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Cities in Massachusetts by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024

Amherst Town, MA had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 58 cities in 2024, at 27.9%. Agawam Town, MA had the lowest, at 1.4%. The median was 4.4% and the figure for Massachusetts was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.9Amherst Town, MA
Lowest1.4Agawam Town, MA
Median4.458 cities
Massachusetts5.2History

All cities, 2024

Amherst Town, MA: 27.9 %Amherst Town, MA27.9Cambridge, MA: 13.1 %Cambridge, MA13.1Somerville, MA: 12.2 %Somerville, MA12.2Northampton, MA: 9.8 %Northampton, MA9.8Boston, MA: 9.2 %Boston, MA9.2Quincy, MA: 8.9 %Quincy, MA8.9Waltham, MA: 8 %Waltham, MA8Palmer Town, MA: 7.2 %Palmer Town, MA7.2Bridgewater Town, MA: 6.9 %Bridgewater Town, MA6.9Taunton, MA: 6.9 %Taunton, MA6.9Worcester, MA: 6.8 %Worcester, MA6.8Medford, MA: 6.7 %Medford, MA6.7Beverly, MA: 6.3 %Beverly, MA6.3Watertown, MA: 6 %Watertown, MA6Fitchburg, MA: 5.8 %Fitchburg, MA5.8Malden, MA: 5.7 %Malden, MA5.7North Attleborough Town, MA: 5.6 %North Attleborough Town, MA5.6Newton, MA: 5.4 %Newton, MA5.4Greenfield, MA: 5.4 %Greenfield, MA5.4Chelsea, MA: 5.3 %Chelsea, MA5.3Everett, MA: 5 %Everett, MA5Easthampton, MA: 4.9 %Easthampton, MA4.9Weymouth Town, MA: 4.9 %Weymouth Town, MA4.9Woburn, MA: 4.8 %Woburn, MA4.8North Adams, MA: 4.7 %North Adams, MA4.7Framingham, MA: 4.6 %Framingham, MA4.6Revere, MA: 4.6 %Revere, MA4.6Pittsfield, MA: 4.6 %Pittsfield, MA4.6Attleboro, MA: 4.5 %Attleboro, MA4.5Salem, MA: 4.4 %Salem, MA4.4Lowell, MA: 4.3 %Lowell, MA4.3Westfield, MA: 4.3 %Westfield, MA4.3Randolph Town, MA: 4.2 %Randolph Town, MA4.2Lynn, MA: 4.1 %Lynn, MA4.1Marlborough, MA: 4.1 %Marlborough, MA4.1Barnstable Town, MA: 4 %Barnstable Town, MA4Franklin Town, MA: 3.9 %Franklin Town, MA3.9Brockton, MA: 3.9 %Brockton, MA3.9Amesbury, MA: 3.9 %Amesbury, MA3.9Braintree Town, MA: 3.9 %Braintree Town, MA3.9Newburyport, MA: 3.6 %Newburyport, MA3.6Winthrop Town, MA: 3.5 %Winthrop Town, MA3.5Fall River, MA: 3.4 %Fall River, MA3.4West Springfield Town, MA: 3.4 %West Springfield Town, MA3.4Holyoke, MA: 3.3 %Holyoke, MA3.3Haverhill, MA: 3.2 %Haverhill, MA3.2Peabody, MA: 3.1 %Peabody, MA3.1Leominster, MA: 3.1 %Leominster, MA3.1New Bedford, MA: 3.1 %New Bedford, MA3.1Springfield, MA: 3 %Springfield, MA3Melrose, MA: 2.9 %Melrose, MA2.9Gardner, MA: 2.7 %Gardner, MA2.7Chicopee, MA: 2.5 %Chicopee, MA2.5Gloucester, MA: 2.5 %Gloucester, MA2.5Methuen, MA: 2.5 %Methuen, MA2.5Southbridge Town, MA: 2.2 %Southbridge Town, MA2.2Lawrence, MA: 1.8 %Lawrence, MA1.8Agawam Town, MA: 1.4 %Agawam Town, MA1.4Amherst Town, MA: 27.9 %Amherst Town, MA27.9Cambridge, MA: 13.1 %Cambridge, MA13.1Somerville, MA: 12.2 %Somerville, MA12.2Northampton, MA: 9.8 %Northampton, MA9.8Boston, MA: 9.2 %Boston, MA9.2Quincy, MA: 8.9 %Quincy, MA8.9Waltham, MA: 8 %Waltham, MA8Palmer Town, MA: 7.2 %Palmer Town, MA7.2Bridgewater Town, MA: 6.9 %Bridgewater Town, MA6.9Taunton, MA: 6.9 %Taunton, MA6.9Worcester, MA: 6.8 %Worcester, MA6.8Medford, MA: 6.7 %Medford, MA6.7Beverly, MA: 6.3 %Beverly, MA6.3Watertown, MA: 6 %Watertown, MA6Fitchburg, MA: 5.8 %Fitchburg, MA5.8Malden, MA: 5.7 %Malden, MA5.7North Attleborough Town, MA: 5.6 %North Attleborough Town, MA5.6Newton, MA: 5.4 %Newton, MA5.4Greenfield, MA: 5.4 %Greenfield, MA5.4Chelsea, MA: 5.3 %Chelsea, MA5.3Everett, MA: 5 %Everett, MA5Easthampton, MA: 4.9 %Easthampton, MA4.9Weymouth Town, MA: 4.9 %Weymouth Town, MA4.9Woburn, MA: 4.8 %Woburn, MA4.8North Adams, MA: 4.7 %North Adams, MA4.7Framingham, MA: 