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?

Amherst Town is the fastest growing city in Massachusetts over the past 4 years, having grown 13.28% annually since 2020.

How many cities are in Massachusetts?

There are 248 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
Amherst Town	27	52,327	27,791	13.28%	1,894	27.62	City
Barnstable Town	28	50,168	48,896	0.64%	837	59.93	City
Everett	29	49,783	48,917	0.44%	14,573	3.42	City
Attleboro	30	46,727	46,475	0.14%	1,745	26.78	City
Arlington	31	45,628	45,379	-0.3%	8,874	5.14	CDP
Salem	32	44,970	44,474	0.28%	5,422	8.29	City
Leominster	33	43,548	43,744	-0.11%	1,511	28.82	City
Pittsfield	34	42,843	43,777	-0.54%	1,059	40.47	City
Beverly	35	41,874	42,596	-0.43%	2,775	15.09	City
Woburn	36	41,705	40,791	0.55%	3,297	12.65	City
Fitchburg	37	41,345	41,659	-0.19%	1,486	27.82	City
Shrewsbury	38	41,239	38,449	7.26%	1,988	20.74	Town
Billerica	39	41,159	41,801	-1.54%	1,609	25.57	Town
Westfield	40	40,330	40,740	-0.25%	872	46.26	City
Marlborough	41	40,288	41,654	-0.84%	1,931	20.86	City
Braintree Town	42	38,063	39,071	-0.66%	2,766	13.76	City
Holyoke	43	37,286	38,154	-0.58%	1,761	21.17	City
Chelsea	44	36,691	40,583	-2.58%	16,535	2.22	City
Natick	45	35,984	36,891	-2.46%	2,406	14.96	Town
Chelmsford	46	35,836	36,353	-1.42%	1,601	22.38	Town
Franklin Town	47	34,971	32,341	1.92%	1,313	26.64	City
Watertown Town	48	34,713	35,331	-0.44%	8,687	4	City
Lexington	49	34,193	33,304	-0.04%	2,081	16.43	CDP
Randolph Town	50	34,147	34,913	-0.56%	3,474	9.83	City
Dartmouth	51	33,542	31,365	6.94%	551	60.93	Town
Falmouth	52	33,056	32,536	1.6%	750	44.06	Town
North Andover	53	32,481	30,854	5.27%	1,236	26.28	Town
Needham	54	32,255	31,177	0.46%	2,623	12.30	CDP
Dracut	55	31,806	32,501	-2.14%	1,538	20.68	Town
Norwood	56	31,517	29,446	0.28%	3,037	10.38	CDP
Northampton	57	31,354	27,300	3.34%	916	34.24	City
North Attleborough Town	58	31,034	30,826	0.17%	1,646	18.86	City
Wellesley	59	30,856	28,747	1.64%	3,079	10.02	CDP
Tewksbury	60	30,639	31,233	-1.9%	1,478	20.72	Town
Gloucester	61	29,932	29,740	0.16%	1,143	26.19	City
Bridgewater Town	62	29,051	28,509	0.47%	1,066	27.24	City
Saugus	63	28,656	28,326	0.16%	2,659	10.78	CDP
Stoughton	64	28,643	29,245	-2.06%	1,781	16.09	Town
Melrose	65	28,602	29,708	-0.96%	6,108	4.68	City
Milton	66	28,586	27,590	0.24%	2,197	13.01	CDP
West Springfield Town	67	28,236	28,766	-0.46%	1,688	16.73	City
Agawam Town	68	28,164	28,622	-0.4%	1,208	23.32	City
Milford	69	28,035	26,072	0.84%	2,761	10.15	CDP
