Lowest Unemployment Cities in Massachusetts (2026)

Rowley is the #1 ranked city in Massachusetts with 0.0% (unemployment rate). This ranking includes 225 Massachusetts cities with available data.

#1
Rowley
0.0%
Pop. 1,576
#2
Lenox
0.0%
Pop. 1,809
#3
Marshfield Hills
0.0%
Pop. 2,121
#4
Housatonic
0.0%
Pop. 1,054
#5
Sturbridge
0.0%
Pop. 2,277
#6
South Ashburnham
0.0%
Pop. 1,174
#7
Orleans
0.0%
Pop. 1,618
#8
Bliss Corner
0.6%
Pop. 5,666
#9
West Dennis
0.7%
Pop. 2,586
#10
Cedar Crest
0.8%
Pop. 2,289
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All 225 Cities Ranked

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS
#CityPopulationUnemployment Rate
1Rowley1,5760.0%
2Lenox1,8090.0%
3Marshfield Hills2,1210.0%
4Housatonic1,0540.0%
5Sturbridge2,2770.0%
6South Ashburnham1,1740.0%
7Orleans1,6180.0%
8Bliss Corner5,6660.6%
9West Dennis2,5860.7%
10Cedar Crest2,2890.8%
11Vineyard Haven2,6720.9%
12Pocasset2,3750.9%
13Hanscom AFB1,7451.1%
14Belchertown2,2991.1%
15Wareham Center2,7371.1%
16Essex1,7751.4%
17Teaticket1,7281.4%
18Hatfield1,3611.4%
19East Douglas2,8421.6%
20Monument Beach3,0671.6%
21Topsfield2,5731.6%
22Sharon6,0221.8%
23Marblehead20,3341.9%
24Yarmouth Port5,8251.9%
25North Pembroke3,9241.9%
26Williamstown4,3521.9%
27Lunenburg2,1631.9%
28North Westport4,9952.0%
29Kingston6,3732.1%
30North Lakeville3,6022.1%
31Great Barrington1,9532.1%
32East Brookfield1,3492.2%
33Townsend1,0822.2%
34Millis-Clicquot4,4792.3%
35Oxford5,5722.3%
36Buzzards Bay2,9412.4%
37East Harwich5,6702.5%
38Westborough4,2342.5%
39Somerset18,2462.5%
40Cochituate6,6882.5%
41Scituate5,6022.6%
42Forestdale3,7162.7%
43East Sandwich3,5972.9%
44Somerville80,5492.9%
45Ayer3,0122.9%
46Turners Falls3,9493.0%
47Mattapoisett Center2,5733.0%
48Green Harbor1,2543.0%
49Lexington34,0853.0%
50Reading25,4483.0%
51Winchester22,8623.0%
52Stoneham22,9863.1%
53Dennis1,9033.1%
54Arlington46,0153.2%
55Barnstable Town49,2323.3%
56Newton88,5043.3%
57Falmouth3,9963.4%
58Cambridge117,7943.4%
59Wellesley29,9063.4%
60Ipswich4,8063.4%
61Harwich Center1,6203.4%
62South Dennis3,1903.5%
63Brookline62,8223.5%
64Lynnfield12,9643.5%
65Norwood31,3803.5%
66Waltham64,7233.5%
67Holbrook11,3203.6%
68Burlington26,2233.6%
69Dedham25,1093.6%
70Middleborough Center8,0643.6%
71Norton Center2,5263.6%
72Palmer Town12,3723.6%
73Saugus28,5993.6%
74Milton28,4813.6%
75Beverly42,4083.6%
76Hingham5,3433.7%
77Harwich Port2,0113.7%
78Braintree Town38,7623.7%
79Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock4,6953.7%
80Holland1,3133.8%
81The Pinehills4,9883.9%
82Pinehurst6,7373.9%
83Sagamore3,9583.9%
84Walpole5,9893.9%
85Amesbury Town17,2773.9%
86North Brookfield2,4774.0%
87Westfield40,6734.0%
88Clinton6,9084.0%
89Melrose29,4884.1%
90Wilbraham4,2474.1%
91Cordaville3,0764.1%
92West Concord5,9974.2%
93Mashpee Neck1,0714.2%
94Hopkinton3,1424.2%
95Salisbury5,7354.3%
96Mansfield Center7,2324.3%
97Northborough6,7204.3%
98Lee1,5224.3%
99Devens1,8714.4%
100Hopedale4,1264.4%
101Framingham72,0134.4%
102Hull10,0984.4%
103East Pepperell1,9844.4%
104Medford59,0624.4%
105Duxbury1,6204.4%
106East Dennis3,6854.5%
107Attleboro46,4994.5%
108Needham32,0594.5%
109Belmont27,0094.5%
110Boxford2,3254.5%
111Agawam Town28,5104.5%
112Wakefield27,2844.5%
113Sandwich2,9764.6%
