A Parcenomics research project
Commonwealth
Power and Politics, Money and Municipalities
Commonwealth follows ten years of state money, FY2017 to FY2026, to each of the 351 cities and towns. It separates formula aid, competitive grants and earmarks, and sets each against what the town carries: roads, bridges, pupils and seasonal population. Every figure is built by script from public records, and the methods are published. Each municipality has its own page.
Data through FY2026; built October 19, 2026.
What the ten years show
35 municipalities had no earmark placed in them in ten years.
35 cities and towns with 50,388 residents had no earmark placed in them in any of the ten enacted budgets, on any of the three measures. Of these, 17 are in Berkshire County. The group includes wealthy and poor towns alike. Counting only earmarks that name the town, 39 had none.
Size and need explain most of the pattern.
Population, road miles, jobs, need and institutions explain about 55–60% of the differences between towns in discretionary money (earmarks placed in the town and competitive grants). Measures of legislative power, campaign giving and connections add less than one point out of sample for earmarks and nothing for competitive grants.
Small towns look different per mile than per resident.
Per resident, the smallest fifth of towns received six times the competitive awards of the largest fifth. Measured against the roads, bridges and other assets they maintain, the gap shrinks to about 1.6 to 1. In core infrastructure programs the smallest fifth as a group received 1.29 times its proportional share and the largest fifth 0.99; the money is concentrated in a few winners, so the median small town received 0.73 and the median large city 0.92.
Regional school towns lost ground.
Over the decade, after inflation, Chapter 70 aid per pupil rose 29% in urban districts and fell 1% in the 118 towns that belong to regional districts or run no schools. Regional members received $49 million less real aid in FY2026 than in FY2017 while contributing $15 million more.
Three ways to count a local earmark.
Over the ten budgets, local earmarks come to $485 million counting clauses that name the town, $718 million adding organizations located there, and $811 million adding state facilities located there. Even the widest count is 15% of the $5.44 billion in enacted earmark clauses; the largest clauses set floors for statewide programs.
All 351 municipalities
351 shown
| Municipality | County | Fairness Index (blend) | Equal | Need | Burden | Effort | State aid per resident, ten years | Earmarks naming the town, ten years | Earmarks placed in the town, ten years | Earmarks, everything placed, ten years | Burden index | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abington | Plymouth | 42 | 42 | 46 | 41 | 38 | $10,868 | $662,000 | $662,000 | $662,000 | 1.02 | 17,053 |
| Acton | Middlesex | 40 | 40 | 58 | 32 | 31 | $10,333 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.3M | 2.12 | 24,155 |
| Acushnet | Bristol | 43 | 43 | 40 | 44 | 44 | $11,101 | $230,000 | $230,000 | $230,000 | 0.60 | 10,624 |
| Adams | Berkshire | 64 | 66 | 55 | 66 | 68 | $20,675 | $225,000 | $225,000 | $225,000 | 2.22 | 8,074 |
| Agawam | Hampden | 45 | 46 | 40 | 48 | 48 | $11,889 | $666,000 | $666,000 | $666,000 | 0.39 | 28,539 |
| Alford | Berkshire | 43 | 37 | 49 | 44 | 41 | $7,382 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.13 | 433 |
| Amesbury | Essex | 39 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 32 | $10,447 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | 2.17 | 17,403 |
| Amherst | Hampshire | 36 | 34 | 24 | 59 | 26 | $8,802 | $2.4M | $3.2M | $3.6M | 2.44 | 38,182 |
| Andover | Essex | 28 | 24 | 42 | 21 | 23 | $6,458 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.6M | 0.79 | 36,652 |
| Aquinnah | Dukes | 38 | 36 | 48 | 40 | 27 | $7,766 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | 2.09 | 666 |
| Arlington | Middlesex | 32 | 28 | 41 | 28 | 31 | $7,378 | $2.9M | $3M | $3M | 0.96 | 46,350 |
| Ashburnham | Worcester | 54 | 59 | 59 | 49 | 51 | $16,788 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | 0.70 | 6,415 |
| Ashby | Middlesex | 56 | 56 | 62 | 51 | 55 | $15,456 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | 0.63 | 3,211 |
| Ashfield | Franklin | 45 | 47 | 42 | 49 | 41 | $12,214 | $62,000 | $92,000 | $92,000 | 1.85 | 1,893 |
| Ashland | Middlesex | 36 | 34 | 46 | 30 | 34 | $8,738 | $1.7M | $1.9M | $1.9M | 1.10 | 18,873 |
| Athol | Worcester | 68 | 72 | 61 | 68 | 72 | $24,607 | $655,000 | $1.4M | $1.4M | 1.25 | 12,011 |
| Attleboro | Bristol | 48 | 50 | 44 | 48 | 51 | $13,200 | $1.2M | $1.5M | $1.5M | 0.33 | 46,762 |
| Auburn | Worcester | 43 | 44 | 46 | 39 | 42 | $11,305 | $780,000 | $805,000 | $805,000 | 0.32 | 16,970 |
| Avon | Norfolk | 46 | 46 | 54 | 44 | 40 | $11,814 | $480,000 | $480,000 | $480,000 | 3.02 | 4,774 |
| Ayer | Middlesex | 45 | 44 | 40 | 44 | 53 | $11,324 | $1.1M | $970,000 | $1.1M | 1.63 | 8,645 |
| Barnstable | Barnstable | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 23 | $6,837 | $1.1M | $3.4M | $3.5M | 0.74 | 49,568 |
| Barre | Worcester | 63 | 66 | 60 | 59 | 66 | $20,443 | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.33 | 5,572 |
| Becket | Berkshire | 50 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 57 | $13,276 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2.09 | 1,962 |
| Bedford | Middlesex | 42 | 40 | 56 | 31 | 42 | $10,209 | $250,000 | $270,000 | $270,000 | 0.99 | 14,727 |
| Belchertown | Hampshire | 49 | 52 | 47 | 49 | 47 | $14,138 | $235,000 | $235,000 | $235,000 | 2.92 | 15,393 |
