Cities in Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts has 235 published cities; the largest is Boston, with 672,973 residents. The median gross salary runs from €736 to €10,116 a month across 145 cities.
Published cities in Massachusetts
Sorted by population. A dash means the city has no published figure of its own for that column.
| City | Population | Net rent, €/m²/mo | Median gross salary, €/mo | Unemployment, % | PM2.5, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 672,973 | — | €4,518 | — | 6.1 |
| Worcester | 213,862 | — | €3,375 | — | 5.4 |
| Springfield | 154,702 | — | €3,203 | — | 5.9 |
| Cambridge | 122,588 | — | €4,720 | — | — |
| Lowell | 119,971 | — | €3,294 | — | — |
| Brockton | 106,134 | — | €3,305 | — | 5.6 |
| Lynn | 104,236 | — | €3,192 | — | 8.8 |
| Quincy | 103,173 | — | €4,367 | — | 5.9 |
| New Bedford | 101,834 | — | €3,168 | — | — |
| Fall River | 95,298 | — | — | — | 5.1 |
| Newton | 90,741 | — | — | — | — |
| Lawrence | 89,320 | — | — | — | 7.5 |
| Somerville | 84,211 | — | — | — | — |
| Framingham | 73,021 | — | — | — | — |
| Haverhill | 68,361 | — | — | — | 5.8 |
| Malden | 66,370 | — | — | — | — |
| Waltham | 65,037 | — | — | — | — |
| Brookline | 63,191 | — | €6,019 | 3.6 | — |
| Taunton | 62,522 | — | — | — | — |
| Weymouth Town | 60,159 | — | €4,800 | — | 5.1 |
| Revere | 60,141 | — | — | — | — |
| Medford | 59,834 | — | — | — | 7.9 |
| Weymouth | 58,505 | — | €4,800 | 4.5 | — |
| Peabody | 55,953 | — | — | — | — |
| South Peabody | 55,418 | — | €4,437 | 4.9 | — |
| North Chicopee | 55,381 | — | €3,533 | 6.3 | — |
| Chicopee | 55,310 | — | — | — | 4.9 |
| Methuen | 54,272 | — | €4,143 | 5.8 | — |
| Everett | 53,572 | — | — | — | 4.3 |
| Barnstable Town | 49,831 | — | — | — | — |
| Attleboro | 47,447 | — | — | — | — |
| Arlington | 46,308 | — | €6,969 | 2.9 | — |
| Salem | 45,381 | — | — | — | 5.2 |
| Leominster | 44,194 | — | — | — | — |
| Woburn | 43,962 | — | — | — | — |
| Beverly | 43,363 | — | — | — | — |
| Beverly Cove | 43,223 | — | €4,651 | 4.4 | — |
| Pittsfield | 42,909 | — | — | — | 5.3 |
| Marlborough | 42,772 | — | — | — | — |
| Fitchburg | 42,136 | — | — | — | — |
| Amherst Town | 40,989 | — | — | — | — |
| Westfield | 40,546 | — | — | — | — |
| Chelsea | 40,130 | — | — | — | 6.0 |
| Braintree | 39,134 | — | €5,079 | 4.1 | — |
| Holyoke | 38,023 | — | — | — | — |
| Watertown | 35,985 | — | €6,073 | 5.3 | — |
| Randolph | 35,114 | — | €4,209 | 5.2 | — |
| Lexington | 34,454 | — | €10,116 | 2.9 | — |
| Franklin Town | 33,742 | — | €5,454 | 4.1 | — |
| Needham | 32,091 | — | €7,165 | 4.4 | — |
| North Attleborough Center | 31,210 | — | €5,091 | 5.7 | — |
| North Attleborough Town | 31,210 | — | — | — | — |
| Northampton | 31,047 | — | — | — | — |
| Gloucester | 30,627 | — | — | — | — |
| Melrose | 29,597 | — | — | — | — |
| Wellesley | 29,550 | — | €6,572 | 4.4 | — |
| Bridgewater Town | 29,167 | — | — | — | — |
| West Springfield Town | 29,028 | — | €3,406 | 4.6 | — |
| Agawam | 28,749 | — | €4,425 | 4.5 | — |
| Milton | 28,630 | — | €6,702 | 4.8 | — |
| Saugus | 28,619 | — | €4,099 | 3.8 | — |
| Danvers | 28,087 | — | €4,970 | 4.7 | — |
| Belmont | 27,295 | — | €7,464 | 4.3 | — |
| Wakefield | 27,090 | — | €6,248 | 4.4 | — |
| Milford | 26,971 | — | €3,580 | 4.9 | — |
| Burlington | 26,377 | — | €5,972 | 4.4 | — |
| Reading | 25,518 | — | €6,701 | 3.3 | — |
| Dedham | 25,364 | — | €5,728 | 3.1 | — |
| Wilmington | 23,349 | — | €6,067 | 4.8 | — |
| Stoneham | 23,244 | — | €5,677 | 2.2 | — |
| Winchester | 22,970 | — | €8,398 | 3.8 | — |
| Gardner | 21,483 | — | — | — | — |
| Marblehead | 20,441 | — | €7,241 | 2.6 | — |
| Newburyport | 19,148 | — | — | — | — |
| Winthrop | 18,739 | — | €5,426 | 4.2 | — |
| Southbridge | 18,106 | — | €3,399 | 5.9 | — |
| Greenfield | 17,691 | — | — | — | 6.2 |
| Amesbury | 17,617 | — | €4,827 | 3.6 | — |
| Abington | 17,062 | — | €4,788 | 6.0 | — |
| Easthampton | 16,020 | — | €3,485 | 4.7 | — |
| Longmeadow | 15,853 | — | €6,645 | 6.1 | — |
| Hudson | 15,749 | — | €4,446 | 5.2 | — |
| Swampscott | 15,111 | — | €5,645 | 6.1 | — |
| Lynnfield | 13,000 | — | €6,541 | 3.0 | — |
| Palmer Town | 12,388 | — | — | — | — |
