Cheapest Cities in Massachusetts
Most affordable cities in Massachusetts (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.
| # |
City |
Cost Index |
Income |
Rent |
Population |
| 1 |
North Adams
|
71 |
$48,521 |
$777/mo |
12,660 |
| 2 |
Adams
|
76 |
$48,750 |
$909/mo |
5,584 |
| 3 |
Pittsfield
|
85 |
$68,386 |
$1,094/mo |
43,559 |
| 4 |
Athol
|
86 |
$61,742 |
$1,018/mo |
8,711 |
| 5 |
Holyoke
|
86 |
$51,892 |
$1,016/mo |
37,949 |
| 6 |
Springfield
|
86 |
$51,339 |
$1,114/mo |
154,751 |
| 7 |
Ware
|
87 |
$52,039 |
$1,046/mo |
5,723 |
| 8 |
Palmer Town
|
87 |
$78,789 |
$1,041/mo |
12,372 |
| 9 |
Chicopee
|
89 |
$66,927 |
$1,108/mo |
55,213 |
| 10 |
Gardner
|
91 |
$62,948 |
$1,071/mo |
21,075 |
| 11 |
Westfield
|
91 |
$82,847 |
$1,064/mo |
40,673 |
| 12 |
Greenfield
|
91 |
$53,961 |
$1,097/mo |
17,662 |
| 13 |
Spencer
|
92 |
$59,618 |
$1,052/mo |
5,520 |
| 14 |
Southbridge Town
|
93 |
$59,397 |
$1,157/mo |
17,806 |
| 15 |
West Springfield Town
|
94 |
$70,401 |
$1,121/mo |
28,635 |
| 16 |
Fitchburg
|
95 |
$70,659 |
$1,131/mo |
41,633 |
| 17 |
Oxford
|
95 |
$91,742 |
$1,047/mo |
5,572 |
| 18 |
Webster
|
95 |
$60,384 |
$1,112/mo |
12,300 |
| 19 |
New Bedford
|
95 |
$56,025 |
$1,085/mo |
100,731 |
| 20 |
Agawam Town
|
96 |
$82,359 |
$1,234/mo |
28,510 |
| 21 |
Fall River
|
98 |
$53,933 |
$1,086/mo |
93,764 |
| 22 |
Easthampton Town
|
100 |
$72,925 |
$1,192/mo |
16,103 |
| 23 |
Leominster
|
103 |
$81,556 |
$1,282/mo |
43,697 |
| 24 |
Clinton
|
105 |
$78,909 |
$1,386/mo |
6,908 |
| 25 |
Taunton
|
106 |
$79,715 |
$1,269/mo |
59,719 |
| 26 |
Worcester
|
107 |
$67,544 |
$1,415/mo |
205,501 |
| 27 |
Bliss Corner
|
107 |
$73,919 |
$1,186/mo |
5,666 |
| 28 |
Somerset
|
107 |
$111,720 |
$1,313/mo |
18,246 |
| 29 |
Whitinsville
|
111 |
$93,504 |
$1,271/mo |
7,250 |
| 30 |
Northampton
|
111 |
$78,467 |
$1,404/mo |
28,640 |
| 31 |
Attleboro
|
113 |
$93,266 |
$1,446/mo |
46,499 |
| 32 |
North Attleborough Town
|
116 |
$109,426 |
$1,402/mo |
30,842 |
| 33 |
Northborough
|
118 |
$154,926 |
$1,219/mo |
6,720 |
| 34 |
Lawrence
|
118 |
$57,903 |
$1,569/mo |
88,297 |
| 35 |
Brockton
|
119 |
$77,089 |
$1,545/mo |
105,080 |
| 36 |
Hudson
|
119 |
$96,149 |
$1,417/mo |
15,610 |
| 37 |
Longmeadow
|
119 |
$144,639 |
$1,650/mo |
15,724 |
| 38 |
Lowell
|
120 |
$76,205 |
$1,603/mo |
114,799 |
| 39 |
Scituate
|
121 |
$126,379 |
$811/mo |
5,602 |
| 40 |
Holbrook
|
121 |
$107,768 |
$1,522/mo |
11,320 |
| 41 |
West Yarmouth
|
121 |
$63,859 |
$1,514/mo |
6,323 |
| 42 |
Amherst Town
|
121 |
$65,938 |
$1,570/mo |
35,472 |
| 43 |
Middleborough Center
|
121 |
$79,520 |
$1,705/mo |
8,064 |
| 44 |
Mansfield Center
|
121 |
$101,546 |
$1,601/mo |
7,232 |
| 45 |
Kingston
|
121 |
$130,179 |
$1,298/mo |
6,373 |
| 46 |
Haverhill
|
123 |
$87,675 |
$1,620/mo |
67,387 |
| 47 |
Milford
|
123 |
$88,992 |
$1,702/mo |
27,919 |
| 48 |
Plymouth
|
125 |
$72,639 |
$1,701/mo |
7,852 |
| 49 |
Amesbury Town
|
125 |
$100,599 |
$1,573/mo |
17,277 |
| 50 |
South Yarmouth
|
126 |
$79,638 |
$1,665/mo |
11,642 |