State population ranking
25 Largest Places in Massachusetts by Population
Ranked from largest to smallest using 2024 population estimates. Each place links to its sourced facts, scores, and local summary.
Largest to smallest
Population-ranked places
190 of 248 published places have the selected population vintage.
- 1
Brookline, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 63,266
- Median home value
- $1,246,800
- Median rent
- $2,835
- 2
Arlington, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 46,350
- Median home value
- $933,800
- Median rent
- $2,082
- 3
Lexington, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 34,295
- Median home value
- $1,203,100
- Median rent
- $2,891
- 4
Needham, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 32,459
- Median home value
- $1,188,500
- Median rent
- $2,409
- 5
Norwood, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 31,542
- Median home value
- $651,700
- Median rent
- $2,116
- 6
Wellesley, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 30,347
- Median home value
- $1,582,700
- Median rent
- $2,886
- 7
Saugus, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 28,773
- Median home value
- $603,400
- Median rent
- $2,241
- 8
Milton, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 28,587
- Median home value
- $933,200
- Median rent
- $1,474
- 9
Danvers, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 28,098
- Median home value
- $644,200
- Median rent
- $2,076
- 10
Wakefield, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 27,793
- Median home value
- $723,500
- Median rent
- $1,958
- 11
Milford, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 27,731
- Median home value
- $464,700
- Median rent
- $1,889
- 12
Belmont, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 27,175
- Median home value
- $1,159,000
- Median rent
- $2,527
- 13
Burlington, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 26,274
- Median home value
- $740,600
- Median rent
- $2,718
- 14
Reading, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 25,612
- Median home value
- $809,000
- Median rent
- $1,991
- 15
Dedham, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 25,237
- Median home value
- $661,800
- Median rent
- $2,042
- 16
Winchester, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 23,406
- Median home value
- $1,215,200
- Median rent
- $2,279
- 17
Stoneham, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 23,355
- Median home value
- $671,900
- Median rent
- $2,035
- 18
Wilmington, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 23,336
- Median home value
- $680,500
- Median rent
- $2,394
- 19
Marblehead, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 20,413
- Median home value
- $943,900
- Median rent
- $1,764
- 20
Somerset, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 18,298
- Median home value
- $418,800
- Median rent
- $1,271
- 21
Abington, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 17,053
- Median home value
- $539,600
- Median rent
- $1,724
- 22
Hudson, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 15,719
- Median home value
- $473,300
- Median rent
- $1,397
- 23
Longmeadow, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 15,696
- Median home value
- $454,100
- Median rent
- $1,682
- 24
Swampscott, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 15,277
- Median home value
- $771,100
- Median rent
- $2,303
- 25
Lynnfield, MA
Census-designated place
- Population
- 13,064
- Median home value
- $917,600
- Median rent
- $2,676
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by population, descending, using one common statewide vintage; ties are ordered by place name. Incorporated places and census-designated places are both eligible when they appear in the published location data.