51 cities
| City | State | 2026 Pop. ↓ | Annual Change | Rank | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | Massachusetts | 691,168 | 1.3% | 1 | City |
| Worcester | Massachusetts | 215,436 | 0.97% | 2 | City |
| Providence | Rhode Island | 196,657 | 0.5% | 3 | City |
| Springfield | Massachusetts | 156,224 | 0.43% | 4 | City |
| Bridgeport | Connecticut | 153,542 | 0.64% | 5 | City |
| New Haven | Connecticut | 141,686 | 1.48% | 6 | City |
| Stamford | Connecticut | 140,964 | 0.65% | 7 | City |
| Cambridge | Massachusetts | 124,928 | 1.52% | 8 | City |
| Hartford | Connecticut | 122,959 | 0.34% | 9 | City |
| Lowell | Massachusetts | 122,948 | 1.04% | 10 | City |
| Manchester | New Hampshire | 117,774 | 0.59% | 11 | City |
| Waterbury | Connecticut | 116,917 | 0.43% | 12 | City |
| Brockton | Massachusetts | 106,892 | 0.52% | 13 | City |
| Lynn | Massachusetts | 106,731 | 1.54% | 14 | City |
| Quincy | Massachusetts | 105,694 | 1.08% | 15 | City |
| New Bedford | Massachusetts | 101,940 | 0.31% | 16 | City |
| Fall River | Massachusetts | 95,477 | 0.41% | 17 | City |
| Norwalk | Connecticut | 95,043 | 0.73% | 18 | City |
| Newton | Massachusetts | 93,578 | 1.56% | 19 | City |
| Nashua | New Hampshire | 93,297 | 0.78% | 20 | City |
| Lawrence | Massachusetts | 90,498 | 0.65% | 21 | City |
| Danbury | Connecticut | 89,990 | 0.73% | 22 | City |
| Cranston | Rhode Island | 85,286 | 0.49% | 23 | City |
| Somerville | Massachusetts | 83,967 | 1.09% | 24 | City |
| Warwick | Rhode Island | 83,900 | 0.21% | 25 | City |
| Pawtucket | Rhode Island | 77,750 | 0.49% | 26 | City |
| New Britain | Connecticut | 77,335 | 0.96% | 27 | City |
| Framingham | Massachusetts | 74,835 | 0.99% | 28 | City |
| Portland | Maine | 69,970 | 0.29% | 29 | City |
| Haverhill | Massachusetts | 69,187 | 0.65% | 30 | City |
| Plymouth | Massachusetts | 68,589 | 1.42% | 31 | Town |
| Malden | Massachusetts | 68,399 | 1.26% | 32 | City |
| Fairfield | Connecticut | 67,470 | 1.63% | 33 | Township |
| Waltham | Massachusetts | 67,217 | 1.03% | 34 | City |
| Greenwich | Connecticut | 65,798 | 0.92% | 35 | Township |
| Brookline | Massachusetts | 65,399 | 1.14% | 36 | Town |
| West Hartford | Connecticut | 64,740 | 0.43% | 37 | Township |
| Revere | Massachusetts | 64,174 | 2.78% | 38 | City |
| Taunton | Massachusetts | 63,650 | 1.36% | 39 | City |
| Bristol | Connecticut | 62,920 | 0.58% | 40 | City |
| Hamden | Connecticut | 61,708 | 0.16% | 41 | Township |
| Weymouth Town | Massachusetts | 61,391 | 1.01% | 42 | City |
| Meriden | Connecticut | 60,962 | 0.09% | 43 | City |
| Medford | Massachusetts | 60,904 | 0.83% | 44 | City |
| Manchester | Connecticut | 60,454 | 0.42% | 45 | Township |
| Peabody | Massachusetts | 56,168 | 0.67% | 46 | City |
| Chicopee | Massachusetts | 55,449 | 0.06% | 47 | City |
| West Haven | Connecticut | 55,292 | -0.08% | 48 | City |
| Stratford | Connecticut | 54,934 | 1.22% | 49 | Township |
| Everett | Massachusetts | 53,779 | 1.85% | 50 | City |
| East Hartford | Connecticut | 51,519 | 0.38% | 51 | Township |
For this list, the New England Region is defined as the 6 states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.