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Cities and Towns in: Massachusetts
Time Frame: December 2009
Not Seasonally Adjusted Data
| Area | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Area Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3,431,800 | 3,108,600 | 323,200 | 9.4 |
| City or Town | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abington | 9,348 | 8,434 | 914 | 9.8 |
| Acton | 11,623 | 10,947 | 676 | 5.8 |
| Acushnet | 5,886 | 5,241 | 645 | 11.0 |
| Adams | 4,434 | 3,920 | 514 | 11.6 |
| Agawam | 15,933 | 14,541 | 1,392 | 8.7 |
| Alford | 223 | 213 | 10 | 4.5 |
| Amesbury | 8,549 | 7,785 | 764 | 8.9 |
| Amherst | 19,430 | 18,524 | 906 | 4.7 |
| Andover | 16,829 | 15,652 | 1,177 | 7.0 |
| Aquinnah | 218 | 197 | 21 | 9.6 |
| Arlington | 24,110 | 22,613 | 1,497 | 6.2 |
| Ashburnham | 3,106 | 2,754 | 352 | 11.3 |
| Ashby | 1,588 | 1,403 | 185 | 11.6 |
| Ashfield | 1,091 | 1,031 | 60 | 5.5 |
| Ashland | 9,648 | 8,955 | 693 | 7.2 |
| Athol | 5,397 | 4,709 | 688 | 12.7 |
| Attleborough | 24,241 | 21,574 | 2,667 | 11.0 |
| Auburn | 8,861 | 8,107 | 754 | 8.5 |
| Avon | 2,298 | 2,054 | 244 | 10.6 |
| Ayer | 4,311 | 3,885 | 426 | 9.9 |
| Barnstable | 24,498 | 22,168 | 2,330 | 9.5 |
| Barnstable County | 113,733 | 100,822 | 12,911 | 11.4 |
| Barre | 2,863 | 2,536 | 327 | 11.4 |
| Becket | 1,028 | 922 | 106 | 10.3 |
| Bedford | 6,843 | 6,418 | 425 | 6.2 |
| Belchertown | 8,150 | 7,578 | 572 | 7.0 |
| Bellingham | 9,577 | 8,544 | 1,033 | 10.8 |
| Belmont | 12,716 | 11,913 | 803 | 6.3 |
| Berkley | 3,806 | 3,450 | 356 | 9.4 |
| Berkshire County | 71,686 | 65,395 | 6,291 | 8.8 |
| Berkshire WIA | 71,686 | 65,395 | 6,291 | 8.8 |
| Berlin | 1,547 | 1,422 | 125 | 8.1 |
| Bernardston | 1,215 | 1,115 | 100 | 8.2 |
| Beverly | 21,371 | 19,663 | 1,708 | 8.0 |
| Billerica | 23,333 | 21,247 | 2,086 | 8.9 |
| Blackstone | 5,236 | 4,646 | 590 | 11.3 |
| Blandford | 746 | 688 | 58 | 7.8 |
| Bolton | 2,584 | 2,402 | 182 | 7.0 |
| Boston | 307,797 | 282,161 | 25,636 | 8.3 |
| Boston WIA | 307,797 | 282,161 | 25,636 | 8.3 |
| Bourne | 9,644 | 8,650 | 994 | 10.3 |
| Boxborough | 2,969 | 2,779 | 190 | 6.4 |
| Boxford | 4,097 | 3,836 | 261 | 6.4 |
| Boylston | 2,346 | 2,135 | 211 | 9.0 |
| Braintree | 18,567 | 16,969 | 1,598 | 8.6 |
| Brewster | 5,226 | 4,700 | 526 | 10.1 |
| Bridgewater | 13,061 | 11,962 | 1,099 | 8.4 |
