What is the biggest city in Massachusetts?

Boston is the biggest city in Massachusetts, with a population of 629,842 in 2024.

What is the fastest growing city in Massachusetts?

Lunenburg is the fastest growing city in Massachusetts over the past 4 years, having grown 11.45% annually since 2020.

How many cities are in Massachusetts?

There are 245 cities in Massachusetts.

What are the 10 largest cities in Massachusetts?

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

Massachusetts Cities by Population (2024)

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City	Rank	2024 Population	2020 Census	Annual Change	Density (mi²)	Area (mi²)	Type
Boston	1	629,842	671,570	-1.63%	13,029	48.34	City
Worcester	2	205,575	205,063	0.06%	5,503	37.36	City
Springfield	3	152,721	155,407	-0.44%	4,792	31.87	City
Cambridge	4	118,627	118,349	0.06%	18,544	6.40	City
Lowell	5	111,850	115,366	-0.78%	8,218	13.61	City
Brockton	6	104,150	105,502	-0.32%	4,882	21.33	City
Quincy	7	101,992	101,462	0.13%	6,154	16.57	City
Lynn	8	100,687	101,095	-0.1%	9,376	10.74	City
New Bedford	9	100,377	100,987	-0.15%	5,019	20	City
Fall River	10	93,431	93,933	-0.13%	2,821	33.12	City
Lawrence	11	87,032	88,876	-0.53%	12,559	6.93	City
Newton	12	86,003	88,759	-0.8%	4,824	17.83	City
Somerville	13	78,710	80,814	-0.66%	19,090	4.12	City
Medford	14	70,384	60,414	3.67%	8,692	8.10	City
Framingham	15	69,790	72,136	-0.83%	2,787	25.04	City
Plymouth	16	68,957	61,018	13.01%	715	96.43	Town
Haverhill	17	66,638	67,668	-0.38%	2,017	33.04	City
Malden	18	63,413	66,011	-1.01%	12,569	5.04	City
Waltham	19	63,084	65,046	-0.77%	4,950	12.74	City
Brookline	20	62,854	59,223	0.12%	9,298	6.76	CDP
Taunton	21	60,374	59,470	0.38%	1,293	46.71	City
Weymouth Town	22	57,359	57,461	-0.04%	3,421	16.77	City
Revere	23	55,189	61,867	-2.94%	9,675	5.70	City
Chicopee	24	54,517	55,443	-0.42%	2,380	22.91	City
Methuen Town	25	53,497	52,985	0.24%	2,408	22.21	City
Peabody	26	53,404	54,388	-0.46%	3,289	16.24	City
Barnstable Town	27	50,168	48,896	0.64%	837	59.93	City
Everett	28	49,783	48,917	0.44%	14,573	3.42	City
Attleboro	29	46,727	46,475	0.14%	1,745	26.78	City
Arlington	30	45,628	45,379	-0.3%	8,874	5.14	CDP
Salem	31	44,970	44,474	0.28%	5,422	8.29	City
Leominster	32	43,548	43,744	-0.11%	1,511	28.82	City
Pittsfield	33	42,843	43,777	-0.54%	1,059	40.47	City
Beverly	34	41,874	42,596	-0.43%	2,775	15.09	City
Woburn	35	41,705	40,791	0.55%	3,297	12.65	City
Fitchburg	36	41,345	41,659	-0.19%	1,486	27.82	City
Shrewsbury	37	41,239	38,449	7.26%	1,988	20.74	Town
Billerica	38	41,159	41,801	-1.54%	1,609	25.57	Town
Westfield	39	40,330	40,740	-0.25%	872	46.26	City
Marlborough	40	40,288	41,654	-0.84%	1,931	20.86	City
Braintree Town	41	38,063	39,071	-0.66%	2,766	13.76	City
Holyoke	42	37,286	38,154	-0.58%	1,761	21.17	City
Chelsea	43	36,691	40,583	-2.58%	16,535	2.22	City
