From July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024, 282 of the 351 Massachusetts cities and towns saw increases to their populations. Seven communities remained exactly the same and 62 saw declines.

“In 2024, the Northeast experienced population growth after years of steady decline, with rates ranging from an average growth of 0.1% in cities and towns with fewer than 5,000 people (a shift from ...

Stoneham, a town in the northern suburbs of Boston, was the fastest growing Massachusetts community in 2024, according to the Census. Three of the fastest growing communities were all in this same ...

In some Massachusetts places, prices continued to climb sharply last year. Seven towns — from Monson out toward the west to Merrimac in the northeastern corner — saw a bump of over 20 percent ...