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

Cambridge, MA had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 54 cities in 2022, at 8.8%. Gardner, MA had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.5% and the figure for Massachusetts was 2.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.8Cambridge, MA
Lowest0.2Gardner, MA
Median1.554 cities
Massachusetts2.2History

All cities, 2022

Cambridge, MA: 8.8 %Cambridge, MA8.8Amherst Town, MA: 7.6 %Amherst Town, MA7.6Somerville, MA: 5.8 %Somerville, MA5.8Boston, MA: 4.8 %Boston, MA4.8Northampton, MA: 4.6 %Northampton, MA4.6Waltham, MA: 4.3 %Waltham, MA4.3Newton, MA: 3.3 %Newton, MA3.3Medford, MA: 3.3 %Medford, MA3.3Palmer Town, MA: 3.1 %Palmer Town, MA3.1Quincy, MA: 3.1 %Quincy, MA3.1Beverly, MA: 2.8 %Beverly, MA2.8Worcester, MA: 2.8 %Worcester, MA2.8West Springfield Town, MA: 2.8 %West Springfield Town, MA2.8North Adams, MA: 2.7 %North Adams, MA2.7Woburn, MA: 2.4 %Woburn, MA2.4Franklin Town, MA: 2.3 %Franklin Town, MA2.3Pittsfield, MA: 2.2 %Pittsfield, MA2.2Winthrop Town, MA: 2.2 %Winthrop Town, MA2.2Malden, MA: 2 %Malden, MA2Newburyport, MA: 2 %Newburyport, MA2Barnstable Town, MA: 1.8 %Barnstable Town, MA1.8North Attleborough Town, MA: 1.8 %North Attleborough Town, MA1.8Chelsea, MA: 1.8 %Chelsea, MA1.8Taunton, MA: 1.7 %Taunton, MA1.7Holyoke, MA: 1.7 %Holyoke, MA1.7Lowell, MA: 1.6 %Lowell, MA1.6Salem, MA: 1.6 %Salem, MA1.6Framingham, MA: 1.5 %Framingham, MA1.5Westfield, MA: 1.5 %Westfield, MA1.5Weymouth Town, MA: 1.5 %Weymouth Town, MA1.5Marlborough, MA: 1.4 %Marlborough, MA1.4Attleboro, MA: 1.4 %Attleboro, MA1.4Bridgewater Town, MA: 1.3 %Bridgewater Town, MA1.3Haverhill, MA: 1.3 %Haverhill, MA1.3Springfield, MA: 1.3 %Springfield, MA1.3Randolph Town, MA: 1.2 %Randolph Town, MA1.2Agawam Town, MA: 1.2 %Agawam Town, MA1.2Chicopee, MA: 1.2 %Chicopee, MA1.2Greenfield, MA: 1.2 %Greenfield, MA1.2Fall River, MA: 1.2 %Fall River, MA1.2Southbridge Town, MA: 1.1 %Southbridge Town, MA1.1Fitchburg, MA: 1.1 %Fitchburg, MA1.1Revere, MA: 1.1 %Revere, MA1.1Everett, MA: 1.1 %Everett, MA1.1New Bedford, MA: 1 %New Bedford, MA1Peabody, MA: 1 %Peabody, MA1Braintree Town, MA: 0.9 %Braintree Town, MA0.9Lawrence, MA: 0.8 %Lawrence, MA0.8Melrose, MA: 0.8 %Melrose, MA0.8Leominster, MA: 0.6 %Leominster, MA0.6Lynn, MA: 0.5 %Lynn, MA0.5Gloucester, MA: 0.4 %Gloucester, MA0.4Brockton, MA: 0.3 %Brockton, MA0.3Gardner, MA: 0.2 %Gardner, MA0.2Cambridge, MA: 8.8 %Cambridge, MA8.8Amherst Town, MA: 7.6 %Amherst Town, MA7.6Somerville, MA: 5.8 %Somerville, MA5.8Boston, MA: 4.8 %Boston, MA4.8Northampton, MA: 4.6 %Northampton, MA4.6Waltham, MA: 4.3 %Waltham, MA4.3Newton, MA: 3.3 %Newton, MA3.3Medford, MA: 3.3 %Medford, MA3.3Palmer Town, MA: 3.1 %Palmer Town, MA3.1Quincy, MA: 3.1 %Quincy, MA3.1Beverly, MA: 2.8 %Beverly, MA2.8Worcester, MA: 2.8 %Worcester, MA2.8West Springfield Town, MA: 2.8 %West Springfield Town, MA2.8North Adams, MA: 2.7 %North Adams, MA2.7Woburn, MA: 2.4 %Woburn, MA2.4Franklin Town, MA: 2.3 %Franklin Town, MA2.3Pittsfield, MA: 2.2 %Pittsfield, MA2.2Winthrop Town, MA: 2.2 %Winthrop Town, MA2.2Malden, MA: 2 %Malden, MA2Newburyport, MA: 2 %Newburyport, MA2Barnstable Town, MA: 1.8 %Barnstable Town, MA1.8North Attleborough Town, MA: 1.8 %North Attleborough Town, MA1.8Chelsea, MA: 1.8 %Chelsea, MA1.8Taunton, MA: 1.7 %Taunton, MA1.7Holyoke, MA: 1.7 %Holyoke, MA1.7Lowell, MA: 1.6 %Lowell, MA1.6Salem, MA: 1.6 %Salem, MA1.6Framingham, MA: 1.5 %Framingham, MA1.5Westfield, MA: 1.5 %Westfield, MA1.5Weymouth Town, MA: 1.5 %Weymouth Town, MA1.5Marlborough, MA: 1.4 %Marlborough, MA1.4Attleboro, MA: 1.4 %Attleboro, MA1.4Bridgewater Town, MA: 1.3 %Bridgewater Town, MA1.3Haverhill, MA: 1.3 %Haverhill, MA1.3Springfield, MA: 1.3 %Springfield, MA1.3Randolph Town, MA: 1.2 %Randolph Town, MA1.2Agawam Town, MA: 1.2 %Agawam Town, MA1.2Chicopee, MA: 1.2 %Chicopee, MA1.2Greenfield, MA: 1.2 %Greenfield, MA1.2Fall River, MA: 1.2 %Fall River, MA1.2Southbridge Town, MA: 1.1 %Southbridge Town, MA1.1Fitchburg, MA: 1.1 %Fitchburg, MA1.1Revere, MA: 1.1 %Revere, MA1.1Everett, MA: 1.1 %Everett, MA1.1New Bedford, MA: 1 %New Bedford, MA1Peabody, MA: 1 %Peabody, MA1Braintree Town, MA: 0.9 %Braintree Town, MA0.9Lawrence, MA: 0.8 %Lawrence, MA0.8Melrose, MA: 0.8 %Melrose, MA0.8Leominster, MA: 0.6 %Leominster, MA0.6Lynn, MA: 0.5 %Lynn, MA0.5Gloucester, MA: 0.4 %Gloucester, MA0.4Brockton, MA: 0.3 %Brockton, MA0.3Gardner, MA: 0.2 %Gardner, MA0.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Cambridge, MA8.8-0.1 pts
2Amherst Town, MA7.6+0.5 pts
3Somerville, MA5.8-0.2 pts
4Boston, MA4.8+0.3 pts
5Northampton, MA4.6-0.2 pts
6Waltham, MA4.3-0 pts
7Newton, MA3.3+0.1 pts
8Medford, MA3.30 pts
9Palmer Town, MA3.1+0.1 pts
10Quincy, MA3.1+0.3 pts
11Beverly, MA2.8+0.5 pts
12Worcester, MA2.8-0 pts
13West Springfield Town, MA2.8-0.4 pts
14North Adams, MA2.7+0.4 pts
15Woburn, MA2.4+0.4 pts
16Franklin Town, MA2.3+0.2 pts
17Pittsfield, MA2.2+0.4 pts
18Winthrop Town, MA2.2+0.2 pts
19Malden, MA2+0.5 pts
20Newburyport, MA2-0.2 pts
21Barnstable Town, MA1.8+0.2 pts
22North Attleborough Town, MA1.8+0.7 pts
23Chelsea, MA1.8-0.6 pts
24Taunton, MA1.7+0.1 pts
25Holyoke, MA1.7+0.1 pts
26Lowell, MA1.6-0.1 pts
27Salem, MA1.6-0.1 pts
28Framingham, MA1.5-0.1 pts
29Westfield, MA1.5+0.2 pts
29Weymouth Town, MA1.5-0.2 pts
31Marlborough, MA1.4-0.4 pts
32Attleboro, MA1.4+0.3 pts
33Bridgewater Town, MA1.3-0.5 pts
34Haverhill, MA1.3-0 pts
35Springfield, MA1.3-0.1 pts
36Randolph Town, MA1.2-0.1 pts
37Agawam Town, MA1.2+0.3 pts
38Chicopee, MA1.2-0.4 pts
39Greenfield, MA1.2-0.2 pts
40Fall River, MA1.2-0 pts
41Southbridge Town, MA1.1-0.1 pts
42Fitchburg, MA1.1-0.1 pts
43Revere, MA1.1-0.2 pts
44Everett, MA1.1-0 pts
45New Bedford, MA10 pts
46Peabody, MA1+0.2 pts
47Braintree Town, MA0.9-0.1 pts
48Lawrence, MA0.80 pts
49Melrose, MA0.8-0.3 pts
50Leominster, MA0.6-0.2 pts
51Lynn, MA0.5+0.2 pts
52Gloucester, MA0.4-0.1 pts
53Brockton, MA0.3-0.5 pts
54Gardner, MA0.2-0.1 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. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/massachusetts-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/massachusetts-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/massachusetts-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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, 2022}},
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Gardner, MA, with 0.2% in 2022.

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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 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 4 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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