Natick	44	35,984	36,891	-2.46%	2,406	14.96	Town
Chelmsford	45	35,836	36,353	-1.42%	1,601	22.38	Town
Franklin Town	46	34,971	32,341	1.92%	1,313	26.64	City
Watertown Town	47	34,713	35,331	-0.44%	8,687	4	City
Lexington	48	34,193	33,304	-0.04%	2,081	16.43	CDP
Randolph Town	49	34,147	34,913	-0.56%	3,474	9.83	City
Dartmouth	50	33,542	31,365	6.94%	551	60.93	Town
Falmouth	51	33,056	32,536	1.6%	750	44.06	Town
North Andover	52	32,481	30,854	5.27%	1,236	26.28	Town
Needham	53	32,255	31,177	0.46%	2,623	12.30	CDP
Dracut	54	31,806	32,501	-2.14%	1,538	20.68	Town
Norwood	55	31,517	29,446	0.28%	3,037	10.38	CDP
Northampton	56	31,354	27,300	3.34%	916	34.24	City
Wellesley	57	30,856	28,747	1.64%	3,079	10.02	CDP
Tewksbury	58	30,639	31,233	-1.9%	1,478	20.72	Town
Gloucester	59	29,932	29,740	0.16%	1,143	26.19	City
Bridgewater Town	60	29,051	28,509	0.47%	1,066	27.24	City
Saugus	61	28,656	28,326	0.16%	2,659	10.78	CDP
Stoughton	62	28,643	29,245	-2.06%	1,781	16.09	Town
Melrose	63	28,602	29,708	-0.96%	6,108	4.68	City
Milton	64	28,586	27,590	0.24%	2,197	13.01	CDP
West Springfield Town	65	28,236	28,766	-0.46%	1,688	16.73	City
Agawam Town	66	28,164	28,622	-0.4%	1,208	23.32	City
Milford	67	28,035	26,072	0.84%	2,761	10.15	CDP
Danvers	68	27,798	27,549	-0.2%	2,093	13.28	CDP
Wakefield	69	27,067	27,041	0.03%	3,661	7.39	CDP
Belmont	70	26,879	26,158	-0.22%	5,784	4.65	CDP
Burlington	71	26,039	28,077	-0.25%	2,216	11.75	CDP
Easton	72	25,410	25,068	1.36%	884	28.76	Town
Reading	73	25,279	25,236	-0.27%	2,534	9.98	CDP
Yarmouth	74	25,090	24,987	0.41%	1,039	24.16	Town
Dedham	75	24,970	25,330	-0.36%	2,431	10.27	CDP
Canton	76	24,911	24,394	2.12%	1,329	18.75	Town
Middleborough	77	24,222	24,261	-0.16%	351	69.04	Town
Westford	78	24,139	24,704	-2.29%	798	30.24	Town
Acton	79	23,791	23,938	-0.61%	1,198	19.87	Town
Mansfield	80	23,656	23,853	-0.83%	1,177	20.10	Town
Wilmington	81	22,992	23,390	-0.43%	1,355	16.97	CDP
Winchester	82	22,858	22,760	0.11%	3,789	6.03	CDP
Stoneham	83	22,822	23,625	-0.37%	3,794	6.02	CDP
Wareham	84	22,819	23,275	-1.96%	637	35.82	Town
Ludlow	85	20,897	20,762	0.65%	768	27.20	Town
Gardner	86	20,585	21,219	-0.76%	933	22.07	City
Marblehead	87	20,256	20,530	-0.23%	4,626	4.38	CDP
Grafton	88	19,837	19,641	1%	870	22.80	Town
Holden	89	19,786	19,895	-0.55%	564	35.08	Town
Norton	90	19,062	19,208	-0.76%	685	27.83	Town
Newburyport	91	19,020	18,304	0.95%	2,278	8.35	City
Sudbury	92	18,773	18,872	-0.53%	773	24.27	Town
Somerset	93	18,256	18,160	-0.03%	2,311	7.90	CDP
Ashland	94	18,240	18,815	-3.06%	1,478	12.34	Town
Pembroke	95	18,031	18,344	-1.71%	828	21.79	Town
South Hadley	96	17,824	16,282	9.47%	1,006	17.71	Town
Winthrop Town	97	17,769	19,251	-2.04%	8,925	1.99	City
Concord	98	17,566	18,343	-4.24%	717	24.52	Town
Southbridge Town	99	17,527	17,711	-0.26%	866	20.24	City
Swansea	100	17,311	17,168	0.83%	763	22.68	Town
