Youngest Cities in Massachusetts

The top 25 of 47 Massachusetts cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest median age.

#	City	County	Median age	Population
1	Amherst	Hampshire	21.4 years	38,182
2	Cambridge	Middlesex	30.4 years	118,796
3	Somerville	Middlesex	31.9 years	81,036
4	Lawrence	Essex	32.6 years	88,736
5	Boston	Suffolk	33.3 years	666,442
6	Springfield	Hampden	33.7 years	154,749
7	Worcester	Worcester	33.9 years	207,055
8	Waltham	Middlesex	34.4 years	64,902
9	Brookline	Norfolk	35.2 years	63,266
10	Everett	Middlesex	35.2 years	50,045
11	Lowell	Middlesex	35.6 years	118,368
12	Malden	Middlesex	35.8 years	65,906
13	Medford	Middlesex	35.9 years	59,354
14	Fitchburg	Worcester	36.3 years	41,798
15	Lynn	Essex	36.5 years	101,709
16	Brockton	Plymouth	36.7 years	105,386
17	New Bedford	Bristol	37 years	100,998
18	Wellesley	Norfolk	37.1 years	30,347
19	Framingham	Middlesex	37.5 years	72,399
20	Marlborough	Middlesex	37.5 years	41,647
21	Quincy	Norfolk	38.6 years	102,114
22	Taunton	Bristol	38.9 years	60,433
23	Beverly	Essex	39 years	42,665
24	Revere	Suffolk	39.2 years	60,012
25	Fall River	Bristol	39.3 years	94,082

Top Massachusetts Counties

Counties ranked by lowest median age.

1. Suffolk County33.9 years 2. Hampshire County37.4 years 3. Middlesex County38.9 years 4. Hampden County40 years 5. Worcester County40.2 years 6. Bristol County40.9 years 7. Norfolk County40.9 years 8. Essex County41.2 years 9. Nantucket County42.4 years 10. Plymouth County43 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Youngest Cities in Massachusetts”, https://gismap.land/rankings/massachusetts/youngest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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