Fastest Growing Cities in Massachusetts (2025)

320 cities

City	Rank	Change ↓	2025 Pop.	2020 Pop.
Lancaster town	1	4.27%	9,588	8,421
Weymouth Town city	2	2.72%	62,424	57,466
North Reading town	3	2.57%	16,900	15,557
Rehoboth town	4	2.14%	13,895	12,522
Wakefield town	5	2.11%	29,008	27,066
Westborough town	6	2.03%	22,922	21,541
Millis town	7	1.96%	9,378	8,502
Upton town	8	1.92%	8,637	8,003
Burlington town	9	1.78%	27,491	26,253
Sudbury town	10	1.71%	20,068	18,880
Plymouth town	11	1.7%	67,669	61,026
Berlin town	12	1.58%	3,535	3,270
Raynham town	13	1.45%	16,111	15,146
Everett city	14	1.41%	51,754	48,949
Ware town	15	1.36%	10,345	10,040
Swampscott town	16	1.33%	15,903	15,117
Rowley town	17	1.21%	6,514	6,159
Medway town	18	1.17%	13,882	13,086
Oakham town	19	1.15%	1,930	1,850
Rutland town	20	1.07%	9,626	9,073
North Andover town	21	1.02%	32,269	30,861
Newbury town	22	1.01%	6,904	6,717
Hopkinton town	23	0.98%	19,926	18,788
Rochester town	24	0.96%	5,985	5,723
Dunstable town	25	0.96%	3,474	3,361
Worcester city	26	0.93%	211,511	205,056
Rockport town	27	0.88%	7,112	6,989
Mattapoisett town	28	0.88%	6,770	6,507
Taunton city	29	0.87%	61,470	59,467
West Newbury town	30	0.84%	4,676	4,505
Bedford town	31	0.84%	14,638	14,415
Kingston town	32	0.82%	14,180	13,715
Bellingham town	33	0.79%	17,834	16,948
Hamilton town	34	0.78%	7,706	7,560
Tewksbury town	35	0.78%	31,733	31,263
Royalston town	36	0.78%	1,296	1,252
Salisbury town	37	0.76%	9,401	9,217
Manchester-by-the-Sea town	38	0.75%	5,478	5,387
Arlington town	39	0.75%	46,805	46,189
Uxbridge town	40	0.73%	14,740	14,196
Shrewsbury town	41	0.73%	39,461	38,269
Boylston town	42	0.72%	5,044	4,854
Amesbury Town city	43	0.71%	17,549	17,341
Douglas town	44	0.7%	9,371	8,997
West Bridgewater town	45	0.67%	7,785	7,707
Cambridge city	46	0.67%	119,802	118,218
Templeton town	47	0.66%	8,371	8,144
Brookline town	48	0.65%	63,784	63,036
Essex town	49	0.65%	3,742	3,677
Freetown town	50	0.64%	9,410	9,207
Wrentham town	51	0.63%	12,703	12,177
Newton city	52	0.63%	89,541	88,863
Lynnfield town	53	0.63%	13,198	12,983
Topsfield town	54	0.61%	6,624	6,555
Lakeville town	55	0.61%	12,114	11,537
Sterling town	56	0.58%	8,300	7,980
Littleton town	57	0.57%	10,369	10,132
Grafton town	58	0.57%	20,203	19,648
Wellesley town	59	0.55%	31,075	28,887
Colrain town	60	0.55%	1,647	1,603
Seekonk town	61	0.54%	15,897	15,543
West Brookfield town	62	0.54%	3,886	3,824
Salem city	63	0.53%	45,224	43,692
Wilmington town	64	0.53%	23,394	23,298
Holliston town	65	0.52%	15,173	14,985
Easton town	66	0.52%	25,630	25,073
Groton town	67	0.51%	11,393	11,285
Scituate town	68	0.5%	19,489	19,076
Boxford town	69	0.49%	8,229	8,185
Northbridge town	70	0.48%	16,615	16,318
Shirley town	71	0.48%	6,917	7,234
Cohasset town	72	0.47%	8,472	8,376
Mendon town	73	0.47%	6,391	6,226
Ashburnham town	74	0.47%	6,475	6,312
Middleborough town	75	0.46%	24,730	24,266
Duxbury town	76	0.45%	16,331	16,076
Harvard town	77	0.45%	6,990	6,847
Barnstable Town city	78	0.44%	50,151	48,900
Wenham town	79	0.44%	5,001	4,936
Woburn city	80	0.44%	42,013	40,826
Georgetown town	81	0.44%	8,518	8,463
Ashby town	82	0.44%	3,226	3,186
Swansea town	83	0.44%	17,527	17,170
Berkley town	84	0.42%	6,880	6,769