Rockland	101	17,265	17,775	-2.87%	1,722	10.03	Town
Abington	102	17,061	16,557	0.17%	1,713	9.96	CDP
Amesbury Town	103	17,020	17,338	-0.46%	1,385	12.29	City
Auburn	104	16,614	16,863	-1.48%	1,073	15.49	Town
Northbridge	105	16,425	16,313	0.69%	951	17.27	Town
Westport	106	16,413	16,342	0.43%	329	49.82	Town
East Longmeadow	107	16,345	16,382	-0.23%	1,264	12.94	Town
Westwood	108	16,187	16,242	-0.34%	1,488	10.88	Town
Duxbury	109	16,001	16,076	-0.47%	675	23.70	Town
Raynham	110	15,982	15,142	5.55%	780	20.48	Town
North Reading	111	15,967	15,542	2.73%	1,214	13.16	Town
Easthampton Town	112	15,914	16,176	-0.41%	1,194	13.32	City
Longmeadow	113	15,842	15,736	0.17%	1,743	9.09	CDP
Fairhaven	114	15,831	15,911	-0.5%	1,279	12.38	Town
Seekonk	115	15,701	15,542	1.02%	854	18.39	Town
Mashpee	116	15,652	15,061	3.92%	669	23.39	Town
Hudson	117	15,598	15,222	0.33%	2,715	5.75	CDP
Whitman	118	15,199	15,122	0.51%	2,192	6.93	Town
Swampscott	119	15,066	15,184	-0.19%	4,985	3.02	CDP
Holliston	120	14,856	14,973	-0.78%	796	18.66	Town
Uxbridge	121	14,574	14,191	2.7%	493	29.59	Town
Hanover	122	14,506	14,815	-2.09%	934	15.54	Town
East Bridgewater	123	14,108	14,421	-2.17%	818	17.24	Town
Bedford	124	14,089	14,347	-1.8%	1,031	13.66	Town
Millbury	125	14,026	13,824	1.46%	893	15.71	Town
Medway	126	13,905	13,085	6.27%	1,205	11.54	Town
Harwich	127	13,675	13,431	1.82%	655	20.88	Town
Rehoboth	128	13,621	12,516	8.83%	290	46.93	Town
Wayland	129	13,510	13,893	-2.76%	898	15.04	Town
Charlton	130	13,410	13,305	0.79%	318	42.18	Town
Wrentham	131	12,983	12,176	6.63%	598	21.71	Town
Lynnfield	132	12,882	12,968	-0.16%	1,307	9.86	CDP
North Adams	133	12,624	12,930	-0.6%	620	20.35	City
Webster	134	12,620	11,719	1.43%	4,248	2.97	CDP
Palmer Town	135	12,252	12,422	-0.34%	388	31.58	City
Tyngsborough	136	12,246	12,385	-1.12%	729	16.80	Town
Lakeville	137	12,153	11,538	5.33%	411	29.60	Town
South Yarmouth	138	12,023	10,598	0.92%	1,728	6.96	CDP
Dudley	139	11,746	11,902	-1.31%	564	20.83	Town
Norfolk	140	11,676	11,555	1.05%	784	14.90	Town
Weston	141	11,641	11,766	-1.06%	692	16.82	Town
Carver	142	11,524	11,632	-0.93%	309	37.31	Town
Holbrook	143	11,326	11,051	-0.05%	1,561	7.25	CDP
Norwell	144	11,188	11,340	-1.34%	535	20.93	Town
Leicester	145	10,961	11,062	-0.91%	471	23.26	Town
Maynard	146	10,609	10,900	-0.29%	2,036	5.21	CDP
Acushnet	147	10,579	10,558	0.2%	574	18.43	Town
Southborough	148	10,335	10,441	-1.01%	738	14.01	Town
Littleton	149	10,247	10,123	1.23%	620	16.52	Town
Hull	150	10,108	10,478	-0.04%	3,519	2.87	CDP
Middleton	151	10,053	9,618	4.52%	748	13.45	Town
Nantucket	152	10,039	8,606	-2.14%	1,724	5.82	CDP
Andover	153	10,017	8,821	3.08%	2,716	3.69	CDP
Plainville	154	9,791	9,927	-1.37%	891	10.99	Town
Sutton	155	9,365	9,350	0.16%	289	32.41	Town
Douglas	156	9,319	8,993	3.62%	256	36.45	Town
Freetown	157	9,254	9,207	0.51%	269	34.46	Town
