Cost of Living in Massachusetts

248 cities · Total population 4,993,470

Page updated: April 2026 · Data vintage: 2023 ACS 5-Year

Sources: Census ACS·Tax Foundation·BLS · Methodology

Median Home Value

$525,800

+72% vs national

Median Rent

$1,687/mo

+28% vs national

Median Income

$101,341

+36% vs national

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

+7% vs national

Massachusetts at a Glance

The median home value in Massachusetts is $525,800, 72% above the national median of $305,000. Additionally, median rent is $1,687/mo (28% above the $1,314 national figure), and median household income is $101,341 (36% higher than the national $74,580), and the unemployment rate sits at 5.1% (7% above the 4.8% national average).

State Tax Rates

Income Tax

9.0%

State Sales Tax

6.3%

Total Sales Tax

6.3%

Property Tax Rate

1.2%

🏆 Cheapest cities in Massachusetts 📈 Most expensive in Massachusetts 🗺️ County data for Massachusetts

Most Affordable Cities in Massachusetts

Highest Income Cities in Massachusetts

All Cities in Massachusetts

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City ↕	Population ▼	Med. Income ↕	Home Value ↕
Boston	663,972	$94,755	$710,400
Worcester	205,501	$67,544	$339,500
Springfield	154,751	$51,339	$222,700
Cambridge	117,794	$126,469	$1,040,500
Lowell	114,799	$76,205	$395,100
Brockton	105,080	$77,089	$405,500
Quincy	101,361	$95,711	$598,100
Lynn	100,905	$74,715	$472,600
New Bedford	100,731	$56,025	$324,400
Fall River	93,764	$53,933	$357,800
Newton	88,504	$184,989	$1,202,500
Lawrence	88,297	$57,903	$393,500
Somerville	80,549	$127,056	$899,400
Framingham	72,013	$98,179	$600,600
Haverhill	67,387	$87,675	$426,900
Malden	65,509	$95,298	$607,500
Waltham	64,723	$116,560	$705,700
Brookline	62,822	$140,631	$1,233,100
Revere	59,933	$81,121	$566,200
Taunton	59,719	$79,715	$388,200
Medford	59,062	$118,089	$715,500
Weymouth Town	57,786	$100,077	$516,200
Chicopee	55,213	$66,927	$251,800
Peabody	54,180	$95,278	$566,200
Methuen Town	53,043	$103,270	$472,200
Everett	49,236	$79,658	$605,200
Barnstable Town	49,232	$97,348	$559,200
Attleboro	46,499	$93,266	$409,100
Arlington	46,015	$141,440	$885,000
Salem	44,241	$85,137	$497,400
Leominster	43,697	$81,556	$345,000
Pittsfield	43,559	$68,386	$233,700
Beverly	42,408	$103,739	$621,900
Fitchburg	41,633	$70,659	$295,500
Marlborough	41,398	$95,047	$485,400
Woburn	41,205	$107,754	$641,800
Westfield	40,673	$82,847	$295,500
Chelsea	39,460	$72,220	$476,500
Braintree Town	38,762	$125,305	$623,200
Holyoke	37,949	$51,892	$255,300
Amherst Town	35,472	$65,938	$454,000
Watertown Town	35,270	$123,422	$737,600
Randolph Town	34,683	$103,129	$463,500
Lexington	34,085	$219,402	$1,147,900
Franklin Town	33,067	$142,788	$567,100
Needham	32,059	$212,241	$1,146,000
Norwood	31,380	$97,110	$613,500
North Attleborough Town	30,842	$109,426	$462,700
Wellesley	29,906	$250,001	$1,513,400
Gloucester	29,862	$87,898	$587,800
Melrose	29,488	$126,854	$796,100
Bridgewater Town	28,669	$112,482	$500,600
Northampton	28,640	$78,467	$398,000
West Springfield Town	28,635	$70,401	$307,900
Saugus	28,599	$100,819	$589,500
Agawam Town	28,510	$82,359	$290,000
Milton	28,481	$178,053	$896,500
Danvers	27,924	$117,072	$611,200
Milford	27,919	$88,992	$429,800