Danvers	70	27,798	27,549	-0.2%	2,093	13.28	CDP
Wakefield	71	27,067	27,041	0.03%	3,661	7.39	CDP
Belmont	72	26,879	26,158	-0.22%	5,784	4.65	CDP
Burlington	73	26,039	28,077	-0.25%	2,216	11.75	CDP
Easton	74	25,410	25,068	1.36%	884	28.76	Town
Reading	75	25,279	25,236	-0.27%	2,534	9.98	CDP
Yarmouth	76	25,090	24,987	0.41%	1,039	24.16	Town
Dedham	77	24,970	25,330	-0.36%	2,431	10.27	CDP
Canton	78	24,911	24,394	2.12%	1,329	18.75	Town
Middleborough	79	24,222	24,261	-0.16%	351	69.04	Town
Westford	80	24,139	24,704	-2.29%	798	30.24	Town
Acton	81	23,791	23,938	-0.61%	1,198	19.87	Town
Mansfield	82	23,656	23,853	-0.83%	1,177	20.10	Town
Wilmington	83	22,992	23,390	-0.43%	1,355	16.97	CDP
Winchester	84	22,858	22,760	0.11%	3,789	6.03	CDP
Stoneham	85	22,822	23,625	-0.37%	3,794	6.02	CDP
Wareham	86	22,819	23,275	-1.96%	637	35.82	Town
Ludlow	87	20,897	20,762	0.65%	768	27.20	Town
Gardner	88	20,585	21,219	-0.76%	933	22.07	City
Marblehead	89	20,256	20,530	-0.23%	4,626	4.38	CDP
Grafton	90	19,837	19,641	1%	870	22.80	Town
Holden	91	19,786	19,895	-0.55%	564	35.08	Town
Norton	92	19,062	19,208	-0.76%	685	27.83	Town
Newburyport	93	19,020	18,304	0.95%	2,278	8.35	City
Sudbury	94	18,773	18,872	-0.53%	773	24.27	Town
Somerset	95	18,256	18,160	-0.03%	2,311	7.90	CDP
Sharon	96	18,244	18,545	-1.62%	778	23.43	Town
Ashland	97	18,240	18,815	-3.06%	1,478	12.34	Town
Pembroke	98	18,031	18,344	-1.71%	828	21.79	Town
South Hadley	99	17,824	16,282	9.47%	1,006	17.71	Town
Winthrop Town	100	17,769	19,251	-2.04%	8,925	1.99	City
Greenfield	101	17,601	17,711	-0.15%	822	21.41	City
Concord	102	17,566	18,343	-4.24%	717	24.52	Town
Southbridge Town	103	17,527	17,711	-0.26%	866	20.24	City
Swansea	104	17,311	17,168	0.83%	763	22.68	Town
Rockland	105	17,265	17,775	-2.87%	1,722	10.03	Town
Abington	106	17,061	16,557	0.17%	1,713	9.96	CDP
Amesbury Town	107	17,020	17,338	-0.46%	1,385	12.29	City
Auburn	108	16,614	16,863	-1.48%	1,073	15.49	Town
Northbridge	109	16,425	16,313	0.69%	951	17.27	Town
Westport	110	16,413	16,342	0.43%	329	49.82	Town
East Longmeadow	111	16,345	16,382	-0.23%	1,264	12.94	Town
Westwood	112	16,187	16,242	-0.34%	1,488	10.88	Town
Duxbury	113	16,001	16,076	-0.47%	675	23.70	Town
Raynham	114	15,982	15,142	5.55%	780	20.48	Town
North Reading	115	15,967	15,542	2.73%	1,214	13.16	Town
Easthampton Town	116	15,914	16,176	-0.41%	1,194	13.32	City
Longmeadow	117	15,842	15,736	0.17%	1,743	9.09	CDP
Fairhaven	118	15,831	15,911	-0.5%	1,279	12.38	Town
Seekonk	119	15,701	15,542	1.02%	854	18.39	Town
