Massachusetts places ranked by rental vacancy rate
116 places in Massachusetts have a reliable estimate of rental vacancy rate (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: North Brookfield (18.9%), Ware (12.2%), Franklin Town (12.1%).
Lowest figure: Wareham (0.0%).
The figure for Massachusetts as a whole is 3.5% (±0.2 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for Massachusetts as a whole
- 3.5% (±0.2 points)
- Places ranked
- 116
Massachusetts places ranked by rental vacancy rate
| Rank | Place | County | Rental vacancy rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Brookfield | Worcester County | 18.9% (±15.6 points) |
| 2 | Ware | Hampshire County | 12.2% (±6.6 points) |
| 3 | Franklin Town | Norfolk County | 12.1% (±4.8 points) |
| 4 | East Longmeadow | Hampden County | 11.5% (±9.5 points) |
| 5 | Sharon | Norfolk County | 11.4% (±9.7 points) |
| 6 | Longmeadow | Hampden County | 11.2% (±9.9 points) |
| 7 | Palmer Town | Hampden County | 10.1% (±8.0 points) |
| 8 | Marblehead | Essex County | 9.7% (±9.5 points) |
| 9 | Northbridge | Worcester County | 9.3% (±6.4 points) |
| 10 | Needham | Norfolk County | 8.6% (±5.5 points) |
| 11 | Plainville | Norfolk County | 8.5% (±7.3 points) |
| 12 | Yarmouth | Barnstable County | 8.3% (±5.0 points) |
| 13 | Amherst Town | Hampshire County | 8.2% (±3.6 points) |
| 14 (tie) | Hull | Plymouth County | 7.9% (±7.0 points) |
| 14 (tie) | Westford | Middlesex County | 7.9% (±6.8 points) |
| 16 | Braintree Town | Norfolk County | 7.8% (±4.6 points) |
| 17 | North Adams | Berkshire County | 7.7% (±5.4 points) |
| 18 | Easthampton | Hampshire County | 7.6% (±4.6 points) |
| 19 | Burlington | Middlesex County | 7.4% (±4.9 points) |
| 20 | Newburyport | Essex County | 7.3% (±6.1 points) |
| 21 | North Andover | Essex County | 7.1% (±4.0 points) |
| 22 | Foxborough | Norfolk County | 6.8% (±6.4 points) |
| 23 | Bourne | Barnstable County | 6.6% (±4.1 points) |
| 24 | Westfield | Hampden County | 6.4% (±3.5 points) |
| 25 | Chelmsford | Middlesex County | 6.3% (±5.2 points) |
| 26 | Stoneham | Middlesex County | 6.2% (±4.9 points) |
| 27 (tie) | Hudson | Middlesex County | 6.0% (±4.6 points) |
| 27 (tie) | Westborough | Worcester County | 6.0% (±5.0 points) |
| 29 | Stoughton | Norfolk County | 5.9% (±3.4 points) |
| 30 (tie) | Barnstable Town | Barnstable County | 5.6% (±2.9 points) |
| 30 (tie) | Danvers | Essex County | 5.6% (±3.2 points) |
| 32 | Revere | Suffolk County | 5.5% (±2.2 points) |
| 33 | Milford | Worcester County | 5.2% (±3.8 points) |
| 34 | Malden | Middlesex County | 4.8% (±1.6 points) |
| 35 | Ashland | Middlesex County | 4.7% (±4.1 points) |
| 36 | Boston | Suffolk County | 4.6% (±0.5 points) |
| 37 (tie) | Cambridge | Middlesex County | 4.5% (±1.0 points) |
| 37 (tie) | Newton | Middlesex County | 4.5% (±1.9 points) |
| 39 (tie) | Falmouth | Barnstable County | 4.4% (±3.8 points) |
| 39 (tie) | Salisbury | Essex County | 4.4% (±4.2 points) |
| 41 | Worcester | Worcester County | 4.3% (±1.0 points) |
| 42 | Shrewsbury | Worcester County | 4.2% (±3.2 points) |
| 43 (tie) | Attleboro | Bristol County | 4.1% (±2.4 points) |
| 43 (tie) | Dedham | Norfolk County | 4.1% (±3.5 points) |
| 45 | West Springfield Town | Hampden County | 3.9% (±2.6 points) |
| 46 | Watertown | Middlesex County | 3.8% (±1.5 points) |
| 47 | Quincy | Norfolk County | 3.7% (±1.4 points) |
| 48 | Woburn | Middlesex County | 3.5% (±2.1 points) |
| 49 (tie) | Framingham | Middlesex County | 3.4% (±1.7 points) |
| 49 (tie) | Lowell | Middlesex County | 3.4% (±0.9 points) |
| 51 (tie) | Everett | Middlesex County | 3.2% (±1.7 points) |
| 51 (tie) | Medford | Middlesex County | 3.2% (±1.7 points) |
| 51 (tie) | Northampton | Hampshire County | 3.2% (±1.7 points) |
| 54 | Holyoke | Hampden County | 3.1% (±1.3 points) |
| 55 (tie) | Peabody | Essex County | 3.0% (±2.2 points) |
| 55 (tie) | Springfield | Hampden County | 3.0% (±0.8 points) |
| 57 (tie) | Chelsea | Suffolk County | 2.9% (±1.6 points) |
| 57 (tie) | Fall River | Bristol County | 2.9% (±0.8 points) |
| 57 (tie) | Webster | Worcester County | 2.9% (±2.1 points) |
| 60 (tie) | Andover | Essex County | 2.8% (±2.9 points) |
| 60 (tie) | Haverhill | Essex County | 2.8% (±1.6 points) |
| 62 (tie) | Marlborough | Middlesex County | 2.7% (±1.7 points) |
| 62 (tie) | Norwood | Norfolk County | 2.7% (±1.5 points) |
| 62 (tie) | Weymouth Town | Norfolk County | 2.7% (±1.7 points) |
| 65 (tie) | Lynn | Essex County | 2.6% (±0.9 points) |
| 65 (tie) | Melrose | Middlesex County | 2.6% (±2.7 points) |