Blackstone	158	9,217	9,183	0.37%	830	11.11	Town
Millis	159	9,158	8,503	7.7%	761	12.03	Town
Southwick	160	9,150	9,216	-0.72%	297	30.82	Town
Athol	161	9,136	8,323	-0.07%	1,116	8.19	CDP
Lancaster	162	8,566	8,423	1.7%	312	27.47	Town
Montague	163	8,425	8,566	-1.65%	279	30.15	Town
Westminster	164	8,392	8,228	1.99%	237	35.44	Town
Georgetown	165	8,356	8,463	-1.26%	650	12.86	Town
Cohasset	166	8,280	8,377	-1.16%	846	9.78	Town
Upton	167	8,240	8,001	2.99%	381	21.60	Town
Templeton	168	8,217	8,137	0.98%	258	31.87	Town
Dighton	169	8,152	8,109	0.53%	370	22.03	Town
Sterling	170	8,083	7,977	1.33%	264	30.62	Town
Monson	171	8,052	8,126	-0.91%	182	44.22	Town
West Boylston	172	7,881	7,635	3.22%	608	12.95	Town
Middleborough Center	173	7,841	7,564	0.22%	1,996	3.93	CDP
Mansfield Center	174	7,692	8,043	0.01%	2,791	2.76	CDP
Halifax	175	7,590	7,740	-1.94%	475	15.97	Town
West Bridgewater	176	7,475	7,707	-3.01%	488	15.32	Town
Hamilton	177	7,470	7,560	-1.19%	527	14.18	Town
Clinton	178	7,173	7,058	-1.29%	4,804	1.49	CDP
Whitinsville	179	7,161	7,435	-0.78%	1,966	3.64	CDP
Stow	180	6,994	7,151	-2.2%	404	17.32	Town
Harvard	181	6,920	6,835	1.24%	262	26.44	Town
Cochituate	182	6,879	6,730	-0.42%	1,806	3.81	CDP
Northborough	183	6,822	6,532	1.08%	2,077	3.29	CDP
Lincoln	184	6,783	6,985	-2.89%	477	14.23	Town
Berkley	185	6,771	6,770	0.01%	410	16.51	Town
Merrimac	186	6,657	6,716	-0.88%	783	8.50	Town
Newbury	187	6,657	6,714	-0.85%	285	23.37	Town
Groveland	188	6,655	6,745	-1.33%	749	8.88	Town
Mattapoisett	189	6,611	6,506	1.61%	381	17.34	Town
Walpole	190	6,535	6,211	1.26%	2,326	2.81	CDP
Foxborough	191	6,505	6,119	1.51%	2,260	2.88	CDP
Ashburnham	192	6,402	6,310	1.46%	167	38.33	Town
Mendon	193	6,326	6,224	1.64%	356	17.77	Town
Medfield	194	6,320	6,668	0.02%	1,277	4.95	CDP
Kingston	195	6,244	6,750	1.25%	1,298	4.81	CDP
East Falmouth	196	6,196	6,163	-2.84%	1,140	5.44	CDP
Southampton	197	6,183	6,215	-0.52%	220	28.15	Town
Yarmouth Port	198	6,169	5,202	1.63%	1,025	6.02	CDP
Dalton	199	6,104	6,316	-3.36%	280	21.77	Town
Ware	200	6,081	5,978	-1.4%	978	6.22	CDP
West Yarmouth	201	6,046	6,388	-0.43%	904	6.69	CDP
East Harwich	202	6,041	4,756	2.97%	753	8.02	CDP
North Scituate	203	5,978	5,372	2.61%	1,594	3.75	CDP
Pinehurst	204	5,972	6,997	-3.66%	1,601	3.73	CDP
Rochester	205	5,912	5,725	3.27%	176	33.57	Town
Bolton	206	5,802	5,669	2.35%	291	19.95	Town
Eastham	207	5,786	5,749	0.64%	414	13.97	Town
Sharon	208	5,749	6,217	-1.99%	1,921	2.99	CDP
Adams	209	5,746	5,689	0.21%	2,345	2.45	CDP
The Pinehills	210	5,723	4,531	5.49%	1,403	4.08	CDP
Bliss Corner	211	5,715	5,272	1.1%	2,856	2	CDP
Hingham	212	5,704	5,837	0.87%	1,841	3.10	CDP
West Concord	213	5,606	7,294	-7%	1,661	3.38	CDP
Spencer	214	5,464	5,810	-1.55%	2,591	2.11	CDP
Oxford	215	5,446	5,926	0.33%	1,572	3.46	CDP
Salisbury	216	5,422	5,116	1.44%	922	5.88	CDP
