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Best Cities for Remote Workers in Massachusetts

Strong broadband, affordable rent, low traffic and existing remote-work culture.

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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.

Broadband · 25% WFH Culture · 15% Affordability · 20% Rent · 15% Local Income · 10% Low Traffic · 10% Educated Peers · 5%

Top 12 Remote Workers Cities in Massachusetts

Ranked by composite score across 7 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 61.3
Hingham, MA
5,343 residents
Broadband 95.4%
WFH Culture 30.8%
Affordability 106
#2
Score 61
Cochituate, MA
6,688 residents
Broadband 97.6%
WFH Culture 34.3%
Affordability 106
#3
Score 59.6
Dennis, MA
1,903 residents
Broadband 96.8%
WFH Culture 29.6%
Affordability 106
#4
Score 58.8
Medfield, MA
6,355 residents
Broadband 95.8%
WFH Culture 34.2%
Affordability 106
#5
Score 57.8
South Duxbury, MA
3,272 residents
Broadband 99.4%
WFH Culture 29.8%
Affordability 106
#6
Score 57.7
Provincetown, MA
3,466 residents
Broadband 89.4%
WFH Culture 32.0%
Affordability 106
#7
Score 57.6
Northborough, MA
6,720 residents
Broadband 98.5%
WFH Culture 22.8%
Affordability 106
#8
Score 57.2
Marblehead, MA
20,334 residents
Broadband 96.1%
WFH Culture 29.9%
Affordability 106
#9
Score 57
Mattapoisett Center, MA
2,573 residents
Broadband 97.8%
WFH Culture 30.5%
Affordability 106
#10
Score 56
Newton, MA
88,504 residents
Broadband 96.9%
WFH Culture 28.7%
Affordability 106
#11
Score 56
Winchester, MA
22,862 residents
Broadband 95.2%
WFH Culture 31.6%
Affordability 106
#12
Score 55.8
West Falmouth, MA
1,655 residents
Broadband 94.8%
WFH Culture 24.8%
Affordability 106

Full Ranking, Massachusetts

Top 50 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

1 Hingham MA 61.3
2 Cochituate MA 61
3 Dennis MA 59.6
4 Medfield MA 58.8
5 South Duxbury MA 57.8
6 Provincetown MA 57.7
7 Northborough MA 57.6
8 Marblehead MA 57.2
9 Mattapoisett Center MA 57
10 Newton MA 56
11 Winchester MA 56
12 West Falmouth MA 55.8
13 Milton MA 55.8
14 Lexington MA 55.7
15 Wellesley MA 55
16 Needham MA 54.2
17 Arlington MA 54.2
18 Reading MA 54.1
19 Belmont MA 54
20 Hatfield MA 53.9
21 Pocasset MA 53.9
22 Andover MA 53.6
23 Topsfield MA 53.1
24 West Concord MA 53.1
25 Longmeadow MA 53
26 Harwich Port MA 52.9
27 Williamstown MA 52.7
28 Brookline MA 52.4
29 North Scituate MA 52.2
30 The Pinehills MA 51.9
31 Newburyport MA 51.7
32 Chatham MA 51.7
33 Falmouth MA 51.6
34 Great Barrington MA 51.3
35 Watertown Town MA 51.2
36 Sagamore MA 51
37 Sharon MA 51
38 Orleans MA 50.8
39 Cambridge MA 50.6
40 East Dennis MA 50.6
41 Scituate MA 50.3
42 Shelburne Falls MA 50.1
43 Northampton MA 50
44 Essex MA 49.8
45 Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock MA 49.7
46 Lynnfield MA 49.6
47 Somerville MA 49.6
48 Teaticket MA 49.4
49 Millis-Clicquot MA 49.3
50 Amherst Town MA 49.3

Hingham, MA tops the list with a composite score of 61.3 out of 100, followed by Cochituate and Dennis. MA dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for remote workers.

Rankings combine 7 independent metrics: Broadband, WFH Culture, Affordability, Rent, Local Income, Low Traffic, Educated Peers. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to remote workers, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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