| North Adams | 12,368 | — | — | — | 5.8 |
| Webster | 12,194 | — | €3,301 | 8.9 | — |
| South Yarmouth | 11,703 | — | €3,605 | 6.1 | — |
| Holbrook | 11,405 | — | €4,635 | 2.8 | — |
| Maynard | 10,746 | — | €5,722 | 5.5 | — |
| Nantucket | 10,166 | — | €5,096 | 6.1 | — |
| Hull | 10,072 | — | €5,025 | 4.0 | — |
| Andover | 9,735 | — | €3,701 | 9.1 | — |
| Athol | 8,486 | — | €2,877 | 8.6 | — |
| Clinton | 8,166 | — | €3,620 | 5.3 | — |
| Middleborough Center | 7,921 | — | €3,771 | 3.6 | — |
| Mansfield Center | 7,830 | — | €4,832 | 6.2 | — |
| Plymouth | 7,667 | — | €3,834 | 5.1 | — |
| Medfield | 6,939 | — | €7,539 | 5.0 | — |
| Cochituate | 6,927 | — | €8,072 | 2.4 | — |
| Whitinsville | 6,750 | — | €3,898 | 5.3 | — |
| North Scituate | 6,492 | — | €4,734 | 4.5 | — |
| Northborough | 6,474 | — | €6,773 | 2.9 | — |
| West Concord | 6,320 | — | €8,634 | 4.0 | — |
| East Falmouth | 6,278 | — | €4,190 | 7.9 | — |
| West Yarmouth | 6,278 | — | €3,373 | 8.8 | — |
| Ware | 6,266 | — | €3,069 | 14.4 | — |
| Foxborough | 6,227 | — | €3,769 | 5.8 | — |
| Walpole | 6,119 | — | €6,342 | 4.7 | — |
| Hingham | 5,979 | — | €8,079 | 3.3 | — |
| Oxford | 5,928 | — | €4,122 | 4.8 | — |
| Kingston | 5,700 | — | €4,836 | 2.5 | — |
| Scituate | 5,620 | — | €6,173 | 3.2 | — |
| Bliss Corner | 5,480 | — | €3,214 | 1.7 | — |
| Adams | 5,466 | — | €3,869 | 6.3 | — |
| Yarmouth Port | 5,403 | — | €4,642 | 2.1 | — |
| Millis | 4,499 | — | €5,788 | 3.0 | — |
| Mattapoisett | 3,190 | — | €4,912 | 3.1 | — |
| Acushnet | 3,030 | — | €3,595 | 7.9 | — |
| Great Barrington | 2,234 | — | €2,519 | 3.3 | — |
| Hanson | 2,028 | — | — | 9.1 | — |
| Harwich | 1,995 | — | €5,187 | 2.4 | — |
| Monson | 1,952 | — | €3,707 | 9.2 | — |
| Duxbury | 1,896 | — | €8,495 | 3.4 | — |
| Marion | 1,172 | — | €5,248 | 0.0 | — |
| Acton | — | — | €6,642 | 3.3 | — |
| Allston | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amherst Center | — | — | €736 | 7.7 | — |
| Ashmont | — | — | — | — | — |
| Auburn | — | — | €5,154 | 3.7 | — |
| Back Bay | — | — | — | — | — |
| Back of the Hill | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beacon Hill | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beaconsfield | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bedford | — | — | €6,601 | 3.7 | — |
| Bellevue | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bemis | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billerica | — | — | €5,401 | 3.6 | — |
| Brighton | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brook Farm | — | — | — | — | — |
| Canton | — | — | €6,758 | 4.0 | — |
| Charlestown | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chelmsford | — | — | €5,456 | 3.7 | — |
| Cohasset | — | — | €8,081 | 3.9 | — |
| Concord | — | — | €7,826 | 3.7 | — |
| Coolidge Corner | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dorchester | — | — | — | — | — |
| Douglas | — | — | €5,533 | 3.4 | — |
| Dracut | — | — | €4,719 | 4.1 | — |
| East Boston | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Bridgewater | — | — | €4,663 | 3.7 | — |
| East Cambridge | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Longmeadow | — | — | €4,681 | 4.1 | — |
| East Somerville | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eastham | — | — | €3,330 | 8.4 | — |
| Easton | — | — | €4,770 | 3.8 | — |
| Fairhaven | — | — | €4,537 | 4.6 | — |
| Fairmount | — | — | — | — | — |
| Framingham Center | — | — | €4,010 | 4.8 | — |
| Grafton | — | — | €5,511 | 3.4 | — |
| Grove Hall | — | — | — | — | — |
| Halifax | — | — | €5,050 | 4.4 | — |
| Hamilton Worcester | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hampden | — | — | €4,628 | 4.5 | — |
| Hanover | — | — | €6,308 | 3.6 | — |
| Highland | — | — | — | — | — |
| Holden | — | — | €5,753 | 3.5 | — |
| Jeffries Point | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kendall Square | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lancaster | — | — | €5,169 | 3.6 | — |
| Lincoln | — | — | €6,389 | 4.2 | — |
| Lower Allston | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ludlow | — | — | €3,914 | 4.2 | — |
| Manchester-by-the-Sea | — | — | €6,164 | 3.7 | — |
| Mansfield | — | — | €5,088 | — | — |
