Ranked for Affordable Living
Best Places to Live in Massachusetts for Affordable Living
Low cost of living, rent, home prices, and total tax burden Ranked by how well each place fits the Affordable Living profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 25 places
- #1Smith MillsPopulation 4,556 · solid overall livability43% match
- #2Hanscom AFBPopulation 1,784 · solid overall livability36% match
- #3PocassetPopulation 2,627 · solid overall livability29% match
- #4Oak BluffsPopulation 1,521 · solid overall livability29% match
- #5WeweanticPopulation 1,593 · solid overall livability27% match
- #6PeabodyPopulation 54,204 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #7Barnstable TownPopulation 48,922 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #8AttleboroPopulation 46,384 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #9BeverlyPopulation 42,414 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #10WestfieldPopulation 40,794 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #11NorwoodPopulation 31,343 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #12SaugusPopulation 28,566 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #13Amesbury TownPopulation 17,279 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #14HudsonPopulation 15,496 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #15Palmer TownPopulation 12,422 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #16HolbrookPopulation 11,338 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #17Middleborough CenterPopulation 7,807 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #18ClintonPopulation 7,361 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #19FoxboroughPopulation 6,312 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #20East HarwichPopulation 5,693 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #21Bliss CornerPopulation 5,591 · solid overall livability23% match
- #22OxfordPopulation 5,410 · solid overall livability23% match
- #23SalisburyPopulation 5,269 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #24IpswichPopulation 4,872 · solid overall livability23% match
- #25North WestportPopulation 4,660 · solid overall livability23% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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