Ayer town	85	0.42%	8,618	8,484
Gloucester city	86	0.42%	30,211	29,743
Methuen Town city	87	0.41%	53,895	52,993
Ipswich town	88	0.41%	14,017	13,760
Warren town	89	0.4%	5,040	4,966
Haverhill city	90	0.39%	67,947	67,672
Carver town	91	0.39%	11,767	11,630
Sutton town	92	0.39%	9,510	9,353
Newburyport city	93	0.39%	18,877	18,307
Hull town	94	0.38%	10,186	10,071
Groveland town	95	0.37%	6,793	6,745
Westminster town	96	0.37%	8,439	8,229
Reading town	97	0.36%	25,612	25,537
Lynn city	98	0.36%	101,965	101,103
Andover town	99	0.36%	36,745	36,552
Westport town	100	0.35%	16,577	16,344
Clinton town	101	0.34%	15,636	15,410
Nahant town	102	0.33%	3,322	3,331
Winchester town	103	0.33%	22,989	22,927
Tyngsborough town	104	0.33%	12,557	12,398
Fairhaven town	105	0.33%	15,982	15,909
Merrimac town	106	0.33%	6,762	6,716
Whitman town	107	0.33%	15,416	15,122
Weston town	108	0.33%	11,721	11,146
Marblehead town	109	0.31%	20,424	20,399
Saugus town	110	0.31%	28,808	28,604
Norfolk town	111	0.31%	11,666	11,557
Acton town	112	0.31%	24,177	23,960
Peabody city	113	0.3%	54,382	54,391
Sherborn town	114	0.29%	4,435	4,412
Somerville city	115	0.28%	80,865	80,879
Danvers town	116	0.28%	28,052	28,039
Hudson town	117	0.28%	20,014	20,032
Millbury town	118	0.27%	14,078	13,825
Brimfield town	119	0.27%	3,719	3,689
Winchendon town	120	0.27%	10,497	10,347
Pepperell town	121	0.26%	11,772	11,597
Lawrence city	122	0.26%	88,624	88,877
East Longmeadow town	123	0.25%	16,460	16,389
Westford town	124	0.25%	24,665	24,722
Beverly city	125	0.25%	42,526	42,595
Acushnet town	126	0.24%	10,654	10,557
Plympton town	127	0.24%	2,946	2,928
Chelmsford town	128	0.24%	36,352	36,382
Dighton town	129	0.22%	8,218	8,109
Fall River city	130	0.22%	94,248	93,940
Blackstone town	131	0.22%	9,250	9,190
Deerfield town	132	0.21%	5,198	5,092
East Bridgewater town	133	0.21%	14,468	14,433
West Boylston town	134	0.2%	7,822	7,637
Brookfield town	135	0.2%	3,462	3,439
Billerica town	136	0.2%	41,787	41,836
Boxborough town	137	0.2%	5,473	5,494
Norton town	138	0.2%	19,222	19,212
Dracut town	139	0.19%	32,417	32,526
Carlisle town	140	0.19%	5,212	5,233
Franklin Town city	141	0.19%	33,251	33,224
Hingham town	142	0.19%	24,279	24,257
Concord town	143	0.18%	18,152	18,362
Halifax town	144	0.18%	7,746	7,742
Attleboro city	145	0.18%	46,820	46,475
Wareham town	146	0.17%	23,278	23,272
Framingham city	147	0.17%	72,113	72,197
Waltham city	148	0.16%	64,685	65,091
Monson town	149	0.16%	8,130	8,134
Marshfield town	150	0.16%	25,847	25,799
Natick town	151	0.15%	36,630	36,919
Melrose city	152	0.15%	29,445	29,735
Mansfield town	153	0.15%	23,932	23,862
Somerset town	154	0.14%	18,259	18,289
Gardner city	155	0.13%	21,030	21,221
Norwell town	156	0.13%	11,329	11,338
Watertown Town city	157	0.13%	35,348	35,364
Belmont town	158	0.13%	26,954	27,226
Stoneham town	159	0.12%	22,908	23,187
Athol town	160	0.12%	11,965	11,930
Agawam Town city	161	0.12%	28,472	28,626
Auburn town	162	0.11%	16,858	16,866
Middleton town	163	0.11%	9,871	9,620
Southwick town	164	0.11%	9,215	9,220
Sharon town	165	0.1%	18,480	18,545
Ashland town	166	0.1%	18,629	18,835
Bridgewater Town city	167	0.1%	28,876	28,510
Stow town	168	0.1%	7,102	7,158
Malden city	169	0.1%	65,261	66,076
