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Cities in Massachusetts by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)

Newton, MA had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 54 cities in 2021, at $81,020. Springfield, MA had the lowest, at $23,161. The median was $39,215 and the figure for Massachusetts was $48,617. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest81,020Newton, MA
Lowest23,161Springfield, MA
Median39,21554 cities
Massachusetts48,617History

All cities, 2021

Newton, MA: 81,020 USDNewton, MA81,020Newburyport, MA: 66,359 USDNewburyport, MA66,359Cambridge, MA: 65,494 USDCambridge, MA65,494Melrose, MA: 58,791 USDMelrose, MA58,791Somerville, MA: 58,437 USDSomerville, MA58,437Franklin Town, MA: 55,509 USDFranklin Town, MA55,509Medford, MA: 55,098 USDMedford, MA55,098Braintree Town, MA: 53,208 USDBraintree Town, MA53,208Beverly, MA: 50,533 USDBeverly, MA50,533Woburn, MA: 50,498 USDWoburn, MA50,498Boston, MA: 50,344 USDBoston, MA50,344Winthrop Town, MA: 49,915 USDWinthrop Town, MA49,915Waltham, MA: 49,193 USDWaltham, MA49,193Framingham, MA: 48,470 USDFramingham, MA48,470North Attleborough Town, MA: 47,877 USDNorth Attleborough Town, MA47,877Gloucester, MA: 47,248 USDGloucester, MA47,248Barnstable Town, MA: 46,996 USDBarnstable Town, MA46,996Weymouth Town, MA: 46,645 USDWeymouth Town, MA46,645Quincy, MA: 45,634 USDQuincy, MA45,634Marlborough, MA: 44,775 USDMarlborough, MA44,775Peabody, MA: 44,056 USDPeabody, MA44,056Salem, MA: 42,944 USDSalem, MA42,944Agawam Town, MA: 42,754 USDAgawam Town, MA42,754Northampton, MA: 41,663 USDNorthampton, MA41,663Bridgewater Town, MA: 41,188 USDBridgewater Town, MA41,188Leominster, MA: 40,192 USDLeominster, MA40,192Randolph Town, MA: 39,488 USDRandolph Town, MA39,488Attleboro, MA: 38,942 USDAttleboro, MA38,942Malden, MA: 38,784 USDMalden, MA38,784West Springfield Town, MA: 38,318 USDWest Springfield Town, MA38,318Pittsfield, MA: 37,356 USDPittsfield, MA37,356Westfield, MA: 36,635 USDWestfield, MA36,635Haverhill, MA: 36,534 USDHaverhill, MA36,534Palmer Town, MA: 35,844 USDPalmer Town, MA35,844Taunton, MA: 33,862 USDTaunton, MA33,862Revere, MA: 33,749 USDRevere, MA33,749Greenfield, MA: 32,167 USDGreenfield, MA32,167Everett, MA: 31,599 USDEverett, MA31,599North Adams, MA: 31,428 USDNorth Adams, MA31,428Chicopee, MA: 31,086 USDChicopee, MA31,086Worcester, MA: 30,855 USDWorcester, MA30,855Lowell, MA: 30,620 USDLowell, MA30,620Brockton, MA: 30,508 USDBrockton, MA30,508Gardner, MA: 30,506 USDGardner, MA30,506Fitchburg, MA: 30,300 USDFitchburg, MA30,300Southbridge Town, MA: 29,962 USDSouthbridge Town, MA29,962Lynn, MA: 29,541 USDLynn, MA29,541Fall River, MA: 28,561 USDFall River, MA28,561Chelsea, MA: 27,627 USDChelsea, MA27,627New Bedford, MA: 27,583 USDNew Bedford, MA27,583Amherst Town, MA: 26,341 USDAmherst Town, MA26,341Holyoke, MA: 25,744 USDHolyoke, MA25,744Lawrence, MA: 23,316 USDLawrence, MA23,316Springfield, MA: 23,161 USDSpringfield, MA23,161Newton, MA: 81,020 USDNewton, MA81,020Newburyport, MA: 66,359 USDNewburyport, MA66,359Cambridge, MA: 65,494 USDCambridge, MA65,494Melrose, MA: 58,791 USDMelrose, MA58,791Somerville, MA: 58,437 USDSomerville, MA58,437Franklin Town, MA: 55,509 USDFranklin Town, MA55,509Medford, MA: 55,098 USDMedford, MA55,098Braintree Town, MA: 53,208 USDBraintree Town, MA53,208Beverly, MA: 50,533 USDBeverly, MA50,533Woburn, MA: 50,498 USDWoburn, MA50,498Boston, MA: 50,344 USDBoston, MA50,344Winthrop Town, MA: 49,915 USDWinthrop Town, MA49,915Waltham, MA: 49,193 USDWaltham, MA49,193Framingham, MA: 48,470 USDFramingham, MA48,470North Attleborough Town, MA: 47,877 USDNorth Attleborough Town, MA47,877Gloucester, MA: 47,248 USDGloucester, MA47,248Barnstable