Massachusetts Cities by Population (2024)

321 cities

City
Rank
2024 Pop.
2022 Pop.
Density (/mi²)
Area (mi²)
Change
Type
Boston1654,423653,24313,53848.30.09%City
Worcester2209,566205,6765,60937.40.94%City
Springfield3153,337154,0074,81131.9-0.22%City
Cambridge4119,008117,42018,6046.40.67%City
Lowell5114,401114,1918,40613.60.09%City
Brockton6104,889104,8914,91721.30%City
Lynn7101,603100,8799,46110.70.36%City
Quincy8101,380101,8146,11716.6-0.21%City
New Bedford9100,757100,6335,03820.00.06%City
Fall River1094,04493,6362,83933.10.22%City
Newton1188,97887,8524,99117.80.64%City
Lawrence1288,39887,94612,7566.90.26%City
Somerville1380,63680,17819,5584.10.29%City
Framingham1471,99471,7562,87525.00.17%City
Haverhill1567,68167,1492,04933.00.4%City
Plymouth1666,53764,27369096.41.73%Town
Malden1765,19765,06912,9235.00.1%City
Waltham1864,58164,3735,06712.70.16%City
Brookline1963,37362,5519,3756.80.65%Town
Taunton2060,94159,8831,30546.70.88%City
Weymouth Town2160,76957,4593,62516.82.8%City
Medford2258,79758,6917,2618.10.09%City
Revere2357,43258,47610,0695.7-0.9%City
Chicopee2454,73754,9392,39022.9-0.18%City
Peabody2554,21953,8933,33916.20.3%City
Methuen Town2653,67553,2352,41622.20.41%City
Everett2751,03649,60014,9403.41.43%City
Barnstable Town2849,93049,48883359.90.45%City
Attleboro2946,73746,5711,74526.80.18%City
Arlington3046,45845,7649,0355.10.75%Town
Salem3144,98444,5045,4248.30.54%City
Leominster3243,50643,7481,50928.8-0.28%City
Pittsfield3342,77143,3811,05740.5-0.71%City
Beverly3442,42242,2142,81115.10.25%City
Woburn3541,83041,4643,30712.70.44%City
Billerica3641,70341,5351,63125.60.2%Town
Fitchburg3741,55741,6011,49427.8-0.05%City
Marlborough3841,17141,1871,97320.9-0.02%City
Westfield3940,51740,50187646.30.02%City
Shrewsbury4039,17538,6031,88920.70.73%Town
Braintree Town4138,37738,6032,78913.8-0.29%City
Chelsea4238,03638,60217,1412.2-0.74%City
Holyoke4337,56737,6891,77521.2-0.16%City
Andover4436,61536,3551,18830.80.36%Town
Natick4536,57436,4622,44515.00.15%Town
Chelmsford4636,26636,0941,62022.40.24%Town
Watertown Town4735,30235,2108,8344.00.13%City
Randolph Town4834,41334,5613,5019.8-0.21%City
Lexington4933,91233,8522,06416.40.09%Town
Dartmouth5033,44733,39154960.90.08%Town
Franklin Town5133,18833,0621,24626.60.19%City
Falmouth5233,06433,07475044.1-0.01%Town
Dracut5332,35432,2281,56520.70.19%Town
Needham5432,17732,1372,61612.30.06%Town
North Andover5531,94231,2881,21526.31.03%Town
Tewksbury5631,48830,9981,51920.70.78%Town
Norwood5731,11531,3452,99810.4-0.37%Town
Wellesley5830,90430,5623,08410.00.56%Town
Milford5930,23930,2752,05014.8-0.06%Town
Gloucester6030,08529,8331,14926.20.42%City
Melrose6129,40129,3136,2784.70.15%City
Northampton6229,32129,41985634.2-0.17%City
Stoughton6328,92728,9971,79816.1-0.12%Town
Bridgewater Town6428,84728,7891,05927.20.1%City
Saugus6528,71928,5412,66510.80.31%Town
Agawam Town6628,43928,3731,21923.30.12%City
Wakefield6728,40927,2113,8427.42.15%Town
West Springfield Town6828,36928,4791,69616.7-0.19%City
Milton6928,36128,3872,18013.0-0.05%Town
Danvers7027,97427,8182,10713.30.28%Town
Burlington7127,00926,0452,29911.81.82%Town
Belmont7226,92026,8525,7934.60.13%Town
Marshfield7325,80625,72490128.60.16%Town
Walpole7425,62826,3001,25320.5-1.29%Town
Reading7525,52025,3362,55810.00.36%Town
Easton7625,49725,23188728.80.52%Town
Yarmouth7724,97925,2271,03424.2-0.49%Town
Dedham7824,92225,0142,42710.3-0.18%Town