| Brimfield | 2,053 | 1,858 | 195 | 9.5 |
| Bristol County | 289,187 | 253,928 | 35,259 | 12.2 |
| Bristol WIA | 196,899 | 173,391 | 23,508 | 11.9 |
| Brockton | 45,142 | 39,829 | 5,313 | 11.8 |
| Brockton WIA | 123,161 | 110,837 | 12,324 | 10.0 |
| Brookfield | 1,714 | 1,524 | 190 | 11.1 |
| Brookline | 32,007 | 30,463 | 1,544 | 4.8 |
| Buckland | 1,085 | 1,047 | 38 | 3.5 |
| Burlington | 14,228 | 13,210 | 1,018 | 7.2 |
| Cambridge | 57,773 | 54,585 | 3,188 | 5.5 |
| Canton | 11,725 | 10,816 | 909 | 7.8 |
| Cape Cod and Islands WIA | 130,159 | 115,507 | 14,652 | 11.3 |
| Carlisle | 2,547 | 2,379 | 168 | 6.6 |
| Carver | 6,298 | 5,680 | 618 | 9.8 |
| Charlemont | 770 | 707 | 63 | 8.2 |
| Charlton | 6,968 | 6,319 | 649 | 9.3 |
| Chatham | 3,170 | 2,855 | 315 | 9.9 |
| Chelmsford | 18,904 | 17,402 | 1,502 | 7.9 |
| Chelsea | 15,620 | 13,919 | 1,701 | 10.9 |
| Cheshire | 1,925 | 1,729 | 196 | 10.2 |
| Chester | 742 | 652 | 90 | 12.1 |
| Chesterfield | 749 | 704 | 45 | 6.0 |
| Chicopee | 27,733 | 24,706 | 3,027 | 10.9 |
| Chilmark | 557 | 527 | 30 | 5.4 |
| Clarksburg | 955 | 847 | 108 | 11.3 |
| Clinton | 7,778 | 6,900 | 878 | 11.3 |
| Cohasset | 3,593 | 3,368 | 225 | 6.3 |
| Colrain | 980 | 889 | 91 | 9.3 |
| Concord | 7,633 | 7,180 | 453 | 5.9 |
| Conway | 1,148 | 1,075 | 73 | 6.4 |
| Cummington | 516 | 470 | 46 | 8.9 |
| Dalton | 3,735 | 3,417 | 318 | 8.5 |
| Danvers | 14,486 | 13,242 | 1,244 | 8.6 |
| Dartmouth | 15,872 | 14,132 | 1,740 | 11.0 |
| Dedham | 12,696 | 11,734 | 962 | 7.6 |
| Deerfield | 2,815 | 2,579 | 236 | 8.4 |
| Dennis | 7,700 | 6,734 | 966 | 12.5 |
| Dighton | 3,861 | 3,520 | 341 | 8.8 |
| Douglas | 4,616 | 4,206 | 410 | 8.9 |
| Dover | 2,797 | 2,655 | 142 | 5.1 |
| Dracut | 16,542 | 15,001 | 1,541 | 9.3 |
| Dudley | 6,039 | 5,425 | 614 | 10.2 |
| Dukes County | 9,652 | 8,638 | 1,014 | 10.5 |
| Dunstable | 1,837 | 1,733 | 104 | 5.7 |
| Duxbury | 7,231 | 6,702 | 529 | 7.3 |
| East Bridgewater | 7,554 | 6,848 | 706 | 9.3 |
| East Brookfield | 1,188 | 1,077 | 111 | 9.3 |
| East Longmeadow | 7,837 | 7,292 | 545 | 7.0 |
| Eastham | 2,678 | 2,304 | 374 | 14.0 |
| Easthampton | 9,550 | 8,751 | 799 | 8.4 |
| Easton | 13,168 | 12,112 | 1,056 | 8.0 |
| Edgartown | 2,513 | 2,200 | 313 | 12.5 |
| Egremont | 827 | 788 | 39 | 4.7 |
| Erving | 850 | 755 | 95 | 11.2 |
| Essex | 1,844 | 1,692 | 152 | 8.2 |
| Essex County | 376,570 | 340,018 | 36,552 | 9.7 |
