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

Barnstable Town, MA had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 54 cities in 2023, at 25%. North Attleborough Town, MA had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Massachusetts was 8.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25Barnstable Town, MA
Lowest2.1North Attleborough Town, MA
Median5.254 cities
Massachusetts8.4History

All cities, 2023

Barnstable Town, MA: 25 %Barnstable Town, MA25North Adams, MA: 15.7 %North Adams, MA15.7Amherst Town, MA: 13.1 %Amherst Town, MA13.1Gloucester, MA: 9.9 %Gloucester, MA9.9Pittsfield, MA: 9.4 %Pittsfield, MA9.4Boston, MA: 9.3 %Boston, MA9.3Cambridge, MA: 9.2 %Cambridge, MA9.2Holyoke, MA: 9 %Holyoke, MA9Revere, MA: 8.2 %Revere, MA8.2Springfield, MA: 7.4 %Springfield, MA7.4Worcester, MA: 7.4 %Worcester, MA7.4Everett, MA: 6.9 %Everett, MA6.9Attleboro, MA: 6.7 %Attleboro, MA6.7Winthrop Town, MA: 6.5 %Winthrop Town, MA6.5Westfield, MA: 6.2 %Westfield, MA6.2Malden, MA: 6.2 %Malden, MA6.2Gardner, MA: 6.1 %Gardner, MA6.1Newburyport, MA: 6.1 %Newburyport, MA6.1Fitchburg, MA: 5.9 %Fitchburg, MA5.9Fall River, MA: 5.8 %Fall River, MA5.8Salem, MA: 5.8 %Salem, MA5.8Somerville, MA: 5.7 %Somerville, MA5.7Quincy, MA: 5.5 %Quincy, MA5.5Newton, MA: 5.4 %Newton, MA5.4Greenfield, MA: 5.4 %Greenfield, MA5.4Northampton, MA: 5.2 %Northampton, MA5.2Chicopee, MA: 5.2 %Chicopee, MA5.2Southbridge Town, MA: 5.1 %Southbridge Town, MA5.1Medford, MA: 5.1 %Medford, MA5.1New Bedford, MA: 5 %New Bedford, MA5Taunton, MA: 4.9 %Taunton, MA4.9Brockton, MA: 4.8 %Brockton, MA4.8Haverhill, MA: 4.7 %Haverhill, MA4.7Braintree Town, MA: 4.6 %Braintree Town, MA4.6Chelsea, MA: 4.5 %Chelsea, MA4.5Bridgewater Town, MA: 4.5 %Bridgewater Town, MA4.5Waltham, MA: 4.4 %Waltham, MA4.4Franklin Town, MA: 4.3 %Franklin Town, MA4.3Beverly, MA: 4.3 %Beverly, MA4.3Palmer Town, MA: 4.3 %Palmer Town, MA4.3Marlborough, MA: 4.2 %Marlborough, MA4.2Lynn, MA: 4 %Lynn, MA4Leominster, MA: 3.9 %Leominster, MA3.9Lowell, MA: 3.9 %Lowell, MA3.9West Springfield Town, MA: 3.8 %West Springfield Town, MA3.8Woburn, MA: 3.7 %Woburn, MA3.7Agawam Town, MA: 3.6 %Agawam Town, MA3.6Framingham, MA: 3.4 %Framingham, MA3.4Peabody, MA: 3.4 %Peabody, MA3.4Randolph Town, MA: 3.3 %Randolph Town, MA3.3Weymouth Town, MA: 3.3 %Weymouth Town, MA3.3Lawrence, MA: 2.9 %Lawrence, MA2.9Melrose, MA: 2.8 %Melrose, MA2.8North Attleborough Town, MA: 2.1 %North Attleborough Town, MA2.1Barnstable Town, MA: 25 %Barnstable Town, MA25North Adams, MA: 15.7 %North Adams, MA15.7Amherst Town, MA: 13.1 %Amherst Town, MA13.1Gloucester, MA: 9.9 %Gloucester, MA9.9Pittsfield, MA: 9.4 %Pittsfield, MA9.4Boston, MA: 9.3 %Boston, MA9.3Cambridge, MA: 9.2 %Cambridge, MA9.2Holyoke, MA: 9 %Holyoke, MA9Revere, MA: 8.2 %Revere, MA8.2Springfield, MA: 7.4 %Springfield, MA7.4Worcester, MA: 7.4 %Worcester, MA7.4Everett, MA: 6.9 %Everett, MA6.9Attleboro, MA: 6.7 %Attleboro, MA6.7Winthrop Town, MA: 6.5 %Winthrop Town, MA6.5Westfield, MA: 6.2 %Westfield, MA6.2Malden, MA: 6.2 %Malden, MA6.2Gardner, MA: 6.1 %Gardner, MA6.1Newburyport, MA: 6.1 %Newburyport, MA6.1Fitchburg, MA: 5.9 %Fitchburg, MA5.9Fall River, MA: 5.8 %Fall River, MA5.8Salem, MA: 5.8 %Salem, MA5.8Somerville, MA: 5.7 %Somerville, MA5.7Quincy, MA: 5.5 %Quincy, MA5.5Newton, MA: 5.4 %Newton, MA5.4Greenfield, MA: 