Canton7924,64224,6281,31518.70.03%Town
Middleborough8024,61724,39135769.00.46%Town
Westford8124,60424,48281430.20.25%Town
Hingham8224,23424,1441,09222.20.19%Town
Acton8324,10323,9551,21319.90.31%Town
Mansfield8423,89723,8271,18920.10.15%Town
Wilmington8523,27123,0251,37117.00.53%Town
Wareham8623,23823,15864935.80.17%Town
Winchester8722,91322,7613,7996.00.33%Town
Stoneham8822,88122,8273,8036.00.12%Town
Westborough8922,46721,5571,09120.62.07%Town
Gardner9021,00220,94695222.10.13%City
Ludlow9120,83120,85976627.2-0.07%Town
Marblehead9220,36020,2324,6494.40.32%Town
Bourne9320,34620,49850040.7-0.37%Town
Sandwich9420,34520,59347542.9-0.61%Town
Grafton9520,08919,86188122.80.57%Town
Hudson9619,95919,8491,73111.50.28%Town
Holden9719,93919,92956835.10.03%Town
Hopkinton9819,73319,34775226.20.99%Town
Sudbury9919,73119,05781324.31.74%Town
Scituate10019,39319,2011,12717.20.5%Town
Norton10119,18419,10868927.80.2%Town
Newburyport10218,80418,6582,2528.30.39%City
Ashland10318,61018,5721,50812.30.1%Town
Foxborough10418,46618,50293019.9-0.1%Town
Sharon10518,46118,42378823.40.1%Town
Pembroke10618,27018,30283921.8-0.09%Town
Somerset10718,23418,1842,3097.90.14%Town
Winthrop Town10818,14718,4919,1152.0-0.94%City
Concord10918,11918,05373924.50.18%Town
South Hadley11017,89718,0871,01017.7-0.53%Town
Southbridge Town11117,86617,89488320.2-0.08%City
Bellingham11217,69517,41796518.30.79%Town
Rockland11317,57117,6171,75210.0-0.13%Town
Webster11417,54117,6451,42012.4-0.3%Town
Swansea11517,45117,29976922.70.44%Town
Amesbury Town11617,42617,1801,41812.30.71%City
Abington11716,96616,9741,70310.0-0.02%Town
Auburn11816,83916,8011,08715.50.11%Town
Northbridge11916,53516,37595817.30.49%Town
Westport12016,51916,40333249.80.35%Town
North Reading12116,47715,6311,25213.22.63%Town
East Longmeadow12216,41916,3371,26912.90.25%Town
Duxbury12316,25816,11268623.70.45%Town
Westwood12416,24616,2421,49310.90.01%Town
Easthampton Town12515,98916,0731,20013.3-0.26%City
Fairhaven12615,93015,8261,28712.40.33%Town
Raynham12715,88015,41877620.51.48%Town
Seekonk12815,81115,63986018.40.55%Town
Swampscott12915,69515,2795,1943.01.34%Town
Northborough13015,67415,70484918.5-0.1%Town
Longmeadow13115,62115,6211,7199.10%Town
Clinton13215,58315,4772,7575.70.34%Town
Whitman13315,36615,2662,2166.90.33%Town
Mashpee13415,35415,43865623.4-0.27%Town
Belchertown13515,31115,36729152.6-0.18%Town
Holliston13615,09414,93680918.70.53%Town
Dennis13714,88714,91972320.6-0.11%Town
Hanover13814,73614,77094815.5-0.11%Town
Uxbridge13914,63314,41949529.60.74%Town
Wilbraham14014,53014,50665922.00.08%Town
Bedford14114,51614,2721,06313.70.85%Town
Nantucket14214,44514,44331346.20.01%Town
East Bridgewater14314,43814,37883817.20.21%Town
Kingston14414,06413,83275418.60.83%Town
Millbury14514,04013,96489315.70.27%Town
Ipswich14613,96013,84643532.10.41%Town
Wayland14713,76213,74291515.00.07%Town
Medway14813,72113,3991,19011.51.19%Town
Rehoboth14913,60413,02229046.92.19%Town
Harwich15013,55913,63164920.9-0.27%Town
Charlton15113,39213,39031742.20.01%Town
Oxford15213,29113,32150126.5-0.11%Town
Lynnfield15313,11612,9521,3319.90.63%Town
Medfield15413,09613,08090914.40.06%Town
Wrentham15512,62312,46358221.70.64%Town
Tyngsborough15612,51612,43474516.80.33%Town
North Adams15712,41812,54861020.3-0.52%City
Palmer Town15812,30012,33039031.6-0.12%City
Lakeville15912,04111,89540729.60.61%Town
Athol16011,95111,92337032.30.12%Town