| Everett | 19,155 | 17,332 | 1,823 | 9.5 |
| Fairhaven | 8,583 | 7,626 | 957 | 11.1 |
| Fall River | 45,019 | 37,430 | 7,589 | 16.9 |
| Falmouth | 16,725 | 15,182 | 1,543 | 9.2 |
| Fitchburg | 18,311 | 15,931 | 2,380 | 13.0 |
| Florida | 406 | 363 | 43 | 10.6 |
| Foxborough | 9,166 | 8,437 | 729 | 8.0 |
| Framingham | 37,178 | 34,649 | 2,529 | 6.8 |
| Franklin | 16,833 | 15,459 | 1,374 | 8.2 |
| Franklin County | 39,070 | 35,734 | 3,336 | 8.5 |
| Franklin/Hampshire WIA | 134,645 | 124,418 | 10,227 | 7.6 |
| Freetown | 5,508 | 4,984 | 524 | 9.5 |
| Gardner | 9,682 | 8,512 | 1,170 | 12.1 |
| Georgetown | 4,229 | 3,878 | 351 | 8.3 |
| Gill | 801 | 725 | 76 | 9.5 |
| Gloucester | 16,656 | 14,876 | 1,780 | 10.7 |
| Goshen | 595 | 552 | 43 | 7.2 |
| Gosnold | 33 | 32 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Grafton | 9,831 | 8,974 | 857 | 8.7 |
| Granby | 3,597 | 3,273 | 324 | 9.0 |
| Granville | 970 | 882 | 88 | 9.1 |
| Great Barrington | 4,299 | 3,974 | 325 | 7.6 |
| Greenfield | 8,953 | 8,135 | 818 | 9.1 |
| Groton | 5,637 | 5,258 | 379 | 6.7 |
| Groveland | 3,610 | 3,313 | 297 | 8.2 |
| Hadley | 2,573 | 2,388 | 185 | 7.2 |
| Halifax | 4,285 | 3,840 | 445 | 10.4 |
| Hamilton | 3,885 | 3,626 | 259 | 6.7 |
| Hampden | 2,890 | 2,664 | 226 | 7.8 |
| Hampden County | 225,181 | 201,207 | 23,974 | 10.6 |
| Hampden WIA | 225,181 | 201,207 | 23,974 | 10.6 |
| Hampshire County | 87,904 | 81,917 | 5,987 | 6.8 |
| Hancock | 594 | 576 | 18 | 3.0 |
| Hanover | 7,578 | 7,012 | 566 | 7.5 |
| Hanson | 5,573 | 5,036 | 537 | 9.6 |
| Hardwick | 1,365 | 1,211 | 154 | 11.3 |
| Harvard | 2,894 | 2,707 | 187 | 6.5 |
| Harwich | 6,049 | 5,271 | 778 | 12.9 |
| Hatfield | 1,987 | 1,872 | 115 | 5.8 |
| Haverhill | 30,638 | 27,416 | 3,222 | 10.5 |
| Hawley | 160 | 154 | 6 | 3.8 |
| Heath | 456 | 423 | 33 | 7.2 |
| Hingham | 11,179 | 10,528 | 651 | 5.8 |
| Hinsdale | 1,153 | 1,022 | 131 | 11.4 |
| Holbrook | 5,809 | 5,256 | 553 | 9.5 |
| Holden | 8,804 | 8,106 | 698 | 7.9 |
| Holland | 1,448 | 1,329 | 119 | 8.2 |
| Holliston | 7,711 | 7,185 | 526 | 6.8 |
| Holyoke | 16,380 | 14,384 | 1,996 | 12.2 |
| Hopedale | 3,426 | 3,184 | 242 | 7.1 |
| Hopkinton | 7,576 | 7,114 | 462 | 6.1 |
| Hubbardston | 2,550 | 2,309 | 241 | 9.5 |
| Hudson | 11,854 | 10,880 | 974 | 8.2 |
| Hull | 6,327 | 5,714 | 613 | 9.7 |
| Huntington | 1,297 | 1,158 | 139 | 10.7 |
| Ipswich | 7,391 | 6,825 | 566 | 7.7 |