| Bellingham | Norfolk | 39 | 38 | 43 | 37 | 38 | $9,653 | $430,000 | $430,000 | $430,000 | 1.24 | 17,410 |
| Belmont | Middlesex | 32 | 29 | 52 | 23 | 24 | $7,439 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.9M | 0.65 | 27,175 |
| Berkley | Bristol | 51 | 49 | 61 | 45 | 47 | $13,012 | $95,000 | $95,000 | $95,000 | 0.18 | 6,829 |
| Berlin | Worcester | 32 | 33 | 42 | 30 | 25 | $8,135 | $353,000 | $303,000 | $353,000 | 2.37 | 3,378 |
| Bernardston | Franklin | 55 | 59 | 54 | 57 | 50 | $17,026 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.44 | 2,164 |
| Beverly | Essex | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 24 | $6,931 | $3M | $3M | $3M | 0.97 | 42,665 |
| Billerica | Middlesex | 39 | 36 | 48 | 36 | 37 | $9,226 | $904,000 | $904,000 | $904,000 | 0.29 | 42,003 |
| Blackstone | Worcester | 51 | 54 | 48 | 52 | 52 | $14,662 | $838,000 | $838,000 | $838,000 | 0.82 | 9,255 |
| Blandford | Hampden | 52 | 55 | 57 | 48 | 49 | $15,547 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.80 | 1,156 |
| Bolton | Worcester | 35 | 36 | 54 | 26 | 25 | $8,927 | $360,000 | $360,000 | $360,000 | 1.64 | 5,737 |
| Boston | Suffolk | 43 | 40 | 39 | 52 | 39 | $10,310 | $105M | $256M | $278M | 0.53 | 666,442 |
| Bourne | Barnstable | 30 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 26 | $7,254 | $5.9M | $1.1M | $6.1M | 0.51 | 20,323 |
| Boxborough | Middlesex | 34 | 34 | 49 | 28 | 26 | $8,532 | $240,000 | $240,000 | $240,000 | 0.36 | 5,496 |
| Boxford | Essex | 39 | 38 | 59 | 30 | 31 | $9,569 | $614,000 | $614,000 | $614,000 | 0.46 | 8,208 |
| Boylston | Worcester | 32 | 31 | 38 | 29 | 28 | $7,734 | $340,000 | $340,000 | $340,000 | 0.67 | 4,948 |
| Braintree | Norfolk | 39 | 37 | 44 | 36 | 41 | $9,367 | $4.5M | $4.5M | $4.5M | 0.55 | 38,899 |
| Brewster | Barnstable | 35 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 36 | $7,830 | $50,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | 2.03 | 10,420 |
| Bridgewater | Plymouth | 39 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 39 | $10,026 | $420,000 | $620,000 | $820,000 | 1.08 | 28,471 |
| Brimfield | Hampden | 50 | 50 | 54 | 44 | 51 | $13,242 | $240,000 | $240,000 | $240,000 | 0.46 | 3,705 |
| Brockton | Plymouth | 72 | 76 | 66 | 69 | 78 | $27,232 | $6M | $7.4M | $7.4M | 1.28 | 105,386 |
| Brookfield | Worcester | 55 | 57 | 48 | 55 | 60 | $16,090 | $112,000 | $112,000 | $112,000 | 2.11 | 3,460 |
| Brookline | Norfolk | 21 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 15 | $5,360 | $4.4M | $4.4M | $4.4M | 0.36 | 63,266 |
| Buckland | Franklin | 59 | 63 | 54 | 68 | 51 | $19,165 | $112,000 | $112,000 | $112,000 | 6.12 | 2,036 |
| Burlington | Middlesex | 35 | 30 | 44 | 27 | 38 | $7,605 | $1.2M | $2.7M | $2.7M | 0.46 | 26,274 |
| Cambridge | Middlesex | 33 | 24 | 28 | 42 | 39 | $6,426 | $4.7M | $8M | $8M | 0.22 | 118,796 |
| Canton | Norfolk | 29 | 25 | 36 | 24 | 33 | $6,649 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $33.3M | 0.29 | 24,748 |
| Carlisle | Middlesex | 35 | 33 | 58 | 26 | 23 | $8,264 | $85,000 | $25,000 | $85,000 | 0.70 | 5,239 |
| Carver | Plymouth | 50 | 52 | 48 | 50 | 49 | $13,988 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | 0.83 | 11,712 |
| Charlemont | Franklin | 64 | 71 | 63 | 65 | 60 | $25,467 | $165,000 | $165,000 | $165,000 | 2.68 | 1,118 |
| Charlton | Worcester | 56 | 53 | 63 | 48 | 58 | $14,251 | $320,000 | $320,000 | $320,000 | 0.74 | 13,435 |
| Chatham | Barnstable | 23 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 25 | $4,968 | $0 | $1.6M | $1.6M | 0.70 | 6,681 |
| Chelmsford | Middlesex | 31 | 31 | 40 | 27 | 25 | $7,866 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.5M | 0.37 | 36,446 |
| Chelsea | Suffolk | 77 | 81 | 73 | 74 | 81 | $33,329 | $1.6M | $5.9M | $5.9M | 3.69 | 39,908 |
| Cheshire | Berkshire | 55 | 56 | 46 | 55 | 63 | $15,424 | $160,000 | $160,000 | $160,000 | 2.39 | 3,216 |
| Chester | Hampden | 61 | 65 | 66 | 55 | 59 | $20,958 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2.11 | 1,240 |
| Chesterfield | Hampshire | 65 | 70 | 71 | 61 | 57 | $25,236 | $0 | $225,000 | $225,000 | 1.15 | 1,055 |
| Chicopee | Hampden | 62 | 64 | 52 | 64 | 69 | $19,254 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | 0.65 | 55,295 |
| Chilmark | Dukes | 33 | 25 | 41 | 34 | 32 | $5,487 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.74 | 1,578 |
| Clarksburg | Berkshire | 65 | 68 | 64 | 58 | 70 | $22,205 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 | 3.56 | 1,667 |
| Clinton | Worcester | 53 | 54 | 47 | 53 | 59 | $14,815 | $449,000 | $449,000 | $449,000 | 1.51 | 15,563 |
| Cohasset | Norfolk | 33 | 30 | 53 | 23 | 24 | $7,580 | $885,000 | $1.1M | $1.1M | 0.76 | 8,427 |
| Colrain | Franklin | 59 | 64 | 57 | 56 | 59 | $20,054 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | 2.33 | 1,627 |
| Concord | Middlesex | 34 | 32 | 56 | 27 | 20 | $8,287 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.5M | 0.61 | 18,223 |
| Conway | Franklin | 48 | 50 | 52 | 47 | 42 | $13,205 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.68 | 1,755 |
| Cummington | Hampshire | 49 | 50 | 53 | 49 | 45 | $13,207 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.51 | 902 |
| Dalton | Berkshire | 58 | 62 | 55 | 57 | 59 | $18,108 | $175,000 | $175,000 | $175,000 | 1.32 | 6,256 |
| Danvers | Essex | 30 | 27 | 36 | 28 | 27 | $7,116 | $1.1M | $1.5M | $1.5M | 0.20 | 28,098 |
| Dartmouth | Bristol | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | $6,985 | $6.1M | $5.2M | $7.1M | 0.73 | 33,328 |
