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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 80 largest places in Massachusetts, Lexington has the largest share of people working from home (36.7%), followed by Arlington and Marblehead. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 80 places in Massachusetts that we cover, the median is 16.2% and the average 18.1%; the figure runs from 36.7% (Lexington) to 4.8% (Southbridge Town). That is a spread of 7.6 times between the two ends. The state figure is 18.6%; 35 of the 80 places are above it and 45 at or below.
The first five are Lexington, Arlington, Marblehead, Winchester, Needham. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: remote work lets people live in cheaper places while earning city pay, but it depends on the employer. 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 ⇅ | Work from home ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexington (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 36.7% | 34,295 | $238,444 | $2,891 |
| 2 | Arlington (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 34.5% | 46,350 | $150,701 | $2,082 |
| 3 | Marblehead (unincorporated) | Essex County | 34.0% | 20,413 | $182,132 | $1,764 |
| 4 | Winchester (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 33.8% | 23,406 | $230,198 | $2,279 |
| 5 | Needham (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | 32.4% | 32,459 | $214,308 | $2,409 |
| 6 | Newton | Middlesex County | 32.2% | 89,044 | $190,304 | $2,370 |
| 7 | Wellesley (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | 32.0% | 30,347 | $250,001 | $2,886 |
| 8 | Belmont (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 31.5% | 27,175 | $183,137 | $2,527 |
| 9 | Somerville | Middlesex County | 31.3% | 81,036 | $132,572 | $2,517 |
| 10 | Cambridge | Middlesex County | 30.8% | 118,796 | $130,748 | $2,787 |
| 11 | Reading (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 30.2% | 25,612 | $165,912 | $1,991 |
| 12 | Brookline (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | 30.1% | 63,266 | $142,101 | $2,835 |
| 13 | Milton (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | 29.7% | 28,587 | $188,529 | $1,474 |
| 14 | Melrose | Middlesex County | 29.6% | 29,650 | $133,953 | $1,970 |
| 15 | Newburyport | Essex County | 28.9% | 18,652 | $139,625 | $1,592 |
| 16 | Lynnfield (unincorporated) | Essex County | 27.4% | 13,064 | $175,265 | $2,676 |
| 17 | Swampscott (unincorporated) | Essex County | 27.2% | 15,277 | $134,386 | $2,303 |
| 18 | Medford | Middlesex County | 26.8% | 59,354 | $129,540 | $2,509 |
| 19 | Longmeadow (unincorporated) | Hampden County | 24.7% | 15,696 | $149,601 | $1,682 |
| 20 | Wakefield (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 24.6% | 27,793 | $134,306 | $1,958 |
| 21 | Stoneham (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 24.6% | 23,355 | $113,964 | $2,035 |
| 22 | Waltham | Middlesex County | 24.2% | 64,902 | $120,216 | $2,268 |
| 23 | Northampton | Hampshire County | 24.1% | 30,962 | $80,288 | $1,439 |
| 24 | Burlington (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 22.5% | 26,274 | $146,436 | $2,718 |
| 25 | Beverly | Essex County | 22.3% | 42,665 | $106,044 | $1,771 |
| 26 | Franklin Town | Norfolk County | 22.1% | 33,154 | $145,773 | $1,899 |
| 27 | Salem | Essex County | 21.6% | 44,795 | $85,153 | $1,836 |
| 28 | Boston | Suffolk County | 21.3% | 666,442 | $97,344 | $2,147 |
| 29 | Quincy | Norfolk County | 21.2% | 102,114 | $98,882 | $2,118 |
| 30 | Amherst Town | Hampshire County | 21.0% | 38,182 | $66,968 | $1,671 |
| 31 | Dedham (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | 20.0% | 25,237 | $128,955 | $2,042 |
| 32 | Malden | Middlesex County | 19.8% | 65,906 | $100,606 | $2,204 |
| 33 | Wilmington (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 19.7% | 23,336 | $168,152 | $2,394 |
