What is the #1 best cities for families in massachusetts?

#	City	Population	Family Score
1	Cambridge	117,794	90.00
2	Oak Bluffs	1,357	85.30
3	Provincetown	3,466	82.40
4	Boston	663,972	81.30
5	Somerville	80,549	79.10
6	Quincy	101,361	73.10
7	Waltham	64,723	71.80
8	Chelsea	39,460	69.60
9	Hull	10,098	69.30
10	Westborough	4,234	67.80
11	Nahant	3,328	67.60
12	Medford	59,062	67.60
13	Northampton	28,640	67.10
14	Brookline	62,822	66.90
15	Plymouth	7,852	66.90
16	Watertown Town	35,270	66.70
17	Nantucket	10,837	66.20
18	Ayer	3,012	65.30
19	Chatham	1,614	63.80
20	Revere	59,933	63.30
21	Foxborough	6,356	62.40
22	North Adams	12,660	62.40
23	Dedham	25,109	62.20
24	Bourne	1,765	62.00
25	Greenfield	17,662	62.00
26	Falmouth	3,996	62.00
27	Malden	65,509	61.80
28	Shirley	1,256	60.00
29	Pittsfield	43,559	60.00
30	Marlborough	41,398	59.60
31	Webster	12,300	59.60
32	Lowell	114,799	59.30
33	Fall River	93,764	59.30
34	Lee	1,522	58.90
35	Winthrop Town	18,807	58.40
36	Holyoke	37,949	58.40
37	Essex	1,775	58.40
38	Maynard	10,663	58.20
39	Chicopee	55,213	58.20
40	Fitchburg	41,633	57.60
41	Gloucester	29,862	57.60
42	Braintree Town	38,762	56.40
43	Framingham	72,013	55.80
44	Amherst Town	35,472	55.60
45	Peabody	54,180	55.30
46	West Springfield Town	28,635	55.10
47	Wakefield	27,284	55.10
48	Palmer Town	12,372	54.90
49	Ware	5,723	54.70
50	Bellingham	4,939	54.70
51	Belchertown	2,299	54.70
52	Weymouth Town	57,786	54.70
53	Dennis	1,903	54.40
54	Salisbury	5,735	54.40
55	Haverhill	67,387	54.20
56	Great Barrington	1,953	54.00
57	Barnstable Town	49,232	53.80
58	Lynn	100,905	53.80
59	Adams	5,584	53.60
60	Salem	44,241	53.30
61	Arlington	46,015	53.10
62	Abington	17,008	53.10
63	Beverly	42,408	53.10
64	Leominster	43,697	52.70
65	Springfield	154,751	52.40
66	Burlington	26,223	52.20
67	New Bedford	100,731	52.20
68	Kingston	6,373	52.20
69	Norwood	31,380	52.20
70	Ipswich	4,806	52.00
71	Everett	49,236	51.80
72	Walpole	5,989	51.60
73	Woburn	41,205	51.30
74	Duxbury	1,620	51.10
75	Athol	8,711	51.10
76	Orleans	1,618	50.40
77	Taunton	59,719	50.20
78	Medfield	6,355	50.00
79	Stoneham	22,986	49.80
80	Sandwich	2,976	49.80
81	Hingham	5,343	49.30
82	Saugus	28,599	49.30
83	Holbrook	11,320	48.90
84	Easthampton Town	16,103	48.90
85	Gardner	21,075	48.40
86	Marblehead	20,334	48.00
87	Randolph Town	34,683	47.30
88	Melrose	29,488	47.30
89	Southbridge Town	17,806	47.10
90	Orange	3,793	47.10
91	Amesbury Town	17,277	46.90
92	Williamstown	4,352	46.90
93	Milford	27,919	46.90
94	Agawam Town	28,510	46.70
95	Brockton	105,080	46.70
96	Pepperell	1,887	46.40
97	Groton	1,571	46.00
98	Marshfield	4,698	45.80
99	Danvers	27,924	45.80
100	Newburyport	18,444	45.60
101	Dover	2,386	45.60
102	Wilmington	23,195	45.30
103	Andover	9,261	45.10
104	Lawrence	88,297	44.70
105	Brewster	1,711	44.70
106	Hudson	15,610	43.80
107	Swampscott	15,209	43.10
108	Hanson	2,002	42.70
109	Scituate	5,602	42.70
110	Lenox	1,809	41.80
111	Hopkinton	3,142	41.10
112	Attleboro	46,499	40.90
113	Clinton	6,908	40.70
114	Lynnfield	12,964	40.20
115	Newton	88,504	40.00
116	Holland	1,313	39.10
117	Belmont	27,009	38.70
118	West Brookfield	1,518	38.70
119	Wellesley	29,906	38.20
120	Lexington	34,085	38.00
121	Sturbridge	2,277	37.80
122	Spencer	5,520	37.30
123	Franklin Town	33,067	37.10
124	Needham	32,059	36.40
125	Topsfield	2,573	36.20
126	Westfield	40,673	36.00
127	Winchester	22,862	36.00
128	North Attleborough Town	30,842	36.00
129	Reading	25,448	35.80
130	Oxford	5,572	35.80
131	Milton	28,481	35.30
132	Northborough	6,720	34.40
133	Townsend	1,082	34.20
134	Methuen Town	53,043	34.00
135	East Brookfield	1,349	34.00
136	Upton	2,985	33.80
137	Boxford	2,325	33.30
138	Somerset	18,246	32.90
139	Sharon	6,022	32.40
140	Rockport	4,795	32.20
141	Lunenburg	2,163	31.30
142	Longmeadow	15,724	31.30
143	Worcester	205,501	30.00
144	Bridgewater Town	28,669	29.80
145	Hopedale	4,126	29.10
146	Wilbraham	4,247	28.40
147	Winchendon	4,407	28.00
148	Rowley	1,576	26.40
149	Granby	1,127	25.30
150	Rutland	1,796	24.40
151	Hatfield	1,361	22.70

Methodology

Cities in Massachusetts are ranked by family score. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from Multiple Sources. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 best cities for families in massachusetts?: Cambridge ranks #1 with 90.00 (family score).
What are the top 5 best cities for families in massachusetts?: 1. Cambridge (90.00), 2. Oak Bluffs (85.30), 3. Provincetown (82.40), 4. Boston (81.30), 5. Somerville (79.10)
How many cities in Massachusetts are ranked?: This ranking includes 151 cities in Massachusetts with available data.

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