| Dedham | Norfolk | 28 | 26 | 35 | 30 | 22 | $6,753 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.1M | 0.48 | 25,237 |
| Deerfield | Franklin | 44 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 46 | $10,663 | $33,000 | $33,000 | $33,000 | 2.83 | 5,158 |
| Dennis | Barnstable | 25 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 27 | $5,237 | $188,000 | $188,000 | $188,000 | 0.90 | 14,868 |
| Dighton | Bristol | 56 | 55 | 65 | 50 | 54 | $15,275 | $630,000 | $630,000 | $630,000 | 0.53 | 8,193 |
| Douglas | Worcester | 58 | 56 | 64 | 54 | 58 | $15,423 | $265,000 | $265,000 | $265,000 | 1.44 | 9,207 |
| Dover | Norfolk | 37 | 34 | 62 | 25 | 27 | $8,543 | $591,000 | $591,000 | $591,000 | 1.08 | 5,930 |
| Dracut | Middlesex | 46 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 49 | $12,004 | $1M | $1.7M | $1.7M | 0.50 | 32,574 |
| Dudley | Worcester | 60 | 62 | 54 | 59 | 66 | $17,913 | $290,000 | $440,000 | $440,000 | 1.55 | 11,929 |
| Dunstable | Middlesex | 51 | 49 | 67 | 41 | 45 | $13,034 | $495,000 | $495,000 | $495,000 | 0.55 | 3,408 |
| Duxbury | Plymouth | 34 | 33 | 50 | 26 | 26 | $8,392 | $518,000 | $518,000 | $518,000 | 1.56 | 16,185 |
| East Bridgewater | Plymouth | 48 | 47 | 54 | 44 | 49 | $12,259 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | 1.19 | 14,456 |
| East Brookfield | Worcester | 55 | 57 | 52 | 56 | 55 | $16,084 | $205,000 | $205,000 | $205,000 | 0.06 | 2,166 |
| East Longmeadow | Hampden | 42 | 46 | 48 | 41 | 35 | $11,856 | $225,000 | $225,000 | $225,000 | 0.72 | 16,425 |
| Eastham | Barnstable | 21 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 15 | $5,283 | $37,000 | $537,000 | $537,000 | 0.48 | 5,811 |
| Easthampton | Hampshire | 41 | 42 | 34 | 50 | 40 | $10,650 | $834,000 | $834,000 | $834,000 | 3.73 | 16,086 |
| Easton | Bristol | 30 | 29 | 34 | 28 | 28 | $7,543 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.4M | 1.08 | 25,316 |
| Edgartown | Dukes | 55 | 48 | 63 | 46 | 65 | $12,420 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.36 | 5,278 |
| Egremont | Berkshire | 51 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 51 | $12,788 | $0 | $485,000 | $485,000 | 2.06 | 1,230 |
| Erving | Franklin | 50 | 44 | 47 | 41 | 65 | $11,076 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 8.12 | 1,703 |
| Essex | Essex | 32 | 32 | 40 | 30 | 25 | $7,946 | $768,000 | $768,000 | $768,000 | 0.75 | 3,701 |
| Everett | Middlesex | 68 | 70 | 63 | 65 | 73 | $22,702 | $6.1M | $6.1M | $6.1M | 2.38 | 50,045 |
| Fairhaven | Bristol | 47 | 44 | 40 | 47 | 57 | $11,257 | $25,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | 0.36 | 15,903 |
| Fall River | Bristol | 72 | 74 | 63 | 70 | 81 | $25,494 | $3.5M | $7.3M | $8M | 0.89 | 94,082 |
| Falmouth | Barnstable | 22 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 19 | $5,595 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.2M | 0.76 | 33,039 |
| Fitchburg | Worcester | 68 | 71 | 60 | 68 | 74 | $23,376 | $4.9M | $4.9M | $9M | 2.33 | 41,798 |
| Florida | Berkshire | 64 | 64 | 65 | 48 | 78 | $21,288 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.14 | 668 |
| Foxborough | Norfolk | 34 | 34 | 39 | 31 | 33 | $8,550 | $589,000 | $1.3M | $1.4M | 1.08 | 18,615 |
| Framingham | Middlesex | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 56 | $14,811 | $3.7M | $11.4M | $16.5M | 0.72 | 72,399 |
| Franklin | Norfolk | 49 | 48 | 57 | 42 | 50 | $12,629 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.4M | 0.69 | 33,154 |
| Freetown | Bristol | 44 | 41 | 54 | 38 | 41 | $10,404 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.4M | 0.30 | 9,285 |
| Gardner | Worcester | 60 | 62 | 50 | 63 | 65 | $18,284 | $843,000 | $1.8M | $2M | 2.19 | 21,148 |
| Georgetown | Essex | 46 | 43 | 57 | 39 | 43 | $11,054 | $225,000 | $225,000 | $225,000 | 0.60 | 8,474 |
| Gill | Franklin | 40 | 38 | 34 | 48 | 41 | $9,338 | $88,000 | $88,000 | $88,000 | 0.47 | 1,740 |
| Gloucester | Essex | 28 | 30 | 28 | 36 | 20 | $7,706 | $4.4M | $4.1M | $4.4M | 2.12 | 30,075 |
| Goshen | Hampshire | 58 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 55 | $18,964 | $75,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 | 1.88 | 915 |
| Gosnold | Dukes | 82 | 85 | 86 | 73 | 84 | $246,818 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.76 | 31 |
| Grafton | Worcester | 36 | 37 | 41 | 33 | 34 | $9,516 | $725,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 1.97 | 19,902 |
| Granby | Hampshire | 49 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 47 | $12,712 | $160,000 | $160,000 | $160,000 | 0.31 | 6,080 |
| Granville | Hampden | 50 | 51 | 42 | 50 | 56 | $13,472 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.73 | 1,846 |
| Great Barrington | Berkshire | 42 | 45 | 44 | 49 | 31 | $11,682 | $782,000 | $1.3M | $1.3M | 2.92 | 7,202 |
| Greenfield | Franklin | 53 | 57 | 45 | 63 | 47 | $15,947 | $1.1M | $2.4M | $4.6M | 4.81 | 17,664 |
| Groton | Middlesex | 49 | 48 | 63 | 42 | 43 | $12,490 | $132,000 | $132,000 | $132,000 | 1.19 | 11,390 |
| Groveland | Essex | 52 | 51 | 62 | 48 | 45 | $13,519 | $248,000 | $248,000 | $248,000 | 0.95 | 6,777 |
| Hadley | Hampshire | 38 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 42 | $7,913 | $226,000 | $226,000 | $226,000 | 2.48 | 5,306 |
| Halifax | Plymouth | 48 | 49 | 57 | 45 | 40 | $12,853 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | 0.34 | 7,748 |
| Hamilton | Essex | 30 | 33 | 40 | 30 | 17 | $8,365 | $253,000 | $253,000 | $253,000 | 0.53 | 7,600 |
| Hampden | Hampden | 31 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 24 | $8,074 | $210,000 | $210,000 | $210,000 | 1.10 | 4,946 |