Boxborough	217	5,374	5,490	-2.11%	523	10.28	Town
Manchester-by-the-Sea	218	5,312	5,386	-1.37%	576	9.23	Town
Hadley	219	5,250	5,308	-1.09%	227	23.09	Town
Marion	220	5,233	5,338	-1.97%	370	14.13	Town
Oak Bluffs	221	5,211	5,329	-2.21%	715	7.29	Town
Berlin	222	5,211	3,276	59.07%	402	12.97	Town
Carlisle	223	5,103	5,230	-2.43%	334	15.27	Town
Raynham Center	224	5,078	4,561	0.04%	1,204	4.22	CDP
Bellingham	225	5,056	4,216	4.33%	938	5.39	CDP
Rockport	226	5,051	5,247	1.08%	1,269	3.98	CDP
Paxton	227	5,006	5,003	0.06%	341	14.69	Town
Boylston	228	4,990	4,852	2.84%	311	16.06	Town
Scituate	229	4,986	5,905	-4.37%	1,227	4.06	CDP
Wenham	230	4,950	4,923	0.55%	646	7.66	Town
Ipswich	231	4,918	4,826	0.47%	3,001	1.64	CDP
Hampden	232	4,865	4,953	-1.78%	248	19.61	Town
Millis-Clicquot	233	4,848	4,455	1.36%	1,545	3.14	CDP
Marshfield	234	4,802	5,190	-0.68%	950	5.05	CDP
Tisbury	235	4,796	4,811	-0.31%	736	6.52	Town
Avon	236	4,691	4,772	-1.7%	1,093	4.29	Town
Hopedale	237	4,631	3,643	5.63%	2,649	1.75	CDP
North Plymouth	238	4,578	4,258	1.78%	3,674	1.25	CDP
West Newbury	239	4,576	4,505	1.58%	340	13.45	Town
North Westport	240	4,533	4,787	-1.37%	874	5.19	CDP
Winchendon	241	4,457	4,673	-0.04%	1,968	2.27	CDP
Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock	242	4,431	4,843	-2.27%	2,037	2.17	CDP
Williamstown	243	4,431	4,565	-0.74%	1,304	3.40	CDP
Westborough	244	4,415	4,024	0.39%	2,338	1.89	CDP
Smith Mills	245	4,406	4,706	-1.67%	944	4.67	CDP
Hubbardston	246	4,361	4,315	1.07%	106	41.06	Town
East Dennis	247	4,354	3,068	7.99%	901	4.83	CDP
Sherborn	248	4,338	4,408	-1.59%	275	15.79	Town
Wilbraham	249	4,167	3,251	4.1%	745	5.59	CDP
Sagamore	250	4,140	3,792	2.15%	1,243	3.33	CDP
Forestdale	251	4,080	3,744	2.1%	1,070	3.81	CDP
North Lakeville	252	4,044	3,226	5.34%	802	5.04	CDP
Northwest Harwich	253	4,029	4,123	-0.57%	505	7.98	CDP
Turners Falls	254	3,994	3,682	1.99%	2,101	1.90	CDP
East Sandwich	255	3,831	3,628	0.58%	510	7.52	CDP
Provincetown	256	3,753	2,730	4.45%	2,100	1.79	CDP
North Pembroke	257	3,749	4,159	-2.65%	838	4.47	CDP
Orange	258	3,739	3,882	0.11%	624	5.99	CDP
Brimfield	259	3,690	3,687	0.08%	106	34.77	Town
Wellfleet	260	3,650	3,563	2.44%	184	19.78	Town
Sunderland	261	3,625	3,656	-0.85%	255	14.22	Town
Princeton	262	3,500	3,492	0.23%	99	35.43	Town
West Tisbury	263	3,496	3,550	-1.52%	140	25.03	Town
South Duxbury	264	3,465	3,338	0.81%	1,181	2.94	CDP
Dunstable	265	3,379	3,356	0.69%	205	16.46	Town
Sheffield	266	3,325	3,321	0.12%	70	47.41	Town
South Dennis	267	3,307	2,895	3.21%	727	4.55	CDP
Nahant	268	3,300	3,512	-0.54%	3,067	1.08	CDP
North Seekonk	269	3,294	2,158	9.44%	2,355	1.40	CDP
Ashby	270	3,149	3,180	-0.97%	133	23.66	Town
Millville	271	3,121	3,165	-1.39%	642	4.86	Town
Dennis Port	272	3,077	3,523	-3.48%	1,013	3.04	CDP
Lanesborough	273	2,972	3,040	-2.24%	103	28.85	Town
Sandwich	274	2,968	2,928	0.34%	820	3.62	CDP