114South Duxbury3,2724.6%
115Lynn100,9054.6%
116Granby1,1274.7%
117Milford27,9194.8%
118Medfield6,3554.8%
119Peabody54,1804.8%
120Rutland1,7964.8%
121East Falmouth6,4154.9%
122Weymouth Town57,7864.9%
123Raynham Center4,8714.9%
124Maynard10,6634.9%
125Hudson15,6104.9%
126Wilmington23,1955.0%
127Groton1,5715.0%
128Nahant3,3285.1%
129Franklin Town33,0675.1%
130South Deerfield1,8225.1%
131Marshfield4,6985.1%
132Abington17,0085.2%
133Salem44,2415.2%
134Easthampton Town16,1035.2%
135Northampton28,6405.3%
136Everett49,2365.4%
137Lowell114,7995.4%
138Swampscott15,2095.4%
139Millers Falls1,0815.5%
140Oak Bluffs1,3575.5%
141Watertown Town35,2705.5%
142Bridgewater Town28,6695.5%
143Upton2,9855.5%
144North Scituate6,1635.5%
145West Springfield Town28,6355.6%
146Marlborough41,3985.6%
147Taunton59,7195.6%
148Malden65,5095.6%
149Gardner21,0755.7%
150Leominster43,6975.7%
151Danvers27,9245.7%
152North Attleborough Town30,8425.8%
153Newburyport18,4445.8%
154Plymouth7,8525.9%
155Haverhill67,3875.9%
156Adams5,5845.9%
157Winthrop Town18,8075.9%
158Marion Center1,1595.9%
159West Yarmouth6,3235.9%
160North Falmouth2,5586.0%
161Hanson2,0026.0%
162Boston663,9726.0%
163West Chatham1,3376.0%
164North Adams12,6606.1%
165Whitinsville7,2506.1%
166North Seekonk2,9036.2%
167Bourne1,7656.2%
168Winchendon4,4076.2%
169Foxborough6,3566.3%
170Methuen Town53,0436.3%
171Longmeadow15,7246.3%
172Gloucester29,8626.3%
173Worcester205,5016.4%
174Pepperell1,8876.4%
175Spencer5,5206.4%
176Smith Mills4,4676.4%
177Greenfield17,6626.5%
178Chicopee55,2136.5%
179Nantucket10,8376.6%
180Brewster1,7116.7%
181White Island Shores1,8806.7%
182Acushnet Center2,7926.7%
183Fitchburg41,6336.9%
184Holyoke37,9496.9%
185Quincy101,3617.1%
186Shelburne Falls1,7557.2%
187Revere59,9337.2%
188Dennis Port3,4397.2%
189Woburn41,2057.4%
190Southbridge Town17,8067.5%
191South Yarmouth11,6427.5%
192Pittsfield43,5597.6%
193Littleton Common2,8387.6%
194New Bedford100,7317.6%
195Andover9,2617.7%
196Randolph Town34,6837.9%
197Fall River93,7648.1%
198Shirley1,2568.1%
199Springfield154,7518.2%
200Brockton105,0808.3%
201Ocean Grove3,0998.4%
202Fiskdale2,5648.5%
203Chatham1,6148.5%
204Provincetown3,4668.5%
205Lawrence88,2978.7%
206Chelsea39,4608.8%
207Rockport4,7958.8%
208Amherst Town35,4729.0%
209Athol8,7119.0%
210Webster12,3009.1%
211West Brookfield1,5189.1%
212North Eastham1,95810.2%
213West Falmouth1,65510.3%
214Northwest Harwich4,20510.4%
215Bellingham4,93910.6%
216West Wareham2,77611.4%
217Ware5,72311.9%
218Dover2,38613.2%
219Weweantic1,38414.0%
220Orange3,79314.1%
221North Plymouth4,45816.5%
222Monson Center1,79416.6%
223South Lancaster1,99117.1%
224Onset1,56118.2%
225Baldwinville2,45421.2%

Methodology

Cities in Massachusetts are ranked by unemployment rate. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 lowest unemployment cities in massachusetts?
Rowley ranks #1 with 0.0% (unemployment rate).
What are the top 5 lowest unemployment cities in massachusetts?
1. Rowley (0.0%), 2. Lenox (0.0%), 3. Marshfield Hills (0.0%), 4. Housatonic (0.0%), 5. Sturbridge (0.0%)
How many cities in Massachusetts are ranked?
This ranking includes 225 cities in Massachusetts with available data.

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