Lowell city	170	0.09%	114,506	115,462
Boston city	171	0.09%	655,013	675,466
Medford city	172	0.09%	58,850	59,496
Townsend town	173	0.09%	9,020	9,106
Lexington town	174	0.09%	33,942	34,395
Dartmouth town	175	0.08%	33,475	31,359
Wilbraham town	176	0.08%	14,542	14,581
Wayland town	177	0.07%	13,772	13,908
Hopedale town	178	0.07%	6,036	6,008
Needham town	179	0.06%	32,197	32,107
New Bedford city	180	0.06%	100,819	100,993
Westhampton town	181	0.06%	1,628	1,617
Medfield town	182	0.06%	13,104	12,799
Hampden town	183	0.06%	4,919	4,953
Plainville town	184	0.05%	9,891	9,930
Leicester town	185	0.05%	11,076	11,066
Sturbridge town	186	0.03%	9,934	9,871
Canton town	187	0.03%	24,649	24,393
Holden town	188	0.03%	19,944	19,902
Westfield city	189	0.02%	40,525	40,743
Bolton town	190	0.02%	5,740	5,668
Lincoln town	191	0.01%	6,891	6,989
Westwood town	192	0.01%	16,248	16,241
Maynard town	193	0.01%	10,606	10,727
Charlton town	194	0.01%	13,393	13,307
Nantucket town	195	0.01%	14,446	14,237
Bernardston town	196	0%	2,113	2,099
Longmeadow town	197	0%	15,621	15,813
Marion town	198	0%	5,292	5,337
Hubbardston town	199	0%	4,346	4,316
Brockton city	200	0%	104,888	105,511
Falmouth town	201	-0.02%	33,059	32,538
Dover town	202	-0.02%	5,862	5,915
Marlborough city	203	-0.02%	41,163	41,689
Abington town	204	-0.02%	16,962	17,053
Hardwick town	205	-0.04%	2,662	2,662
Milton town	206	-0.05%	28,348	28,596
Fitchburg city	207	-0.05%	41,535	41,675
Hanson town	208	-0.06%	10,574	10,626
Conway town	209	-0.06%	1,760	1,767
Phillipston town	210	-0.06%	1,722	1,724
Milford town	211	-0.06%	30,221	30,345
Ludlow town	212	-0.07%	20,817	20,766
Southbridge Town city	213	-0.08%	17,852	17,698
Lunenburg town	214	-0.08%	11,831	11,791
Southborough town	215	-0.09%	10,411	10,448
Pembroke town	216	-0.09%	18,254	18,343
Northborough town	217	-0.1%	15,659	15,718
Foxborough town	218	-0.1%	18,448	18,599
Holbrook town	219	-0.11%	11,260	11,387
Dennis town	220	-0.11%	14,871	14,676
Oxford town	221	-0.11%	13,276	13,331
Princeton town	222	-0.11%	3,500	3,492
Hanover town	223	-0.12%	14,719	14,820
Paxton town	224	-0.12%	5,004	4,946
Hatfield town	225	-0.12%	3,311	3,338
Stoughton town	226	-0.12%	28,892	29,248
Palmer Town city	227	-0.12%	12,285	12,425
Whately town	228	-0.12%	1,621	1,616
Rockland town	229	-0.13%	17,548	17,775
Orange town	230	-0.15%	7,536	7,563
Lenox town	231	-0.16%	5,048	5,095
Holyoke city	232	-0.16%	37,506	38,154
Northampton city	233	-0.17%	29,272	27,324
Ashfield town	234	-0.18%	1,684	1,687
Barre town	235	-0.18%	5,516	5,524
Granby town	236	-0.18%	6,038	6,103
Belchertown town	237	-0.18%	15,283	15,339
Chicopee city	238	-0.18%	54,636	55,448
Dedham town	239	-0.18%	24,876	25,213
Spencer town	240	-0.18%	11,876	11,966
Hadley town	241	-0.19%	5,257	5,315
West Springfield Town city	242	-0.19%	28,314	28,768
Holland town	243	-0.2%	2,555	2,596
Granville town	244	-0.2%	1,519	1,537
Eastham town	245	-0.21%	5,779	5,747
Quincy city	246	-0.21%	101,163	101,482
Richmond town	247	-0.21%	1,395	1,409
Randolph Town city	248	-0.22%	34,339	34,914
Springfield city	249	-0.22%	153,002	155,280
Buckland town	250	-0.22%	1,801	1,813
Wales town	251	-0.22%	1,794	1,827
Erving town	252	-0.24%	1,655	1,657
Provincetown town	253	-0.24%	3,691	3,661
