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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 80 largest places in Massachusetts, Longmeadow has the highest homeownership (90.1%), followed by Wilmington and Lynnfield. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 80 places in Massachusetts that we cover, the median is 62.3% and the average 61.4%; the figure runs from 90.1% (Longmeadow) to 26.0% (Chelsea). That is a spread of 3.5 times between the two ends. The state figure is 62.5%; 39 of the 80 places are above it and 41 at or below.
The first five are Longmeadow, Wilmington, Lynnfield, Somerset, Marblehead. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Homeowners (share of households) ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longmeadow (unincorporated) | Hampden County | 90.1% | 15,696 | $149,601 | $1,682 |
| 2 | Wilmington (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 88.0% | 23,336 | $168,152 | $2,394 |
| 3 | Lynnfield (unincorporated) | Essex County | 87.3% | 13,064 | $175,265 | $2,676 |
| 4 | Somerset (unincorporated) | Bristol County | 87.0% | 18,298 | $112,677 | $1,271 |
| 5 | Marblehead (unincorporated) | Essex County | 85.2% | 20,413 | $182,132 | $1,764 |
| 6 | Milton (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | 85.2% | 28,587 | $188,529 | $1,474 |
| 7 | Wellesley (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | 84.4% | 30,347 | $250,001 | $2,886 |
| 8 | Needham (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | 83.1% | 32,459 | $214,308 | $2,409 |
| 9 | Reading (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 82.4% | 25,612 | $165,912 | $1,991 |
| 10 | Winchester (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 81.7% | 23,406 | $230,198 | $2,279 |
| 11 | Lexington (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 80.5% | 34,295 | $238,444 | $2,891 |
| 12 | Franklin Town | Norfolk County | 78.2% | 33,154 | $145,773 | $1,899 |
| 13 | Braintree Town | Norfolk County | 77.6% | 38,899 | $122,214 | $2,024 |
| 14 | Newburyport | Essex County | 77.5% | 18,652 | $139,625 | $1,592 |
| 15 | Swampscott (unincorporated) | Essex County | 75.9% | 15,277 | $134,386 | $2,303 |
| 16 | Barnstable Town | Barnstable County | 75.7% | 49,568 | $91,982 | $1,917 |
| 17 | Bridgewater Town | Plymouth County | 75.6% | 28,471 | $112,651 | $2,092 |
| 18 | Agawam Town | Hampden County | 74.4% | 28,539 | $85,421 | $1,256 |
| 19 | Burlington (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 74.2% | 26,274 | $146,436 | $2,718 |
| 20 | Dedham (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | 73.4% | 25,237 | $128,955 | $2,042 |
| 21 | Abington (unincorporated) | Plymouth County | 72.7% | 17,053 | $125,400 | $1,724 |
| 22 | North Attleborough Town | Bristol County | 72.1% | 30,984 | $112,665 | $1,509 |
| 23 | Saugus (unincorporated) | Essex County | 71.5% | 28,773 | $101,539 | $2,241 |
| 24 | Palmer Town | Hampden County | 71.5% | 12,381 | $78,480 | $1,075 |
| 25 | Randolph Town | Norfolk County | 71.3% | 34,878 | $109,573 | $2,103 |
| 26 | Stoneham (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 71.0% | 23,355 | $113,964 | $2,035 |
| 27 | Wakefield (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 70.7% | 27,793 | $134,306 | $1,958 |
| 28 | Newton | Middlesex County | 70.0% | 89,044 | $190,304 | $2,370 |
| 29 | Danvers (unincorporated) | Essex County | 69.2% | 28,098 | $125,395 | $2,076 |
| 30 | Westfield | Hampden County | 68.6% | 40,378 | $87,753 | $1,117 |
| 31 | Hudson (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 68.0% | 15,719 | $90,524 | $1,397 |
| 32 | Weymouth Town | Norfolk County | 67.4% | 58,505 | $102,714 | $1,941 |
| 33 | Melrose | Middlesex County | 67.2% | 29,650 | $133,953 | $1,970 |
