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

Cambridge, MA had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 58 cities in 2024, at 8.5%. Brockton, MA had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.6% and the figure for Massachusetts was 2.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.5Cambridge, MA
Lowest0.2Brockton, MA
Median1.658 cities
Massachusetts2.2History

All cities, 2024

Cambridge, MA: 8.5 %Cambridge, MA8.5Amherst Town, MA: 6.9 %Amherst Town, MA6.9Somerville, MA: 5.4 %Somerville, MA5.4Boston, MA: 5 %Boston, MA5Waltham, MA: 4.6 %Waltham, MA4.6Northampton, MA: 4.5 %Northampton, MA4.5Medford, MA: 3.5 %Medford, MA3.5Beverly, MA: 3.3 %Beverly, MA3.3Pittsfield, MA: 3.3 %Pittsfield, MA3.3Woburn, MA: 3.2 %Woburn, MA3.2Worcester, MA: 3.1 %Worcester, MA3.1Newton, MA: 3 %Newton, MA3Easthampton, MA: 2.8 %Easthampton, MA2.8Quincy, MA: 2.7 %Quincy, MA2.7North Attleborough Town, MA: 2.7 %North Attleborough Town, MA2.7Palmer Town, MA: 2.6 %Palmer Town, MA2.6Watertown, MA: 2.6 %Watertown, MA2.6West Springfield Town, MA: 2.5 %West Springfield Town, MA2.5Malden, MA: 2.3 %Malden, MA2.3Attleboro, MA: 2.1 %Attleboro, MA2.1Winthrop Town, MA: 2 %Winthrop Town, MA2Holyoke, MA: 1.9 %Holyoke, MA1.9Fitchburg, MA: 1.9 %Fitchburg, MA1.9Lowell, MA: 1.8 %Lowell, MA1.8Barnstable Town, MA: 1.8 %Barnstable Town, MA1.8Salem, MA: 1.7 %Salem, MA1.7Newburyport, MA: 1.7 %Newburyport, MA1.7Amesbury, MA: 1.7 %Amesbury, MA1.7Franklin Town, MA: 1.6 %Franklin Town, MA1.6Westfield, MA: 1.6 %Westfield, MA1.6Taunton, MA: 1.6 %Taunton, MA1.6Springfield, MA: 1.6 %Springfield, MA1.6Framingham, MA: 1.5 %Framingham, MA1.5Revere, MA: 1.5 %Revere, MA1.5Everett, MA: 1.4 %Everett, MA1.4North Adams, MA: 1.4 %North Adams, MA1.4Chelsea, MA: 1.3 %Chelsea, MA1.3Marlborough, MA: 1.3 %Marlborough, MA1.3Fall River, MA: 1.3 %Fall River, MA1.3Haverhill, MA: 1.3 %Haverhill, MA1.3Peabody, MA: 1.2 %Peabody, MA1.2Bridgewater Town, MA: 1.1 %Bridgewater Town, MA1.1Weymouth Town, MA: 1 %Weymouth Town, MA1New Bedford, MA: 1 %New Bedford, MA1Braintree Town, MA: 1 %Braintree Town, MA1Melrose, MA: 1 %Melrose, MA1Agawam Town, MA: 0.9 %Agawam Town, MA0.9Gloucester, MA: 0.9 %Gloucester, MA0.9Greenfield, MA: 0.9 %Greenfield, MA0.9Lawrence, MA: 0.8 %Lawrence, MA0.8Methuen, MA: 0.7 %Methuen, MA0.7Chicopee, MA: 0.7 %Chicopee, MA0.7Lynn, MA: 0.6 %Lynn, MA0.6Southbridge Town, MA: 0.6 %Southbridge Town, MA0.6Randolph Town, MA: 0.5 %Randolph Town, MA0.5Gardner, MA: 0.4 %Gardner, MA0.4Leominster, MA: 0.4 %Leominster, MA0.4Brockton, MA: 0.2 %Brockton, MA0.2Cambridge, MA: 8.5 %Cambridge, MA8.5Amherst Town, MA: 6.9 %Amherst Town, MA6.9Somerville, MA: 5.4 %Somerville, MA5.4Boston, MA: 5 %Boston, MA5Waltham, MA: 4.6 %Waltham, MA4.6Northampton, MA: 4.5 %Northampton, MA4.5Medford, MA: 3.5 %Medford, MA3.5Beverly, MA: 3.3 %Beverly, MA3.3Pittsfield, MA: 3.3 %Pittsfield, MA3.3Woburn, MA: 3.2 %Woburn, MA3.2Worcester, MA: 3.1 %Worcester, MA3.1Newton, MA: 3 %Newton, MA3Easthampton, MA: 2.8 %Easthampton, MA2.8Quincy, MA: 2.7 %Quincy, MA2.7North Attleborough Town, MA: 2.7 %North Attleborough Town, MA2.7Palmer Town, MA: 2.6 %Palmer Town, MA2.6Watertown, MA: 2.6 %Watertown, MA2.6West Springfield Town, MA: 2.5 %West Springfield Town, MA2.5Malden, MA: 2.3 %Malden, MA2.3Attleboro, MA: 2.1 %Attleboro, MA2.1Winthrop