| Hancock | Berkshire | 43 | 42 | 43 | 27 | 60 | $9,920 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.91 | 752 |
| Hanover | Plymouth | 38 | 37 | 52 | 29 | 34 | $9,379 | $280,000 | $280,000 | $280,000 | 0.60 | 14,845 |
| Hanson | Plymouth | 51 | 49 | 59 | 48 | 49 | $12,906 | $562,000 | $562,000 | $562,000 | 0.66 | 10,660 |
| Hardwick | Worcester | 63 | 67 | 58 | 60 | 66 | $21,395 | $270,000 | $270,000 | $270,000 | 2.32 | 2,684 |
| Harvard | Worcester | 39 | 37 | 52 | 36 | 30 | $9,243 | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | 0.96 | 6,927 |
| Harwich | Barnstable | 24 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 19 | $5,601 | $67,000 | $67,000 | $67,000 | 0.59 | 13,598 |
| Hatfield | Hampshire | 31 | 32 | 28 | 39 | 26 | $7,782 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 1.78 | 3,325 |
| Haverhill | Essex | 58 | 59 | 52 | 58 | 64 | $16,659 | $5.4M | $6.6M | $6.8M | 2.11 | 67,698 |
| Hawley | Franklin | 59 | 69 | 68 | 37 | 63 | $29,986 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 3.05 | 277 |
| Heath | Franklin | 70 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 75 | $26,947 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | 0.84 | 765 |
| Hingham | Plymouth | 30 | 25 | 43 | 22 | 27 | $6,631 | $1.2M | $2.2M | $2.3M | 0.24 | 24,283 |
| Hinsdale | Berkshire | 44 | 45 | 50 | 43 | 38 | $11,576 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2.54 | 1,859 |
| Holbrook | Norfolk | 62 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 60 | $19,110 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.1M | 0.92 | 11,380 |
| Holden | Worcester | 49 | 50 | 59 | 43 | 46 | $13,395 | $315,000 | $315,000 | $315,000 | 0.39 | 20,064 |
| Holland | Hampden | 45 | 45 | 44 | 47 | 42 | $11,669 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | 0.46 | 2,583 |
| Holliston | Middlesex | 41 | 40 | 58 | 31 | 34 | $10,229 | $2M | $2M | $2M | 0.85 | 15,094 |
| Holyoke | Hampden | 78 | 80 | 71 | 77 | 84 | $32,431 | $3.3M | $3.5M | $4M | 1.95 | 37,813 |
| Hopedale | Worcester | 54 | 55 | 62 | 49 | 49 | $15,132 | $402,000 | $852,000 | $852,000 | 0.38 | 6,027 |
| Hopkinton | Middlesex | 31 | 29 | 52 | 17 | 27 | $7,429 | $1.6M | $1.8M | $1.8M | 0.33 | 19,358 |
| Hubbardston | Worcester | 59 | 59 | 64 | 50 | 61 | $16,914 | $291,000 | $291,000 | $291,000 | 0.33 | 4,371 |
| Hudson | Middlesex | 42 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 37 | $11,192 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M | 0.91 | 20,077 |
| Hull | Plymouth | 42 | 36 | 44 | 52 | 34 | $9,135 | $1.1M | $623,000 | $1.1M | 1.65 | 10,138 |
| Huntington | Hampshire | 63 | 66 | 58 | 62 | 65 | $21,273 | $75,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 | 0.25 | 2,220 |
| Ipswich | Essex | 28 | 26 | 36 | 28 | 22 | $6,735 | $693,000 | $693,000 | $693,000 | 0.55 | 13,930 |
| Kingston | Plymouth | 44 | 44 | 54 | 38 | 38 | $11,274 | $580,000 | $580,000 | $580,000 | 2.68 | 14,027 |
| Lakeville | Plymouth | 44 | 42 | 54 | 39 | 42 | $10,750 | $612,000 | $612,000 | $612,000 | 0.46 | 11,944 |
| Lancaster | Worcester | 36 | 36 | 45 | 36 | 28 | $9,000 | $420,000 | $545,000 | $545,000 | 0.91 | 8,606 |
| Lanesborough | Berkshire | 40 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 33 | $11,371 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.16 | 3,028 |
| Lawrence | Essex | 81 | 83 | 75 | 76 | 91 | $36,429 | $4.7M | $6.5M | $6.5M | 1.09 | 88,736 |
| Lee | Berkshire | 38 | 36 | 34 | 42 | 42 | $9,097 | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | 2.91 | 5,719 |
| Leicester | Worcester | 55 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 57 | $14,480 | $631,000 | $631,000 | $631,000 | 1.36 | 11,113 |
| Lenox | Berkshire | 32 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 30 | $7,330 | $75,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 | 1.89 | 5,079 |
| Leominster | Worcester | 58 | 60 | 51 | 57 | 63 | $16,934 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.4M | 1.58 | 43,909 |
| Leverett | Franklin | 47 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 38 | $13,692 | $215,000 | $215,000 | $215,000 | 1.95 | 1,608 |
| Lexington | Middlesex | 36 | 36 | 58 | 24 | 28 | $9,104 | $1.4M | $3.9M | $3.9M | 0.57 | 34,295 |
| Leyden | Franklin | 52 | 57 | 54 | 48 | 49 | $16,604 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | 2.17 | 637 |
| Lincoln | Middlesex | 41 | 37 | 61 | 40 | 28 | $9,327 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.6M | 1.39 | 6,948 |
| Littleton | Middlesex | 37 | 38 | 51 | 32 | 28 | $9,608 | $645,000 | $645,000 | $645,000 | 5.22 | 10,280 |
| Longmeadow | Hampden | 28 | 30 | 39 | 23 | 19 | $7,651 | $582,000 | $582,000 | $582,000 | 0.57 | 15,696 |
| Lowell | Middlesex | 70 | 72 | 62 | 68 | 78 | $24,478 | $8.3M | $7.9M | $8.9M | 0.82 | 118,368 |
| Ludlow | Hampden | 42 | 43 | 37 | 49 | 38 | $11,134 | $2.8M | $2.8M | $2.8M | 1.85 | 20,904 |
| Lunenburg | Worcester | 40 | 42 | 46 | 39 | 34 | $10,878 | $647,000 | $647,000 | $647,000 | 0.42 | 11,902 |
| Lynn | Essex | 72 | 77 | 67 | 68 | 77 | $28,046 | $9.6M | $9.9M | $11.8M | 1.51 | 101,709 |
| Lynnfield | Essex | 30 | 29 | 44 | 22 | 24 | $7,436 | $814,000 | $1.9M | $1.9M | 0.81 | 13,064 |
| Malden | Middlesex | 51 | 50 | 44 | 57 | 54 | $13,414 | $3.6M | $3.9M | $3.9M | 1.64 | 65,906 |
| Manchester-by-the-Sea | Essex | 34 | 29 | 56 | 30 | 20 | $7,191 | $324,000 | $324,000 | $324,000 | 2.44 | 5,403 |
| Mansfield | Bristol | 46 | 45 | 54 | 42 | 43 | $11,651 | $727,000 | $727,000 | $727,000 | 0.28 | 23,931 |
| Marblehead | Essex | 29 | 24 | 41 | 25 | 26 | $6,303 | $442,000 | $442,000 | $442,000 | 0.50 | 20,413 |
