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Cities in Massachusetts by median age

Gloucester, MA had the highest median age of 54 cities in 2021, at 50.2 years. Amherst Town, MA had the lowest, at 21.3 years. The median was 39.4 years and the figure for Massachusetts was 39.6 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest50.2Gloucester, MA
Lowest21.3Amherst Town, MA
Median39.454 cities
Massachusetts39.6History

All cities, 2021

Gloucester, MA: 50.2 yearsGloucester, MA50.2Barnstable Town, MA: 47.4 yearsBarnstable Town, MA47.4Palmer Town, MA: 46.8 yearsPalmer Town, MA46.8Agawam Town, MA: 46.5 yearsAgawam Town, MA46.5Peabody, MA: 46.5 yearsPeabody, MA46.5Newburyport, MA: 46.4 yearsNewburyport, MA46.4Winthrop Town, MA: 45.9 yearsWinthrop Town, MA45.9Pittsfield, MA: 44.6 yearsPittsfield, MA44.6Greenfield, MA: 44.5 yearsGreenfield, MA44.5Weymouth Town, MA: 44.4 yearsWeymouth Town, MA44.4Gardner, MA: 44.3 yearsGardner, MA44.3North Adams, MA: 44.2 yearsNorth Adams, MA44.2Melrose, MA: 42.1 yearsMelrose, MA42.1Leominster, MA: 41.6 yearsLeominster, MA41.6Randolph Town, MA: 41.3 yearsRandolph Town, MA41.3North Attleborough Town, MA: 41.2 yearsNorth Attleborough Town, MA41.2Chicopee, MA: 41.1 yearsChicopee, MA41.1Franklin Town, MA: 41 yearsFranklin Town, MA41Northampton, MA: 41 yearsNorthampton, MA41Newton, MA: 40.9 yearsNewton, MA40.9Southbridge Town, MA: 40.6 yearsSouthbridge Town, MA40.6Braintree Town, MA: 40.5 yearsBraintree Town, MA40.5Beverly, MA: 40.4 yearsBeverly, MA40.4Taunton, MA: 39.8 yearsTaunton, MA39.8Attleboro, MA: 39.7 yearsAttleboro, MA39.7Woburn, MA: 39.7 yearsWoburn, MA39.7Fall River, MA: 39.4 yearsFall River, MA39.4Revere, MA: 39.4 yearsRevere, MA39.4Marlborough, MA: 39.2 yearsMarlborough, MA39.2Framingham, MA: 39.1 yearsFramingham, MA39.1West Springfield Town, MA: 38.6 yearsWest Springfield Town, MA38.6Haverhill, MA: 38.5 yearsHaverhill, MA38.5Westfield, MA: 38.5 yearsWestfield, MA38.5Quincy, MA: 38.3 yearsQuincy, MA38.3Salem, MA: 37.6 yearsSalem, MA37.6Fitchburg, MA: 37.1 yearsFitchburg, MA37.1Holyoke, MA: 36.5 yearsHolyoke, MA36.5New Bedford, MA: 36.5 yearsNew Bedford, MA36.5Lynn, MA: 36.3 yearsLynn, MA36.3Bridgewater Town, MA: 35.8 yearsBridgewater Town, MA35.8Brockton, MA: 35.7 yearsBrockton, MA35.7Everett, MA: 35.7 yearsEverett, MA35.7Medford, MA: 35.7 yearsMedford, MA35.7Malden, MA: 34.9 yearsMalden, MA34.9Lowell, MA: 34.4 yearsLowell, MA34.4Worcester, MA: 34.4 yearsWorcester, MA34.4Waltham, MA: 33.8 yearsWaltham, MA33.8Chelsea, MA: 33.6 yearsChelsea, MA33.6Springfield, MA: 33.5 yearsSpringfield, MA33.5Boston, MA: 32.6 yearsBoston, MA32.6Lawrence, MA: 32.2 yearsLawrence, MA32.2Somerville, MA: 31.8 yearsSomerville, MA31.8Cambridge, MA: 30.5 yearsCambridge, MA30.5Amherst Town, MA: 21.3 yearsAmherst Town, MA21.3Gloucester, MA: 50.2 yearsGloucester, MA50.2Barnstable Town, MA: 47.4 yearsBarnstable Town, MA47.4Palmer Town, MA: 46.8 yearsPalmer Town, MA46.8Agawam Town, MA: 46.5 yearsAgawam Town, MA46.5Peabody, MA: 46.5 yearsPeabody, MA46.5Newburyport, MA: 46.4 yearsNewburyport, MA46.4Winthrop Town, MA: 45.9 yearsWinthrop Town, MA45.9Pittsfield, MA: 44.6 yearsPittsfield, MA44.6Greenfield, MA: 44.5 yearsGreenfield, MA44.5Weymouth Town, MA: 44.4 yearsWeymouth Town, MA44.4Gardner, MA: 44.3 yearsGardner, MA44.3North Adams, MA: 44.2 yearsNorth Adams, MA44.2Melrose, MA: 42.1 yearsMelrose, MA42.1Leominster, MA: 41.6 yearsLeominster, MA41.6Randolph Town, MA: 41.3 yearsRandolph Town, MA41.3North Attleborough Town, MA: 41.2 yearsNorth Attleborough