Mashpee	120	15,652	15,061	3.92%	669	23.39	Town
Hudson	121	15,598	15,222	0.33%	2,715	5.75	CDP
Whitman	122	15,199	15,122	0.51%	2,192	6.93	Town
Swampscott	123	15,066	15,184	-0.19%	4,985	3.02	CDP
Holliston	124	14,856	14,973	-0.78%	796	18.66	Town
Uxbridge	125	14,574	14,191	2.7%	493	29.59	Town
Hanover	126	14,506	14,815	-2.09%	934	15.54	Town
East Bridgewater	127	14,108	14,421	-2.17%	818	17.24	Town
Bedford	128	14,089	14,347	-1.8%	1,031	13.66	Town
Millbury	129	14,026	13,824	1.46%	893	15.71	Town
Medway	130	13,905	13,085	6.27%	1,205	11.54	Town
Harwich	131	13,675	13,431	1.82%	655	20.88	Town
Rehoboth	132	13,621	12,516	8.83%	290	46.93	Town
Wayland	133	13,510	13,893	-2.76%	898	15.04	Town
Charlton	134	13,410	13,305	0.79%	318	42.18	Town
Wrentham	135	12,983	12,176	6.63%	598	21.71	Town
Lynnfield	136	12,882	12,968	-0.16%	1,307	9.86	CDP
North Adams	137	12,624	12,930	-0.6%	620	20.35	City
Webster	138	12,620	11,719	1.43%	4,248	2.97	CDP
Palmer Town	139	12,252	12,422	-0.34%	388	31.58	City
Tyngsborough	140	12,246	12,385	-1.12%	729	16.80	Town
Lakeville	141	12,153	11,538	5.33%	411	29.60	Town
South Yarmouth	142	12,023	10,598	0.92%	1,728	6.96	CDP
Dudley	143	11,746	11,902	-1.31%	564	20.83	Town
Norfolk	144	11,676	11,555	1.05%	784	14.90	Town
Weston	145	11,641	11,766	-1.06%	692	16.82	Town
Carver	146	11,524	11,632	-0.93%	309	37.31	Town
Holbrook	147	11,326	11,051	-0.05%	1,561	7.25	CDP
Norwell	148	11,188	11,340	-1.34%	535	20.93	Town
Leicester	149	10,961	11,062	-0.91%	471	23.26	Town
Maynard	150	10,609	10,900	-0.29%	2,036	5.21	CDP
Acushnet	151	10,579	10,558	0.2%	574	18.43	Town
Southborough	152	10,335	10,441	-1.01%	738	14.01	Town
Littleton	153	10,247	10,123	1.23%	620	16.52	Town
Hull	154	10,108	10,478	-0.04%	3,519	2.87	CDP
Middleton	155	10,053	9,618	4.52%	748	13.45	Town
Nantucket	156	10,039	8,606	-2.14%	1,724	5.82	CDP
Andover	157	10,017	8,821	3.08%	2,716	3.69	CDP
Plainville	158	9,791	9,927	-1.37%	891	10.99	Town
Sutton	159	9,365	9,350	0.16%	289	32.41	Town
Douglas	160	9,319	8,993	3.62%	256	36.45	Town
Freetown	161	9,254	9,207	0.51%	269	34.46	Town
Blackstone	162	9,217	9,183	0.37%	830	11.11	Town
Millis	163	9,158	8,503	7.7%	761	12.03	Town
Southwick	164	9,150	9,216	-0.72%	297	30.82	Town
Athol	165	9,136	8,323	-0.07%	1,116	8.19	CDP
Lancaster	166	8,566	8,423	1.7%	312	27.47	Town
Montague	167	8,425	8,566	-1.65%	279	30.15	Town
Westminster	168	8,392	8,228	1.99%	237	35.44	Town
Georgetown	169	8,356	8,463	-1.26%	650	12.86	Town
Cohasset	170	8,280	8,377	-1.16%	846	9.78	Town
Upton	171	8,240	8,001	2.99%	381	21.60	Town
