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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 2023, at 8.5%. Brockton, 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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Highest8.5Cambridge, MA
Lowest0.2Brockton, MA
Median1.554 cities
Massachusetts2.2History

All cities, 2023

Cambridge, MA: 8.5 %Cambridge, MA8.5Amherst Town, MA: 8 %Amherst Town, MA8Somerville, MA: 5.6 %Somerville, MA5.6Northampton, MA: 4.9 %Northampton, MA4.9Boston, MA: 4.8 %Boston, MA4.8Waltham, MA: 4.4 %Waltham, MA4.4Medford, MA: 3.9 %Medford, MA3.9Palmer Town, MA: 3.3 %Palmer Town, MA3.3Newton, MA: 3.3 %Newton, MA3.3Pittsfield, MA: 3 %Pittsfield, MA3Worcester, MA: 3 %Worcester, MA3Beverly, MA: 2.9 %Beverly, MA2.9Quincy, MA: 2.8 %Quincy, MA2.8Winthrop Town, MA: 2.6 %Winthrop Town, MA2.6Woburn, MA: 2.6 %Woburn, MA2.6Newburyport, MA: 2.4 %Newburyport, MA2.4North Adams, MA: 2.3 %North Adams, MA2.3West Springfield Town, MA: 2.2 %West Springfield Town, MA2.2North Attleborough Town, MA: 2.2 %North Attleborough Town, MA2.2Malden, MA: 2 %Malden, MA2Fitchburg, MA: 1.8 %Fitchburg, MA1.8Lowell, MA: 1.8 %Lowell, MA1.8Attleboro, MA: 1.8 %Attleboro, MA1.8Franklin Town, MA: 1.8 %Franklin Town, MA1.8Taunton, MA: 1.7 %Taunton, MA1.7Holyoke, MA: 1.6 %Holyoke, MA1.6Barnstable Town, MA: 1.6 %Barnstable Town, MA1.6Chelsea, MA: 1.5 %Chelsea, MA1.5Salem, MA: 1.5 %Salem, MA1.5Peabody, MA: 1.5 %Peabody, MA1.5Bridgewater Town, MA: 1.5 %Bridgewater Town, MA1.5Framingham, MA: 1.4 %Framingham, MA1.4Haverhill, MA: 1.4 %Haverhill, MA1.4Marlborough, MA: 1.3 %Marlborough, MA1.3Revere, MA: 1.3 %Revere, MA1.3Weymouth Town, MA: 1.3 %Weymouth Town, MA1.3Westfield, MA: 1.3 %Westfield, MA1.3Agawam Town, MA: 1.2 %Agawam Town, MA1.2Melrose, MA: 1.1 %Melrose, MA1.1Greenfield, MA: 1.1 %Greenfield, MA1.1Everett, MA: 1.1 %Everett, MA1.1Fall River, MA: 1.1 %Fall River, MA1.1Springfield, MA: 1.1 %Springfield, MA1.1New Bedford, MA: 1.1 %New Bedford, MA1.1Chicopee, MA: 1 %Chicopee, MA1Braintree Town, MA: 0.8 %Braintree Town, MA0.8Southbridge Town, MA: 0.8 %Southbridge Town, MA0.8Lawrence, MA: 0.7 %Lawrence, MA0.7Randolph Town, MA: 0.7 %Randolph Town, MA0.7Lynn, MA: 0.6 %Lynn, MA0.6Gloucester, MA: 0.4 %Gloucester, MA0.4Leominster, MA: 0.3 %Leominster, MA0.3Gardner, MA: 0.3 %Gardner, MA0.3Brockton, MA: 0.2 %Brockton, MA0.2Cambridge, MA: 8.5 %Cambridge, MA8.5Amherst Town, MA: 8 %Amherst Town, MA8Somerville, MA: 5.6 %Somerville, MA5.6Northampton, MA: 4.9 %Northampton, MA4.9Boston, MA: 4.8 %Boston, MA4.8Waltham, MA: 4.4 %Waltham, MA4.4Medford, MA: 3.9 %Medford, MA3.9Palmer Town, MA: 3.3 %Palmer Town, MA3.3Newton, MA: 3.3 %Newton, MA3.3Pittsfield, MA: 3 %Pittsfield, MA3Worcester, MA: 3 %Worcester, MA3Beverly, MA: 2.9 %Beverly, MA2.9Quincy, MA: 2.8 %Quincy, MA2.8Winthrop Town, MA: 2.6 %Winthrop Town, MA2.6Woburn, MA: 2.6 %Woburn, MA2.6Newburyport, MA: 2.4 %Newburyport, MA2.4North Adams, MA: 2.3 %North Adams, MA2.3West Springfield Town, MA: 2.2 %West Springfield Town, MA2.2North Attleborough Town, MA: 2.2 %North Attleborough Town, MA2.2Malden, MA: 2 %Malden, MA2Fitchburg, MA: 1.8 %Fitchburg, MA1.8Lowell, MA: 1.8 %Lowell, MA1.8Attleboro, MA: 1.8 %Attleboro, MA1.8Franklin Town, MA: 1.8 %Franklin Town, MA1.8Taunton, MA: 