| Marion | Plymouth | 30 | 29 | 36 | 27 | 29 | $7,286 | $65,000 | $65,000 | $65,000 | 0.43 | 5,310 |
| Marlborough | Middlesex | 53 | 54 | 49 | 51 | 57 | $14,699 | $2.5M | $2.7M | $2.7M | 1.57 | 41,647 |
| Marshfield | Plymouth | 38 | 38 | 44 | 35 | 35 | $9,751 | $1.2M | $4.2M | $4.2M | 1.35 | 25,879 |
| Mashpee | Barnstable | 26 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 22 | $6,230 | $192,000 | $192,000 | $192,000 | 0.72 | 15,384 |
| Mattapoisett | Plymouth | 33 | 30 | 44 | 33 | 25 | $7,502 | $120,000 | $120,000 | $120,000 | 2.08 | 6,634 |
| Maynard | Middlesex | 40 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 34 | $10,705 | $1.1M | $1M | $1.1M | 2.79 | 10,712 |
| Medfield | Norfolk | 38 | 34 | 58 | 25 | 34 | $8,598 | $957,000 | $607,000 | $957,000 | 2.14 | 13,068 |
| Medford | Middlesex | 32 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 33 | $6,613 | $2.7M | $2.9M | $3.1M | 2.03 | 59,354 |
| Medway | Norfolk | 49 | 47 | 64 | 39 | 47 | $12,184 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.4M | 1.08 | 13,436 |
| Melrose | Middlesex | 35 | 32 | 45 | 31 | 34 | $8,102 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.9M | 2.22 | 29,650 |
| Mendon | Worcester | 50 | 53 | 58 | 49 | 40 | $14,389 | $718,000 | $718,000 | $718,000 | 1.05 | 6,325 |
| Merrimac | Essex | 47 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 42 | $12,860 | $328,000 | $328,000 | $328,000 | 1.78 | 6,748 |
| Methuen | Essex | 56 | 56 | 53 | 55 | 59 | $15,350 | $3.3M | $3.2M | $3.4M | 0.39 | 53,475 |
| Middleborough | Plymouth | 45 | 47 | 44 | 46 | 43 | $12,358 | $330,000 | $330,000 | $330,000 | 0.78 | 24,505 |
| Middlefield | Hampshire | 48 | 55 | 53 | 35 | 47 | $16,355 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.24 | 352 |
| Middleton | Essex | 30 | 27 | 45 | 28 | 21 | $7,002 | $323,000 | $323,000 | $323,000 | 0.83 | 9,816 |
| Milford | Worcester | 54 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 53 | $16,083 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | 0.26 | 30,431 |
| Millbury | Worcester | 44 | 41 | 45 | 44 | 45 | $10,610 | $744,000 | $744,000 | $744,000 | 1.09 | 13,961 |
| Millis | Norfolk | 39 | 38 | 49 | 38 | 30 | $9,523 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M | 0.75 | 8,888 |
| Millville | Worcester | 56 | 55 | 58 | 54 | 59 | $15,320 | $360,000 | $360,000 | $360,000 | 1.93 | 3,160 |
| Milton | Norfolk | 31 | 29 | 46 | 25 | 25 | $7,564 | $5.2M | $7.7M | $7.7M | 0.50 | 28,587 |
| Monroe | Franklin | 63 | 67 | 66 | 45 | 73 | $36,715 | $12,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 | 4.23 | 122 |
| Monson | Hampden | 55 | 57 | 51 | 60 | 54 | $15,845 | $121,000 | $121,000 | $121,000 | 2.33 | 8,136 |
| Montague | Franklin | 55 | 57 | 46 | 60 | 56 | $15,836 | $225,000 | $225,000 | $225,000 | 2.38 | 8,482 |
| Monterey | Berkshire | 67 | 62 | 76 | 53 | 76 | $19,426 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 3.68 | 954 |
| Montgomery | Hampden | 42 | 41 | 47 | 39 | 42 | $9,662 | $36,000 | $36,000 | $36,000 | 0.27 | 796 |
| Mount Washington | Berkshire | 62 | 66 | 73 | 41 | 69 | $28,758 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.07 | 193 |
| Nahant | Essex | 32 | 28 | 31 | 40 | 31 | $6,882 | $2.3M | $453,000 | $2.3M | 0.69 | 3,325 |
| Nantucket | Nantucket | 25 | 21 | 39 | 21 | 18 | $5,545 | $250,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | 0.81 | 14,483 |
| Natick | Middlesex | 28 | 26 | 36 | 23 | 25 | $6,781 | $2.6M | $3M | $3M | 0.56 | 36,873 |
| Needham | Norfolk | 28 | 26 | 46 | 20 | 22 | $6,757 | $1.9M | $4.9M | $4.9M | 0.21 | 32,459 |
| New Ashford | Berkshire | 53 | 54 | 54 | 45 | 58 | $15,997 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.02 | 257 |
| New Bedford | Bristol | 74 | 76 | 66 | 72 | 80 | $27,825 | $10.9M | $12.8M | $12.8M | 1.34 | 100,998 |
| New Braintree | Worcester | 55 | 61 | 58 | 52 | 51 | $18,570 | $290,000 | $290,000 | $290,000 | 1.25 | 973 |
| New Marlborough | Berkshire | 49 | 46 | 63 | 42 | 44 | $11,817 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2.06 | 1,501 |
| New Salem | Franklin | 55 | 65 | 58 | 41 | 55 | $21,168 | $106,000 | $106,000 | $106,000 | 0.36 | 1,054 |
| Newbury | Essex | 41 | 33 | 52 | 38 | 40 | $8,411 | $263,000 | $263,000 | $263,000 | 0.19 | 6,777 |
| Newburyport | Essex | 33 | 28 | 43 | 32 | 28 | $7,298 | $1.1M | $1.4M | $1.4M | 0.78 | 18,652 |
| Newton | Middlesex | 27 | 23 | 40 | 23 | 21 | $6,155 | $3.2M | $3.9M | $4M | 0.54 | 89,044 |
| Norfolk | Norfolk | 38 | 36 | 56 | 31 | 30 | $9,153 | $629,000 | $629,000 | $629,000 | 0.87 | 11,673 |
| North Adams | Berkshire | 72 | 72 | 61 | 74 | 80 | $24,219 | $6.4M | $412,000 | $6.5M | 3.15 | 12,606 |
| North Andover | Essex | 26 | 25 | 30 | 23 | 27 | $6,626 | $999,000 | $999,000 | $999,000 | 0.89 | 31,490 |
| North Attleborough | Bristol | 44 | 42 | 44 | 41 | 48 | $10,738 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | 1.28 | 30,984 |
| North Brookfield | Worcester | 56 | 59 | 49 | 57 | 61 | $16,814 | $35,000 | $35,000 | $35,000 | 0.87 | 4,760 |
| North Reading | Middlesex | 38 | 35 | 57 | 31 | 29 | $8,860 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | 0.68 | 15,765 |
| Northampton | Hampshire | 28 | 28 | 21 | 37 | 26 | $7,275 | $982,000 | $2.3M | $2.3M | 1.28 | 30,962 |
| Northborough | Worcester | 35 | 32 | 47 | 28 | 33 | $8,244 | $462,000 | $462,000 | $462,000 | 0.29 | 15,750 |
| Northbridge | Worcester | 56 | 55 | 52 | 56 | 63 | $14,908 | $2M | $2M | $2M | 0.74 | 16,458 |
| Northfield | Franklin | 52 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 54 | $13,983 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 1.74 | 2,872 |