Templeton	172	8,217	8,137	0.98%	258	31.87	Town
Dighton	173	8,152	8,109	0.53%	370	22.03	Town
Sterling	174	8,083	7,977	1.33%	264	30.62	Town
Monson	175	8,052	8,126	-0.91%	182	44.22	Town
West Boylston	176	7,881	7,635	3.22%	608	12.95	Town
Middleborough Center	177	7,841	7,564	0.22%	1,996	3.93	CDP
Mansfield Center	178	7,692	8,043	0.01%	2,791	2.76	CDP
Halifax	179	7,590	7,740	-1.94%	475	15.97	Town
West Bridgewater	180	7,475	7,707	-3.01%	488	15.32	Town
Hamilton	181	7,470	7,560	-1.19%	527	14.18	Town
Clinton	182	7,173	7,058	-1.29%	4,804	1.49	CDP
Whitinsville	183	7,161	7,435	-0.78%	1,966	3.64	CDP
Stow	184	6,994	7,151	-2.2%	404	17.32	Town
Harvard	185	6,920	6,835	1.24%	262	26.44	Town
Cochituate	186	6,879	6,730	-0.42%	1,806	3.81	CDP
Northborough	187	6,822	6,532	1.08%	2,077	3.29	CDP
Lincoln	188	6,783	6,985	-2.89%	477	14.23	Town
Berkley	189	6,771	6,770	0.01%	410	16.51	Town
Merrimac	190	6,657	6,716	-0.88%	783	8.50	Town
Newbury	191	6,657	6,714	-0.85%	285	23.37	Town
Groveland	192	6,655	6,745	-1.33%	749	8.88	Town
Mattapoisett	193	6,611	6,506	1.61%	381	17.34	Town
Walpole	194	6,535	6,211	1.26%	2,326	2.81	CDP
Foxborough	195	6,505	6,119	1.51%	2,260	2.88	CDP
Ashburnham	196	6,402	6,310	1.46%	167	38.33	Town
Mendon	197	6,326	6,224	1.64%	356	17.77	Town
Medfield	198	6,320	6,668	0.02%	1,277	4.95	CDP
Kingston	199	6,244	6,750	1.25%	1,298	4.81	CDP
East Falmouth	200	6,196	6,163	-2.84%	1,140	5.44	CDP
Southampton	201	6,183	6,215	-0.52%	220	28.15	Town
Yarmouth Port	202	6,169	5,202	1.63%	1,025	6.02	CDP
Dalton	203	6,104	6,316	-3.36%	280	21.77	Town
Ware	204	6,081	5,978	-1.4%	978	6.22	CDP
West Yarmouth	205	6,046	6,388	-0.43%	904	6.69	CDP
East Harwich	206	6,041	4,756	2.97%	753	8.02	CDP
North Scituate	207	5,978	5,372	2.61%	1,594	3.75	CDP
Pinehurst	208	5,972	6,997	-3.66%	1,601	3.73	CDP
Rochester	209	5,912	5,725	3.27%	176	33.57	Town
Bolton	210	5,802	5,669	2.35%	291	19.95	Town
Eastham	211	5,786	5,749	0.64%	414	13.97	Town
Adams	212	5,746	5,689	0.21%	2,345	2.45	CDP
The Pinehills	213	5,723	4,531	5.49%	1,403	4.08	CDP
Bliss Corner	214	5,715	5,272	1.1%	2,856	2	CDP
Hingham	215	5,704	5,837	0.87%	1,841	3.10	CDP
West Concord	216	5,606	7,294	-7%	1,661	3.38	CDP
Spencer	217	5,464	5,810	-1.55%	2,591	2.11	CDP
Oxford	218	5,446	5,926	0.33%	1,572	3.46	CDP
Salisbury	219	5,422	5,116	1.44%	922	5.88	CDP
Boxborough	220	5,374	5,490	-2.11%	523	10.28	Town
Manchester-by-the-Sea	221	5,312	5,386	-1.37%	576	9.23	Town
Hadley	222	5,250	5,308	-1.09%	227	23.09	Town
Marion	223	5,233	5,338	-1.97%	370	14.13	Town
