Fastest Growing Cities in Massachusetts.

Cities in Massachusetts with the fastest population growth, April 2020 to July 2025.

88 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Population Growth
1	Everett	50,045	+9.2%
2	Woburn	41,939	+7.5%
3	Norwood	31,542	+7.1%
4	Milford	27,731	+7.0%
5	Brookline	63,266	+6.2%
6	Taunton	60,433	+5.3%
7	Northampton	30,962	+5.0%
8	South Yarmouth	11,552	+5.0%
9	Newburyport	18,652	+4.7%
10	Amherst	38,182	+4.2%
11	Somerville	81,036	+4.0%
12	Weymouth	58,505	+4.0%
13	Wellesley	30,347	+4.0%
14	Lowell	118,368	+3.8%
15	Worcester	207,055	+3.6%
16	Cambridge	118,796	+3.5%
17	Needham	32,459	+3.5%
18	Abington	17,053	+3.5%
19	Belmont	27,175	+3.4%
20	Milton	28,587	+3.3%
21	Gloucester	30,075	+3.0%
22	Webster	12,228	+3.0%
23	Lynn	101,709	+2.9%
24	Methuen	53,475	+2.9%
25	Peabody	54,695	+2.7%
26	Barnstable	49,568	+2.5%
27	Holbrook	11,380	+2.5%
28	Marlborough	41,647	+2.4%
29	Bridgewater	28,471	+2.4%
30	Lexington	34,295	+2.2%
31	North Attleborough	30,984	+2.2%
32	Attleboro	46,762	+2.1%
33	Southbridge	17,928	+2.1%
34	Newton	89,044	+2.0%
35	Salem	44,795	+2.0%
36	Franklin	33,154	+2.0%
37	Hudson	15,719	+1.7%
38	Arlington	46,350	+1.6%
39	Beverly	42,665	+1.6%
40	Quincy	102,114	+1.5%
41	Fall River	94,082	+1.4%
42	Saugus	28,773	+1.4%
43	Swampscott	15,277	+1.4%
44	Reading	25,612	+1.3%
45	Amesbury	17,403	+1.3%
46	Danvers	28,098	+1.2%
47	Watertown	35,543	+1.1%
48	Wakefield	27,793	+1.1%
49	Gardner	21,148	+1.0%
50	Framingham	72,399	+0.9%
51	Haverhill	67,698	+0.9%
52	Leominster	43,909	+0.9%
53	New Bedford	100,998	+0.8%
54	Brockton	105,386	+0.5%
55	Fitchburg	41,798	+0.5%
56	Winchester	23,406	+0.5%
57	Lynnfield	13,064	+0.5%
58	Somerset	18,298	+0.4%
59	Agawam	28,539	+0.3%
60	Lawrence	88,736	+0.2%
61	Malden	65,906	+0.1%
62	Medford	59,354	+0.1%
63	West Springfield	28,772	0.0%
64	Randolph	34,878	-0.2%
65	Waltham	64,902	-0.3%
66	Greenfield	17,664	-0.4%
67	Longmeadow	15,696	-0.4%
68	Chicopee	55,295	-0.5%
69	Braintree	38,899	-0.5%
70	Holyoke	37,813	-0.6%
71	Westfield	40,378	-0.7%
72	Melrose	29,650	-0.7%
73	Dedham	25,237	-0.7%
74	Palmer	12,381	-0.7%
75	Boston	666,442	-0.8%
76	Springfield	154,749	-0.8%
77	Wilmington	23,336	-0.8%
78	Marblehead	20,413	-0.8%
79	Maynard	10,712	-0.8%
80	Stoneham	23,355	-1.0%
81	Chelsea	39,908	-1.5%
82	Easthampton	16,086	-2.2%
83	Pittsfield	43,457	-2.4%
84	Revere	60,012	-3.4%
85	Hull	10,138	-3.4%
86	Winthrop	18,759	-3.5%
87	North Adams	12,606	-4.4%
88	Burlington	26,274	-5.2%