Wakefield	27,284	$130,320	$670,100
Belmont	27,009	$178,188	$1,108,800
Burlington	26,223	$142,207	$679,400
Reading	25,448	$163,725	$741,100
Dedham	25,109	$124,375	$630,400
Wilmington	23,195	$161,473	$646,200
Stoneham	22,986	$112,635	$629,000
Winchester	22,862	$218,176	$1,181,700
Gardner	21,075	$62,948	$271,300
Marblehead	20,334	$165,859	$906,200
Winthrop Town	18,807	$106,357	$606,900
Newburyport	18,444	$144,259	$792,400
Somerset	18,246	$111,720	$389,400
Southbridge Town	17,806	$59,397	$267,000
Greenfield	17,662	$53,961	$252,000
Amesbury Town	17,277	$100,599	$475,400
Abington	17,008	$119,787	$516,300
Easthampton Town	16,103	$72,925	$343,800
Longmeadow	15,724	$144,639	$425,800
Hudson	15,610	$96,149	$457,400
Swampscott	15,209	$128,964	$690,800
Lynnfield	12,964	$172,484	$904,200
North Adams	12,660	$48,521	$185,300
Palmer Town	12,372	$78,789	$255,000
Webster	12,300	$60,384	$303,900
South Yarmouth	11,642	$79,638	$465,100
Holbrook	11,320	$107,768	$436,500
Nantucket	10,837	$109,988	$1,359,200
Maynard	10,663	$119,549	$494,200
Hull	10,098	$127,112	$606,100
Andover	9,261	$127,054	$719,900
Athol	8,711	$61,742	$227,000
Middleborough Center	8,064	$79,520	$372,400
Plymouth	7,852	$72,639	$426,000
Whitinsville	7,250	$93,504	$440,100
Mansfield Center	7,232	$101,546	$449,200
Clinton	6,908	$78,909	$328,600
Pinehurst	6,737	$136,406	$585,600
Northborough	6,720	$154,926	$553,700
Cochituate	6,688	$190,938	$862,000
East Falmouth	6,415	$69,121	$554,200
Kingston	6,373	$130,179	$529,400
Foxborough	6,356	$83,162	$523,200
Medfield	6,355	$186,625	$734,200
West Yarmouth	6,323	$63,859	$456,800
North Scituate	6,163	$136,852	$771,000
Sharon	6,022	$183,239	$614,300
West Concord	5,997	$178,979	$881,800
Walpole	5,989	$132,411	$572,000
Yarmouth Port	5,825	$108,563	$542,600
Salisbury	5,735	$93,052	$441,500
Ware	5,723	$52,039	$229,700
East Harwich	5,670	$108,157	$585,400
Bliss Corner	5,666	$73,919	$430,700
Scituate	5,602	$126,379	$699,200
Adams	5,584	$48,750	$189,100
Oxford	5,572	$91,742	$327,300
Spencer	5,520	$59,618	$297,700
Hingham	5,343	$222,696	$1,216,800
North Westport	4,995	$85,120	$389,300
The Pinehills	4,988	$121,792	$669,100
Bellingham	4,939	$88,731	$385,300
Raynham Center	4,871	$120,913	$510,800
Ipswich	4,806	$92,969	$570,500
Rockport	4,795	$86,250	$694,300
Marshfield	4,698	$99,537	$646,400
Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock	4,695	$118,625	$483,600
Millis-Clicquot	4,479	$116,324	$487,700
Smith Mills	4,467	$56,250	$384,600
North Plymouth	4,458	$71,205	$456,600
Winchendon	4,407	$67,188	$258,300
Williamstown	4,352	$82,917	$436,900
Wilbraham	4,247	$88,409	$361,600
Westborough	4,234	$100,037	$540,600
Northwest Harwich	4,205	$89,063	$596,800
Hopedale	4,126	$111,016	$399,100
Falmouth	3,996	$68,267	$745,900
Sagamore	3,958	$132,000	$562,600
Turners Falls	3,949	$56,729	$235,500
North Pembroke	3,924	$177,703	$521,400
Orange	3,793	$53,014	$217,200
Forestdale	3,716	$105,368	$462,500
East Dennis	3,685	$100,504	$658,500
North Lakeville	3,602	$88,750	$488,400
East Sandwich	3,597	$128,750	$651,900
Provincetown	3,466	$123,456	$786,900
Dennis Port	3,439	$61,974	$450,500
Nahant	3,328	$111,004	$686,000
South Duxbury	3,272	$206,111	$987,500
South Dennis	3,190	$86,500	$454,400
Hopkinton	3,142	$173,750	$601,900
