Massachusetts Internet Coverage & Availability in 2023
Massachusetts Internet Facts in 2023
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Massachusetts currently ranks among states in BroadbandNow’s annual rankings of internet coverage, speed and availability.
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This means that roughly in ten Massachusetts residents are not able to purchase an internet plan of at least 25Mbps download and 3Mbps upload.
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This means that nearly eight in ten residents are not able to purchase broadband at a price of $60/month or less (excluding promotions and government programs).
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This means that in ten residents are unable to purchase a fiber internet plan.
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The U.S. has more than 2,968 internet service providers, with most covering very small areas. It is worth searching by zip code to see who is available in your town.
At BroadbandNow, we advocate for a definition of broadband internet to be at least 100Mbps, as opposed to the FCC definition of 25Mbps, which would be considered slow for many internet-intensive activities.
In Massachusetts, 97.8% of people have access to 100Mbps broadband, ranking 5th among all states.
Internet Availability by County
100 Mbps Coverage By County, Highest and Lowest
Highest | |
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Nantucket | 99.69% |
Essex | 99.33% |
Barnstable | 99.16% |
Dukes | 98.95% |
Middlesex | 98.92% |
Bristol | 98.73% |
Norfolk | 98.63% |
Plymouth | 98.61% |
Hampden | 98.52% |
Suffolk | 98.42% |
Lowest | |
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Franklin | 84.71% |
Hampshire | 89.44% |
Berkshire | 93.12% |
Worcester | 94.80% |
Suffolk | 98.42% |
Hampden | 98.52% |
Plymouth | 98.61% |
Norfolk | 98.63% |
Bristol | 98.73% |
Middlesex | 98.92% |
In Massachusetts, 84.9% of people have access to 1G broadband, ranking 10th among all states.
Internet Coverage by Demographic in Massachusetts
Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic (includes broadband and non-broadband packages)
Percentage of households with and without any type of internet access
- With: 89%
- Without: 11%
Type of internet connection
- Dialup only: <1%
- Broadband of any type: 89%
- Cellular data only: 9%
- Satellite: 3%
Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic
- <18: 3%
- 18-64: 4%
- 65+ adults: 7%
- <$20,000: 34%
- $20,000-$74,999: 15%
- $75,000+: 3%
- Black: 9%
- Native American/Alaska Native: 5%
- Asian: 2%
- Mixed race: 4%
- Hispanic or Latino: 9%
- White: 3%
- Employed: 3%
- Unemployed: 7%
- Less than high school: 11%
- Some college or associate degree: 6%
- Bachelor’s degree: 2%
Internet Speed in Top Massachusetts Cities
City | Avg. Download Speed | No. of Providers |
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Worcester | 77.9 MBPS | 21 Providers |
Boston | 229.8 MBPS | 32 Providers |
Springfield | 231.0 MBPS | 19 Providers |
Cambridge | 222.0 MBPS | 28 Providers |
Lowell | 184.0 MBPS | 19 Providers |
Fastest Major Providers in Massachusetts
Provider | Avg. Download Speed |
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Xfinity | 249.4 MBPS |
Verizon Fios | 249.0 MBPS |
Astound Broadband Powered by RCN | 191.7 MBPS |
Verizon High Speed Internet | 171.3 MBPS |
Spectrum | 125.9 MBPS |
Metro & Rural County Coverage
County Name | % Broadband Coverage |
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Dukes | 99.0% |
Berkshire | 93.1% |
Norfolk | 98.6% |