Spencer16111,89811,94236232.9-0.18%Town
Lunenburg16211,84111,86144926.4-0.08%Town
Dudley16311,82011,87856720.8-0.24%Town
Pepperell16411,74111,67952022.60.27%Town
Carver16511,72111,62931437.30.39%Town
Weston16611,68311,60769516.80.33%Town
Norfolk16711,63011,55878114.90.31%Town
Groton16811,33511,21934632.80.51%Town
Norwell16911,31411,28454120.90.13%Town
Holbrook17011,27211,2961,5547.3-0.11%Town
Leicester17111,07111,06147623.30.04%Town
Acushnet17210,62810,57657718.40.24%Town
Maynard17310,60510,6032,0355.20.01%Town
Hanson17410,58010,59270415.0-0.06%Town
Winchendon17510,46910,41324343.00.27%Town
Southborough17610,42010,43874414.0-0.09%Town
Brewster17710,33210,43045022.9-0.47%Town
Littleton17810,31010,19262416.50.58%Town
Ware17910,2069,92829734.41.38%Town
Hull18010,14710,0693,5332.90.39%Town
Sturbridge1819,9319,92526737.20.03%Town
Plainville1829,8869,87690011.00.05%Town
Middleton1839,8609,83873313.40.11%Town
Rutland1849,5249,32027135.11.08%Town
Sutton1859,4739,39929232.40.39%Town
Freetown1869,3509,23027134.50.65%Town
Salisbury1879,3309,18860715.40.77%Town
Douglas1889,3069,17625536.40.7%Town
Blackstone1899,2309,19083111.10.22%Town
Southwick1909,2059,18529930.80.11%Town
Millis1919,1988,83876412.02%Town
Lancaster1929,1958,40933527.54.46%Town
Townsend1939,0128,99627632.70.09%Town
Ayer1948,5828,5109598.90.42%Town
Georgetown1958,4818,40766012.90.44%Town
Upton1968,4748,14839221.61.96%Town
Cohasset1978,4328,3528629.80.48%Town
Montague1988,4118,47727930.1-0.39%Town
Westminster1998,4088,34623735.40.37%Town
Templeton2008,3168,20626131.90.67%Town
Sterling2018,2528,15627030.60.58%Town
Dighton2028,2008,16437222.00.22%Town
Boxford2038,1898,10934823.60.49%Town
Monson2048,1178,09118444.20.16%Town
Adams2057,9308,06034622.9-0.81%Town
West Boylston2067,8067,77460313.00.21%Town
West Bridgewater2077,7337,62950515.30.68%Town
Halifax2087,7327,70448416.00.18%Town
Hamilton2097,6467,52653914.20.79%Town
Orange2107,5477,56921535.1-0.15%Town
Williamstown2117,3667,40415846.7-0.26%Town
Great Barrington2127,1627,22616044.8-0.45%Town
Stow2137,0957,08141017.30.1%Town
Rockport2147,0506,9261,0097.00.89%Town
Harvard2156,9596,89726326.40.45%Town
Lincoln2166,8906,88848414.20.01%Town
Shirley2176,8846,81843515.80.48%Town
Berkley2186,8516,79341516.50.43%Town
Newbury2196,8356,69729223.41.02%Town
Groveland2206,7686,7187628.90.37%Town
Merrimac2216,7406,6967938.50.33%Town
Mattapoisett2226,7116,59338717.30.89%Town
Chatham2236,6676,70341216.2-0.27%Town
Topsfield2246,5846,50455311.90.61%Town
Ashburnham2256,4456,38516838.30.47%Town
Rowley2266,4366,28035418.21.23%Town
Mendon2276,3616,30135817.80.47%Town
Orleans2286,3546,41644914.2-0.49%Town
Southampton2296,1626,22821928.1-0.53%Town
Dalton2306,1556,24528321.8-0.73%Town
Granby2316,0496,07121727.8-0.18%Town
Hopedale2326,0326,0241,1645.20.07%Town
Rochester2335,9285,81417733.60.97%Town
Dover2345,8635,86538815.1-0.02%Town
Eastham2355,7915,81541514.0-0.21%Town
Bolton2365,7395,73728819.90.02%Town
Lee2375,6685,72021726.1-0.46%Town
Barre2385,5265,54612544.3-0.18%Town
Boxborough2395,4625,44053110.30.2%Town
Manchester-by-the-Sea2405,4375,3555899.20.76%Town
Oak Bluffs2415,3105,4007297.3-0.84%Town
Marion2425,2925,29237514.10%Town
Hadley2435,2675,28722823.1-0.19%Town
Edgartown2445,2485,28819626.8-0.38%Town
Carlisle2455,2025,18234115.30.19%Town
Deerfield2465,1875,16516032.40.21%Town
Lenox2475,0565,07223821.2-0.16%Town
Warren2485,0204,98018227.50.4%Town