Ocean Grove	3,099	$97,109	$337,800
Cordaville	3,076	$161,023	$730,600
Monument Beach	3,067	$86,953	$540,600
Ayer	3,012	$81,286	$417,300
Upton	2,985	$109,925	$474,600
Sandwich	2,976	$108,583	$511,000
Buzzards Bay	2,941	$95,847	$453,500
North Seekonk	2,903	$110,541	$417,300
East Douglas	2,842	$141,042	$400,900
Littleton Common	2,838	$129,347	$551,800
Acushnet Center	2,792	$69,159	$313,100
West Wareham	2,776	$55,900	$204,200
Wareham Center	2,737	$88,424	$411,500
Vineyard Haven	2,672	$73,917	$815,000
West Dennis	2,586	$93,958	$580,900
Mattapoisett Center	2,573	$99,864	$649,200
Topsfield	2,573	$169,468	$793,300
Fiskdale	2,564	$92,273	$359,200
North Falmouth	2,558	$133,571	$656,400
Norton Center	2,526	$114,051	$418,400
North Brookfield	2,477	$75,956	$235,000
Baldwinville	2,454	$56,957	$284,900
Dover	2,386	$250,001	$1,230,600
Pocasset	2,375	$84,544	$607,700
Boxford	2,325	$238,375	$977,400
Belchertown	2,299	$68,393	$331,500
Cedar Crest	2,289	$175,313	$606,500
Sturbridge	2,277	$129,413	$404,700
Lunenburg	2,163	$112,422	$439,600
Marshfield Hills	2,121	$210,096	$750,600
Harwich Port	2,011	$64,813	$654,900
Hanson	2,002	$115,109	$490,700
South Lancaster	1,991	$104,745	$370,200
East Pepperell	1,984	$111,736	$415,200
North Eastham	1,958	$80,375	$641,200
Great Barrington	1,953	$57,071	$459,000
Dennis	1,903	$127,292	$835,300
Pepperell	1,887	$76,196	$399,700
White Island Shores	1,880	$104,940	$366,800
Devens	1,871	$113,125	$464,000
South Deerfield	1,822	$97,250	$419,100
Lenox	1,809	$58,920	$411,700
Rutland	1,796	$102,885	$357,700
Monson Center	1,794	$58,603	$279,500
Essex	1,775	$156,094	$774,400
Bourne	1,765	$125,366	$521,100
Shelburne Falls	1,755	$52,604	$296,000
Hanscom AFB	1,745	$101,194	—
Teaticket	1,728	$85,669	$488,700
Brewster	1,711	$75,481	$702,000
West Falmouth	1,655	$115,735	$734,000
Duxbury	1,620	$126,750	$1,386,200
Harwich Center	1,620	$76,944	$546,600
Orleans	1,618	$76,768	$542,500
Chatham	1,614	$82,269	$1,550,000
Rowley	1,576	$106,250	$615,500
Groton	1,571	—	$736,800
Onset	1,561	—	$415,500
Lee	1,522	$70,306	$265,900
West Brookfield	1,518	$59,734	$282,900
Weweantic	1,384	—	$418,700
Hatfield	1,361	$109,625	$460,300
Oak Bluffs	1,357	$59,082	$1,013,900
East Brookfield	1,349	$70,625	$337,500
West Chatham	1,337	$135,199	$743,100
Holland	1,313	$83,382	$281,000
Shirley	1,256	—	$378,700
Green Harbor	1,254	$195,930	$825,600
South Ashburnham	1,174	$82,006	$323,400
Marion Center	1,159	$180,130	$622,600
Granby	1,127	$126,136	$299,700
Townsend	1,082	$56,726	$344,400
Millers Falls	1,081	$63,646	$222,600
Mashpee Neck	1,071	$131,250	$578,400
Housatonic	1,054	$86,920	$429,200
Woods Hole	999	$72,386	$876,700
Brookfield	940	$66,774	$325,700
Northfield	908	$74,875	$279,300
Huntington	853	$52,344	$301,800
New Seabury	824	$206,000	$883,500
Edgartown	752	—	—
Warren	705	$40,315	—
Chester	692	$86,042	$203,300
West Warren	619	—	$274,600
Cheshire	584	—	—
Russell	568	$103,456	$280,000
Barre	550	$55,625	$313,100
Seabrook	545	—	$691,900
Popponesset	501	—	$652,200
Deerfield	441	—	—
Blandford	437	$93,500	$224,600
Madaket	378	$106,615	$1,226,600
Petersham	252	$105,938	$372,400
Siasconset	191	—	$1,546,900
Lenox Dale	165	—	—
Seconsett Island	138	—	—
Monomoscoy Island	112	—	$1,022,700
Popponesset Island	72	—	$2,000,001