| 34 | Attleboro | Bristol County | 66.2% | 46,762 | $98,954 | $1,590 |
| 35 | Peabody | Essex County | 65.6% | 54,695 | $96,657 | $1,950 |
| 36 | Belmont (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 64.7% | 27,175 | $183,137 | $2,527 |
| 37 | Gloucester | Essex County | 64.0% | 30,075 | $83,883 | $1,411 |
| 38 | Pittsfield | Berkshire County | 62.8% | 43,457 | $70,582 | $1,134 |
| 39 | Haverhill | Essex County | 62.8% | 67,698 | $88,326 | $1,668 |
| 40 | Leominster | Worcester County | 62.3% | 43,909 | $83,816 | $1,354 |
| 41 | Milford (unincorporated) | Worcester County | 62.2% | 27,731 | $93,310 | $1,889 |
| 42 | Taunton | Bristol County | 62.1% | 60,433 | $79,283 | $1,324 |
| 43 | Arlington (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 61.6% | 46,350 | $150,701 | $2,082 |
| 44 | Beverly | Essex County | 60.1% | 42,665 | $106,044 | $1,771 |
| 45 | Gardner | Worcester County | 58.9% | 21,148 | $67,518 | $1,109 |
| 46 | West Springfield Town | Hampden County | 58.5% | 28,772 | $69,371 | $1,144 |
| 47 | Brockton | Plymouth County | 57.4% | 105,386 | $80,115 | $1,641 |
| 48 | Northampton | Hampshire County | 57.3% | 30,962 | $80,288 | $1,439 |
| 49 | Winthrop Town | Suffolk County | 56.9% | 18,759 | $116,167 | $2,064 |
| 50 | Marlborough | Middlesex County | 56.0% | 41,647 | $91,968 | $1,871 |
| 51 | Chicopee | Hampden County | 55.7% | 55,295 | $62,615 | $1,157 |
| 52 | Greenfield | Franklin County | 55.7% | 17,664 | $55,614 | $1,107 |
| 53 | Woburn | Middlesex County | 55.7% | 41,939 | $111,185 | $2,221 |
| 54 | Framingham | Middlesex County | 54.8% | 72,399 | $107,419 | $2,033 |
| 55 | Medford | Middlesex County | 54.1% | 59,354 | $129,540 | $2,509 |
| 56 | Fitchburg | Worcester County | 54.1% | 41,798 | $73,040 | $1,222 |
| 57 | Norwood (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | 54.0% | 31,542 | $107,030 | $2,116 |
| 58 | North Adams | Berkshire County | 51.0% | 12,606 | $47,500 | $793 |
| 59 | Salem | Essex County | 49.7% | 44,795 | $85,153 | $1,836 |
| 60 | Waltham | Middlesex County | 49.7% | 64,902 | $120,216 | $2,268 |
| 61 | Springfield | Hampden County | 49.6% | 154,749 | $52,656 | $1,144 |
| 62 | Lynn | Essex County | 48.1% | 101,709 | $75,043 | $1,722 |
| 63 | Brookline (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | 46.9% | 63,266 | $142,101 | $2,835 |
| 64 | Revere | Suffolk County | 45.5% | 60,012 | $86,969 | $2,076 |
| 65 | Webster (unincorporated) | Worcester County | 45.5% | 12,228 | $63,837 | $1,198 |
| 66 | Quincy | Norfolk County | 45.2% | 102,114 | $98,882 | $2,118 |
| 67 | Amherst Town | Hampshire County | 44.2% | 38,182 | $66,968 | $1,671 |
| 68 | Lowell | Middlesex County | 43.2% | 118,368 | $78,658 | $1,625 |
| 69 | Worcester | Worcester County | 42.8% | 207,055 | $70,102 | $1,487 |
| 70 | Southbridge Town | Worcester County | 42.7% | 17,928 | $66,287 | $1,256 |
| 71 | Holyoke | Hampden County | 41.3% | 37,813 | $53,605 | $1,021 |
| 72 | Malden | Middlesex County | 41.3% | 65,906 | $100,606 | $2,204 |
| 73 | New Bedford | Bristol County | 40.3% | 100,998 | $56,981 | $1,137 |
| 74 | Everett | Middlesex County | 37.2% | 50,045 | $85,218 | $2,076 |
| 75 | Boston | Suffolk County | 35.7% | 666,442 | $97,344 | $2,147 |
| 76 | Fall River | Bristol County | 35.3% | 94,082 | $56,673 | $1,155 |
| 77 | Somerville | Middlesex County | 34.2% | 81,036 | $132,572 | $2,517 |
| 78 | Cambridge | Middlesex County | 33.5% | 118,796 | $130,748 | $2,787 |
| 79 | Lawrence | Essex County | 28.1% | 88,736 | $60,433 | $1,662 |
| 80 | Chelsea | Suffolk County | 26.0% | 39,908 | $72,179 | $1,956 |
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Longmeadow, with 90.1% (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 80 largest places in Massachusetts by population.