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Cities in Massachusetts by median household income

Newton, MA had the highest median household income of 54 cities in 2021, at $164,607. Springfield, MA had the lowest, at $43,308. The median was $74,411 and the figure for Massachusetts was $89,026. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest164,607Newton, MA
Lowest43,308Springfield, MA
Median74,41154 cities
Massachusetts89,026History

All cities, 2021

Newton, MA: 164,607 USDNewton, MA164,607Franklin Town, MA: 127,608 USDFranklin Town, MA127,608Melrose, MA: 125,229 USDMelrose, MA125,229Newburyport, MA: 115,807 USDNewburyport, MA115,807Braintree Town, MA: 114,916 USDBraintree Town, MA114,916Cambridge, MA: 112,565 USDCambridge, MA112,565Somerville, MA: 108,896 USDSomerville, MA108,896Medford, MA: 107,853 USDMedford, MA107,853Bridgewater Town, MA: 107,757 USDBridgewater Town, MA107,757Waltham, MA: 103,498 USDWaltham, MA103,498North Attleborough Town, MA: 97,967 USDNorth Attleborough Town, MA97,967Woburn, MA: 95,184 USDWoburn, MA95,184Weymouth Town, MA: 91,592 USDWeymouth Town, MA91,592Framingham, MA: 90,638 USDFramingham, MA90,638Beverly, MA: 89,882 USDBeverly, MA89,882Randolph Town, MA: 87,869 USDRandolph Town, MA87,869Winthrop Town, MA: 86,780 USDWinthrop Town, MA86,780Marlborough, MA: 86,230 USDMarlborough, MA86,230Quincy, MA: 85,041 USDQuincy, MA85,041Peabody, MA: 83,570 USDPeabody, MA83,570Gloucester, MA: 82,984 USDGloucester, MA82,984Barnstable Town, MA: 82,816 USDBarnstable Town, MA82,816Boston, MA: 81,744 USDBoston, MA81,744Attleboro, MA: 81,627 USDAttleboro, MA81,627Agawam Town, MA: 78,619 USDAgawam Town, MA78,619Malden, MA: 77,119 USDMalden, MA77,119Haverhill, MA: 75,130 USDHaverhill, MA75,130Westfield, MA: 73,692 USDWestfield, MA73,692Revere, MA: 73,041 USDRevere, MA73,041Salem, MA: 72,884 USDSalem, MA72,884Northampton, MA: 72,687 USDNorthampton, MA72,687Everett, MA: 71,510 USDEverett, MA71,510Palmer Town, MA: 70,090 USDPalmer Town, MA70,090Leominster, MA: 69,525 USDLeominster, MA69,525Brockton, MA: 68,067 USDBrockton, MA68,067Taunton, MA: 66,787 USDTaunton, MA66,787Chelsea, MA: 64,782 USDChelsea, MA64,782Lowell, MA: 64,489 USDLowell, MA64,489Lynn, MA: 63,922 USDLynn, MA63,922Amherst Town, MA: 61,127 USDAmherst Town, MA61,127Fitchburg, MA: 60,466 USDFitchburg, MA60,466West Springfield Town, MA: 60,023 USDWest Springfield Town, MA60,023Pittsfield, MA: 59,522 USDPittsfield, MA59,522Worcester, MA: 56,746 USDWorcester, MA56,746Chicopee, MA: 56,509 USDChicopee, MA56,509Gardner, MA: 52,770 USDGardner, MA52,770Greenfield, MA: 52,211 USDGreenfield, MA52,211New Bedford, MA: 50,581 USDNew Bedford, MA50,581Southbridge Town, MA: 50,414 USDSouthbridge Town, MA50,414Fall River, MA: 49,613 USDFall River, MA49,613North Adams, MA: 48,575 USDNorth Adams, MA48,575Lawrence, MA: 47,542 USDLawrence, MA47,542Holyoke, MA: 45,045 USDHolyoke, MA45,045Springfield, MA: 43,308 USDSpringfield, MA43,308Newton, MA: 164,607 USDNewton, MA164,607Franklin Town, MA: 127,608 USDFranklin Town, MA127,608Melrose, MA: 125,229 USDMelrose, MA125,229Newburyport, MA: 115,807 USDNewburyport, MA115,807Braintree Town, MA: 114,916 USDBraintree Town, MA114,916Cambridge, MA: 112,565 USDCambridge, MA112,565Somerville, MA: 108,896 USDSomerville, MA108,896Medford, MA: 107,853 USDMedford, MA107,853Bridgewater Town, MA: 107,757 USDBridgewater Town, MA107,757Waltham, MA: 103,498 USDWaltham, MA103,498North Attleborough Town, MA: 97,967 USDNorth Attleborough Town, MA97,967Woburn, MA: 95,184 USDWoburn, MA95,184Weymouth Town, MA: 91,592 USDWeymouth Town, MA91,592Framingham, MA: 