Financial Stress · Massachusetts

Massachusetts — financial stress by county

The Financial Stress Index (FSI) combines renter cost burden, eviction rate, and debt in collections into a 0–100 score. 14 of 14 Massachusetts counties have all three inputs and receive a score. The state average FSI across reporting counties is 59.0. Bristol, MA has the highest score at 72.

Top 10 — Most Stressed Counties

Counties in Massachusetts ranked by FSI score

CountyFSI
1 Bristol, MA 72
2 Hampden, MA 71
3 Berkshire, MA 67
4 Plymouth, MA 67
5 Essex, MA 65
6 Nantucket, MA 64
7 Barnstable, MA 62
8 Suffolk, MA 60
9 Worcester, MA 59
10 Franklin, MA 54
Source  ·  US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020–2024) · Princeton Eviction Lab (through 2018) · Urban Institute Debt in America (2024)  ·  Full FSI methodology →

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