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.
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#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
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#25. Teaticket
- Population: 1,522
#24. South Yarmouth
- Population: 11,696
#23. Brookline
- Population: 62,620
#22. Shelburne
- Population: 1,436
#20. Harvard
- Population: 6,829
#19. Belmont
- Population: 27,056
#18. Harwich
- Population: 13,329
#17. Sandwich
- Population: 20,369
#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
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#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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