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Massachusetts state guide

Compare large Massachusetts cities by 2025 Census population, young-grad fit, BLS state unemployment, schooling access, cost pressure, commute, and safety-check notes. The current Massachusetts subset includes 58 Northeast city pages with a combined 2025 population estimate of 3,861,907.

What the current Massachusetts catalog shows

Everett, Massachusetts has the strongest verified population-growth signal in this Massachusetts subset at +9.18% since the 2020 estimates base. Newburyport, Massachusetts has the lowest ACS rent-to-income baseline among the matched catalog cities at 13.7%. These figures describe the WhereToLive.us city subset, not a statewide average.

Catalog cities 58

58 have matched ACS place data.

Catalog median rent $1,677

Median of matched city ACS gross-rent estimates; not a statewide rent.

Catalog median income $87,361

Median of matched city ACS household-income estimates; not a statewide income.

Catalog median home value $498,050

Median of matched city ACS owner-occupied home values.

Average grad fit 63/100

Newburyport, Massachusetts leads this subset at 74/100.

Catalog median commute 30.5 min

Median of matched city approximate ACS commute estimates.

City Catalog Grad fit Median rent Median income 2025 population City unemployment Growth Jobs Cost
Boston, Massachusetts #25 68/100 $2,147 $97,344 672,973 6.1% -0.83% competitive rent stretched
Worcester, Massachusetts Massachusetts coverage 64/100 $1,487 $70,102 213,862 6.5% +3.56% competitive rent stretched
Springfield, Massachusetts Massachusetts coverage 57/100 $1,144 $52,656 154,702 8.7% -0.75% competitive rent stretched
Cambridge, Massachusetts Massachusetts coverage 66/100 $2,787 $130,748 122,588 3.4% +3.54% competitive rent stretched
Lowell, Massachusetts Massachusetts coverage 64/100 $1,625 $78,658 119,971 5.7% +3.78% competitive rent stretched
Brockton, Massachusetts Massachusetts coverage 57/100 $1,641 $80,115 106,134 8.6% +0.45% competitive rent stretched
Lynn, Massachusetts Massachusetts coverage 56/100 $1,722 $75,043 104,236 5.0% +2.94% competitive rent stretched
Quincy, Massachusetts Massachusetts coverage 64/100 $2,118 $98,882 103,173 6.9% +1.53% competitive rent stretched
New Bedford, Massachusetts Massachusetts coverage 58/100 $1,137 $56,981 101,834 8.3% +0.78% competitive rent stretched
Fall River, Massachusetts Massachusetts coverage 59/100 $1,155 $56,673 95,298 6.5% +1.40% competitive rent stretched
Newton, Massachusetts 2025 population #390 70/100 $2,370 $190,304 90,741 3.8% +2.01% competitive rent-friendly
Lawrence, Massachusetts 2025 population #402 49/100 $1,662 $60,433 89,320 8.5% +0.16% competitive high rent burden
Somerville, Massachusetts 2025 population #435 68/100 $2,517 $132,572 84,211 3.0% +3.98% competitive rent watch
Framingham, Massachusetts 2025 population #530 62/100 $2,033 $107,419 73,021 4.8% +0.87% competitive rent watch
Haverhill, Massachusetts 2025 population #572 60/100 $1,668 $88,326 68,361 5.7% +0.86% competitive rent watch
Malden, Massachusetts 2025 population #598 60/100 $2,204 $100,606 66,370 5.4% +0.14% competitive rent stretched
Waltham, Massachusetts 2025 population #614 64/100 $2,268 $120,216 65,037 3.7% -0.25% competitive rent watch
Taunton, Massachusetts 2025 population #643 65/100 $1,324 $79,283 62,522 5.8% +5.32% competitive rent watch
Revere, Massachusetts 2025 population #674 47/100 $2,076 $86,969 60,141 7.0% -3.39% competitive rent stretched
Medford, Massachusetts 2025 population #680 63/100 $2,509 $129,540 59,834 4.3% +0.14% competitive rent stretched
Weymouth Town, Massachusetts 2025 population #682 65/100 $1,941 $102,714 59,759 4.9% +4.05% competitive rent watch
Peabody, Massachusetts 2025 population #740 62/100 $1,950 $96,657 55,953 4.9% +2.68% competitive rent stretched
Chicopee, Massachusetts 2025 population #747 56/100 $1,157 $62,615 55,310 6.3% -0.49% competitive rent watch