1.7 %Taunton, MA1.7Holyoke, MA: 1.6 %Holyoke, MA1.6Barnstable Town, MA: 1.6 %Barnstable Town, MA1.6Chelsea, MA: 1.5 %Chelsea, MA1.5Salem, MA: 1.5 %Salem, MA1.5Peabody, MA: 1.5 %Peabody, MA1.5Bridgewater Town, MA: 1.5 %Bridgewater Town, MA1.5Framingham, MA: 1.4 %Framingham, MA1.4Haverhill, MA: 1.4 %Haverhill, MA1.4Marlborough, MA: 1.3 %Marlborough, MA1.3Revere, MA: 1.3 %Revere, MA1.3Weymouth Town, MA: 1.3 %Weymouth Town, MA1.3Westfield, MA: 1.3 %Westfield, MA1.3Agawam Town, MA: 1.2 %Agawam Town, MA1.2Melrose, MA: 1.1 %Melrose, MA1.1Greenfield, MA: 1.1 %Greenfield, MA1.1Everett, MA: 1.1 %Everett, MA1.1Fall River, MA: 1.1 %Fall River, MA1.1Springfield, MA: 1.1 %Springfield, MA1.1New Bedford, MA: 1.1 %New Bedford, MA1.1Chicopee, MA: 1 %Chicopee, MA1Braintree Town, MA: 0.8 %Braintree Town, MA0.8Southbridge Town, MA: 0.8 %Southbridge Town, MA0.8Lawrence, MA: 0.7 %Lawrence, MA0.7Randolph Town, MA: 0.7 %Randolph Town, MA0.7Lynn, MA: 0.6 %Lynn, MA0.6Gloucester, MA: 0.4 %Gloucester, MA0.4Leominster, MA: 0.3 %Leominster, MA0.3Gardner, MA: 0.3 %Gardner, MA0.3Brockton, MA: 0.2 %Brockton, MA0.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cambridge, MA8.5-0.3 pts
2Amherst Town, MA8+0.4 pts
3Somerville, MA5.6-0.3 pts
4Northampton, MA4.9+0.3 pts
5Boston, MA4.80 pts
6Waltham, MA4.4+0.1 pts
7Medford, MA3.9+0.6 pts
8Palmer Town, MA3.3+0.2 pts
9Newton, MA3.3-0 pts
10Pittsfield, MA3+0.7 pts
10Worcester, MA3+0.2 pts
12Beverly, MA2.9+0.1 pts
13Quincy, MA2.8-0.3 pts
14Winthrop Town, MA2.6+0.4 pts
15Woburn, MA2.6+0.2 pts
16Newburyport, MA2.4+0.5 pts
17North Adams, MA2.3-0.5 pts
18West Springfield Town, MA2.2-0.6 pts
19North Attleborough Town, MA2.2+0.4 pts
20Malden, MA20 pts
21Fitchburg, MA1.8+0.7 pts
22Lowell, MA1.8+0.1 pts
23Attleboro, MA1.8+0.4 pts
24Franklin Town, MA1.8-0.5 pts
25Taunton, MA1.7-0 pts
26Holyoke, MA1.6-0.1 pts
27Barnstable Town, MA1.6-0.3 pts
28Chelsea, MA1.5-0.3 pts
29Salem, MA1.5-0.1 pts
30Peabody, MA1.5+0.5 pts
31Bridgewater Town, MA1.5+0.1 pts
32Framingham, MA1.4-0.1 pts
33Haverhill, MA1.4+0.1 pts
34Marlborough, MA1.3-0.1 pts
35Revere, MA1.3+0.2 pts
36Weymouth Town, MA1.3-0.2 pts
37Westfield, MA1.3-0.2 pts
38Agawam Town, MA1.20 pts
39Melrose, MA1.1+0.3 pts
40Greenfield, MA1.1-0 pts
41Everett, MA1.10 pts
42Fall River, MA1.1-0.1 pts
43Springfield, MA1.1-0.2 pts
44New Bedford, MA1.10 pts
45Chicopee, MA1-0.2 pts
46Braintree Town, MA0.8-0.1 pts
46Southbridge Town, MA0.8-0.4 pts
48Lawrence, MA0.7-0.1 pts
49Randolph Town, MA0.7-0.6 pts
50Lynn, MA0.6+0.1 pts
51Gloucester, MA0.4-0 pts
52Leominster, MA0.3-0.3 pts
53Gardner, MA0.30 pts
54Brockton, 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. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/massachusetts-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/massachusetts-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/massachusetts-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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Cambridge, MA, with 8.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Brockton, MA, with 0.2% in 2023.

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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 2023 and are not ranked.

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