Acushnet Center	275	2,925	3,403	-3.91%	2,067	1.42	CDP
Plympton	276	2,893	2,927	-1.16%	197	14.68	Town
Cordaville	277	2,884	2,884	0%	1,588	1.82	CDP
Monument Beach	278	2,875	3,173	-2.51%	1,113	2.58	CDP
Ocean Grove	279	2,865	2,434	3.13%	4,328	0.66	CDP
Belchertown	280	2,830	3,037	3.32%	563	5.03	CDP
West Wareham	281	2,812	2,398	3.84%	754	3.73	CDP
West Dennis	282	2,790	2,479	1.05%	856	3.26	CDP
Buzzards Bay	283	2,778	3,208	-3.71%	1,450	1.92	CDP
Hopkinton	284	2,760	3,864	-8.88%	1,802	1.53	CDP
Ayer	285	2,751	2,551	-3.81%	2,075	1.33	CDP
Lunenburg	286	2,705	1,593	11.45%	712	3.80	CDP
Wareham Center	287	2,677	2,631	0.45%	1,656	1.62	CDP
Pocasset	288	2,658	2,596	0.61%	719	3.70	CDP
Hardwick	289	2,642	2,660	-0.68%	68	38.60	Town
Fiskdale	290	2,639	3,015	-3.44%	833	3.17	CDP
Vineyard Haven	291	2,585	1,903	4.4%	1,982	1.30	CDP
Topsfield	292	2,552	3,046	-4.6%	943	2.71	CDP
Littleton Common	293	2,538	3,370	-6.14%	717	3.54	CDP
Marshfield Hills	294	2,527	2,389	1.4%	551	4.58	CDP
Harwich Port	295	2,518	1,906	5.58%	957	2.63	CDP
Dover	296	2,506	2,518	-0.12%	591	4.24	CDP
Boxford	297	2,503	2,925	-4.03%	467	5.36	CDP
Norton Center	298	2,486	2,758	-1.86%	1,465	1.70	CDP
Truro	299	2,482	2,444	1.55%	118	20.95	Town
North Brookfield	300	2,451	2,423	0.29%	1,661	1.48	CDP
Baldwinville	301	2,435	2,137	3.18%	949	2.57	CDP
Williamsburg	302	2,431	2,498	-2.68%	95	25.54	Town
Cedar Crest	303	2,372	2,548	-1.82%	1,627	1.46	CDP
Hanson	304	2,294	1,880	4.75%	1,250	1.83	CDP
Sturbridge	305	2,232	2,101	0.22%	419	5.33	CDP
North Falmouth	306	2,204	2,572	-2.52%	566	3.89	CDP
Bourne	307	2,187	1,377	10.23%	1,283	1.71	CDP
North Eastham	308	2,171	1,741	4.83%	631	3.44	CDP
East Douglas	309	2,139	2,985	-8.98%	628	3.41	CDP
Brewster	310	2,131	1,347	10.13%	547	3.90	CDP
Bernardston	311	2,104	2,099	0.24%	90	23.39	Town
Mattapoisett Center	312	2,097	3,193	-11.56%	429	4.88	CDP
East Pepperell	313	2,082	1,916	2.06%	1,470	1.42	CDP
Essex	314	2,063	1,697	4.67%	1,002	2.06	CDP
Pepperell	315	2,039	2,685	-3.91%	985	2.07	CDP
White Island Shores	316	2,037	2,409	-4.37%	1,759	1.16	CDP
Lenox	317	2,014	1,984	0.4%	1,010	2	CDP
Stockbridge	318	1,972	2,009	-1.84%	87	22.74	Town
Becket	319	1,921	1,931	-0.52%	42	46.06	Town
West Chatham	320	1,919	1,224	8.05%	656	2.92	CDP
Weweantic	321	1,899	1,287	8.76%	1,496	1.27	CDP
Oakham	322	1,888	1,853	1.89%	91	20.82	Town
Shelburne	323	1,882	1,884	-0.11%	81	23.16	Town
Hinsdale	324	1,874	1,914	-2.09%	90	20.73	Town
Leverett	325	1,858	1,856	0.11%	82	22.79	Town
Dennis	326	1,834	1,962	-1.71%	373	4.91	CDP
Groton	327	1,817	1,127	10.52%	1,087	1.67	CDP
Orleans	328	1,811	1,519	4.2%	781	2.32	CDP
Buckland	329	1,802	1,811	-0.5%	92	19.67	Town
Wales	330	1,785	1,827	-2.3%	113	15.75	Town
South Deerfield	331	1,756	2,150	-5.29%	557	3.15	CDP
West Falmouth	332	1,750	1,836	-1.19%	568	3.08	CDP
Conway	333	1,748	1,767	-1.07%	46	37.72	Town