4.6 %Framingham, MA4.6Revere, MA: 4.6 %Revere, MA4.6Pittsfield, MA: 4.6 %Pittsfield, MA4.6Attleboro, MA: 4.5 %Attleboro, MA4.5Salem, MA: 4.4 %Salem, MA4.4Lowell, MA: 4.3 %Lowell, MA4.3Westfield, MA: 4.3 %Westfield, MA4.3Randolph Town, MA: 4.2 %Randolph Town, MA4.2Lynn, MA: 4.1 %Lynn, MA4.1Marlborough, MA: 4.1 %Marlborough, MA4.1Barnstable Town, MA: 4 %Barnstable Town, MA4Franklin Town, MA: 3.9 %Franklin Town, MA3.9Brockton, MA: 3.9 %Brockton, MA3.9Amesbury, MA: 3.9 %Amesbury, MA3.9Braintree Town, MA: 3.9 %Braintree Town, MA3.9Newburyport, MA: 3.6 %Newburyport, MA3.6Winthrop Town, MA: 3.5 %Winthrop Town, MA3.5Fall River, MA: 3.4 %Fall River, MA3.4West Springfield Town, MA: 3.4 %West Springfield Town, MA3.4Holyoke, MA: 3.3 %Holyoke, MA3.3Haverhill, MA: 3.2 %Haverhill, MA3.2Peabody, MA: 3.1 %Peabody, MA3.1Leominster, MA: 3.1 %Leominster, MA3.1New Bedford, MA: 3.1 %New Bedford, MA3.1Springfield, MA: 3 %Springfield, MA3Melrose, MA: 2.9 %Melrose, MA2.9Gardner, MA: 2.7 %Gardner, MA2.7Chicopee, MA: 2.5 %Chicopee, MA2.5Gloucester, MA: 2.5 %Gloucester, MA2.5Methuen, MA: 2.5 %Methuen, MA2.5Southbridge Town, MA: 2.2 %Southbridge Town, MA2.2Lawrence, MA: 1.8 %Lawrence, MA1.8Agawam Town, MA: 1.4 %Agawam Town, MA1.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Amherst Town, MA27.9-1.1 pts
2Cambridge, MA13.1-0.1 pts
3Somerville, MA12.2+0.2 pts
4Northampton, MA9.8+0.4 pts
5Boston, MA9.2+0.1 pts
6Quincy, MA8.9+0.3 pts
7Waltham, MA8-0 pts
8Palmer Town, MA7.2-0.4 pts
9Bridgewater Town, MA6.9-0.9 pts
9Taunton, MA6.9+0.1 pts
11Worcester, MA6.8+0.3 pts
12Medford, MA6.7-0.2 pts
13Beverly, MA6.3+0.8 pts
14Watertown, MA6n/a
15Fitchburg, MA5.8+0.8 pts
16Malden, MA5.7+0.1 pts
17North Attleborough Town, MA5.6+0.1 pts
18Newton, MA5.4-0.1 pts
19Greenfield, MA5.4-0.5 pts
20Chelsea, MA5.3-0 pts
21Everett, MA5+0.7 pts
22Easthampton, MA4.9n/a
23Weymouth Town, MA4.9-0.3 pts
24Woburn, MA4.8+0.5 pts
25North Adams, MA4.7+0.1 pts
26Framingham, MA4.6+0.4 pts
27Revere, MA4.6+0.2 pts
28Pittsfield, MA4.6+0.5 pts
29Attleboro, MA4.5+0.2 pts
30Salem, MA4.4-0.2 pts
31Lowell, MA4.3-0.4 pts
32Westfield, MA4.3-0.1 pts
33Randolph Town, MA4.2+0.2 pts
34Lynn, MA4.1+0.2 pts
35Marlborough, MA4.1+0.5 pts
36Barnstable Town, MA4-0.1 pts
37Franklin Town, MA3.9-0.2 pts
38Brockton, MA3.9-0.6 pts
39Amesbury, MA3.9n/a
39Braintree Town, MA3.9-0 pts
41Newburyport, MA3.6-1.5 pts
42Winthrop Town, MA3.5-1.2 pts
43Fall River, MA3.4+0.6 pts
44West Springfield Town, MA3.4+0.1 pts
45Holyoke, MA3.3+0.6 pts
46Haverhill, MA3.2-0.1 pts
47Peabody, MA3.1-0.4 pts
48Leominster, MA3.1+0.2 pts
48New Bedford, MA3.1-0.6 pts
50Springfield, MA3+0.6 pts
51Melrose, MA2.9-0.5 pts
52Gardner, MA2.7+0.9 pts
53Chicopee, MA2.5-0.1 pts
53Gloucester, MA2.5+1 pts
55Methuen, MA2.5n/a
56Southbridge Town, MA2.2-0.4 pts
57Lawrence, MA1.8-0.3 pts
58Agawam Town, MA1.4-0.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

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 B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, 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-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Massachusetts by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/massachusetts-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Massachusetts by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/massachusetts-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Amherst Town, MA, with 27.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Agawam Town, MA, with 1.4% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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