100 Biggest Cities In Massachusetts For 2023

Using the latest Census data, we detail the 100 biggest cities in Massachusetts. You can all see a comprehensive list of all 215 cities and places in Massachusetts.

We all love the biggest cities that the Bay State has to offer. You know the places like Boston and Worcester which make all the headlines.

But there are a bunch of other great large cities in Massachusetts that don't get as much love.

We're going to change that right now.

Using the most recent Census data, we can tell you about all the places in Massachusetts with a focus on the biggest. We update the data each year and this is our fourth time doing this.

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The Largest Cities In Massachusetts For 2023:

You can click here to see a full table of the full of the 100 biggest cities in Massachusetts, along with every other place over 1,000 people big. It is sortable by clicking on the headers.

Read on below to see more on the biggest cities. Or for more reading on places to live in Massachusetts, check out:

The 10 Biggest Cities In Massachusetts

1. Boston

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Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Population: 672,814
Population 2010: 602,609
Growth: 11.7%
More on Boston: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

2. Worcester

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Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Population: 203,867
Population 2010: 179,994
Growth: 13.3%
More on Worcester: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

3. Springfield

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Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)
Population: 155,770
Population 2010: 152,906
Growth: 1.9%
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4. Cambridge

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Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Population: 116,892
Population 2010: 103,506
Growth: 12.9%
More on Cambridge: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

5. Lowell

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Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Population: 114,804
Population 2010: 105,089
Growth: 9.2%
More on Lowell: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

6. Brockton

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Rank Last Year: 6 (No Change)
Population: 104,216
Population 2010: 93,869
Growth: 11.0%
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7. Quincy

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Rank Last Year: 8 (Up 1)
Population: 100,544
Population 2010: 90,780
Growth: 10.8%
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8. New Bedford

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Rank Last Year: 7 (Down 1)
Population: 100,309
Population 2010: 94,945
Growth: 5.6%
More on New Bedford: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

9. Lynn

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Rank Last Year: 9 (No Change)
Population: 100,233
Population 2010: 89,625
Growth: 11.8%
More on Lynn: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

10. Fall River

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Rank Last Year: 10 (No Change)
Population: 93,339
Population 2010: 89,482
Growth: 4.3%
More on Fall River: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

How We Determined The Largest Cities In Massachusetts

We've been ranking and dissecting cities in the Bay State for over 4 years now -- making this actually the fourth time we've run the numbers. We always use the best data, the US Census. In this case, that means we are using the American Community Survey.

It what is probably the most simple analysis we run each year, we ranked every place in Massachusetts from biggest to smallest. The biggest city this year? That would be Boston.

The smallest? Millers Falls, although there are places smaller than 1,000 people not listed here, so keep that in mind as we take a look at the top ten.

Now on to numbers 11-100 Biggest in Massachusetts

We hope that you find the big city, or really any city, that's right for you. Below is a list of the rest of the biggest cities along with every other place in Massachusetts.

Have fun snacking around in the Bay State!

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Detailed List Of The Biggest Cities In Massachusetts