Shelburne Falls	334	1,729	1,659	0.88%	658	2.63	CDP
Chatham	335	1,724	1,550	2.62%	654	2.64	CDP
Shutesbury	336	1,724	1,720	0.23%	65	26.51	Town
Phillipston	337	1,710	1,723	-0.75%	71	24.25	Town
South Lancaster	338	1,686	1,575	1.32%	1,271	1.33	CDP
Ashfield	339	1,686	1,686	0%	42	39.99	Town
Erving	340	1,671	1,659	0.72%	121	13.79	Town
Monson Center	341	1,658	1,688	-0.42%	494	3.35	CDP
Great Barrington	342	1,636	2,213	-7.2%	1,135	1.44	CDP
Rutland	343	1,631	1,749	-1.75%	551	2.96	CDP
Colrain	344	1,627	1,603	1.5%	38	43.08	Town
Clarksburg	345	1,621	1,654	-1.99%	128	12.69	Town
Westhampton	346	1,616	1,616	0%	59	27.18	Town
Whately	347	1,613	1,616	-0.19%	80	20.16	Town
Otis	348	1,612	1,633	-1.29%	45	35.56	Town
Onset	349	1,603	1,049	9.5%	1,487	1.08	CDP
Gill	350	1,572	1,552	1.29%	114	13.77	Town
West Brookfield	351	1,553	1,511	0.71%	1,230	1.26	CDP
Green Harbor	352	1,529	819	13.18%	4,592	0.33	CDP
Devens	353	1,519	2,007	-7.43%	224	6.78	CDP
Hanscom AFB	354	1,518	2,119	-8.06%	1,702	0.89	CDP
Teaticket	355	1,514	1,608	-1.5%	1,436	1.05	CDP
Granville	356	1,514	1,536	-1.43%	36	42.32	Town
Lee	357	1,506	1,508	0%	1,137	1.32	CDP
New Marlborough	358	1,486	1,525	-2.56%	32	46.88	Town
Rowley	359	1,481	1,803	-5.13%	864	1.71	CDP
Holland	360	1,474	1,430	0.75%	555	2.65	CDP
Hatfield	361	1,465	1,154	4.79%	598	2.45	CDP
East Brookfield	362	1,417	1,273	2.61%	876	1.62	CDP
Richmond	363	1,388	1,409	-1.49%	74	18.71	Town
Harwich Center	364	1,387	1,383	-1.14%	617	2.25	CDP
Egremont	365	1,374	1,370	0.29%	74	18.67	Town
West Stockbridge	366	1,307	1,339	-2.39%	71	18.45	Town
Royalston	367	1,263	1,252	0.88%	30	41.79	Town
Pelham	368	1,256	1,280	-1.88%	50	25.10	Town
Townsend	369	1,225	1,276	3.99%	723	1.69	CDP
South Ashburnham	370	1,215	883	7.33%	407	2.98	CDP
Chilmark	371	1,207	1,215	-0.66%	63	19.04	Town
Brookfield	372	1,180	716	10.9%	1,024	1.15	CDP
Charlemont	373	1,173	1,184	-0.93%	45	26.25	Town
Worthington	374	1,173	1,191	-1.51%	37	31.96	Town
Granby	375	1,169	1,183	-0.26%	336	3.48	CDP
Housatonic	376	1,165	682	8.37%	1,308	0.89	CDP
Chesterfield	377	1,157	1,186	-2.44%	38	30.85	Town
Mashpee Neck	378	1,137	1,403	-5.49%	898	1.27	CDP
Millers Falls	379	1,121	1,158	2.75%	1,228	0.91	CDP
Monterey	380	1,071	1,092	-1.92%	41	26.43	Town
Woods Hole	381	1,051	933	2.94%	492	2.13	CDP
New Salem	382	1,032	983	4.98%	23	44.76	Town
Shirley	383	1,002	1,716	-15.09%	760	1.32	CDP
New Braintree	384	984	992	-0.81%	47	20.76	Town
Sandisfield	385	978	985	-0.71%	19	51.80	Town
Goshen	386	931	959	-2.92%	54	17.30	Town
Northfield	387	924	970	0.87%	208	4.45	CDP
Wendell	388	911	926	-1.62%	29	31.85	Town
West Warren	389	900	585	4.29%	710	1.27	CDP
Marion Center	390	899	1,061	-4.26%	877	1.02	CDP
New Seabury	391	881	595	8.9%	366	2.41	CDP
Huntington	392	867	675	0.11%	187	4.63	CDP
Montgomery	393	822	817	0.61%	55	14.95	Town
Windsor	394	808	825	-2.06%	23	34.99	Town
