Census ACS 2023 · 89 cities

Largest Cities in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 89 cities with populations of 10,000 or more. The largest city is Boston city with a population of 663,972. These cities represent the economic and cultural centers of the state, each with distinct demographic profiles reflecting local industries, housing markets, and community character. Explore the full ranking below to compare population, income, and age across all major cities in Massachusetts.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Population	Median Income	Median Age
1	Worcester city	205,501	$67,544	34.1
2	Woburn city	41,205	$107,754	39.5
3	Winthrop Town city	18,807	$106,357	43.6
4	Winchester Cdp	22,862	$218,176	43
5	Wilmington Cdp	23,195	$161,473	42.1
6	Weymouth Town city	57,786	$100,077	43.8
7	Westfield city	40,673	$82,847	39
8	West Springfield Town city	28,635	$70,401	39.4
9	Wellesley Cdp	29,906	$250,001	38.1
10	Webster Cdp	12,300	$60,384	36.4
11	Watertown Town city	35,270	$123,422	38.8
12	Waltham city	64,723	$116,560	35.1
13	Wakefield Cdp	27,284	$130,320	42.9
14	Taunton city	59,719	$79,715	39
15	Swampscott Cdp	15,209	$128,964	45.3
16	Stoneham Cdp	22,986	$112,635	42.2
17	Springfield city	154,751	$51,339	33.7
18	Southbridge Town city	17,806	$59,397	40.6
19	South Yarmouth Cdp	11,642	$79,638	55
20	Somerville city	80,549	$127,056	32.3
21	Somerset Cdp	18,246	$111,720	47
22	Saugus Cdp	28,599	$100,819	43.5
23	Salem city	44,241	$85,137	38.5
24	Revere city	59,933	$81,121	39.4
25	Reading Cdp	25,448	$163,725	44.1
26	Randolph Town city	34,683	$103,129	41
27	Quincy city	101,361	$95,711	39
28	Pittsfield city	43,559	$68,386	43.2
29	Peabody city	54,180	$95,278	46.6
30	Palmer Town city	12,372	$78,789	50.5
31	Norwood Cdp	31,380	$97,110	39.4
32	Northampton city	28,640	$78,467	41.7
33	North Attleborough Town city	30,842	$109,426	42.9
34	North Adams city	12,660	$48,521	44.4
35	Newton city	88,504	$184,989	42
36	Newburyport city	18,444	$144,259	47.3
37	New Bedford city	100,731	$56,025	37
38	Needham Cdp	32,059	$212,241	43
39	Nantucket Cdp	10,837	$109,988	40.3
40	Milton Cdp	28,481	$178,053	40.2
41	Milford Cdp	27,919	$88,992	38.6
42	Methuen Town city	53,043	$103,270	40.5
43	Melrose city	29,488	$126,854	44.3
44	Medford city	59,062	$118,089	36.1
45	Maynard Cdp	10,663	$119,549	43.2
46	Marlborough city	41,398	$95,047	37.2
47	Marblehead Cdp	20,334	$165,859	49.1
48	Malden city	65,509	$95,298	35.8
49	Lynnfield Cdp	12,964	$172,484	41
50	Lynn city	100,905	$74,715	36.8
51	Lowell city	114,799	$76,205	35.5
52	Longmeadow Cdp	15,724	$144,639	44.8
53	Lexington Cdp	34,085	$219,402	46.6
54	Leominster city	43,697	$81,556	41.8
55	Lawrence city	88,297	$57,903	32.6
56	Hull Cdp	10,098	$127,112	55.1
57	Hudson Cdp	15,610	$96,149	44.3
58	Holyoke city	37,949	$51,892	39.1
59	Holbrook Cdp	11,320	$107,768	42.8
60	Haverhill city	67,387	$87,675	38.7
61	Greenfield city	17,662	$53,961	44.1
62	Gloucester city	29,862	$87,898	51
63	Gardner city	21,075	$62,948	43.5
64	Franklin Town city	33,067	$142,788	42.1
65	Framingham city	72,013	$98,179	37.7
66	Fitchburg city	41,633	$70,659	37.5
67	Fall River city	93,764	$53,933	39
68	Everett city	49,236	$79,658	35.8
69	Easthampton Town city	16,103	$72,925	47
70	Dedham Cdp	25,109	$124,375	43.5
71	Danvers Cdp	27,924	$117,072	45.5
72	Chicopee city	55,213	$66,927	41.1
73	Chelsea city	39,460	$72,220	34.5
74	Cambridge city	117,794	$126,469	30.5
75	Burlington Cdp	26,223	$142,207	44.9
76	Brookline Cdp	62,822	$140,631	35
77	Brockton city	105,080	$77,089	36.5
78	Bridgewater Town city	28,669	$112,482	37.4
79	Braintree Town city	38,762	$125,305	41.3
80	Boston city	663,972	$94,755	33.2
81	Beverly city	42,408	$103,739	39.5
82	Belmont Cdp	27,009	$178,188	42.4
83	Barnstable Town city	49,232	$97,348	48.6
84	Attleboro city	46,499	$93,266	39.4
85	Arlington Cdp	46,015	$141,440	41.3
86	Amherst Town city	35,472	$65,938	21.3
87	Amesbury Town city	17,277	$100,599	44.2
88	Agawam Town city	28,510	$82,359	46.1
89	Abington Cdp	17,008	$119,787	40.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

Boston city is the #1 ranked city in Massachusetts by population, with a value of 663,972 according to Census ACS 2023 data.

Massachusetts has 89 cities with 10,000+ population tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.

All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers cities with populations of 10,000 or more in Massachusetts.