| 65 (tie) | Salem | Essex County | 2.6% (±1.3 points) |
| 68 (tie) | Brookline | Norfolk County | 2.5% (±1.1 points) |
| 68 (tie) | Waltham | Middlesex County | 2.5% (±1.3 points) |
| 70 (tie) | Chicopee | Hampden County | 2.4% (±2.0 points) |
| 70 (tie) | Fitchburg | Worcester County | 2.4% (±1.4 points) |
| 70 (tie) | New Bedford | Bristol County | 2.4% (±0.7 points) |
| 73 | Arlington | Middlesex County | 2.3% (±1.6 points) |
| 74 (tie) | Leominster | Worcester County | 2.2% (±1.7 points) |
| 74 (tie) | South Hadley | Hampshire County | 2.2% (±2.2 points) |
| 76 (tie) | Brockton | Plymouth County | 2.0% (±1.0 points) |
| 76 (tie) | Whitman | Plymouth County | 2.0% (±3.0 points) |
| 76 (tie) | Winthrop Town | Suffolk County | 2.0% (±1.7 points) |
| 79 | Beverly | Essex County | 1.9% (±1.7 points) |
| 80 | Winchester | Middlesex County | 1.7% (±2.6 points) |
| 81 (tie) | Adams | Berkshire County | 1.6% (±1.5 points) |
| 81 (tie) | Montague | Franklin County | 1.6% (±2.6 points) |
| 81 (tie) | Pittsfield | Berkshire County | 1.6% (±1.4 points) |
| 81 (tie) | Somerville | Middlesex County | 1.6% (±0.7 points) |
| 85 (tie) | Medfield | Norfolk County | 1.5% (±2.3 points) |
| 85 (tie) | Southbridge Town | Worcester County | 1.5% (±1.6 points) |
| 87 (tie) | Agawam Town | Hampden County | 1.4% (±2.1 points) |
| 87 (tie) | Clinton | Worcester County | 1.4% (±1.7 points) |
| 87 (tie) | Lawrence | Essex County | 1.4% (±0.6 points) |
| 87 (tie) | Winchendon | Worcester County | 1.4% (±2.3 points) |
| 91 (tie) | Belmont | Middlesex County | 1.3% (±1.2 points) |
| 91 (tie) | Natick | Middlesex County | 1.3% (±1.6 points) |
| 93 | Methuen | Essex County | 1.2% (±1.1 points) |
| 94 (tie) | Billerica | Middlesex County | 1.1% (±1.6 points) |
| 94 (tie) | Canton | Norfolk County | 1.1% (±1.9 points) |
| 94 (tie) | Plymouth | Plymouth County | 1.1% (±1.2 points) |
| 97 (tie) | Dartmouth | Bristol County | 1.0% (±1.5 points) |
| 97 (tie) | Gardner | Worcester County | 1.0% (±1.1 points) |
| 99 | Mashpee | Barnstable County | 0.8% (±1.2 points) |
| 100 | Acton | Middlesex County | 0.7% (±1.3 points) |
| 101 | Mansfield | Bristol County | 0.6% (±0.9 points) |
| 102 (tie) | Raynham | Bristol County | 0.5% (±0.8 points) |
| 102 (tie) | Taunton | Bristol County | 0.5% (±0.6 points) |
| 104 (tie) | Easton | Bristol County | 0.4% (±1.1 points) |
| 104 (tie) | Fairhaven | Bristol County | 0.4% (±0.7 points) |
| 106 (tie) | Gloucester | Essex County | 0.2% (±0.3 points) |
| 106 (tie) | Randolph Town | Norfolk County | 0.2% (±0.9 points) |
| 108 | Greenfield | Franklin County | 0.1% (±0.2 points) |
| 109 (tie) | Auburn | Worcester County | 0.0% (±3.0 points) |
| 109 (tie) | Bellingham | Norfolk County | 0.0% (±3.0 points) |
| 109 (tie) | Hingham | Plymouth County | 0.0% (±2.2 points) |
| 109 (tie) | Middleborough | Plymouth County | 0.0% (±1.8 points) |
| 109 (tie) | North Attleborough Town | Bristol County | 0.0% (±1.2 points) |
| 109 (tie) | Reading | Middlesex County | 0.0% (±2.4 points) |
| 109 (tie) | Saugus | Essex County | 0.0% (±1.3 points) |
| 109 (tie) | Wareham | Plymouth County | 0.0% (±2.4 points) |
Unincorporated communities ranked by rental vacancy rate
Unincorporated communities inside a town or township are ranked only against each other, because the town’s figures include them.
How this ranking is built
A place is included when its own page for this figure is published as reliable: a coefficient of variation of 30% or less and enough surveyed homes.
116 places qualify; the rest are on their own pages with their margins, but not ranked here.
The ranking orders the estimates alone: where two places’ margins of error overlap, their ranks may not truly differ, and places at the same published figure share a rank.
A median published as a bound (“$3,500 or more”) is placed at the bound; its true place may be higher.
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Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Massachusetts
Which place in Massachusetts has the highest rental vacancy rate?
North Brookfield has the highest, 18.9% (±15.6 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in Massachusetts has the lowest rental vacancy rate?
Wareham has the lowest, 0.0% (±2.4 points).
What is the rental vacancy rate in Massachusetts?
The figure for Massachusetts as a whole is 3.5% (±0.2 points).
Sources
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; each place’s own table is linked from its page
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Massachusetts
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