Oak Bluffs	224	5,211	5,329	-2.21%	715	7.29	Town
Berlin	225	5,211	3,276	59.07%	402	12.97	Town
Carlisle	226	5,103	5,230	-2.43%	334	15.27	Town
Raynham Center	227	5,078	4,561	0.04%	1,204	4.22	CDP
Bellingham	228	5,056	4,216	4.33%	938	5.39	CDP
Rockport	229	5,051	5,247	1.08%	1,269	3.98	CDP
Paxton	230	5,006	5,003	0.06%	341	14.69	Town
Boylston	231	4,990	4,852	2.84%	311	16.06	Town
Scituate	232	4,986	5,905	-4.37%	1,227	4.06	CDP
Wenham	233	4,950	4,923	0.55%	646	7.66	Town
Ipswich	234	4,918	4,826	0.47%	3,001	1.64	CDP
Hampden	235	4,865	4,953	-1.78%	248	19.61	Town
Millis-Clicquot	236	4,848	4,455	1.36%	1,545	3.14	CDP
Marshfield	237	4,802	5,190	-0.68%	950	5.05	CDP
Tisbury	238	4,796	4,811	-0.31%	736	6.52	Town
Avon	239	4,691	4,772	-1.7%	1,093	4.29	Town
Hopedale	240	4,631	3,643	5.63%	2,649	1.75	CDP
North Plymouth	241	4,578	4,258	1.78%	3,674	1.25	CDP
West Newbury	242	4,576	4,505	1.58%	340	13.45	Town
North Westport	243	4,533	4,787	-1.37%	874	5.19	CDP
Winchendon	244	4,457	4,673	-0.04%	1,968	2.27	CDP
Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock	245	4,431	4,843	-2.27%	2,037	2.17	CDP
Williamstown	246	4,431	4,565	-0.74%	1,304	3.40	CDP
Westborough	247	4,415	4,024	0.39%	2,338	1.89	CDP
Smith Mills	248	4,406	4,706	-1.67%	944	4.67	CDP
Hubbardston	249	4,361	4,315	1.07%	106	41.06	Town
East Dennis	250	4,354	3,068	7.99%	901	4.83	CDP
Sherborn	251	4,338	4,408	-1.59%	275	15.79	Town
Wilbraham	252	4,167	3,251	4.1%	745	5.59	CDP
Sagamore	253	4,140	3,792	2.15%	1,243	3.33	CDP
Forestdale	254	4,080	3,744	2.1%	1,070	3.81	CDP
North Lakeville	255	4,044	3,226	5.34%	802	5.04	CDP
Northwest Harwich	256	4,029	4,123	-0.57%	505	7.98	CDP
Turners Falls	257	3,994	3,682	1.99%	2,101	1.90	CDP
East Sandwich	258	3,831	3,628	0.58%	510	7.52	CDP
Provincetown	259	3,753	2,730	4.45%	2,100	1.79	CDP
North Pembroke	260	3,749	4,159	-2.65%	838	4.47	CDP
Orange	261	3,739	3,882	0.11%	624	5.99	CDP
Brimfield	262	3,690	3,687	0.08%	106	34.77	Town
Wellfleet	263	3,650	3,563	2.44%	184	19.78	Town
Sunderland	264	3,625	3,656	-0.85%	255	14.22	Town
Princeton	265	3,500	3,492	0.23%	99	35.43	Town
West Tisbury	266	3,496	3,550	-1.52%	140	25.03	Town
South Duxbury	267	3,465	3,338	0.81%	1,181	2.94	CDP
Dunstable	268	3,379	3,356	0.69%	205	16.46	Town
Sheffield	269	3,325	3,321	0.12%	70	47.41	Town
South Dennis	270	3,307	2,895	3.21%	727	4.55	CDP
Nahant	271	3,300	3,512	-0.54%	3,067	1.08	CDP
North Seekonk	272	3,294	2,158	9.44%	2,355	1.40	CDP
Ashby	273	3,149	3,180	-0.97%	133	23.66	Town
Millville	274	3,121	3,165	-1.39%	642	4.86	Town