| Kingston | 6,481 | 5,851 | 630 | 9.7 |
| Lakeville | 6,060 | 5,456 | 604 | 10.0 |
| Lancaster | 3,186 | 2,890 | 296 | 9.3 |
| Lanesborough | 1,778 | 1,623 | 155 | 8.7 |
| Lawrence | 30,007 | 24,660 | 5,347 | 17.8 |
| Lee | 3,638 | 3,370 | 268 | 7.4 |
| Leicester | 6,202 | 5,604 | 598 | 9.6 |
| Lenox | 2,671 | 2,463 | 208 | 7.8 |
| Leominster | 20,360 | 17,955 | 2,405 | 11.8 |
| Leverett | 1,066 | 1,012 | 54 | 5.1 |
| Lexington | 15,093 | 14,191 | 902 | 6.0 |
| Leyden | 475 | 442 | 33 | 6.9 |
| Lincoln | 3,296 | 3,114 | 182 | 5.5 |
| Littleton | 4,760 | 4,439 | 321 | 6.7 |
| Longmeadow | 7,621 | 7,180 | 441 | 5.8 |
| Lowell | 50,757 | 44,649 | 6,108 | 12.0 |
| Lower Merrimack Valley WIA | 161,795 | 144,353 | 17,442 | 10.8 |
| Ludlow | 11,386 | 10,180 | 1,206 | 10.6 |
| Lunenburg | 5,191 | 4,691 | 500 | 9.6 |
| Lynn | 41,239 | 36,984 | 4,255 | 10.3 |
| Lynnfield | 5,678 | 5,248 | 430 | 7.6 |
| Malden | 31,412 | 28,690 | 2,722 | 8.7 |
| Manchester-by-the-Sea | 2,755 | 2,563 | 192 | 7.0 |
| Mansfield | 12,431 | 11,512 | 919 | 7.4 |
| Marblehead | 10,913 | 10,160 | 753 | 6.9 |
| Marion | 2,849 | 2,641 | 208 | 7.3 |
| Marlborough | 23,067 | 21,371 | 1,696 | 7.4 |
| Marshfield | 13,745 | 12,595 | 1,150 | 8.4 |
| Mashpee | 7,488 | 6,745 | 743 | 9.9 |
| Mattapoisett | 3,418 | 3,140 | 278 | 8.1 |
| Maynard | 6,041 | 5,612 | 429 | 7.1 |
| Medfield | 5,978 | 5,584 | 394 | 6.6 |
| Medford | 30,491 | 28,060 | 2,431 | 8.0 |
| Medway | 7,169 | 6,606 | 563 | 7.9 |
| Melrose | 15,191 | 14,077 | 1,114 | 7.3 |
| Mendon | 3,410 | 3,156 | 254 | 7.4 |
| Merrimac | 3,466 | 3,192 | 274 | 7.9 |
| Methuen | 23,331 | 20,563 | 2,768 | 11.9 |
| Metropolitan North WIA | 414,872 | 383,822 | 31,050 | 7.5 |
| Metropolitan South/West WIA | 487,526 | 454,580 | 32,946 | 6.8 |
| Middleborough | 11,788 | 10,486 | 1,302 | 11.0 |
| Middlefield | 323 | 301 | 22 | 6.8 |
| Middlesex County | 818,890 | 757,855 | 61,035 | 7.5 |
| Middleton | 4,343 | 3,956 | 387 | 8.9 |
| Milford | 15,516 | 14,188 | 1,328 | 8.6 |
| Millbury | 7,569 | 6,935 | 634 | 8.4 |
| Millis | 4,541 | 4,165 | 376 | 8.3 |
| Millville | 1,604 | 1,403 | 201 | 12.5 |
| Milton | 13,454 | 12,471 | 983 | 7.3 |
| Monroe | 25 | 22 | 3 | 12.0 |
| Monson | 4,805 | 4,302 | 503 | 10.5 |
| Montague | 4,311 | 3,873 | 438 | 10.2 |
| Monterey | 573 | 551 | 22 | 3.8 |
| Montgomery | 458 | 415 | 43 | 9.4 |