Rank	City	Current Population	2010	Growth
1	Boston	672,814	602,609	11.7%
2	Worcester	203,867	179,994	13.3%
3	Springfield	155,770	152,906	1.9%
4	Cambridge	116,892	103,506	12.9%
5	Lowell	114,804	105,089	9.2%
6	Brockton	104,216	93,869	11.0%
7	Quincy	100,544	90,780	10.8%
8	New Bedford	100,309	94,945	5.6%
9	Lynn	100,233	89,625	11.8%
10	Fall River	93,339	89,482	4.3%
11	Newton	88,647	83,949	5.6%
12	Lawrence	87,798	75,177	16.8%
13	Somerville	80,608	75,215	7.2%
14	Haverhill	67,093	60,203	11.4%
15	Malden	65,602	58,180	12.8%
16	Waltham	64,655	59,771	8.2%
17	Brookline	62,620	57,953	8.1%
18	Revere	60,720	50,008	21.4%
19	Medford	60,708	55,451	9.5%
20	Taunton	59,076	55,954	5.6%
21	Weymouth Town	57,217	53,342	7.3%
22	Chicopee	55,636	55,165	0.9%
23	Peabody	54,200	50,455	7.4%
24	Methuen Town	52,536	46,393	13.2%
25	Barnstable Town	48,556	45,775	6.1%
26	Everett	48,368	40,560	19.3%
27	Attleboro	46,146	43,355	6.4%
28	Arlington	46,045	42,240	9.0%
29	Salem	44,452	40,964	8.5%
30	Pittsfield	43,890	44,788	-2.0%
31	Leominster	43,478	40,941	6.2%
32	Beverly	42,448	39,351	7.9%
33	Fitchburg	41,796	40,214	3.9%
34	Marlborough	41,505	37,674	10.2%
35	Woburn	40,967	37,538	9.1%
36	Westfield	40,922	40,974	-0.1%
37	Chelsea	40,025	34,532	15.9%
38	Braintree Town	38,712	35,122	10.2%
39	Holyoke	38,480	39,885	-3.5%
40	Watertown Town	35,171	31,591	11.3%
41	Lexington	34,235	30,862	10.9%
42	Franklin Town	33,057	31,023	6.6%
43	Needham	31,808	28,683	10.9%
44	Norwood	31,256	28,375	10.2%
45	Gloucester	29,814	28,893	3.2%
46	Melrose	29,567	26,704	10.7%
47	Northampton	29,379	28,709	2.3%
48	Wellesley	29,365	27,623	6.3%
49	West Springfield Town	28,814	28,287	1.9%
50	Agawam Town	28,715	28,383	1.2%
51	Saugus	28,521	26,392	8.1%
52	Milton	28,382	26,667	6.4%
53	Danvers	27,966	26,113	7.1%
54	Milford	27,336	24,949	9.6%
55	Belmont	27,056	24,356	11.1%
56	Wakefield	27,041	24,620	9.8%
57	Burlington	26,234	23,926	9.6%
58	Reading	25,483	24,261	5.0%
59	Dedham	25,308	24,325	4.0%
60	Wilmington	23,311	21,891	6.5%
61	Stoneham	23,077	21,320	8.2%
62	Winchester	22,875	21,016	8.8%
63	Gardner	21,183	20,386	3.9%
64	Marblehead	20,397	19,797	3.0%
65	Winthrop Town	19,088	17,311	10.3%
66	Newburyport	18,282	17,288	5.7%
67	Somerset	18,271	18,185	0.5%
68	Southbridge Town	17,643	16,851	4.7%
69	Amesbury Town	17,286	16,225	6.5%
70	Abington	16,974	15,704	8.1%
71	Easthampton Town	16,120	16,054	0.4%
72	Longmeadow	15,863	15,759	0.7%
73	Hudson	15,445	14,653	5.4%
74	Swampscott	15,043	13,819	8.9%
75	North Adams	13,024	13,851	-6.0%
76	Lynnfield	12,874	11,487	12.1%
77	Palmer Town	12,434	12,196	2.0%
78	Webster	12,086	11,393	6.1%
79	South Yarmouth	11,696	11,468	2.0%
80	Holbrook	11,344	10,694	6.1%
81	Maynard	10,702	10,036	6.6%
82	Nantucket	10,699	7,951	34.6%
83	Hull	10,120	10,420	-2.9%
84	Athol	9,154	8,020	14.1%
85	Andover	8,958	8,586	4.3%
86	Middleborough Center	7,790	6,673	16.7%
87	Mansfield Center	7,689	7,601	1.2%
88	Clinton	7,455	7,201	3.5%
89	Whitinsville	7,329	7,055	3.9%
90	Plymouth	7,198	6,759	6.5%
91	West Concord	7,003	6,204	12.9%
92	Cochituate	6,966	6,397	8.9%
93	Northborough	6,767	6,054	11.8%
94	East Falmouth	6,739	5,986	12.6%
95	Pinehurst	6,653	7,190	-7.5%
96	Foxborough	6,557	5,113	28.2%
97	Ware	6,339	5,806	9.2%
98	Medfield	6,317	6,564	-3.8%
99	Walpole	6,188	6,438	-3.9%
100	Sharon	6,132	5,198	18.0%
101	West Yarmouth	6,124	6,103	0.3%
102	Kingston	6,013	5,686	5.8%
103	Yarmouth Port	5,872	5,176	13.4%
104	Spencer	5,743	5,655	1.6%
105	Adams	5,710	5,260	8.6%
106	Scituate	5,670	5,324	6.5%
107	Hingham	5,557	5,769	-3.7%
108	Bliss Corner	5,529	5,649	-2.1%
109	East Harwich	5,519	4,694	17.6%
110	North Scituate	5,519	5,493	0.5%
111	Oxford	5,392	6,373	-15.4%
112	Salisbury	5,081	4,891	3.9%
113	Raynham Center	5,072	4,079	24.3%
114	Marshfield	4,901	4,445	10.3%
115	Rockport	4,889	5,312	-8.0%
116	Smith Mills	4,846	4,825	0.4%
117	North Westport	4,835	4,193	15.3%
118	The Pinehills	4,724	910	419.1%