Town, MA: 46,996 USDBarnstable Town, MA46,996Weymouth Town, MA: 46,645 USDWeymouth Town, MA46,645Quincy, MA: 45,634 USDQuincy, MA45,634Marlborough, MA: 44,775 USDMarlborough, MA44,775Peabody, MA: 44,056 USDPeabody, MA44,056Salem, MA: 42,944 USDSalem, MA42,944Agawam Town, MA: 42,754 USDAgawam Town, MA42,754Northampton, MA: 41,663 USDNorthampton, MA41,663Bridgewater Town, MA: 41,188 USDBridgewater Town, MA41,188Leominster, MA: 40,192 USDLeominster, MA40,192Randolph Town, MA: 39,488 USDRandolph Town, MA39,488Attleboro, MA: 38,942 USDAttleboro, MA38,942Malden, MA: 38,784 USDMalden, MA38,784West Springfield Town, MA: 38,318 USDWest Springfield Town, MA38,318Pittsfield, MA: 37,356 USDPittsfield, MA37,356Westfield, MA: 36,635 USDWestfield, MA36,635Haverhill, MA: 36,534 USDHaverhill, MA36,534Palmer Town, MA: 35,844 USDPalmer Town, MA35,844Taunton, MA: 33,862 USDTaunton, MA33,862Revere, MA: 33,749 USDRevere, MA33,749Greenfield, MA: 32,167 USDGreenfield, MA32,167Everett, MA: 31,599 USDEverett, MA31,599North Adams, MA: 31,428 USDNorth Adams, MA31,428Chicopee, MA: 31,086 USDChicopee, MA31,086Worcester, MA: 30,855 USDWorcester, MA30,855Lowell, MA: 30,620 USDLowell, MA30,620Brockton, MA: 30,508 USDBrockton, MA30,508Gardner, MA: 30,506 USDGardner, MA30,506Fitchburg, MA: 30,300 USDFitchburg, MA30,300Southbridge Town, MA: 29,962 USDSouthbridge Town, MA29,962Lynn, MA: 29,541 USDLynn, MA29,541Fall River, MA: 28,561 USDFall River, MA28,561Chelsea, MA: 27,627 USDChelsea, MA27,627New Bedford, MA: 27,583 USDNew Bedford, MA27,583Amherst Town, MA: 26,341 USDAmherst Town, MA26,341Holyoke, MA: 25,744 USDHolyoke, MA25,744Lawrence, MA: 23,316 USDLawrence, MA23,316Springfield, MA: 23,161 USDSpringfield, MA23,161
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Newton, MA81,020
2Newburyport, MA66,359
3Cambridge, MA65,494
4Melrose, MA58,791
5Somerville, MA58,437
6Franklin Town, MA55,509
7Medford, MA55,098
8Braintree Town, MA53,208
9Beverly, MA50,533
10Woburn, MA50,498
11Boston, MA50,344
12Winthrop Town, MA49,915
13Waltham, MA49,193
14Framingham, MA48,470
15North Attleborough Town, MA47,877
16Gloucester, MA47,248
17Barnstable Town, MA46,996
18Weymouth Town, MA46,645
19Quincy, MA45,634
20Marlborough, MA44,775
21Peabody, MA44,056
22Salem, MA42,944
23Agawam Town, MA42,754
24Northampton, MA41,663
25Bridgewater Town, MA41,188
26Leominster, MA40,192
27Randolph Town, MA39,488
28Attleboro, MA38,942
29Malden, MA38,784
30West Springfield Town, MA38,318
31Pittsfield, MA37,356
32Westfield, MA36,635
33Haverhill, MA36,534
34Palmer Town, MA35,844
35Taunton, MA33,862
36Revere, MA33,749
37Greenfield, MA32,167
38Everett, MA31,599
39North Adams, MA31,428
40Chicopee, MA31,086
41Worcester, MA30,855
42Lowell, MA30,620
43Brockton, MA30,508
44Gardner, MA30,506
45Fitchburg, MA30,300
46Southbridge Town, MA29,962
47Lynn, MA29,541
48Fall River, MA28,561
49Chelsea, MA27,627
50New Bedford, MA27,583
51Amherst Town, MA26,341
52Holyoke, MA25,744
53Lawrence, MA23,316
54Springfield, MA23,161

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Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, 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.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

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 B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, 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-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Massachusetts by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/massachusetts-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/massachusetts-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Springfield, MA, with $23,161 in 2021.

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