What is the #1 cheapest places to live in massachusetts?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	North Adams	12,660	86.7
2	Adams	5,584	91.5
3	Orange	3,793	98.1
4	Springfield	154,751	100.0
5	Baldwinville	2,454	100.5
6	Smith Mills	4,467	100.8
7	Holyoke	37,949	100.8
8	Ware	5,723	101.5
9	Monson Center	1,794	101.6
10	Athol	8,711	103.7
11	Turners Falls	3,949	105.2
12	Greenfield	17,662	105.3
13	Shelburne Falls	1,755	105.6
14	West Brookfield	1,518	107.7
15	Spencer	5,520	108.9
16	Millers Falls	1,081	109.4
17	Fall River	93,764	109.8
18	Webster	12,300	109.9
19	New Bedford	100,731	110.1
20	West Wareham	2,776	110.3
21	Townsend	1,082	110.4
22	Southbridge Town	17,806	110.6
23	Chicopee	55,213	111.3
24	Pittsfield	43,559	112.4
25	Gardner	21,075	112.5
26	North Brookfield	2,477	112.9
27	Acushnet Center	2,792	114.3
28	Winchendon	4,407	114.4
29	Lenox	1,809	114.8
30	Weweantic	1,384	116.3
31	Belchertown	2,299	116.4
32	East Brookfield	1,349	118.2
33	Fitchburg	41,633	119.4
34	West Springfield Town	28,635	119.8
35	Palmer Town	12,372	120.9
36	Great Barrington	1,953	123.2
37	Easthampton Town	16,103	123.9
38	Lee	1,522	124.3
39	Lawrence	88,297	126.0
40	Worcester	205,501	126.9
41	Westfield	40,673	126.9
42	Dennis Port	3,439	127.6
43	North Westport	4,995	128.5
44	Agawam Town	28,510	128.9
45	Bliss Corner	5,666	129.7
46	West Yarmouth	6,323	131.7
47	Orleans	1,618	132.0
48	Clinton	6,908	133.1
49	Oxford	5,572	133.5
50	Leominster	43,697	133.5
51	Pepperell	1,887	133.9
52	Taunton	59,719	134.6
53	Ayer	3,012	136.5
54	Holland	1,313	136.7
55	Pocasset	2,375	137.9
56	Northampton	28,640	139.8
57	Harwich Port	2,011	139.9
58	Lowell	114,799	140.0
59	Wareham Center	2,737	140.1
60	Fiskdale	2,564	140.2
61	Wilbraham	4,247	140.2
62	South Dennis	3,190	142.3
63	Harwich Center	1,620	142.4
64	Brockton	105,080	142.5
65	Williamstown	4,352	142.5
66	Housatonic	1,054	142.5
67	Ocean Grove	3,099	142.7
68	Rutland	1,796	143.4
69	Amherst Town	35,472	144.9
70	Plymouth	7,852	145.0
71	Middleborough Center	8,064	145.2
72	South Ashburnham	1,174	145.9
73	South Yarmouth	11,642	146.9
74	Lynn	100,905	147.4
75	Falmouth	3,996	147.6
76	North Plymouth	4,458	148.0
77	Whitinsville	7,250	148.0
78	Chelsea	39,460	148.2
79	Attleboro	46,499	148.4
80	Haverhill	67,387	148.8
81	East Falmouth	6,415	150.3
82	East Dennis	3,685	150.4
83	Hatfield	1,361	150.7
84	Brewster	1,711	152.4
85	Buzzards Bay	2,941	152.8
86	South Deerfield	1,822	153.5
87	Milford	27,919	155.4
88	West Dennis	2,586	155.4
89	North Seekonk	2,903	156.6
90	Foxborough	6,356	157.4
91	Hudson	15,610	157.5
92	Bellingham	4,939	157.7
93	Salisbury	5,735	158.1
94	Salem	44,241	158.7
95	Gloucester	29,862	158.8
96	Somerset	18,246	159.0
97	White Island Shores	1,880	159.2
98	Monument Beach	3,067	159.5
99	North Eastham	1,958	160.4
100	Vineyard Haven	2,672	160.5
101	Methuen Town	53,043	160.7
102	North Lakeville	3,602	162.6
103	Barnstable Town	49,232	163.2
104	Ipswich	4,806	163.9
105	Mansfield Center	7,232	164.1
106	Marlborough	41,398	164.2
107	North Attleborough Town	30,842	164.5
108	Holbrook	11,320	166.0
109	Amesbury Town	17,277	166.4
110	Revere	59,933	167.0
111	Everett	49,236	167.7
112	Forestdale	3,716	167.8
113	Rowley	1,576	167.9
114	Peabody	54,180	168.9
115	East Pepperell	1,984	168.9
116	Weymouth Town	57,786	169.6
117	Devens	1,871	170.4
118	Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock	4,695	171.2
119	Marshfield	4,698	171.2
120	Westborough	4,234	171.6
121	Yarmouth Port	5,825	172.2
