Rankings / Least Affordable Cities to Buy a Home / Massachusetts
Least Affordable Cities to Buy a Home in Massachusetts
Ranked by the ratio of median home value to median household income (the “median multiple”).
1Brookline8.8×2Cambridge8.4×3Boston7.5×4Amherst Town7.2×5Gloucester7.2×6Everett7.2×7Fall River7.0×8Somerville6.9×9Lawrence6.9×10Revere6.9×11Chelsea6.8×12Lynn6.8×13Newton6.6×14Barnstable Town6.6×15Salem6.4×16Wellesley6.3×17Belmont6.3×18Malden6.3×19New Bedford6.3×20Quincy6.3×21Waltham6.2×22Arlington6.2×23Peabody6.2×24Melrose6.1×25Beverly6.1×26Norwood6.1×27Woburn6.1×28Saugus5.9×29Framingham5.8×30Medford5.8×31Marlborough5.6×32Needham5.5×33Brockton5.5×34Lowell5.5×35Wakefield5.4×36Weymouth Town5.4×37Braintree Town5.4×38Northampton5.4×39Worcester5.3×40Taunton5.3×41Haverhill5.1×42Danvers5.1×43Dedham5.1×44Holyoke5.1×45Burlington5.1×46Lexington5.0×47Milford5.0×48Milton4.9×49Reading4.9×50Bridgewater Town4.7×51Springfield4.7×52West Springfield Town4.6×53Fitchburg4.6×54Leominster4.5×55Randolph Town4.5×56Attleboro4.5×57Chicopee4.4×58North Attleborough Town4.3×59Franklin Town4.2×60Westfield3.7×61Agawam Town3.6×62Pittsfield3.6×
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.