Town, MA41.2Chicopee, MA: 41.1 yearsChicopee, MA41.1Franklin Town, MA: 41 yearsFranklin Town, MA41Northampton, MA: 41 yearsNorthampton, MA41Newton, MA: 40.9 yearsNewton, MA40.9Southbridge Town, MA: 40.6 yearsSouthbridge Town, MA40.6Braintree Town, MA: 40.5 yearsBraintree Town, MA40.5Beverly, MA: 40.4 yearsBeverly, MA40.4Taunton, MA: 39.8 yearsTaunton, MA39.8Attleboro, MA: 39.7 yearsAttleboro, MA39.7Woburn, MA: 39.7 yearsWoburn, MA39.7Fall River, MA: 39.4 yearsFall River, MA39.4Revere, MA: 39.4 yearsRevere, MA39.4Marlborough, MA: 39.2 yearsMarlborough, MA39.2Framingham, MA: 39.1 yearsFramingham, MA39.1West Springfield Town, MA: 38.6 yearsWest Springfield Town, MA38.6Haverhill, MA: 38.5 yearsHaverhill, MA38.5Westfield, MA: 38.5 yearsWestfield, MA38.5Quincy, MA: 38.3 yearsQuincy, MA38.3Salem, MA: 37.6 yearsSalem, MA37.6Fitchburg, MA: 37.1 yearsFitchburg, MA37.1Holyoke, MA: 36.5 yearsHolyoke, MA36.5New Bedford, MA: 36.5 yearsNew Bedford, MA36.5Lynn, MA: 36.3 yearsLynn, MA36.3Bridgewater Town, MA: 35.8 yearsBridgewater Town, MA35.8Brockton, MA: 35.7 yearsBrockton, MA35.7Everett, MA: 35.7 yearsEverett, MA35.7Medford, MA: 35.7 yearsMedford, MA35.7Malden, MA: 34.9 yearsMalden, MA34.9Lowell, MA: 34.4 yearsLowell, MA34.4Worcester, MA: 34.4 yearsWorcester, MA34.4Waltham, MA: 33.8 yearsWaltham, MA33.8Chelsea, MA: 33.6 yearsChelsea, MA33.6Springfield, MA: 33.5 yearsSpringfield, MA33.5Boston, MA: 32.6 yearsBoston, MA32.6Lawrence, MA: 32.2 yearsLawrence, MA32.2Somerville, MA: 31.8 yearsSomerville, MA31.8Cambridge, MA: 30.5 yearsCambridge, MA30.5Amherst Town, MA: 21.3 yearsAmherst Town, MA21.3
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
years
1Gloucester, MA50.2
2Barnstable Town, MA47.4
3Palmer Town, MA46.8
4Agawam Town, MA46.5
4Peabody, MA46.5
6Newburyport, MA46.4
7Winthrop Town, MA45.9
8Pittsfield, MA44.6
9Greenfield, MA44.5
10Weymouth Town, MA44.4
11Gardner, MA44.3
12North Adams, MA44.2
13Melrose, MA42.1
14Leominster, MA41.6
15Randolph Town, MA41.3
16North Attleborough Town, MA41.2
17Chicopee, MA41.1
18Franklin Town, MA41
18Northampton, MA41
20Newton, MA40.9
21Southbridge Town, MA40.6
22Braintree Town, MA40.5
23Beverly, MA40.4
24Taunton, MA39.8
25Attleboro, MA39.7
25Woburn, MA39.7
27Fall River, MA39.4
27Revere, MA39.4
29Marlborough, MA39.2
30Framingham, MA39.1
31West Springfield Town, MA38.6
32Haverhill, MA38.5
32Westfield, MA38.5
34Quincy, MA38.3
35Salem, MA37.6
36Fitchburg, MA37.1
37Holyoke, MA36.5
37New Bedford, MA36.5
39Lynn, MA36.3
40Bridgewater Town, MA35.8
41Brockton, MA35.7
41Everett, MA35.7
41Medford, MA35.7
44Malden, MA34.9
45Lowell, MA34.4
45Worcester, MA34.4
47Waltham, MA33.8
48Chelsea, MA33.6
49Springfield, MA33.5
50Boston, MA32.6
51Lawrence, MA32.2
52Somerville, MA31.8
53Cambridge, MA30.5
54Amherst Town, MA21.3

Other periods

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Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span. Canada: on 1 July, Statistics Canada population estimates.

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 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Massachusetts by median age, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by median age, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b01002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-age/massachusetts-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Gloucester, MA, with 50.2 years in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Amherst Town, MA, with 21.3 years in 2021.

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