| Mattapan | — | — | — | — | — |
| Merrimac | — | — | €5,023 | 3.4 | — |
| Middleborough | — | — | €4,111 | — | — |
| Middleton | — | — | €5,095 | 3.0 | — |
| Milton Center | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milton Upper Mills | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milton Village | — | — | — | 4.8 | — |
| Mission Hill | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montague | — | — | €3,175 | 3.8 | — |
| Natick | — | — | €6,250 | 3.0 | — |
| Newton Corner | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newton Highlands | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newton Upper Falls | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newtonville | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nonantum | — | — | — | — | — |
| Norfolk | — | — | €6,921 | 4.0 | — |
| North Amherst | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Andover | — | — | €5,293 | 3.7 | — |
| North Brighton | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Reading | — | — | €5,189 | 3.6 | — |
| Northbridge | — | — | €4,370 | 4.5 | — |
| Norwell | — | — | €6,582 | 3.2 | — |
| Oak Hill Park | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orient Heights | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plainville | — | — | €4,662 | 3.6 | — |
| Readville | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rehoboth | — | — | €4,791 | 3.4 | — |
| Reservoir | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roslindale | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roxbury Crossing | — | — | — | — | — |
| Savin Hill | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seekonk | — | — | €4,664 | 3.7 | — |
| South Hadley | — | — | €3,212 | 3.7 | — |
| Southborough | — | — | €8,003 | 3.4 | — |
| Southwick | — | — | €4,660 | 4.0 | — |
| Sterling | — | — | €5,327 | 3.6 | — |
| Sudbury | — | — | €8,374 | 3.7 | — |
| Suffolk Downs Station | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sutton | — | — | €5,234 | 3.3 | — |
| Ten Hills | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tewksbury | — | — | €5,148 | 3.6 | — |
| Tufts University | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyngsboro | — | — | €4,946 | 5.5 | — |
| Uxbridge | — | — | €4,805 | 3.7 | — |
| Watertown Square | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wayland | — | — | €8,501 | 3.5 | — |
| West Boylston | — | — | €4,611 | 3.8 | — |
| West Bridgewater | — | — | €4,659 | 4.0 | — |
| West Cambridge/Harvard Square | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Fens | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Newton | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Roxbury | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Somerville/Davis Square | — | — | — | — | — |
| Westford | — | — | €7,065 | 3.8 | — |
| Weston | — | — | €8,544 | 3.2 | — |
| Westwood | — | — | €7,442 | 3.2 | — |
| Whitman | — | — | €4,301 | 4.1 | — |
| Winter Hill | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wrentham | — | — | €5,984 | 3.5 | — |
| Yarmouth | — | — | €3,965 | — | — |
Within Massachusetts
Highest median gross salary
- Lexington: €10,116 a month (2020)
- West Concord: €8,634 a month (2020)
- Weston: €8,544 a month (2020)
- Wayland: €8,501 a month (2020)
- Duxbury: €8,495 a month (2020)
Cleanest air
- Everett: 4.3 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Chicopee: 4.9 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Weymouth Town: 5.1 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Fall River: 5.1 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
- Salem: 5.2 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
Sources
Each figure in the table comes from the city's own record; open a city for the source of each value and its date.
- ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records
- EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024
- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
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- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 2025 annual averages
- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
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