Lead Paint Risk in Massachusetts
68.2%Pre-1978 Housing
2,056,282Pre-1978 Units
3,014,657Total Housing Units
1,620Census Tracts
Counties in Massachusetts
Ranked by percentage of housing built before 1978.
| County | Pre-1978 Housing | Total Housing | Risk Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampden County | 151,396 | 197,210 | 76.8% |
| Berkshire County | 53,286 | 69,861 | 76.3% |
| Suffolk County | 259,615 | 353,930 | 73.4% |
| Franklin County | 24,456 | 34,424 | 71.0% |
| Essex County | 228,077 | 328,460 | 69.4% |
| Middlesex County | 456,333 | 660,814 | 69.1% |
| Bristol County | 166,890 | 244,166 | 68.4% |
| Norfolk County | 199,141 | 293,420 | 67.9% |
| Hampshire County | 42,994 | 66,490 | 64.7% |
| Worcester County | 228,572 | 353,405 | 64.7% |
| Plymouth County | 136,180 | 216,654 | 62.9% |
| Barnstable County | 95,086 | 165,661 | 57.4% |
| Dukes County | 8,595 | 17,713 | 48.5% |
| Nantucket County | 5,661 | 12,449 | 45.5% |
Cities & Towns in Massachusetts
245 cities and towns ranked by pre-1978 housing percentage (minimum 100 housing units). Showing the top 100 here; download all places from the data page.
| City/Town | Pre-1978 Housing | Total Housing | Risk Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire | 357 | 357 | 100.0% |
| West Warren | 412 | 412 | 100.0% |
| Barre | 363 | 378 | 96.0% |
| Marion Center | 530 | 565 | 93.8% |
| Green Harbor | 655 | 703 | 93.2% |
| Millers Falls | 482 | 519 | 92.9% |
| Brookfield | 371 | 400 | 92.8% |
| Ocean Grove | 1,119 | 1,210 | 92.5% |
| Turners Falls | 1,932 | 2,102 | 91.9% |
| Adams | 3,018 | 3,294 | 91.6% |
| Acushnet Center | 1,269 | 1,392 | 91.2% |
| Blandford | 197 | 216 | 91.2% |
| North Adams | 6,211 | 6,833 | 90.9% |
| Westborough | 1,829 | 2,040 | 89.7% |
| Sharon | 1,892 | 2,117 | 89.4% |
| Nahant | 1,615 | 1,810 | 89.2% |
| Shelburne Falls | 845 | 947 | 89.2% |
| Andover | 3,316 | 3,755 | 88.3% |
| Wareham Center | 1,950 | 2,214 | 88.1% |
| Arlington | 18,102 | 20,599 | 87.9% |
| Belmont | 9,507 | 10,833 | 87.8% |
| South Lancaster | 728 | 830 | 87.7% |
| Petersham | 120 | 137 | 87.6% |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock | 2,571 | 2,946 | 87.3% |
| Spencer | 2,753 | 3,153 | 87.3% |
| Winthrop Town | 7,338 | 8,467 | 86.7% |
| White Island Shores | 683 | 789 | 86.6% |
| Teaticket | 1,354 | 1,566 | 86.5% |
| Hingham | 1,808 | 2,092 | 86.4% |
| Orange | 1,397 | 1,620 | 86.2% |
| Chester | 243 | 283 | 85.9% |
| Lenox | 889 | 1,036 | 85.8% |
| Dennis Port | 4,506 | 5,260 | 85.7% |
| Longmeadow | 5,068 | 5,914 | 85.7% |
| Russell | 258 | 301 | 85.7% |
| Marblehead | 7,580 | 8,854 | 85.6% |
| North Brookfield | 1,109 | 1,299 | 85.4% |
| Oxford | 1,944 | 2,276 | 85.4% |
| Brookline | 24,445 | 28,695 | 85.2% |
| Northfield | 485 | 570 | 85.1% |
| North Seekonk | 1,019 | 1,201 | 84.8% |
| Pittsfield | 18,304 | 21,589 | 84.8% |
| Melrose | 10,780 | 12,724 | 84.7% |
| Lee | 744 | 883 | 84.3% |
| Springfield | 52,859 | 62,713 | 84.3% |
| Athol | 3,185 | 3,784 | 84.2% |
| Clinton | 2,885 | 3,437 | 83.9% |
| North Scituate | 1,848 | 2,206 | 83.8% |
| Onset | 1,139 | 1,364 | 83.5% |
| West Dennis | 2,410 | 2,888 | 83.4% |
| Holyoke | 14,210 | 17,057 | 83.3% |
| New Bedford | 37,044 | 44,468 | 83.3% |
| Rockport | 2,624 | 3,170 | 82.8% |
| Milton | 7,743 | 9,402 | 82.4% |
| Greenfield | 7,135 | 8,670 | 82.3% |
| Hopkinton | 965 | 1,173 | 82.3% |
| Brockton | 30,699 | 37,420 | 82.0% |
| Ware | 2,456 | 2,996 | 82.0% |
| Oak Bluffs | 1,840 | 2,273 | 81.0% |
| Somerset | 6,137 | 7,587 | 80.9% |
| Newton | 27,093 | 33,531 | 80.8% |
| Somerville | 30,315 | 37,583 | 80.7% |
| Chicopee | 20,543 | 25,528 | 80.5% |
| Popponesset | 359 | 446 | 80.5% |
| Topsfield | 757 | 942 | 80.4% |
| Great Barrington | 861 | 1,075 | 80.1% |
| Fitchburg | 14,312 | 17,945 | 79.8% |
| South Yarmouth | 6,583 | 8,248 | 79.8% |
| Holbrook | 3,411 | 4,295 | 79.4% |
| Everett | 14,688 | 18,541 | 79.2% |
| Lynn | 29,966 | 37,849 | 79.2% |
| Lunenburg | 650 | 822 | 79.1% |
| Monson Center | 717 | 906 | 79.1% |
| Watertown Town | 13,461 | 17,059 | 78.9% |
| Lawrence | 25,159 | 31,929 | 78.8% |
| Fall River | 34,759 | 44,359 | 78.4% |
| Southbridge Town | 5,957 | 7,644 | 77.9% |
| Baldwinville | 677 | 876 | 77.3% |
| Plymouth | 3,223 | 4,169 | 77.3% |
| Williamstown | 1,158 | 1,499 | 77.3% |
| Cedar Crest | 701 | 908 | 77.2% |
| South Deerfield | 777 | 1,006 | 77.2% |
| Woods Hole | 937 | 1,213 | 77.2% |
| Swampscott | 5,111 | 6,631 | 77.1% |
| Medford | 19,849 | 25,879 | 76.7% |
| Worcester | 65,502 | 85,371 | 76.7% |
| Framingham | 21,671 | 28,416 | 76.3% |
| East Pepperell | 609 | 801 | 76.0% |
| Webster | 4,210 | 5,541 | 76.0% |
| Braintree Town | 11,387 | 15,032 | 75.8% |
| Smith Mills | 1,494 | 1,974 | 75.7% |
| Groton | 313 | 414 | 75.6% |
| Harwich Port | 1,746 | 2,309 | 75.6% |
| Ipswich | 1,654 | 2,188 | 75.6% |
| Gloucester | 11,036 | 14,630 | 75.4% |
| Reading | 7,450 | 9,882 | 75.4% |
| Hull | 4,316 | 5,733 | 75.3% |
| Ayer | 1,176 | 1,564 | 75.2% |
| Housatonic | 465 | 618 | 75.2% |
| Dedham | 8,001 | 10,648 | 75.1% |