122	Hopedale	4,126	172.6
123	Rockport	4,795	173.7
124	Teaticket	1,728	174.0
125	Randolph Town	34,683	174.7
126	Beverly	42,408	174.9
127	Framingham	72,013	175.0
128	Sandwich	2,976	176.0
129	Abington	17,008	176.4
130	Sturbridge	2,277	176.5
131	Malden	65,509	177.1
132	Quincy	101,361	177.4
133	South Lancaster	1,991	177.5
134	Mattapoisett Center	2,573	178.4
135	East Douglas	2,842	178.7
136	Norwood	31,380	179.0
137	Boston	663,972	180.6
138	Saugus	28,599	180.9
139	Winthrop Town	18,807	181.1
140	Scituate	5,602	181.2
141	Granby	1,127	181.2
142	Kingston	6,373	181.9
143	Bridgewater Town	28,669	184.3
144	Millis-Clicquot	4,479	184.6
145	Raynham Center	4,871	185.1
146	Maynard	10,663	185.5
147	Woburn	41,205	186.0
148	Longmeadow	15,724	186.8
149	East Harwich	5,670	187.0
150	Stoneham	22,986	189.7
151	Nahant	3,328	190.0
152	Braintree Town	38,762	190.8
153	Norton Center	2,526	191.6
154	Provincetown	3,466	192.1
155	Sagamore	3,958	192.4
156	Littleton Common	2,838	193.0
157	West Falmouth	1,655	193.5
158	Lunenburg	2,163	193.8
159	Waltham	64,723	194.3
160	Danvers	27,924	195.0
161	East Sandwich	3,597	195.9
162	Dedham	25,109	196.8
163	Shirley	1,256	197.7
164	Hull	10,098	197.9
165	Upton	2,985	199.6
166	Dennis	1,903	199.8
167	Andover	9,261	200.1
168	Pinehurst	6,737	200.2
169	Northborough	6,720	200.3
170	Onset	1,561	200.9
171	Chatham	1,614	201.8
172	Bourne	1,765	202.4
173	Walpole	5,989	202.7
174	Hanson	2,002	203.2
175	Northwest Harwich	4,205	205.4
176	Medford	59,062	205.7
177	Melrose	29,488	205.8
178	Wakefield	27,284	206.1
179	Watertown Town	35,270	206.5
180	Oak Bluffs	1,357	206.7
181	Franklin Town	33,067	206.9
182	Swampscott	15,209	209.3
183	North Scituate	6,163	213.1
184	Hopkinton	3,142	214.5
185	Mashpee Neck	1,071	215.5
186	Newburyport	18,444	215.8
187	Somerville	80,549	221.0
188	Topsfield	2,573	222.3
189	Hanscom AFB	1,745	223.0
190	The Pinehills	4,988	223.0
191	Arlington	46,015	224.1
192	Wilmington	23,195	226.3
193	Burlington	26,223	229.1
194	Cambridge	117,794	230.9
195	North Falmouth	2,558	231.5
196	Essex	1,775	232.6
197	Milton	28,481	233.4
198	Reading	25,448	233.5
199	West Chatham	1,337	238.5
200	Nantucket	10,837	239.7
201	Marblehead	20,334	244.0
202	Marion Center	1,159	244.1
203	North Pembroke	3,924	245.3
204	Medfield	6,355	249.0
205	Brookline	62,822	251.1
206	Duxbury	1,620	252.7
207	Sharon	6,022	258.0
208	Cedar Crest	2,289	260.2
209	Cochituate	6,688	260.6
210	Lynnfield	12,964	265.1
211	Belmont	27,009	266.0
212	West Concord	5,997	270.6
213	Newton	88,504	273.1
214	Cordaville	3,076	275.7
215	Green Harbor	1,254	279.0
216	Needham	32,059	283.5
217	Hingham	5,343	284.4
218	Winchester	22,862	285.0
219	South Duxbury	3,272	287.0
220	Marshfield Hills	2,121	305.2
221	Lexington	34,085	310.0
222	Boxford	2,325	319.3
223	Dover	2,386	324.6
224	Wellesley	29,906	324.6
225	Groton	1,571	353.3

Methodology

Cities in Massachusetts are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 cheapest places to live in massachusetts?: North Adams ranks #1 with 86.7 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in massachusetts?: 1. North Adams (86.7), 2. Adams (91.5), 3. Orange (98.1), 4. Springfield (100.0), 5. Baldwinville (100.5)
How many cities in Massachusetts are ranked?: This ranking includes 225 cities in Massachusetts with available data.

More Rankings in Massachusetts

See This Ranking in Other States

California Texas Florida New York Illinois Pennsylvania Ohio Georgia North Carolina Michigan