90,638 USDFramingham, MA90,638Beverly, MA: 89,882 USDBeverly, MA89,882Randolph Town, MA: 87,869 USDRandolph Town, MA87,869Winthrop Town, MA: 86,780 USDWinthrop Town, MA86,780Marlborough, MA: 86,230 USDMarlborough, MA86,230Quincy, MA: 85,041 USDQuincy, MA85,041Peabody, MA: 83,570 USDPeabody, MA83,570Gloucester, MA: 82,984 USDGloucester, MA82,984Barnstable Town, MA: 82,816 USDBarnstable Town, MA82,816Boston, MA: 81,744 USDBoston, MA81,744Attleboro, MA: 81,627 USDAttleboro, MA81,627Agawam Town, MA: 78,619 USDAgawam Town, MA78,619Malden, MA: 77,119 USDMalden, MA77,119Haverhill, MA: 75,130 USDHaverhill, MA75,130Westfield, MA: 73,692 USDWestfield, MA73,692Revere, MA: 73,041 USDRevere, MA73,041Salem, MA: 72,884 USDSalem, MA72,884Northampton, MA: 72,687 USDNorthampton, MA72,687Everett, MA: 71,510 USDEverett, MA71,510Palmer Town, MA: 70,090 USDPalmer Town, MA70,090Leominster, MA: 69,525 USDLeominster, MA69,525Brockton, MA: 68,067 USDBrockton, MA68,067Taunton, MA: 66,787 USDTaunton, MA66,787Chelsea, MA: 64,782 USDChelsea, MA64,782Lowell, MA: 64,489 USDLowell, MA64,489Lynn, MA: 63,922 USDLynn, MA63,922Amherst Town, MA: 61,127 USDAmherst Town, MA61,127Fitchburg, MA: 60,466 USDFitchburg, MA60,466West Springfield Town, MA: 60,023 USDWest Springfield Town, MA60,023Pittsfield, MA: 59,522 USDPittsfield, MA59,522Worcester, MA: 56,746 USDWorcester, MA56,746Chicopee, MA: 56,509 USDChicopee, MA56,509Gardner, MA: 52,770 USDGardner, MA52,770Greenfield, MA: 52,211 USDGreenfield, MA52,211New Bedford, MA: 50,581 USDNew Bedford, MA50,581Southbridge Town, MA: 50,414 USDSouthbridge Town, MA50,414Fall River, MA: 49,613 USDFall River, MA49,613North Adams, MA: 48,575 USDNorth Adams, MA48,575Lawrence, MA: 47,542 USDLawrence, MA47,542Holyoke, MA: 45,045 USDHolyoke, MA45,045Springfield, MA: 43,308 USDSpringfield, MA43,308
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Newton, MA164,607
2Franklin Town, MA127,608
3Melrose, MA125,229
4Newburyport, MA115,807
5Braintree Town, MA114,916
6Cambridge, MA112,565
7Somerville, MA108,896
8Medford, MA107,853
9Bridgewater Town, MA107,757
10Waltham, MA103,498
11North Attleborough Town, MA97,967
12Woburn, MA95,184
13Weymouth Town, MA91,592
14Framingham, MA90,638
15Beverly, MA89,882
16Randolph Town, MA87,869
17Winthrop Town, MA86,780
18Marlborough, MA86,230
19Quincy, MA85,041
20Peabody, MA83,570
21Gloucester, MA82,984
22Barnstable Town, MA82,816
23Boston, MA81,744
24Attleboro, MA81,627
25Agawam Town, MA78,619
26Malden, MA77,119
27Haverhill, MA75,130
28Westfield, MA73,692
29Revere, MA73,041
30Salem, MA72,884
31Northampton, MA72,687
32Everett, MA71,510
33Palmer Town, MA70,090
34Leominster, MA69,525
35Brockton, MA68,067
36Taunton, MA66,787
37Chelsea, MA64,782
38Lowell, MA64,489
39Lynn, MA63,922
40Amherst Town, MA61,127
41Fitchburg, MA60,466
42West Springfield Town, MA60,023
43Pittsfield, MA59,522
44Worcester, MA56,746
45Chicopee, MA56,509
46Gardner, MA52,770
47Greenfield, MA52,211
48New Bedford, MA50,581
49Southbridge Town, MA50,414
50Fall River, MA49,613
51North Adams, MA48,575
52Lawrence, MA47,542
53Holyoke, MA45,045
54Springfield, MA43,308

Other periods

About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, 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-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Massachusetts by median household income, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by median household income, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/massachusetts-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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