Hampshire | 89.4% |
Suffolk | 98.4% |
Worcester | 98.7% |
Franklin | 84.8% |
Essex | 99.3% |
Hampden | 98.5% |
Bristol | 98.7% |
Middlesex | 98.9% |
Barnstable | 99.2% |
Nantucket | 99.7% |
Plymouth | 98.6% |
Internet Providers By City in Massachusetts
Abington | 99.1% | 14 providers |
Acton | 99.6% | 16 providers |
Acushnet | 99.9% | 13 providers |
Agawam | 98.3% | 16 providers |
Allston | 100.0% | 16 providers |
Amesbury | 99.4% | 13 providers |
Amherst | 71.0% | 14 providers |
Andover | 99.3% | 16 providers |
Arlington | 100.0% | 16 providers |
Ashland | 99.6% | 15 providers |
Athol | 99.9% | 12 providers |
Attleboro | 99.4% | 16 providers |
Auburn | 100.0% | 12 providers |
Bedford | 96.3% | 17 providers |
Belchertown | 100.0% | 17 providers |
Bellingham | 100.0% | 15 providers |
Belmont | 99.9% | 15 providers |
Beverly | 99.9% | 15 providers |
Billerica | 99.9% | 17 providers |
Boston | 96.8% | 32 providers |
Braintree | 99.8% | 17 providers |
Brewster | 99.4% | 12 providers |
Bridgewater | 89.2% | 15 providers |
Brighton | 99.1% | 17 providers |
Brockton | 98.8% | 14 providers |
Brookline | 99.0% | 17 providers |
Burlington | 99.9% | 18 providers |
Buzzards Bay | 99.2% | 14 providers |
Cambridge | 97.8% | 28 providers |
Canton | 99.3% | 20 providers |
Carver | 98.7% | 14 providers |
Centerville | 99.8% | 12 providers |
Charlestown | 99.0% | 17 providers |
Charlton | 100.0% | 12 providers |
Chelmsford | 98.0% | 16 providers |
Chelsea | 99.8% | 17 providers |
Chestnut Hill | 93.2% | 16 providers |
Chicopee | 99.9% | 19 providers |
Clinton | 99.9% | 14 providers |
Concord | 100.0% | 16 providers |
Danvers | 98.9% | 18 providers |
Dedham | 97.3% | 18 providers |
Dorchester | 98.9% | 17 providers |
Dorchester Center | 99.8% | 16 providers |
Dracut | 97.8% | 13 providers |
Dudley | 100.0% | 13 providers |
Duxbury | 99.8% | 15 providers |
East Bridgewater | 99.7% | 14 providers |
East Falmouth | 99.8% | 12 providers |
East Longmeadow | 100.0% | 14 providers |
East Weymouth | 98.8% | 14 providers |
Easthampton | 99.9% | 15 providers |
Everett | 99.8% | 17 providers |
Fairhaven | 99.9% | 12 providers |
Fall River | 99.3% | 13 providers |
Feeding Hills | 99.8% | 13 providers |
Fitchburg | 99.8% | 13 providers |
Florence | 99.7% | 13 providers |
Foxboro | 99.8% | 14 providers |
Framingham | 99.4% | 19 providers |
Franklin | 99.8% | 16 providers |
Gardner | 94.7% | 15 providers |
Gloucester | 99.9% | 16 providers |
Greenfield | 98.4% | 13 providers |
Groton | 100.0% | 16 providers |
Hanover | 99.9% | 16 providers |
Hanson | 99.5% | 15 providers |
Harwich | 99.5% | 13 providers |
Haverhill | 99.4% | 15 providers |
Hingham | 99.1% | 15 providers |
Holbrook | 100.0% | 16 providers |
Holden | 100.0% | 13 providers |
Holliston | 100.0% | 15 providers |
Holyoke | 98.6% | 17 providers |
Hopkinton | 100.0% | 15 providers |
Hudson | 99.8% | 15 providers |
Hyannis | 98.7% | 14 providers |
Hyde Park | 99.6% | 16 providers |
Ipswich | 99.5% | 15 providers |
Jamaica Plain | 99.0% | 17 providers |
Kingston | 99.3% | 16 providers |
Lakeville | 99.7% | 16 providers |
Lawrence | 99.6% | 15 providers |
Leominster | 99.6% | 14 providers |
Lexington | 99.6% | 18 providers |
Littleton | 99.8% | 17 providers |
Longmeadow | 99.7% | 17 providers |
Lowell | 99.5% | 19 providers |
Ludlow | 100.0% | 15 providers |
Lunenburg | 99.5% | 13 providers |
Lynn | 99.8% | 19 providers |
Lynnfield | 97.9% | 18 providers |
Malden | 99.9% | 17 providers |
Mansfield | 99.3% | 14 providers |
Marblehead | 99.9% | 13 providers |
Marlborough | 96.7% | 18 providers |
Marshfield | 99.9% | 16 providers |
