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Most Urban Cities in Massachusetts

Densely populated city centers with the largest urban footprints.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Density · 65% Population · 35%

Top 12 Most Urban Cities in Massachusetts

Ranked by composite score across 2 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 80.4
Boston, MA
663,972 residents
Density 13,735
Population 663,972
#2
Score 69.2
Somerville, MA
80,549 residents
Density 19,551
Population 80,549
#3
Score 67.3
Cambridge, MA
117,794 residents
Density 18,405
Population 117,794
#4
Score 61
Chelsea, MA
39,460 residents
Density 17,775
Population 39,460
#5
Score 50.2
Everett, MA
49,236 residents
Density 14,396
Population 49,236
#6
Score 46.6
Lawrence, MA
88,297 residents
Density 12,741
Population 88,297
#7
Score 46.2
Malden, MA
65,509 residents
Density 12,972
Population 65,509
#8
Score 37.6
Revere, MA
59,933 residents
Density 10,515
Population 59,933
#9
Score 36
Lynn, MA
100,905 residents
Density 9,395
Population 100,905
#10
Score 33.7
Brookline, MA
62,822 residents
Density 9,293
Population 62,822
#11
Score 33.5
Lowell, MA
114,799 residents
Density 8,435
Population 114,799
#12
Score 31.9
Winthrop Town, MA
18,807 residents
Density 9,451
Population 18,807

Full Ranking, Massachusetts

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1 Boston MA 80.4
2 Somerville MA 69.2
3 Cambridge MA 67.3
4 Chelsea MA 61
5 Everett MA 50.2
6 Lawrence MA 46.6
7 Malden MA 46.2
8 Revere MA 37.6
9 Lynn MA 36
10 Brookline MA 33.7
11 Lowell MA 33.5
12 Winthrop Town MA 31.9
13 Arlington MA 31.6
14 Worcester MA 28.4
15 Medford MA 26.7
16 Watertown Town MA 25.3
17 Quincy MA 25
18 Springfield MA 23.6
19 Melrose MA 21.8
20 New Bedford MA 21.3
21 Brockton MA 21.2
22 Newton MA 20.4
23 Belmont MA 20
24 Waltham MA 19.5
25 Salem MA 19.3
26 Swampscott MA 16.8
27 Marblehead MA 15.7
28 Clinton MA 15
29 Ocean Grove MA 15
30 Weymouth Town MA 13.7
31 Webster MA 13.6
32 Fall River MA 13.5
33 Peabody MA 13.1
34 Stoneham MA 13.1
35 Winchester MA 13
36 Wakefield MA 12.9
37 Randolph Town MA 12.7
38 Framingham MA 12.5
39 Woburn MA 12.2
40 Green Harbor MA 11.9
41 Hull MA 11.4
42 North Plymouth MA 11.3
43 Plymouth MA 11.2
44 Norwood MA 10.9
45 Beverly MA 10.7
46 Wellesley MA 10.7
47 Braintree Town MA 10.6
48 Chicopee MA 10.1
49 Milford MA 9.8
50 Nahant MA 9.6

Boston, MA tops the list with a composite score of 80.4 out of 100, followed by Somerville and Cambridge. MA dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for most urban.

Rankings combine 2 independent metrics: Density, Population. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to most urban, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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