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Which metro areas in Massachusetts are people moving to?

Barnstable Town, MA (2.3 per 1,000 residents), Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (−0.4 per 1,000 residents) and Springfield, MA (−0.9 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from the rest of the U.S. for their size among Massachusetts metro areas in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 7 ranked Massachusetts metro areas

Massachusetts metro areas ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
RankMetro areaPer 1,000 residents, 2025Net movers 2025Residents
1Barnstable Town, MA2.3+547233,539
2Providence-Warwick, RI-MA−0.4−6451,708,161
3Springfield, MA−0.9−422464,338
4Worcester, MA−1.4−1,253888,502
5Pittsfield, MA−2.1−274128,224
6Amherst Town-Northampton, MA−4.3−698164,065
7Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH−5.8−29,1325,034,221

How this is ranked

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from the rest of the U.S. minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves between the area's own counties cancel out; moves from and to other countries are not included. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.

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Which metro area in Massachusetts gains the most people from the rest of the country?

Barnstable Town, MA: 2.3 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (−0.4 per 1,000 residents) and Springfield, MA (−0.9 per 1,000 residents), of 7 Massachusetts metro areas ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from the rest of the U.S. minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves between the area's own counties cancel out; moves from and to other countries are not included. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

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