| Norton | Bristol | 44 | 42 | 47 | 45 | 42 | $10,693 | $569,000 | $569,000 | $569,000 | 0.74 | 19,240 |
| Norwell | Plymouth | 35 | 34 | 58 | 24 | 23 | $8,620 | $622,000 | $654,000 | $654,000 | 1.24 | 11,361 |
| Norwood | Norfolk | 34 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 41 | $8,020 | $725,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 0.33 | 31,542 |
| Oak Bluffs | Dukes | 51 | 43 | 66 | 46 | 48 | $11,057 | $65,000 | $505,000 | $505,000 | 3.64 | 5,407 |
| Oakham | Worcester | 61 | 63 | 65 | 53 | 62 | $19,528 | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | 1.24 | 1,639 |
| Orange | Franklin | 66 | 72 | 61 | 69 | 64 | $24,387 | $485,000 | $935,000 | $935,000 | 2.59 | 7,573 |
| Orleans | Barnstable | 26 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 20 | $5,776 | $12,000 | $737,000 | $737,000 | 1.26 | 6,415 |
| Otis | Berkshire | 43 | 37 | 52 | 34 | 49 | $8,788 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.01 | 1,624 |
| Oxford | Worcester | 52 | 53 | 49 | 54 | 52 | $14,371 | $210,000 | $210,000 | $210,000 | 1.37 | 13,385 |
| Palmer | Hampden | 58 | 59 | 50 | 62 | 62 | $16,897 | $225,000 | $370,000 | $370,000 | 0.54 | 12,381 |
| Paxton | Worcester | 40 | 39 | 48 | 38 | 34 | $9,925 | $215,000 | $165,000 | $215,000 | 0.11 | 5,002 |
| Peabody | Essex | 39 | 36 | 35 | 40 | 44 | $9,326 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.1M | 0.34 | 54,695 |
| Pelham | Hampshire | 47 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 41 | $14,306 | $16,000 | $16,000 | $16,000 | 2.69 | 1,335 |
| Pembroke | Plymouth | 44 | 42 | 54 | 41 | 41 | $10,733 | $735,000 | $735,000 | $735,000 | 0.27 | 18,382 |
| Pepperell | Middlesex | 51 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 48 | $14,194 | $658,000 | $658,000 | $658,000 | 1.79 | 11,663 |
| Peru | Berkshire | 61 | 69 | 72 | 47 | 57 | $25,697 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 | 1.98 | 630 |
| Petersham | Worcester | 56 | 64 | 63 | 39 | 58 | $20,120 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.99 | 1,185 |
| Phillipston | Worcester | 50 | 52 | 50 | 46 | 52 | $14,013 | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | 1.39 | 1,895 |
| Pittsfield | Berkshire | 59 | 61 | 49 | 61 | 64 | $17,712 | $1.2M | $5.7M | $5.7M | 1.56 | 43,457 |
| Plainfield | Hampshire | 52 | 61 | 54 | 50 | 45 | $19,446 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.79 | 616 |
| Plainville | Norfolk | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 41 | $9,714 | $408,000 | $408,000 | $408,000 | 0.68 | 9,943 |
| Plymouth | Plymouth | 28 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 22 | $7,316 | $2.7M | $3.4M | $3.5M | 0.73 | 63,953 |
| Plympton | Plymouth | 35 | 39 | 41 | 33 | 28 | $9,625 | $335,000 | $335,000 | $335,000 | 0.71 | 2,935 |
| Princeton | Worcester | 39 | 37 | 48 | 31 | 39 | $9,212 | $240,000 | $1.1M | $1.1M | 0.96 | 3,529 |
| Provincetown | Barnstable | 39 | 29 | 40 | 56 | 29 | $7,073 | $317,000 | $572,000 | $572,000 | 1.92 | 3,703 |
| Quincy | Norfolk | 32 | 31 | 29 | 40 | 30 | $7,998 | $10.2M | $10.9M | $11.8M | 0.82 | 102,114 |
| Randolph | Norfolk | 46 | 44 | 40 | 52 | 48 | $11,307 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | 0.23 | 34,878 |
| Raynham | Bristol | 43 | 43 | 46 | 38 | 46 | $11,138 | $515,000 | $890,000 | $890,000 | 0.94 | 15,505 |
| Reading | Middlesex | 35 | 32 | 52 | 30 | 28 | $8,251 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | 1.27 | 25,612 |
| Rehoboth | Bristol | 33 | 30 | 42 | 31 | 30 | $7,779 | $167,000 | $167,000 | $167,000 | 0.22 | 13,022 |
| Revere | Suffolk | 64 | 65 | 59 | 64 | 68 | $19,499 | $3.7M | $1.9M | $3.7M | 2.70 | 60,012 |
| Richmond | Berkshire | 40 | 37 | 42 | 40 | 39 | $8,848 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.19 | 1,403 |
| Rochester | Plymouth | 43 | 45 | 52 | 38 | 37 | $11,524 | $295,000 | $295,000 | $295,000 | 0.45 | 5,837 |
| Rockland | Plymouth | 52 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 50 | $14,380 | $734,000 | $734,000 | $734,000 | 1.27 | 17,701 |
| Rockport | Essex | 29 | 27 | 30 | 40 | 20 | $6,889 | $671,000 | $621,000 | $671,000 | 1.27 | 7,009 |
| Rowe | Franklin | 53 | 52 | 50 | 44 | 66 | $14,341 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.34 | 453 |
| Rowley | Essex | 41 | 38 | 51 | 39 | 36 | $9,498 | $166,000 | $166,000 | $166,000 | 0.42 | 6,251 |
| Royalston | Worcester | 59 | 61 | 55 | 54 | 65 | $18,199 | $60,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 | 0.96 | 1,460 |
| Russell | Hampden | 73 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 70 | $32,010 | $135,000 | $135,000 | $135,000 | 1.29 | 1,197 |
| Rutland | Worcester | 59 | 60 | 68 | 48 | 59 | $17,436 | $206,000 | $206,000 | $206,000 | 0.61 | 9,353 |
| Salem | Essex | 46 | 45 | 39 | 54 | 45 | $11,777 | $4.5M | $7M | $7M | 2.62 | 44,795 |
| Salisbury | Essex | 38 | 36 | 39 | 44 | 34 | $8,995 | $336,000 | $351,000 | $351,000 | 1.32 | 9,281 |
| Sandisfield | Berkshire | 43 | 46 | 53 | 30 | 41 | $11,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.34 | 994 |
| Sandwich | Barnstable | 30 | 30 | 36 | 32 | 25 | $7,613 | $507,000 | $507,000 | $507,000 | 0.71 | 20,522 |
| Saugus | Essex | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 23 | $7,298 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | 0.36 | 28,773 |
| Savoy | Berkshire | 57 | 63 | 54 | 43 | 68 | $19,984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.10 | 795 |
| Scituate | Plymouth | 34 | 31 | 50 | 28 | 26 | $7,938 | $353,000 | $353,000 | $353,000 | 3.23 | 19,365 |
| Seekonk | Bristol | 31 | 31 | 36 | 29 | 28 | $7,896 | $267,000 | $267,000 | $267,000 | 1.67 | 15,694 |