Town, MA: 2 %Winthrop Town, MA2Holyoke, MA: 1.9 %Holyoke, MA1.9Fitchburg, MA: 1.9 %Fitchburg, MA1.9Lowell, MA: 1.8 %Lowell, MA1.8Barnstable Town, MA: 1.8 %Barnstable Town, MA1.8Salem, MA: 1.7 %Salem, MA1.7Newburyport, MA: 1.7 %Newburyport, MA1.7Amesbury, MA: 1.7 %Amesbury, MA1.7Franklin Town, MA: 1.6 %Franklin Town, MA1.6Westfield, MA: 1.6 %Westfield, MA1.6Taunton, MA: 1.6 %Taunton, MA1.6Springfield, MA: 1.6 %Springfield, MA1.6Framingham, MA: 1.5 %Framingham, MA1.5Revere, MA: 1.5 %Revere, MA1.5Everett, MA: 1.4 %Everett, MA1.4North Adams, MA: 1.4 %North Adams, MA1.4Chelsea, MA: 1.3 %Chelsea, MA1.3Marlborough, MA: 1.3 %Marlborough, MA1.3Fall River, MA: 1.3 %Fall River, MA1.3Haverhill, MA: 1.3 %Haverhill, MA1.3Peabody, MA: 1.2 %Peabody, MA1.2Bridgewater Town, MA: 1.1 %Bridgewater Town, MA1.1Weymouth Town, MA: 1 %Weymouth Town, MA1New Bedford, MA: 1 %New Bedford, MA1Braintree Town, MA: 1 %Braintree Town, MA1Melrose, MA: 1 %Melrose, MA1Agawam Town, MA: 0.9 %Agawam Town, MA0.9Gloucester, MA: 0.9 %Gloucester, MA0.9Greenfield, MA: 0.9 %Greenfield, MA0.9Lawrence, MA: 0.8 %Lawrence, MA0.8Methuen, MA: 0.7 %Methuen, MA0.7Chicopee, MA: 0.7 %Chicopee, MA0.7Lynn, MA: 0.6 %Lynn, MA0.6Southbridge Town, MA: 0.6 %Southbridge Town, MA0.6Randolph Town, MA: 0.5 %Randolph Town, MA0.5Gardner, MA: 0.4 %Gardner, MA0.4Leominster, MA: 0.4 %Leominster, MA0.4Brockton, MA: 0.2 %Brockton, MA0.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Cambridge, MA8.50 pts
2Amherst Town, MA6.9-1.1 pts
3Somerville, MA5.4-0.1 pts
4Boston, MA5+0.2 pts
5Waltham, MA4.6+0.2 pts
6Northampton, MA4.5-0.4 pts
7Medford, MA3.5-0.4 pts
8Beverly, MA3.3+0.4 pts
9Pittsfield, MA3.3+0.3 pts
10Woburn, MA3.2+0.6 pts
11Worcester, MA3.1+0.1 pts
12Newton, MA3-0.3 pts
13Easthampton, MA2.8n/a
14Quincy, MA2.7-0.1 pts
15North Attleborough Town, MA2.7+0.5 pts
16Palmer Town, MA2.6-0.7 pts
16Watertown, MA2.6n/a
18West Springfield Town, MA2.5+0.3 pts
19Malden, MA2.3+0.3 pts
20Attleboro, MA2.1+0.3 pts
21Winthrop Town, MA2-0.6 pts
22Holyoke, MA1.9+0.3 pts
23Fitchburg, MA1.9+0.1 pts
24Lowell, MA1.80 pts
25Barnstable Town, MA1.8+0.2 pts
26Salem, MA1.7+0.2 pts
27Newburyport, MA1.7-0.8 pts
28Amesbury, MA1.7n/a
29Franklin Town, MA1.6-0.1 pts
29Westfield, MA1.6+0.4 pts
31Taunton, MA1.6-0 pts
32Springfield, MA1.6+0.5 pts
33Framingham, MA1.5+0.1 pts
34Revere, MA1.5+0.2 pts
35Everett, MA1.4+0.3 pts
36North Adams, MA1.4-0.8 pts
37Chelsea, MA1.3-0.2 pts
38Marlborough, MA1.30 pts
39Fall River, MA1.3+0.2 pts
40Haverhill, MA1.3-0.1 pts
41Peabody, MA1.2-0.3 pts
42Bridgewater Town, MA1.1-0.3 pts
43Weymouth Town, MA1-0.2 pts
44New Bedford, MA1-0 pts
45Braintree Town, MA1+0.2 pts
46Melrose, MA1-0.2 pts
47Agawam Town, MA0.9-0.3 pts
47Gloucester, MA0.9+0.5 pts
49Greenfield, MA0.9-0.3 pts
50Lawrence, MA0.8+0.1 pts
51Methuen, MA0.7n/a
52Chicopee, MA0.7-0.3 pts
53Lynn, MA0.60 pts
54Southbridge Town, MA0.6-0.2 pts
55Randolph Town, MA0.5-0.2 pts
56Gardner, MA0.4+0.2 pts
57Leominster, MA0.40 pts
58Brockton, MA0.2-0 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, 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. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cambridge, MA, with 8.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Brockton, MA, with 0.2% in 2024.

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