Mashpee | 98.5% | 12 providers |
Mattapan | 98.6% | 14 providers |
Maynard | 99.8% | 14 providers |
Medfield | 100.0% | 15 providers |
Medford | 99.3% | 18 providers |
Medway | 100.0% | 14 providers |
Melrose | 100.0% | 16 providers |
Methuen | 99.2% | 14 providers |
Middleboro | 99.5% | 14 providers |
Milford | 99.8% | 16 providers |
Millbury | 100.0% | 16 providers |
Milton | 98.0% | 16 providers |
Nantucket | 99.7% | 14 providers |
Natick | 100.0% | 14 providers |
Needham | 98.3% | 14 providers |
Needham Heights | 99.1% | 17 providers |
New Bedford | 99.7% | 14 providers |
Newburyport | 99.3% | 16 providers |
Newton | 99.8% | 16 providers |
Newton Center | 97.5% | 16 providers |
Norfolk | 98.3% | 13 providers |
North Adams | 95.8% | 13 providers |
North Andover | 98.4% | 15 providers |
North Attleboro | 99.4% | 14 providers |
North Billerica | 92.1% | 14 providers |
North Dartmouth | 81.9% | 16 providers |
North Easton | 97.4% | 15 providers |
North Reading | 100.0% | 15 providers |
Northampton | 95.2% | 14 providers |
Northborough | 100.0% | 15 providers |
Norton | 99.2% | 14 providers |
Norwell | 99.4% | 17 providers |
Norwood | 98.6% | 17 providers |
Oxford | 100.0% | 13 providers |
Peabody | 98.6% | 17 providers |
Pembroke | 99.9% | 15 providers |
Pepperell | 100.0% | 16 providers |
Pittsfield | 99.9% | 12 providers |
Plymouth | 97.2% | 16 providers |
Quincy | 98.9% | 21 providers |
Randolph | 99.7% | 15 providers |
Raynham | 99.9% | 15 providers |
Reading | 99.9% | 13 providers |
Rehoboth | 100.0% | 14 providers |
Revere | 99.6% | 18 providers |
Rockland | 99.9% | 15 providers |
Roslindale | 99.6% | 15 providers |
Roxbury | 99.8% | 19 providers |
Roxbury Crossing | 100.0% | 16 providers |
Salem | 99.8% | 14 providers |
Saugus | 99.6% | 16 providers |
Scituate | 99.7% | 14 providers |
Seekonk | 99.9% | 16 providers |
Sharon | 99.5% | 13 providers |
Shrewsbury | 100.0% | 15 providers |
Somerset | 99.9% | 14 providers |
Somerville | 99.7% | 21 providers |
South Dartmouth | 99.8% | 14 providers |
South Easton | 99.7% | 15 providers |
South Hadley | 93.2% | 15 providers |
South Weymouth | 99.5% | 15 providers |
Southbridge | 100.0% | 11 providers |
Spencer | 99.9% | 13 providers |
Springfield | 99.3% | 19 providers |
Stoneham | 99.2% | 15 providers |
Stoughton | 99.5% | 15 providers |
Sudbury | 100.0% | 15 providers |
Swampscott | 99.9% | 15 providers |
Swansea | 99.7% | 14 providers |
Taunton | 99.3% | 15 providers |
Tewksbury | 99.7% | 16 providers |
Tyngsboro | 99.7% | 14 providers |
Uxbridge | 100.0% | 15 providers |
Wakefield | 99.4% | 16 providers |
Walpole | 99.5% | 15 providers |
Waltham | 94.0% | 19 providers |
Ware | 98.9% | 11 providers |
Wareham | 99.7% | 13 providers |
Watertown | 99.9% | 16 providers |
Wayland | 99.7% | 14 providers |
Webster | 100.0% | 13 providers |
Wellesley | 99.3% | 15 providers |
Wellesley Hills | 91.0% | 17 providers |
West Newton | 100.0% | 14 providers |
West Roxbury | 98.9% | 15 providers |
West Springfield | 99.6% | 15 providers |
Westborough | 100.0% | 18 providers |
Westfield | 97.9% | 17 providers |
Westford | 99.4% | 15 providers |
Weston | 99.8% | 17 providers |
Westport | 99.7% | 13 providers |
Westwood | 97.1% | 22 providers |
Weymouth | 98.9% | 15 providers |
Whitman | 99.8% | 13 providers |
Wilbraham | 100.0% | 16 providers |
Wilmington | 100.0% | 17 providers |
Winchendon | 98.0% | 11 providers |
Winchester | 99.3% | 15 providers |
Winthrop | 99.7% | 12 providers |
Woburn | 98.4% | 17 providers |
Worcester | 100.0% | 21 providers |
Wrentham | 97.3% | 16 providers |