| Mount Washington | 98 | 93 | 5 | 5.1 |
| Nahant | 1,928 | 1,799 | 129 | 6.7 |
| Nantucket | 6,774 | 6,047 | 727 | 10.7 |
| Natick | 18,919 | 17,772 | 1,147 | 6.1 |
| Needham | 13,970 | 13,158 | 812 | 5.8 |
| New Ashford | 151 | 146 | 5 | 3.3 |
| New Bedford | 43,271 | 36,442 | 6,829 | 15.8 |
| New Bedford WIA | 105,645 | 92,442 | 13,203 | 12.5 |
| New Braintree | 666 | 588 | 78 | 11.7 |
| New Marlborough | 895 | 833 | 62 | 6.9 |
| New Salem | 561 | 509 | 52 | 9.3 |
| Newbury | 3,824 | 3,548 | 276 | 7.2 |
| Newburyport | 9,749 | 9,038 | 711 | 7.3 |
| Newton | 46,076 | 43,388 | 2,688 | 5.8 |
| Norfolk | 4,784 | 4,376 | 408 | 8.5 |
| Norfolk County | 357,535 | 329,502 | 28,033 | 7.8 |
| North Adams | 7,143 | 6,369 | 774 | 10.8 |
| North Andover | 13,335 | 12,264 | 1,071 | 8.0 |
| North Attleborough | 16,405 | 14,601 | 1,804 | 11.0 |
| North Brookfield | 2,569 | 2,304 | 265 | 10.3 |
| North Reading | 7,983 | 7,343 | 640 | 8.0 |
| Northampton | 16,491 | 15,513 | 978 | 5.9 |
| Northborough | 8,184 | 7,538 | 646 | 7.9 |
| Northbridge | 7,591 | 6,798 | 793 | 10.4 |
| Northern Middlesex WIA | 146,377 | 132,150 | 14,227 | 9.7 |
| Northern Worcester WIA | 126,071 | 112,751 | 13,320 | 10.6 |
| Northfield | 1,735 | 1,580 | 155 | 8.9 |
| Norton | 10,522 | 9,503 | 1,019 | 9.7 |
| Norwell | 5,346 | 4,969 | 377 | 7.1 |
| Norwood | 15,636 | 14,433 | 1,203 | 7.7 |
| Oak Bluffs | 2,267 | 2,002 | 265 | 11.7 |
| Oakham | 1,092 | 981 | 111 | 10.2 |
| Orange | 3,846 | 3,378 | 468 | 12.2 |
| Orleans | 2,809 | 2,546 | 263 | 9.4 |
| Otis | 851 | 774 | 77 | 9.0 |
| Oxford | 7,746 | 7,038 | 708 | 9.1 |
| Palmer | 7,124 | 6,354 | 770 | 10.8 |
| Paxton | 2,424 | 2,208 | 216 | 8.9 |
| Peabody | 27,416 | 25,061 | 2,355 | 8.6 |
| Pelham | 843 | 822 | 21 | 2.5 |
| Pembroke | 10,432 | 9,497 | 935 | 9.0 |
| Pepperell | 6,512 | 5,965 | 547 | 8.4 |
| Peru | 472 | 451 | 21 | 4.4 |
| Petersham | 687 | 624 | 63 | 9.2 |
| Phillipston | 937 | 845 | 92 | 9.8 |
| Pittsfield | 22,708 | 20,621 | 2,087 | 9.2 |
| Plainfield | 306 | 278 | 28 | 9.2 |
| Plainville | 4,960 | 4,400 | 560 | 11.3 |
| Plymouth | 29,841 | 26,777 | 3,064 | 10.3 |
| Plymouth County | 260,687 | 235,732 | 24,955 | 9.6 |
| Plympton | 1,612 | 1,471 | 141 | 8.7 |
| Princeton | 1,945 | 1,818 | 127 | 6.5 |
| Provincetown | 2,508 | 1,597 | 911 | 36.3 |
| Quincy | 53,073 | 48,385 | 4,688 | 8.8 |
| Randolph | 16,844 | 15,257 | 1,587 | 9.4 |