| Sharon | Norfolk | 35 | 36 | 53 | 26 | 25 | $9,106 | $714,000 | $714,000 | $714,000 | 1.92 | 18,574 |
| Sheffield | Berkshire | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 46 | $12,284 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.94 | 3,330 |
| Shelburne | Franklin | 66 | 68 | 63 | 69 | 62 | $22,705 | $185,000 | $285,000 | $285,000 | 2.94 | 1,567 |
| Sherborn | Middlesex | 39 | 40 | 64 | 26 | 27 | $10,239 | $481,000 | $481,000 | $481,000 | 0.88 | 4,427 |
| Shirley | Middlesex | 48 | 48 | 43 | 52 | 51 | $12,535 | $166,000 | $166,000 | $166,000 | 0.74 | 6,976 |
| Shrewsbury | Worcester | 36 | 34 | 44 | 29 | 36 | $8,601 | $988,000 | $988,000 | $988,000 | 0.74 | 38,876 |
| Shutesbury | Franklin | 62 | 63 | 69 | 60 | 56 | $19,344 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.50 | 1,910 |
| Somerset | Bristol | 47 | 46 | 48 | 45 | 48 | $11,907 | $760,000 | $760,000 | $760,000 | 0.73 | 18,298 |
| Somerville | Middlesex | 40 | 32 | 36 | 53 | 37 | $8,325 | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2.6M | 2.18 | 81,036 |
| South Hadley | Hampshire | 39 | 38 | 31 | 45 | 43 | $9,680 | $565,000 | $565,000 | $565,000 | 1.61 | 17,754 |
| Southampton | Hampshire | 49 | 47 | 56 | 46 | 47 | $12,324 | $141,000 | $141,000 | $141,000 | 1.74 | 6,230 |
| Southborough | Worcester | 36 | 33 | 53 | 27 | 30 | $8,465 | $330,000 | $330,000 | $330,000 | 0.58 | 10,493 |
| Southbridge | Worcester | 68 | 70 | 59 | 69 | 74 | $22,917 | $604,000 | $604,000 | $604,000 | 1.54 | 17,928 |
| Southwick | Hampden | 56 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 51 | $15,355 | $528,000 | $528,000 | $528,000 | 0.77 | 9,217 |
| Spencer | Worcester | 59 | 59 | 50 | 61 | 66 | $16,825 | $716,000 | $666,000 | $716,000 | 0.85 | 12,008 |
| Springfield | Hampden | 79 | 83 | 74 | 76 | 83 | $35,881 | $16.3M | $27.5M | $27.7M | 1.27 | 154,749 |
| Sterling | Worcester | 34 | 33 | 38 | 32 | 34 | $8,260 | $290,000 | $290,000 | $290,000 | 0.62 | 8,183 |
| Stockbridge | Berkshire | 42 | 35 | 46 | 45 | 44 | $8,506 | $163,000 | $288,000 | $288,000 | 2.33 | 2,056 |
| Stoneham | Middlesex | 28 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 | $6,798 | $1.9M | $2M | $2M | 1.97 | 23,355 |
| Stoughton | Norfolk | 43 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | $11,386 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | 0.88 | 29,225 |
| Stow | Middlesex | 33 | 33 | 46 | 28 | 24 | $8,349 | $645,000 | $645,000 | $645,000 | 2.17 | 7,165 |
| Sturbridge | Worcester | 51 | 52 | 60 | 43 | 50 | $13,813 | $560,000 | $560,000 | $560,000 | 0.74 | 9,960 |
| Sudbury | Middlesex | 38 | 38 | 62 | 26 | 27 | $9,611 | $914,000 | $914,000 | $914,000 | 0.49 | 19,306 |
| Sunderland | Franklin | 38 | 39 | 30 | 50 | 33 | $9,870 | $143,000 | $143,000 | $143,000 | 2.35 | 3,641 |
| Sutton | Worcester | 44 | 43 | 54 | 39 | 41 | $11,170 | $1M | $1M | $1M | 1.91 | 9,452 |
| Swampscott | Essex | 28 | 27 | 36 | 26 | 25 | $6,895 | $552,000 | $552,000 | $552,000 | 1.27 | 15,277 |
| Swansea | Bristol | 40 | 38 | 47 | 39 | 37 | $9,738 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | 1.42 | 17,359 |
| Taunton | Bristol | 59 | 62 | 52 | 58 | 65 | $18,098 | $4.1M | $5.7M | $6.5M | 0.82 | 60,433 |
| Templeton | Worcester | 61 | 64 | 56 | 58 | 66 | $19,024 | $225,000 | $225,000 | $225,000 | 0.60 | 8,252 |
| Tewksbury | Middlesex | 38 | 36 | 48 | 39 | 30 | $9,101 | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.9M | 0.24 | 31,273 |
| Tisbury | Dukes | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 15 | $7,290 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.19 | 4,893 |
| Tolland | Hampden | 55 | 54 | 59 | 44 | 62 | $15,440 | $6,111 | $6,111 | $6,111 | 1.82 | 540 |
| Topsfield | Essex | 34 | 36 | 47 | 30 | 23 | $9,058 | $446,000 | $446,000 | $446,000 | 1.04 | 6,564 |
| Townsend | Middlesex | 54 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 50 | $16,317 | $267,000 | $267,000 | $267,000 | 0.75 | 9,100 |
| Truro | Barnstable | 56 | 54 | 67 | 55 | 48 | $15,062 | $72,000 | $222,000 | $222,000 | 1.62 | 1,708 |
| Tyngsborough | Middlesex | 42 | 42 | 46 | 41 | 37 | $10,916 | $555,000 | $555,000 | $555,000 | 2.20 | 12,550 |
| Tyringham | Berkshire | 34 | 28 | 41 | 27 | 40 | $4,474 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.28 | 494 |
| Upton | Worcester | 56 | 55 | 70 | 50 | 50 | $15,153 | $333,000 | $333,000 | $333,000 | 1.73 | 8,189 |
| Uxbridge | Worcester | 48 | 45 | 55 | 47 | 44 | $11,650 | $225,000 | $225,000 | $225,000 | 1.22 | 14,473 |
| Wakefield | Middlesex | 28 | 25 | 36 | 26 | 24 | $6,668 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M | 0.56 | 27,793 |
| Wales | Hampden | 59 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 59 | $17,778 | $170,000 | $170,000 | $170,000 | 0.37 | 1,929 |
| Walpole | Norfolk | 30 | 27 | 43 | 25 | 26 | $7,036 | $847,000 | $847,000 | $847,000 | 0.61 | 26,388 |
| Waltham | Middlesex | 28 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 28 | $6,306 | $3.6M | $3.6M | $3.8M | 0.45 | 64,902 |
| Ware | Hampshire | 61 | 64 | 53 | 62 | 63 | $19,455 | $50,000 | $225,000 | $225,000 | 1.01 | 10,048 |
| Wareham | Plymouth | 47 | 44 | 44 | 49 | 51 | $11,450 | $422,000 | $422,000 | $422,000 | 0.30 | 23,302 |
| Warren | Worcester | 67 | 70 | 60 | 68 | 69 | $22,859 | $55,000 | $55,000 | $55,000 | 1.67 | 5,009 |
| Warwick | Franklin | 52 | 59 | 57 | 39 | 54 | $17,721 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | 2.79 | 776 |
| Washington | Berkshire | 56 | 65 | 68 | 34 | 57 | $22,612 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | 1.16 | 526 |