Cummington	395	806	827	-2.54%	35	22.94	Town
Peru	396	797	808	-1.36%	31	25.93	Town
Chester	397	777	935	-1.15%	557	1.40	CDP
Warwick	398	772	784	-1.53%	21	37.35	Town
Hancock	399	734	752	-2.39%	21	35.68	Town
Leyden	400	730	732	-0.27%	41	17.94	Town
Heath	401	713	722	-1.25%	29	24.90	Town
Florida	402	669	690	-3.04%	27	24.36	Town
Savoy	403	642	645	-0.46%	18	35.85	Town
Plainfield	404	625	629	-0.64%	30	21.12	Town
Edgartown	405	604	517	-0.49%	505	1.20	CDP
Warren	406	588	546	1.91%	458	1.28	CDP
Seabrook	407	573	520	-1.88%	1,628	0.35	CDP
Russell	408	547	658	-2.32%	238	2.30	CDP
Deerfield	409	518	525	3.19%	282	1.84	CDP
Barre	410	504	950	-8.2%	319	1.58	CDP
Washington	411	497	495	0.4%	13	38	Town
Alford	412	477	487	-2.05%	41	11.51	Town
Tolland	413	467	469	-0.43%	15	31.55	Town
Aquinnah	414	430	440	-2.27%	81	5.33	Town
Rowe	415	419	422	-0.71%	18	23.44	Town
Tyringham	416	415	425	-2.35%	22	18.64	Town
Cheshire	417	411	683	-14.2%	1,070	0.38	CDP
Middlefield	418	384	385	-0.26%	16	24.10	Town
Hawley	419	354	354	0%	12	30.49	Town
Blandford	420	353	338	0.57%	307	1.15	CDP
Madaket	421	345	291	4.23%	174	1.99	CDP
Petersham	422	294	256	3.52%	238	1.23	CDP
Popponesset	423	276	202	-14.02%	923	0.30	CDP
New Ashford	424	249	247	0.81%	18	13.46	Town
Seconsett Island	425	231	37	25.54%	2,243	0.10	CDP
Lenox Dale	426	207	337	-10.39%	378	0.55	CDP
Mount Washington	427	155	159	-2.52%	7	22.25	Town
Siasconset	428	141	89	10.16%	66	2.13	CDP
Monomoscoy Island	429	132	114	3.94%	569	0.23	CDP
Monroe	430	113	116	-2.59%	11	10.69	Town
Popponesset Island	431	84	35	9.09%	1,167	0.07	CDP
Gosnold	432	60	65	-7.69%	5	13.19	Town

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Massachusetts is the 15th most populous state in the U.S., with an estimated population of 6.8 million in 2017. Boston, which is the capital of the state, is the most populated, with an estimated 667,137 residents in 2017. The second most populous city, Worcester, falls far behind with just 184,815 people. Springfield, Lowell, and Cambridge round out the five cities in the state that have population counts greater than 100,000 residents. There are a total of 48 cities in the state which have populations that fall between 10,000 and 100,000 people.

Municipalities are classified as either a city or a town, and the form of government that is used determines this designation. Cities use mayor-council or council-manager structures, while towns hold open town meetings or representative town meetings. Under this designation, there are 56 total cities in Massachusetts and 295 towns. The smallest town in the state is Gosnold in Dukes County, with a population of just 75 people. The smallest city is Palmer in Hampden County, with a population of 12,140 residents.

Massachusetts Cities by Population (2024)

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