| Raynham | 7,944 | 7,249 | 695 | 8.7 |
| Reading | 12,773 | 11,835 | 938 | 7.3 |
| Rehoboth | 6,769 | 6,053 | 716 | 10.6 |
| Revere | 26,542 | 24,056 | 2,486 | 9.4 |
| Richmond | 942 | 901 | 41 | 4.4 |
| Rochester | 2,945 | 2,714 | 231 | 7.8 |
| Rockland | 10,063 | 9,136 | 927 | 9.2 |
| Rockport | 4,105 | 3,776 | 329 | 8.0 |
| Rowe | 188 | 167 | 21 | 11.2 |
| Rowley | 3,392 | 3,125 | 267 | 7.9 |
| Royalston | 650 | 589 | 61 | 9.4 |
| Russell | 986 | 895 | 91 | 9.2 |
| Rutland | 4,385 | 4,038 | 347 | 7.9 |
| Salem | 23,363 | 21,154 | 2,209 | 9.5 |
| Salisbury | 4,510 | 4,023 | 487 | 10.8 |
| Sandisfield | 498 | 450 | 48 | 9.6 |
| Sandwich | 10,662 | 9,716 | 946 | 8.9 |
| Saugus | 14,996 | 13,619 | 1,377 | 9.2 |
| Savoy | 428 | 376 | 52 | 12.1 |
| Scituate | 9,466 | 8,745 | 721 | 7.6 |
| Seekonk | 7,495 | 6,641 | 854 | 11.4 |
| Sharon | 9,073 | 8,463 | 610 | 6.7 |
| Sheffield | 2,040 | 1,877 | 163 | 8.0 |
| Shelburne | 1,109 | 975 | 134 | 12.1 |
| Sherborn | 1,941 | 1,824 | 117 | 6.0 |
| Shirley | 3,664 | 3,348 | 316 | 8.6 |
| Shrewsbury | 17,510 | 16,228 | 1,282 | 7.3 |
| Shutesbury | 1,171 | 1,114 | 57 | 4.9 |
| Somerset | 9,709 | 8,587 | 1,122 | 11.6 |
| Somerville | 45,927 | 42,831 | 3,096 | 6.7 |
| South Coastal WIA | 282,996 | 257,899 | 25,097 | 8.9 |
| South Essex WIA | 214,775 | 195,665 | 19,110 | 8.9 |
| South Hadley | 9,378 | 8,699 | 679 | 7.2 |
| Southampton | 3,508 | 3,286 | 222 | 6.3 |
| Southborough | 4,967 | 4,643 | 324 | 6.5 |
| Southbridge | 8,214 | 7,260 | 954 | 11.6 |
| Southern Worcester WIA | 291,735 | 264,498 | 27,237 | 9.3 |
| Southwick | 5,235 | 4,729 | 506 | 9.7 |
| Spencer | 6,907 | 6,133 | 774 | 11.2 |
| Springfield | 66,871 | 58,077 | 8,794 | 13.2 |
| Sterling | 4,512 | 4,172 | 340 | 7.5 |
| Stockbridge | 1,328 | 1,257 | 71 | 5.3 |
| Stoneham | 11,794 | 10,923 | 871 | 7.4 |
| Stoughton | 15,205 | 13,959 | 1,246 | 8.2 |
| Stow | 3,512 | 3,274 | 238 | 6.8 |
| Sturbridge | 5,169 | 4,706 | 463 | 9.0 |
| Sudbury | 8,477 | 7,926 | 551 | 6.5 |
| Suffolk County | 361,048 | 330,365 | 30,683 | 8.5 |
| Sunderland | 2,377 | 2,276 | 101 | 4.2 |
| Sutton | 4,969 | 4,553 | 416 | 8.4 |
| Swampscott | 7,606 | 7,001 | 605 | 8.0 |
| Swansea | 9,341 | 8,186 | 1,155 | 12.4 |
| Taunton | 30,875 | 27,709 | 3,166 | 10.3 |
| Templeton | 3,822 | 3,355 | 467 | 12.2 |
| Tewksbury | 16,640 | 15,224 | 1,416 | 8.5 |
| Tisbury | 2,373 | 2,095 | 278 | 11.7 |