119	Ipswich	4,659	3,997	16.6%
120	Millis-Clicquot	4,653	4,493	3.6%
121	Williamstown	4,565	3,845	18.7%
122	Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock	4,503	4,886	-7.8%
123	Winchendon	4,463	4,024	10.9%
124	Westborough	4,364	3,961	10.2%
125	Northwest Harwich	4,256	4,346	-2.1%
126	North Plymouth	4,246	3,782	12.3%
127	Sagamore	4,229	3,652	15.8%
128	Bellingham	4,212	4,574	-7.9%
129	North Pembroke	4,133	2,746	50.5%
130	Turners Falls	4,049	4,550	-11.0%
131	Falmouth	3,895	3,982	-2.2%
132	Hopedale	3,814	4,014	-5.0%
133	East Sandwich	3,765	3,823	-1.5%
134	Orange	3,727	3,849	-3.2%
135	Forestdale	3,713	4,237	-12.4%
136	Wilbraham	3,675	3,258	12.8%
137	Hopkinton	3,567	2,048	74.2%
138	Dennis Port	3,440	3,436	0.1%
139	South Duxbury	3,381	3,377	0.1%
140	Nahant	3,354	3,431	-2.2%
141	Acushnet Center	3,351	2,611	28.3%
142	North Lakeville	3,343	2,150	55.5%
143	Mattapoisett Center	3,282	2,907	12.9%
144	Provincetown	3,273	2,851	14.8%
145	East Dennis	3,272	2,939	11.3%
146	South Dennis	3,259	3,800	-14.2%
147	Buzzards Bay	3,206	3,723	-13.9%
148	Monument Beach	3,187	2,622	21.5%
149	Fiskdale	3,166	2,544	24.4%
150	Ayer	3,078	2,350	31.0%
151	Wareham Center	3,057	2,874	6.4%
152	Littleton Common	3,036	2,890	5.1%
153	Boxford	3,020	2,406	25.5%
154	Sandwich	2,873	2,968	-3.2%
155	East Douglas	2,846	2,303	23.6%
156	Cordaville	2,776	2,749	1.0%
157	West Dennis	2,703	2,022	33.7%
158	Pocasset	2,660	2,691	-1.2%
159	Topsfield	2,654	2,857	-7.1%
160	Norton Center	2,627	2,604	0.9%
161	Ocean Grove	2,604	3,074	-15.3%
162	Belchertown	2,557	2,395	6.8%
163	White Island Shores	2,522	2,342	7.7%
164	North Brookfield	2,429	2,007	21.0%
165	Dover	2,413	2,390	1.0%
166	North Falmouth	2,375	3,187	-25.5%
167	Upton	2,354	2,814	-16.3%
168	West Wareham	2,313	2,085	10.9%
169	Pepperell	2,288	2,423	-5.6%
170	Vineyard Haven	2,258	2,470	-8.6%
171	West Falmouth	2,251	1,514	48.7%
172	South Deerfield	2,244	1,801	24.6%
173	Marshfield Hills	2,244	2,455	-8.6%
174	Sturbridge	2,217	2,152	3.0%
175	North Seekonk	2,191	2,588	-15.3%
176	Baldwinville	2,148	2,002	7.3%
177	Harwich Port	2,119	1,478	43.4%
178	Lenox	2,109	1,435	47.0%
179	Devens	2,071	1,874	10.5%
180	Great Barrington	2,017	2,376	-15.1%
181	Dennis	1,990	2,360	-15.7%
182	Hanscom Afb	1,917	0	nan%
183	East Pepperell	1,896	2,009	-5.6%
184	North Eastham	1,871	1,648	13.5%
185	Hanson	1,860	1,886	-1.4%
186	Shirley	1,707	1,475	15.7%
187	Essex	1,688	1,538	9.8%
188	Lunenburg	1,686	1,492	13.0%
189	Shelburne Falls	1,684	1,736	-3.0%
190	West Brookfield	1,646	1,666	-1.2%
191	South Lancaster	1,620	1,749	-7.4%
192	Monson Center	1,616	2,073	-22.0%
193	Duxbury	1,587	1,672	-5.1%
194	Chatham	1,559	1,751	-11.0%
195	Lee	1,547	2,123	-27.1%
196	Rutland	1,546	2,320	-33.4%
197	Teaticket	1,522	1,701	-10.5%
198	Rowley	1,509	1,365	10.5%
199	West Chatham	1,490	1,134	31.4%
200	Orleans	1,472	1,548	-4.9%
201	Holland	1,436	1,658	-13.4%
202	Harwich Center	1,435	1,773	-19.1%
203	Brewster	1,410	2,108	-33.1%
204	Mashpee Neck	1,405	1,071	31.2%
205	Bourne	1,390	1,263	10.1%
206	Weweantic	1,374	1,971	-30.3%
207	Groton	1,295	1,340	-3.4%
208	Hatfield	1,264	1,407	-10.2%
209	East Brookfield	1,239	1,266	-2.1%
210	Onset	1,138	926	22.9%
211	Granby	1,136	1,227	-7.4%
212	Woods Hole	1,127	655	72.1%
213	Marion Center	1,095	1,155	-5.2%
214	Townsend	1,084	825	31.4%
215	Millers Falls	1,031	1,298	-20.6%

100 Biggest Cities In Massachusetts For 2023

Using the latest Census data, we detail the 100 biggest cities in Massachusetts. You can all see a comprehensive list of all 215 cities and places in Massachusetts.

The Largest Cities In Massachusetts For 2023:

The 10 Biggest Cities In Massachusetts

1. Boston

2. Worcester

3. Springfield

4. Cambridge

5. Lowell

6. Brockton

7. Quincy

8. New Bedford

9. Lynn

10. Fall River

How We Determined The Largest Cities In Massachusetts

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