Dennis Port	275	3,077	3,523	-3.48%	1,013	3.04	CDP
Lanesborough	276	2,972	3,040	-2.24%	103	28.85	Town
Sandwich	277	2,968	2,928	0.34%	820	3.62	CDP
Acushnet Center	278	2,925	3,403	-3.91%	2,067	1.42	CDP
Plympton	279	2,893	2,927	-1.16%	197	14.68	Town
Cordaville	280	2,884	2,884	0%	1,588	1.82	CDP
Monument Beach	281	2,875	3,173	-2.51%	1,113	2.58	CDP
Ocean Grove	282	2,865	2,434	3.13%	4,328	0.66	CDP
Belchertown	283	2,830	3,037	3.32%	563	5.03	CDP
West Wareham	284	2,812	2,398	3.84%	754	3.73	CDP
West Dennis	285	2,790	2,479	1.05%	856	3.26	CDP
Buzzards Bay	286	2,778	3,208	-3.71%	1,450	1.92	CDP
Hopkinton	287	2,760	3,864	-8.88%	1,802	1.53	CDP
Ayer	288	2,751	2,551	-3.81%	2,075	1.33	CDP
Lunenburg	289	2,705	1,593	11.45%	712	3.80	CDP
Wareham Center	290	2,677	2,631	0.45%	1,656	1.62	CDP
Pocasset	291	2,658	2,596	0.61%	719	3.70	CDP
Hardwick	292	2,642	2,660	-0.68%	68	38.60	Town
Fiskdale	293	2,639	3,015	-3.44%	833	3.17	CDP
Vineyard Haven	294	2,585	1,903	4.4%	1,982	1.30	CDP
Topsfield	295	2,552	3,046	-4.6%	943	2.71	CDP
Littleton Common	296	2,538	3,370	-6.14%	717	3.54	CDP
Marshfield Hills	297	2,527	2,389	1.4%	551	4.58	CDP
Harwich Port	298	2,518	1,906	5.58%	957	2.63	CDP
Dover	299	2,506	2,518	-0.12%	591	4.24	CDP
Boxford	300	2,503	2,925	-4.03%	467	5.36	CDP
Norton Center	301	2,486	2,758	-1.86%	1,465	1.70	CDP
Truro	302	2,482	2,444	1.55%	118	20.95	Town
North Brookfield	303	2,451	2,423	0.29%	1,661	1.48	CDP
Baldwinville	304	2,435	2,137	3.18%	949	2.57	CDP
Williamsburg	305	2,431	2,498	-2.68%	95	25.54	Town
Cedar Crest	306	2,372	2,548	-1.82%	1,627	1.46	CDP
Hanson	307	2,294	1,880	4.75%	1,250	1.83	CDP
Sturbridge	308	2,232	2,101	0.22%	419	5.33	CDP
North Falmouth	309	2,204	2,572	-2.52%	566	3.89	CDP
Bourne	310	2,187	1,377	10.23%	1,283	1.71	CDP
North Eastham	311	2,171	1,741	4.83%	631	3.44	CDP
East Douglas	312	2,139	2,985	-8.98%	628	3.41	CDP
Brewster	313	2,131	1,347	10.13%	547	3.90	CDP
Bernardston	314	2,104	2,099	0.24%	90	23.39	Town
Mattapoisett Center	315	2,097	3,193	-11.56%	429	4.88	CDP
East Pepperell	316	2,082	1,916	2.06%	1,470	1.42	CDP
Essex	317	2,063	1,697	4.67%	1,002	2.06	CDP
Pepperell	318	2,039	2,685	-3.91%	985	2.07	CDP
White Island Shores	319	2,037	2,409	-4.37%	1,759	1.16	CDP
Lenox	320	2,014	1,984	0.4%	1,010	2	CDP
Stockbridge	321	1,972	2,009	-1.84%	87	22.74	Town
Becket	322	1,921	1,931	-0.52%	42	46.06	Town
West Chatham	323	1,919	1,224	8.05%	656	2.92	CDP
Weweantic	324	1,899	1,287	8.76%	1,496	1.27	CDP
Oakham	325	1,888	1,853	1.89%	91	20.82	Town