Paxton2495,0105,02234114.7-0.12%Town
Boylston2505,0084,93631216.10.72%Town
Wenham2514,9794,9356507.70.44%Town
Hampden2524,9164,91025119.60.06%Town
Tisbury2534,8204,9107396.5-0.92%Town
Avon2544,7124,7381,0984.3-0.27%Town
North Brookfield2554,7104,73822121.3-0.3%Town
West Newbury2564,6374,55934513.40.85%Town
Sherborn2574,4224,39628015.80.29%Town
Hubbardston2584,3464,34610641.10%Town
West Brookfield2593,8653,82318920.50.55%Town
Essex2603,7183,67026614.00.65%Town
Brimfield2613,7093,68910734.80.27%Town
Provincetown2623,7003,7183839.7-0.24%Town
Sunderland2633,6213,65125514.2-0.41%Town
Wellfleet2643,6123,64218319.8-0.41%Town
West Tisbury2653,5643,60814225.0-0.61%Town
Princeton2663,5043,5129935.4-0.11%Town
Berlin2673,4803,37026813.01.61%Town
Brookfield2683,4553,44122315.50.2%Town
Dunstable2693,4413,37520916.50.97%Town
Hatfield2703,3153,32320915.9-0.12%Town
Nahant2713,3113,2893,0771.10.33%Town
Sheffield2723,2983,3367047.4-0.57%Town
Ashby2733,2123,18413623.70.44%Town
Cheshire2743,1713,21911826.8-0.75%Town
Millville2753,1373,1556454.9-0.29%Town
Lanesborough2762,9903,02410428.9-0.56%Town
Plympton2772,9392,92520014.70.24%Town
Northfield2782,8512,8758334.3-0.42%Town
Hardwick2792,6632,6656938.6-0.04%Town
Holland2802,5602,57020812.3-0.19%Town
Truro2812,4722,48611821.0-0.28%Town
Williamsburg2822,4632,4759625.5-0.24%Town
East Brookfield2832,1942,2102229.9-0.36%Town
Bernardston2842,1132,1139023.40%Town
Huntington2852,0652,0777826.3-0.29%Town
Stockbridge2861,9842,0048722.7-0.5%Town
Becket2871,9101,9324146.1-0.57%Town
Oakham2881,9081,8649220.81.17%Town
Hinsdale2891,8891,9039120.7-0.37%Town
Shelburne2901,8671,8898123.2-0.59%Town
Leverett2911,8561,8668122.8-0.27%Town
Buckland2921,8051,8139219.7-0.22%Town
Wales2931,7981,80611415.8-0.22%Town
Conway2941,7611,7634737.7-0.06%Town
Phillipston2951,7231,7257124.2-0.06%Town
Shutesbury2961,7141,7286526.5-0.41%Town
Ashfield2971,6871,6934240.0-0.18%Town
Erving2981,6591,66712013.8-0.24%Town
Colrain2991,6381,6203843.10.55%Town
Clarksburg3001,6341,64612912.7-0.37%Town
Westhampton3011,6271,6256027.20.06%Town
Whately3021,6231,6278120.2-0.12%Town
Russell3031,6231,6319317.5-0.25%Town
Otis3041,6091,6294535.6-0.62%Town
Gill3051,5461,55811213.8-0.39%Town
Granville3061,5221,5283642.3-0.2%Town
New Marlborough3071,4911,5153246.9-0.8%Town
Richmond3081,3981,4047518.7-0.21%Town
Egremont3091,3671,3757318.7-0.29%Town
West Stockbridge3101,3181,3327118.5-0.53%Town
Royalston3111,2861,2663141.80.78%Town
Pelham3121,2591,2715025.1-0.47%Town
Chilmark3131,2271,2376419.0-0.41%Town
Chester3141,2061,2163336.6-0.41%Town
Blandford3151,2001,2082351.6-0.33%Town
Petersham3161,1761,1862254.2-0.42%Town
Charlemont3171,1721,1824526.3-0.43%Town
Worthington3181,1711,1873732.0-0.68%Town
Chesterfield3191,1681,1783830.8-0.43%Town
Monterey3201,0741,0864126.4-0.56%Town
New Salem3211,0201,0082344.80.59%Town

What is the biggest city in Massachusetts?

Boston is the biggest city in Massachusetts, with a population of 654,423 in 2024.

What is the fastest growing city in Massachusetts?

Lancaster is the fastest growing city in Massachusetts over the past 4 years, having grown 4.46% annually since 2020.

What are the 10 largest cities in Massachusetts?

The 10 largest cities in Massachusetts are: Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Cambridge, Lowell, Brockton, Lynn, Quincy, New Bedford and Fall River.

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