Best places to retire in Massachusetts

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October 13, 2021
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Best places to retire in Massachusetts

A growing percentage of the working-age population has been retiring each year since the Great Recession—a trend that has only sped up in the years since the pandemic began, according to a recent Congressional Research Service analysis. And as members of the boomer generation move solidly into their golden years, they're looking for a place to live out a longer retirement than previous generations have enjoyed.

Stacker compiled a list of the best places to retire in Massachusetts using data from Niche.

#30. Barnstable Town

- Population: 48,556

#29. Watertown

- Population: 35,171

#28. Forestdale

- Population: 3,713

#27. Vineyard Haven

- Population: 2,258

#26. Newton

- Population: 88,647

#25. Teaticket

- Population: 1,522

#24. South Yarmouth

- Population: 11,696

#23. Brookline

- Population: 62,620

#22. Shelburne

- Population: 1,436

#21. Lanesborough

- Population: 3,043

#20. Harvard

- Population: 6,829

#19. Belmont

- Population: 27,056

#18. Harwich

- Population: 13,329

#17. Sandwich

- Population: 20,369

#16. North Eastham

- Population: 1,871

#15. Yarmouth Port

- Population: 5,872

#14. Lenox

- Population: 5,089

#13. Wellfleet

- Population: 4,305

#12. Harwich Port

- Population: 2,119

#11. Newburyport

- Population: 18,282

#10. Orleans

- Population: 6,276

#9. East Sandwich

- Population: 3,765

#8. Yarmouth

- Population: 24,890

#7. Brewster

- Population: 10,282

#6. Wayland

- Population: 13,859

#5. The Pinehills

- Population: 4,724

#4. West Dennis

- Population: 2,703

#3. North Falmouth

- Population: 2,375

#2. Chatham

- Population: 6,554

#1. West Yarmouth

- Population: 6,124

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