Shelburne	326	1,882	1,884	-0.11%	81	23.16	Town
Hinsdale	327	1,874	1,914	-2.09%	90	20.73	Town
Leverett	328	1,858	1,856	0.11%	82	22.79	Town
Dennis	329	1,834	1,962	-1.71%	373	4.91	CDP
Groton	330	1,817	1,127	10.52%	1,087	1.67	CDP
Orleans	331	1,811	1,519	4.2%	781	2.32	CDP
Buckland	332	1,802	1,811	-0.5%	92	19.67	Town
Wales	333	1,785	1,827	-2.3%	113	15.75	Town
South Deerfield	334	1,756	2,150	-5.29%	557	3.15	CDP
West Falmouth	335	1,750	1,836	-1.19%	568	3.08	CDP
Conway	336	1,748	1,767	-1.07%	46	37.72	Town
Shelburne Falls	337	1,729	1,659	0.88%	658	2.63	CDP
Chatham	338	1,724	1,550	2.62%	654	2.64	CDP
Shutesbury	339	1,724	1,720	0.23%	65	26.51	Town
Phillipston	340	1,710	1,723	-0.75%	71	24.25	Town
South Lancaster	341	1,686	1,575	1.32%	1,271	1.33	CDP
Ashfield	342	1,686	1,686	0%	42	39.99	Town
Erving	343	1,671	1,659	0.72%	121	13.79	Town
Monson Center	344	1,658	1,688	-0.42%	494	3.35	CDP
Great Barrington	345	1,636	2,213	-7.2%	1,135	1.44	CDP
Rutland	346	1,631	1,749	-1.75%	551	2.96	CDP
Colrain	347	1,627	1,603	1.5%	38	43.08	Town
Clarksburg	348	1,621	1,654	-1.99%	128	12.69	Town
Westhampton	349	1,616	1,616	0%	59	27.18	Town
Whately	350	1,613	1,616	-0.19%	80	20.16	Town
Otis	351	1,612	1,633	-1.29%	45	35.56	Town
Onset	352	1,603	1,049	9.5%	1,487	1.08	CDP
Gill	353	1,572	1,552	1.29%	114	13.77	Town
West Brookfield	354	1,553	1,511	0.71%	1,230	1.26	CDP
Green Harbor	355	1,529	819	13.18%	4,592	0.33	CDP
Devens	356	1,519	2,007	-7.43%	224	6.78	CDP
Hanscom AFB	357	1,518	2,119	-8.06%	1,702	0.89	CDP
Teaticket	358	1,514	1,608	-1.5%	1,436	1.05	CDP
Granville	359	1,514	1,536	-1.43%	36	42.32	Town
Lee	360	1,506	1,508	0%	1,137	1.32	CDP
New Marlborough	361	1,486	1,525	-2.56%	32	46.88	Town
Rowley	362	1,481	1,803	-5.13%	864	1.71	CDP
Holland	363	1,474	1,430	0.75%	555	2.65	CDP
Hatfield	364	1,465	1,154	4.79%	598	2.45	CDP
East Brookfield	365	1,417	1,273	2.61%	876	1.62	CDP
Richmond	366	1,388	1,409	-1.49%	74	18.71	Town
Harwich Center	367	1,387	1,383	-1.14%	617	2.25	CDP
Egremont	368	1,374	1,370	0.29%	74	18.67	Town
West Stockbridge	369	1,307	1,339	-2.39%	71	18.45	Town
Royalston	370	1,263	1,252	0.88%	30	41.79	Town
Pelham	371	1,256	1,280	-1.88%	50	25.10	Town
Townsend	372	1,225	1,276	3.99%	723	1.69	CDP
South Ashburnham	373	1,215	883	7.33%	407	2.98	CDP
Chilmark	374	1,207	1,215	-0.66%	63	19.04	Town
Brookfield	375	1,180	716	10.9%	1,024	1.15	CDP
Charlemont	376	1,173	1,184	-0.93%	45	26.25	Town
Worthington	377	1,173	1,191	-1.51%	37	31.96	Town
Granby	378	1,169	1,183	-0.26%	336	3.48	CDP
Housatonic	379	1,165	682	8.37%	1,308	0.89	CDP