5.4 %Greenfield, MA5.4Northampton, MA: 5.2 %Northampton, MA5.2Chicopee, MA: 5.2 %Chicopee, MA5.2Southbridge Town, MA: 5.1 %Southbridge Town, MA5.1Medford, MA: 5.1 %Medford, MA5.1New Bedford, MA: 5 %New Bedford, MA5Taunton, MA: 4.9 %Taunton, MA4.9Brockton, MA: 4.8 %Brockton, MA4.8Haverhill, MA: 4.7 %Haverhill, MA4.7Braintree Town, MA: 4.6 %Braintree Town, MA4.6Chelsea, MA: 4.5 %Chelsea, MA4.5Bridgewater Town, MA: 4.5 %Bridgewater Town, MA4.5Waltham, MA: 4.4 %Waltham, MA4.4Franklin Town, MA: 4.3 %Franklin Town, MA4.3Beverly, MA: 4.3 %Beverly, MA4.3Palmer Town, MA: 4.3 %Palmer Town, MA4.3Marlborough, MA: 4.2 %Marlborough, MA4.2Lynn, MA: 4 %Lynn, MA4Leominster, MA: 3.9 %Leominster, MA3.9Lowell, MA: 3.9 %Lowell, MA3.9West Springfield Town, MA: 3.8 %West Springfield Town, MA3.8Woburn, MA: 3.7 %Woburn, MA3.7Agawam Town, MA: 3.6 %Agawam Town, MA3.6Framingham, MA: 3.4 %Framingham, MA3.4Peabody, MA: 3.4 %Peabody, MA3.4Randolph Town, MA: 3.3 %Randolph Town, MA3.3Weymouth Town, MA: 3.3 %Weymouth Town, MA3.3Lawrence, MA: 2.9 %Lawrence, MA2.9Melrose, MA: 2.8 %Melrose, MA2.8North Attleborough Town, MA: 2.1 %North Attleborough Town, MA2.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Barnstable Town, MA25-2.6 pts
2North Adams, MA15.7+1.8 pts
3Amherst Town, MA13.1-1.9 pts
4Gloucester, MA9.9+0.5 pts
5Pittsfield, MA9.4-0.2 pts
6Boston, MA9.3+0.1 pts
7Cambridge, MA9.2+0.9 pts
8Holyoke, MA9-0.8 pts
9Revere, MA8.2+0.6 pts
10Springfield, MA7.4-0.1 pts
11Worcester, MA7.4+0.5 pts
12Everett, MA6.9+0.8 pts
13Attleboro, MA6.7-0.8 pts
14Winthrop Town, MA6.5-0 pts
15Westfield, MA6.2+0.4 pts
16Malden, MA6.2-0.7 pts
17Gardner, MA6.1-1.2 pts
17Newburyport, MA6.1-1.8 pts
19Fitchburg, MA5.9-0.9 pts
20Fall River, MA5.8-0.7 pts
21Salem, MA5.8+0.1 pts
22Somerville, MA5.7+0.3 pts
23Quincy, MA5.5+0.3 pts
24Newton, MA5.4+0.6 pts
25Greenfield, MA5.4+0.3 pts
26Northampton, MA5.2-0.1 pts
27Chicopee, MA5.2-0.8 pts
28Southbridge Town, MA5.1-0.9 pts
29Medford, MA5.1-0.2 pts
30New Bedford, MA5-1 pts
31Taunton, MA4.9-0.8 pts
32Brockton, MA4.8-0.1 pts
33Haverhill, MA4.7+0.1 pts
34Braintree Town, MA4.6+0.1 pts
35Chelsea, MA4.5-0.7 pts
36Bridgewater Town, MA4.5+0.6 pts
37Waltham, MA4.4+0.7 pts
38Franklin Town, MA4.3+0.7 pts
39Beverly, MA4.30 pts
39Palmer Town, MA4.3-1.2 pts
41Marlborough, MA4.2-1 pts
42Lynn, MA4+0.2 pts
43Leominster, MA3.9+0.2 pts
44Lowell, MA3.9+0.2 pts
45West Springfield Town, MA3.8+0.2 pts
46Woburn, MA3.7-0.5 pts
47Agawam Town, MA3.6-0.3 pts
48Framingham, MA3.40 pts
49Peabody, MA3.4+0.5 pts
50Randolph Town, MA3.3+0.4 pts
51Weymouth Town, MA3.3-0.4 pts
52Lawrence, MA2.9-0.6 pts
53Melrose, MA2.8+0.1 pts
54North Attleborough Town, MA2.1-0.1 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. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/massachusetts-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/massachusetts-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/massachusetts-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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), 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Barnstable Town, MA, with 25% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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North Attleborough Town, MA, with 2.1% in 2023.

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