| Tolland | 252 | 234 | 18 | 7.1 |
| Topsfield | 2,994 | 2,776 | 218 | 7.3 |
| Townsend | 5,329 | 4,884 | 445 | 8.4 |
| Truro | 1,284 | 984 | 300 | 23.4 |
| Tyngsborough | 6,608 | 6,034 | 574 | 8.7 |
| Tyringham | 252 | 236 | 16 | 6.3 |
| Upton | 3,531 | 3,224 | 307 | 8.7 |
| Uxbridge | 7,081 | 6,407 | 674 | 9.5 |
| Wakefield | 13,847 | 12,773 | 1,074 | 7.8 |
| Wales | 1,086 | 977 | 109 | 10.0 |
| Walpole | 12,227 | 11,331 | 896 | 7.3 |
| Waltham | 35,016 | 32,590 | 2,426 | 6.9 |
| Ware | 5,416 | 4,837 | 579 | 10.7 |
| Wareham | 11,253 | 10,066 | 1,187 | 10.5 |
| Warren | 2,531 | 2,257 | 274 | 10.8 |
| Warwick | 361 | 319 | 42 | 11.6 |
| Washington | 321 | 299 | 22 | 6.9 |
| Watertown | 19,784 | 18,480 | 1,304 | 6.6 |
| Wayland | 6,725 | 6,266 | 459 | 6.8 |
| Webster | 8,541 | 7,587 | 954 | 11.2 |
| Wellesley | 12,999 | 12,292 | 707 | 5.4 |
| Wellfleet | 1,707 | 1,342 | 365 | 21.4 |
| Wendell | 585 | 536 | 49 | 8.4 |
| Wenham | 1,806 | 1,644 | 162 | 9.0 |
| West Boylston | 3,443 | 3,099 | 344 | 10.0 |
| West Bridgewater | 3,502 | 3,163 | 339 | 9.7 |
| West Brookfield | 1,911 | 1,718 | 193 | 10.1 |
| West Newbury | 2,229 | 2,060 | 169 | 7.6 |
| West Springfield | 14,550 | 13,130 | 1,420 | 9.8 |
| West Stockbridge | 874 | 807 | 67 | 7.7 |
| West Tisbury | 1,691 | 1,585 | 106 | 6.3 |
| Westborough | 9,138 | 8,554 | 584 | 6.4 |
| Westfield | 21,157 | 19,315 | 1,842 | 8.7 |
| Westford | 11,756 | 10,860 | 896 | 7.6 |
| Westhampton | 962 | 891 | 71 | 7.4 |
| Westminster | 3,851 | 3,403 | 448 | 11.6 |
| Weston | 5,346 | 5,091 | 255 | 4.8 |
| Westport | 8,481 | 7,376 | 1,105 | 13.0 |
| Westwood | 6,741 | 6,297 | 444 | 6.6 |
| Weymouth | 29,984 | 27,190 | 2,794 | 9.3 |
| Whately | 936 | 896 | 40 | 4.3 |
| Whitman | 8,310 | 7,440 | 870 | 10.5 |
| Wilbraham | 6,918 | 6,423 | 495 | 7.2 |
| Williamsburg | 1,548 | 1,391 | 157 | 10.1 |
| Williamstown | 3,937 | 3,663 | 274 | 7.0 |
| Wilmington | 12,288 | 11,316 | 972 | 7.9 |
| Winchendon | 4,848 | 4,251 | 597 | 12.3 |
| Winchester | 10,678 | 10,068 | 610 | 5.7 |
| Windsor | 509 | 464 | 45 | 8.8 |
| Winthrop | 11,089 | 10,229 | 860 | 7.8 |
| Woburn | 21,471 | 19,569 | 1,902 | 8.9 |
| Worcester | 83,438 | 75,079 | 8,359 | 10.0 |
| Worcester County | 403,403 | 363,916 | 39,487 | 9.8 |
| Worthington | 685 | 629 | 56 | 8.2 |
| Wrentham | 5,829 | 5,380 | 449 | 7.7 |
| Yarmouth | 11,585 | 10,028 | 1,557 | 13.4 |