What is the #1 most expensive cities in massachusetts?

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

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 most expensive cities in massachusetts?: Groton ranks #1 with 353.3 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in massachusetts?: 1. Groton (353.3), 2. Wellesley (324.6), 3. Dover (324.6), 4. Boxford (319.3), 5. Lexington (310.0)
How many cities in Massachusetts are ranked?: This ranking includes 225 cities in Massachusetts with available data.

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