Methuen, Massachusetts 2025 population #757 66/100 $1,749 $113,310 54,584 5.8% +2.94% competitive rent watch
Everett, Massachusetts 2025 population #770 62/100 $2,076 $85,218 53,572 5.5% +9.18% competitive rent stretched
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts 2025 population #818 65/100 $1,917 $91,982 50,101 3.1% +2.45% competitive rent stretched
Attleboro, Massachusetts 2025 population #868 65/100 $1,590 $98,954 47,447 4.7% +2.11% competitive rent watch
Salem, Massachusetts 2025 population #916 63/100 $1,836 $85,153 45,381 5.1% +2.02% competitive rent stretched
Leominster, Massachusetts 2025 population #943 63/100 $1,354 $83,816 44,194 6.2% +0.94% competitive rent watch
Woburn, Massachusetts 2025 population #949 71/100 $2,221 $111,185 43,962 7.9% +7.55% competitive rent stretched
Beverly, Massachusetts 2025 population #955 68/100 $1,771 $106,044 43,363 4.4% +1.62% competitive rent watch
Pittsfield, Massachusetts 2025 population #962 62/100 $1,134 $70,582 42,909 7.0% -2.38% competitive rent watch
Marlborough, Massachusetts 2025 population #968 64/100 $1,871 $91,968 42,772 5.5% +2.37% competitive rent stretched
Fitchburg, Massachusetts 2025 population #986 60/100 $1,222 $73,040 42,136 6.7% +0.48% competitive rent watch
Amherst Town, Massachusetts 2025 population #1012 66/100 $1,671 $66,968 40,920 7.7% +4.20% competitive rent stretched
Westfield, Massachusetts 2025 population #1028 64/100 $1,117 $87,753 40,546 3.0% -0.66% competitive rent-friendly
Chelsea, Massachusetts 2025 population #1038 45/100 $1,956 $72,179 40,130 9.2% -1.51% competitive high rent burden
Braintree Town, Massachusetts 2025 population #1066 62/100 $2,024 $122,214 38,957 4.0% -0.50% competitive rent watch
Holyoke, Massachusetts 2025 population #1105 57/100 $1,021 $53,605 38,023 7.7% -0.61% competitive rent watch
Watertown, Massachusetts 2025 population #1157 64/100 $2,502 $126,265 35,710 5.3% +1.10% competitive rent stretched
Randolph Town, Massachusetts 2025 population #1190 58/100 $2,103 $109,573 34,948 7.7% -0.24% competitive rent watch
Franklin Town, Massachusetts 2025 population #1227 69/100 $1,899 $145,773 33,955 5.2% +2.05% competitive rent-friendly
North Attleborough Town, Massachusetts 2025 population #1314 68/100 $1,509 $112,665 31,506 5.7% +2.19% competitive rent-friendly
Northampton, Massachusetts 2025 population #1331 73/100 $1,439 $80,288 31,047 5.5% +4.97% competitive rent watch
Gloucester, Massachusetts 2025 population #1341 69/100 $1,411 $83,883 30,627 6.5% +3.00% competitive rent watch
Melrose, Massachusetts 2025 population #1373 66/100 $1,970 $133,953 29,597 3.7% -0.73% competitive rent-friendly
Bridgewater Town, Massachusetts 2025 population #1383 64/100 $2,092 $112,651 29,309 4.7% +2.42% competitive rent watch
West Springfield Town, Massachusetts 2025 population #1402 64/100 $1,144 $69,371 28,829 6.0% -0.01% competitive rent watch
Agawam Town, Massachusetts 2025 population #1404 66/100 $1,256 $85,421 28,783 4.0% +0.31% competitive rent-friendly
Gardner, Massachusetts 2025 population #1823 60/100 $1,109 $67,518 21,483 7.0% +1.01% competitive rent watch
Newburyport, Massachusetts 2025 population #2012 74/100 $1,592 $139,625 19,148 5.1% +4.73% competitive rent-friendly
Winthrop Town, Massachusetts 2025 population #2056 59/100 $2,064 $116,167 18,647 5.9% -3.49% competitive rent watch
Southbridge Town, Massachusetts 2025 population #2099 58/100 $1,256 $66,287 18,105 7.2% +2.09% competitive rent watch
Greenfield, Massachusetts 2025 population #2139 63/100 $1,107 $55,614 17,691 6.3% -0.38% competitive rent stretched
Amesbury, Massachusetts 2025 population #2151 66/100 $1,683 $103,554 17,588 3.6% +1.29% competitive rent watch
Easthampton, Massachusetts 2025 population #2326 62/100 $1,292 $71,673 15,851 4.7% -2.23% competitive rent watch
North Adams, Massachusetts 2025 population #2774 59/100 $793 $47,500 12,368 5.0% -4.42% competitive rent watch
Palmer Town, Massachusetts 2025 population #2775 61/100 $1,075 $78,480 12,367 2.9% -0.69% competitive rent-friendly