Williamsburg town	254	-0.24%	2,457	2,498
Dudley town	255	-0.25%	11,791	11,906
Russell town	256	-0.25%	1,619	1,639
Williamstown town	257	-0.26%	7,347	7,518
Easthampton Town city	258	-0.26%	15,947	16,177
Harwich town	259	-0.27%	13,523	13,428
Leverett town	260	-0.27%	1,851	1,857
Chatham town	261	-0.27%	6,649	6,594
Mashpee town	262	-0.27%	15,312	15,057
Avon town	263	-0.28%	4,699	4,772
Leominster city	264	-0.28%	43,385	43,755
Truro town	265	-0.28%	2,465	2,446
Millville town	266	-0.29%	3,128	3,166
Huntington town	267	-0.29%	2,059	2,095
Egremont town	268	-0.29%	1,363	1,370
Braintree Town city	269	-0.29%	38,264	39,075
Webster town	270	-0.3%	17,489	17,739
North Brookfield town	271	-0.3%	4,696	4,746
Blandford town	272	-0.33%	1,196	1,213
East Brookfield town	273	-0.36%	2,186	2,222
Clarksburg town	274	-0.37%	1,628	1,655
Norwood town	275	-0.37%	31,000	31,564
Hinsdale town	276	-0.37%	1,882	1,915
Bourne town	277	-0.37%	20,270	19,537
Edgartown town	278	-0.38%	5,228	5,171
Gill town	279	-0.39%	1,540	1,550
Montague town	280	-0.39%	8,378	8,568
Chilmark town	281	-0.41%	1,222	1,212
Shutesbury town	282	-0.41%	1,707	1,720
Sunderland town	283	-0.41%	3,606	3,655
Chester town	284	-0.41%	1,201	1,225
Wellfleet town	285	-0.42%	3,597	3,564
Northfield town	286	-0.42%	2,839	2,862
Petersham town	287	-0.43%	1,171	1,191
Charlemont town	288	-0.43%	1,167	1,183
Chesterfield town	289	-0.43%	1,163	1,185
Great Barrington town	290	-0.45%	7,130	7,181
Lee town	291	-0.46%	5,642	5,780
Brewster town	292	-0.47%	10,283	10,315
Pelham town	293	-0.48%	1,253	1,282
Orleans town	294	-0.49%	6,323	6,306
Yarmouth town	295	-0.5%	24,855	24,992
Stockbridge town	296	-0.5%	1,974	2,013
North Adams city	297	-0.52%	12,353	12,751
South Hadley town	298	-0.53%	17,802	16,287
West Stockbridge town	299	-0.53%	1,311	1,340
Southampton town	300	-0.54%	6,129	6,220
Monterey town	301	-0.56%	1,068	1,092
Lanesborough town	302	-0.57%	2,973	3,045
Becket town	303	-0.58%	1,899	1,932
Sheffield town	304	-0.58%	3,279	3,326
Shelburne town	305	-0.59%	1,856	1,884
Sandwich town	306	-0.61%	20,221	20,251
West Tisbury town	307	-0.62%	3,542	3,550
Otis town	308	-0.62%	1,599	1,634
Worthington town	309	-0.68%	1,163	1,192
Pittsfield city	310	-0.71%	42,466	43,807
Dalton town	311	-0.73%	6,110	6,319
Chelsea city	312	-0.74%	37,753	40,585
Cheshire town	313	-0.76%	3,147	3,253
New Marlborough town	314	-0.8%	1,479	1,528
Adams town	315	-0.82%	7,865	8,141
Oak Bluffs town	316	-0.85%	5,265	5,330
Revere city	317	-0.91%	56,910	61,876
Tisbury town	318	-0.93%	4,775	4,817
Winthrop Town city	319	-0.95%	17,975	19,254
Walpole town	320	-1.31%	25,292	26,515

Massachusetts Growth Overview

Massachusetts's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Lancaster town leads with 4.27% annualized growth, followed by Weymouth Town city (2.72%) and North Reading town (2.57%). The largest population centers are Boston city (655,013), Worcester city (211,511), and Springfield city (153,002). Of the 320 cities over 1,000 population, 199 are growing while 121 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.19% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 0.41% annually.

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