Chesterfield	380	1,157	1,186	-2.44%	38	30.85	Town
Mashpee Neck	381	1,137	1,403	-5.49%	898	1.27	CDP
Millers Falls	382	1,121	1,158	2.75%	1,228	0.91	CDP
Monterey	383	1,071	1,092	-1.92%	41	26.43	Town
Woods Hole	384	1,051	933	2.94%	492	2.13	CDP
New Salem	385	1,032	983	4.98%	23	44.76	Town
Shirley	386	1,002	1,716	-15.09%	760	1.32	CDP
New Braintree	387	984	992	-0.81%	47	20.76	Town
Sandisfield	388	978	985	-0.71%	19	51.80	Town
Goshen	389	931	959	-2.92%	54	17.30	Town
Northfield	390	924	970	0.87%	208	4.45	CDP
Wendell	391	911	926	-1.62%	29	31.85	Town
West Warren	392	900	585	4.29%	710	1.27	CDP
Marion Center	393	899	1,061	-4.26%	877	1.02	CDP
New Seabury	394	881	595	8.9%	366	2.41	CDP
Huntington	395	867	675	0.11%	187	4.63	CDP
Montgomery	396	822	817	0.61%	55	14.95	Town
Windsor	397	808	825	-2.06%	23	34.99	Town
Cummington	398	806	827	-2.54%	35	22.94	Town
Peru	399	797	808	-1.36%	31	25.93	Town
Chester	400	777	935	-1.15%	557	1.40	CDP
Warwick	401	772	784	-1.53%	21	37.35	Town
Hancock	402	734	752	-2.39%	21	35.68	Town
Leyden	403	730	732	-0.27%	41	17.94	Town
Heath	404	713	722	-1.25%	29	24.90	Town
Florida	405	669	690	-3.04%	27	24.36	Town
Savoy	406	642	645	-0.46%	18	35.85	Town
Plainfield	407	625	629	-0.64%	30	21.12	Town
Edgartown	408	604	517	-0.49%	505	1.20	CDP
Warren	409	588	546	1.91%	458	1.28	CDP
Seabrook	410	573	520	-1.88%	1,628	0.35	CDP
Russell	411	547	658	-2.32%	238	2.30	CDP
Deerfield	412	518	525	3.19%	282	1.84	CDP
Barre	413	504	950	-8.2%	319	1.58	CDP
Washington	414	497	495	0.4%	13	38	Town
Alford	415	477	487	-2.05%	41	11.51	Town
Tolland	416	467	469	-0.43%	15	31.55	Town
Aquinnah	417	430	440	-2.27%	81	5.33	Town
Rowe	418	419	422	-0.71%	18	23.44	Town
Tyringham	419	415	425	-2.35%	22	18.64	Town
Cheshire	420	411	683	-14.2%	1,070	0.38	CDP
Middlefield	421	384	385	-0.26%	16	24.10	Town
Hawley	422	354	354	0%	12	30.49	Town
Blandford	423	353	338	0.57%	307	1.15	CDP
Madaket	424	345	291	4.23%	174	1.99	CDP
Petersham	425	294	256	3.52%	238	1.23	CDP
Popponesset	426	276	202	-14.02%	923	0.30	CDP
New Ashford	427	249	247	0.81%	18	13.46	Town
Seconsett Island	428	231	37	25.54%	2,243	0.10	CDP
Lenox Dale	429	207	337	-10.39%	378	0.55	CDP
Mount Washington	430	155	159	-2.52%	7	22.25	Town
Siasconset	431	141	89	10.16%	66	2.13	CDP
Monomoscoy Island	432	132	114	3.94%	569	0.23	CDP
Monroe	433	113	116	-2.59%	11	10.69	Town
Popponesset Island	434	84	35	9.09%	1,167	0.07	CDP
Gosnold	435	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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