| Watertown | Middlesex | 28 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 22 | $6,273 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.4M | 0.91 | 35,543 |
| Wayland | Middlesex | 33 | 34 | 53 | 23 | 22 | $8,529 | $566,000 | $716,000 | $716,000 | 1.55 | 13,914 |
| Webster | Worcester | 55 | 56 | 46 | 59 | 60 | $15,576 | $492,000 | $492,000 | $492,000 | 0.46 | 17,748 |
| Wellesley | Norfolk | 28 | 24 | 46 | 24 | 20 | $6,367 | $3M | $3M | $3M | 0.18 | 30,347 |
| Wellfleet | Barnstable | 37 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 34 | $7,793 | $262,000 | $262,000 | $262,000 | 1.85 | 4,404 |
| Wendell | Franklin | 65 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 60 | $30,603 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | 0.54 | 850 |
| Wenham | Essex | 29 | 28 | 44 | 30 | 14 | $7,084 | $341,000 | $341,000 | $341,000 | 0.80 | 4,929 |
| West Boylston | Worcester | 35 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 31 | $8,917 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | 0.30 | 7,782 |
| West Bridgewater | Plymouth | 41 | 42 | 49 | 35 | 38 | $10,826 | $503,000 | $503,000 | $503,000 | 0.30 | 7,708 |
| West Brookfield | Worcester | 56 | 55 | 49 | 56 | 63 | $15,217 | $255,000 | $255,000 | $255,000 | 1.84 | 3,859 |
| West Newbury | Essex | 48 | 44 | 65 | 43 | 40 | $11,267 | $175,000 | $175,000 | $175,000 | 0.91 | 4,591 |
| West Springfield | Hampden | 57 | 60 | 48 | 57 | 64 | $17,041 | $2.4M | $2.5M | $2.5M | 0.82 | 28,772 |
| West Stockbridge | Berkshire | 43 | 40 | 45 | 43 | 44 | $9,782 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.46 | 1,250 |
| West Tisbury | Dukes | 52 | 45 | 69 | 43 | 52 | $11,645 | $0 | $45,000 | $45,000 | 0.59 | 3,080 |
| Westborough | Worcester | 30 | 31 | 39 | 23 | 25 | $7,916 | $475,000 | $475,000 | $475,000 | 1.49 | 21,944 |
| Westfield | Hampden | 52 | 53 | 44 | 56 | 54 | $14,408 | $2.5M | $2.6M | $3.1M | 0.63 | 40,378 |
| Westford | Middlesex | 45 | 44 | 64 | 33 | 39 | $11,316 | $1M | $1M | $1M | 1.34 | 24,690 |
| Westhampton | Hampshire | 42 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 32 | $11,954 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.62 | 1,552 |
| Westminster | Worcester | 48 | 48 | 57 | 41 | 47 | $12,698 | $230,000 | $9.3M | $9.3M | 0.30 | 8,374 |
| Weston | Middlesex | 35 | 34 | 60 | 25 | 22 | $8,525 | $1M | $1M | $1M | 0.21 | 11,579 |
| Westport | Bristol | 30 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 29 | $7,110 | $860,000 | $860,000 | $860,000 | 0.45 | 16,484 |
| Westwood | Norfolk | 27 | 25 | 43 | 19 | 19 | $6,588 | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.30 | 16,318 |
| Weymouth | Norfolk | 39 | 36 | 35 | 44 | 43 | $9,223 | $5M | $6.1M | $6.1M | 2.15 | 58,505 |
| Whately | Franklin | 45 | 45 | 50 | 43 | 43 | $11,481 | $43,000 | $43,000 | $43,000 | 1.02 | 1,499 |
| Whitman | Plymouth | 56 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 55 | $16,447 | $235,000 | $235,000 | $235,000 | 0.52 | 15,295 |
| Wilbraham | Hampden | 44 | 47 | 50 | 42 | 37 | $12,366 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.6M | 0.42 | 14,572 |
| Williamsburg | Hampshire | 41 | 40 | 44 | 46 | 35 | $10,123 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 1.40 | 2,694 |
| Williamstown | Berkshire | 21 | 20 | 16 | 27 | 22 | $5,220 | $188,000 | $188,000 | $188,000 | 1.38 | 9,150 |
| Wilmington | Middlesex | 42 | 39 | 56 | 38 | 36 | $9,885 | $739,000 | $739,000 | $739,000 | 0.32 | 23,336 |
| Winchendon | Worcester | 62 | 64 | 53 | 62 | 67 | $19,293 | $445,000 | $445,000 | $445,000 | 1.52 | 10,440 |
| Winchester | Middlesex | 28 | 26 | 45 | 18 | 21 | $6,909 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | 0.45 | 23,406 |
| Windsor | Berkshire | 53 | 50 | 52 | 41 | 69 | $13,335 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 | 1.38 | 1,065 |
| Winthrop | Suffolk | 40 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 44 | $9,453 | $3.5M | $3M | $3.5M | 0.60 | 18,759 |
| Woburn | Middlesex | 31 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 37 | $7,118 | $2.1M | $3.6M | $3.6M | 0.44 | 41,939 |
| Worcester | Worcester | 65 | 66 | 54 | 66 | 73 | $20,391 | $13.1M | $19.3M | $20.2M | 0.90 | 207,055 |
| Worthington | Hampshire | 45 | 50 | 53 | 36 | 42 | $13,287 | $60,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 | 0.59 | 1,021 |
| Wrentham | Norfolk | 39 | 38 | 48 | 34 | 36 | $9,657 | $602,000 | $602,000 | $602,000 | 0.85 | 12,297 |
| Yarmouth | Barnstable | 27 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 28 | $6,581 | $218,000 | $218,000 | $218,000 | 0.82 | 25,224 |
State aid per resident is the Fairness Index pool, FY2017–FY2026: gross formula aid (Chapter 70 and cherry-sheet aid before assessments are deducted), competitive grants paid and enacted earmarks naming the town, paid to the town and its school districts, divided by residents (ACS 2020–24). Local earmarks are enacted budget clauses, counted three ways: clauses that name the town (the Fairness Index measure); clauses placed in the town, adding organizations located there; and everything placed, adding state facilities located there and MassHealth rate add-ons. Three ways to count a local earmark. Burden index: 1.0 means the town received its proportional share of competitive awards when each program is measured by what it pays for. Fairness Index: 50 is fair. The blend is the average of the four lens scores beside it (Equal, Need, Burden, Effort), all on all state aid; it tracks the Equal lens closely, which is why the four are shown. How the index is built. Click a column heading to sort.
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