| 34 | Framingham | Middlesex County | 19.6% | 72,399 | $107,419 | $2,033 |
| 35 | Danvers (unincorporated) | Essex County | 19.2% | 28,098 | $125,395 | $2,076 |
| 36 | Hudson (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | 18.3% | 15,719 | $90,524 | $1,397 |
| 37 | Winthrop Town | Suffolk County | 18.2% | 18,759 | $116,167 | $2,064 |
| 38 | Braintree Town | Norfolk County | 18.2% | 38,899 | $122,214 | $2,024 |
| 39 | Weymouth Town | Norfolk County | 18.1% | 58,505 | $102,714 | $1,941 |
| 40 | Marlborough | Middlesex County | 16.2% | 41,647 | $91,968 | $1,871 |
| 41 | North Attleborough Town | Bristol County | 16.1% | 30,984 | $112,665 | $1,509 |
| 42 | Norwood (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | 16.1% | 31,542 | $107,030 | $2,116 |
| 43 | Woburn | Middlesex County | 16.0% | 41,939 | $111,185 | $2,221 |
| 44 | Abington (unincorporated) | Plymouth County | 15.1% | 17,053 | $125,400 | $1,724 |
| 45 | Randolph Town | Norfolk County | 15.1% | 34,878 | $109,573 | $2,103 |
| 46 | Attleboro | Bristol County | 14.5% | 46,762 | $98,954 | $1,590 |
| 47 | Saugus (unincorporated) | Essex County | 14.3% | 28,773 | $101,539 | $2,241 |
| 48 | Gardner | Worcester County | 13.3% | 21,148 | $67,518 | $1,109 |
| 49 | Milford (unincorporated) | Worcester County | 13.0% | 27,731 | $93,310 | $1,889 |
| 50 | Gloucester | Essex County | 12.7% | 30,075 | $83,883 | $1,411 |
| 51 | Bridgewater Town | Plymouth County | 12.7% | 28,471 | $112,651 | $2,092 |
| 52 | Haverhill | Essex County | 12.5% | 67,698 | $88,326 | $1,668 |
| 53 | Barnstable Town | Barnstable County | 12.3% | 49,568 | $91,982 | $1,917 |
| 54 | Somerset (unincorporated) | Bristol County | 12.0% | 18,298 | $112,677 | $1,271 |
| 55 | Greenfield | Franklin County | 11.9% | 17,664 | $55,614 | $1,107 |
| 56 | Worcester | Worcester County | 11.6% | 207,055 | $70,102 | $1,487 |
| 57 | Holyoke | Hampden County | 11.1% | 37,813 | $53,605 | $1,021 |
| 58 | Agawam Town | Hampden County | 11.0% | 28,539 | $85,421 | $1,256 |
| 59 | Leominster | Worcester County | 10.9% | 43,909 | $83,816 | $1,354 |
| 60 | Lowell | Middlesex County | 10.6% | 118,368 | $78,658 | $1,625 |
| 61 | Everett | Middlesex County | 10.5% | 50,045 | $85,218 | $2,076 |
| 62 | Chelsea | Suffolk County | 10.4% | 39,908 | $72,179 | $1,956 |
| 63 | West Springfield Town | Hampden County | 10.4% | 28,772 | $69,371 | $1,144 |
| 64 | Peabody | Essex County | 10.3% | 54,695 | $96,657 | $1,950 |
| 65 | Fitchburg | Worcester County | 10.3% | 41,798 | $73,040 | $1,222 |
| 66 | Pittsfield | Berkshire County | 10.2% | 43,457 | $70,582 | $1,134 |
| 67 | North Adams | Berkshire County | 9.2% | 12,606 | $47,500 | $793 |
| 68 | Revere | Suffolk County | 9.2% | 60,012 | $86,969 | $2,076 |
| 69 | Westfield | Hampden County | 8.6% | 40,378 | $87,753 | $1,117 |
| 70 | Springfield | Hampden County | 8.4% | 154,749 | $52,656 | $1,144 |
| 71 | Chicopee | Hampden County | 8.1% | 55,295 | $62,615 | $1,157 |
| 72 | Taunton | Bristol County | 8.0% | 60,433 | $79,283 | $1,324 |
| 73 | Lynn | Essex County | 7.9% | 101,709 | $75,043 | $1,722 |
| 74 | Palmer Town | Hampden County | 7.3% | 12,381 | $78,480 | $1,075 |
| 75 | Fall River | Bristol County | 7.1% | 94,082 | $56,673 | $1,155 |
| 76 | Webster (unincorporated) | Worcester County | 7.1% | 12,228 | $63,837 | $1,198 |
| 77 | Brockton | Plymouth County | 6.9% | 105,386 | $80,115 | $1,641 |
| 78 | Lawrence | Essex County | 6.8% | 88,736 | $60,433 | $1,662 |
| 79 | New Bedford | Bristol County | 5.4% | 100,998 | $56,981 | $1,137 |
| 80 | Southbridge Town | Worcester County | 4.8% | 17,928 | $66,287 | $1,256 |
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Lexington, with 36.7% (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 80 largest places in Massachusetts by population.