 |
| 51 | Agawam Town, MA | 3.3 |
| 52 | Chelsea, MA | 3.2 |
| 53 | Peabody, MA | 3 |
| 54 | Melrose, MA | 2.9 |
| 55 | Methuen, MA | 2.6 |
| 56 | Randolph Town, MA | 2.6 |
| 57 | Lawrence, MA | 2.2 |
| 58 | North Attleborough Town, MA | 1.6 |