Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Average Household Income in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Average Household Income for Massachusetts was $123,174. Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Wellesley CDP had the highest average household income ($325,522), followed by Lexington CDP ($265,000), and Winchester CDP ($252,976). On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had the lowest average household income: Springfield city ($60,273), Holyoke city ($63,896), and Fall River city ($64,932).
The chart below shows the top 10 Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K+ with high average household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K+.
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| Rank | City | Average Household Income ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellesley CDP | 325522 |
| 2 | Lexington CDP | 265000 |
| 3 | Winchester CDP | 252976 |
| 4 | Needham CDP | 244766 |
| 5 | Newton city | 228218 |
| 6 | Belmont CDP | 209734 |
| 7 | Marblehead CDP | 205561 |
| 8 | Milton CDP | 195359 |
| 9 | Brookline CDP | 193772 |
| 10 | Lynnfield CDP | 190557 |
| 11 | Longmeadow CDP | 173881 |
| 12 | Wilmington CDP | 166442 |
| 13 | Reading CDP | 163383 |
| 14 | Arlington CDP | 162831 |
| 15 | Newburyport city | 159958 |
| 16 | Swampscott CDP | 156263 |
| 17 | Cambridge city | 154448 |
| 18 | Burlington CDP | 154294 |
| 19 | Franklin Town city | 149233 |
| 20 | Hull CDP | 144996 |
| 21 | Melrose city | 143797 |
| 22 | Wakefield CDP | 142546 |
| 23 | Braintree Town city | 141136 |
| 24 | Dedham CDP | 138304 |
| 25 | Watertown Town city | 137616 |
| 26 | Maynard CDP | 137515 |
| 27 | Nantucket CDP | 134635 |
| 28 | Somerville city | 134296 |
| 29 | Medford city | 133995 |
| 30 | Norwood CDP | 130155 |
| 31 | Stoneham CDP | 128498 |
| 32 | Bridgewater Town city | 127595 |
| 33 | Danvers CDP | 125757 |
| 34 | Woburn city | 125532 |
| 35 | Waltham city | 125365 |
| 36 | Beverly city | 124974 |
| 37 | Abington CDP | 124411 |
| 38 | Framingham city | 123695 |
| 39 | Boston city | 120939 |
| 40 | North Attleborough Town city | 118844 |
| 41 | Somerset CDP | 118133 |
| 42 | Saugus CDP | 113521 |
| 43 | Winthrop Town city | 113171 |
| 44 | Amesbury Town city | 112921 |
| 45 | Barnstable Town city | 112688 |
| 46 | Randolph Town city | 111518 |
| 47 | Hudson CDP | 110091 |
| 48 | Weymouth Town city | 108694 |
| 49 | Methuen Town city | 107951 |
| 50 | Marlborough city | 107576 |
| 51 | Gloucester city | 105376 |
| 52 | Peabody city | 104302 |
| 53 | Quincy city | 103572 |
| 54 | Amherst Town city | 102995 |
| 55 | Agawam Town city | 102462 |
| 56 | Milford CDP | 101617 |
| 57 | Northampton city | 101494 |
| 58 | Attleboro city | 101012 |
| 59 | Malden city | 98805 |
| 60 | Holbrook CDP | 98179 |
| 61 | Westfield city | 97101 |
| 62 | Leominster city | 96019 |
| 63 | Salem city | 94562 |
| 64 | South Yarmouth CDP | 93776 |
| 65 | Haverhill city | 92934 |
| 66 | Revere city | 90556 |
| 67 | Brockton city | 89535 |
| 68 | Everett city | 87959 |
| 69 | West Springfield Town city | 86794 |
| 70 | Taunton city | 85441 |
| 71 | Easthampton Town city | 84090 |
| 72 | Palmer Town city | 83291 |
| 73 | Lowell city | 81995 |
| 74 | Pittsfield city | 80454 |
| 75 | Lynn city | 80063 |
| 76 | Chelsea city | 78301 |
| 77 | Worcester city | 76859 |
| 78 | Fitchburg city | 75571 |
| 79 | Webster CDP | 71637 |
| 80 | Chicopee city | 71627 |
| 81 | Gardner city | 71302 |
| 82 | North Adams city | 71279 |
| 83 | Southbridge Town city | 69279 |
| 84 | Greenfield city | 67588 |
| 85 | New Bedford city | 66290 |
| 86 | Lawrence city | 66175 |
| 87 | Fall River city | 64932 |
| 88 | Holyoke city | 63896 |
| 89 | Springfield city | 60273 |