Where fiber is being built in Massachusetts
As of Dec 31, 2025, FCC filings show fiber at 50.1% of Massachusetts's 3.3 million homes, and the number of fiber homes grew 2.4% from June 30, 2025.
Fiber was filed in 181 of 243 Massachusetts cities and towns with 250 or more homes. In 108 of them it reached more than half of homes, and in the typical one it reached 77.1%.
Nationally, fiber was filed at 55.8% of homes. FCC Broadband Data Collection, residential units, 25/3 Mbps or faster. Filed by the providers themselves. How this is computed
Massachusetts counties
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| County | Homes | Fiber share | Cable, no fiber | Fiber home growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable County | 179,940 | 3.8% | at least 95.8% | +77.7% |
| Berkshire County | 77,539 | 26.1% | at least 69.7% | +40.4% |
| Bristol County | 266,929 | 28.8% | at least 70.9% | +2.3% |
| Dukes County | 19,798 | 3.6% | at least 94.4% | -0.4% |
| Essex County | 361,794 | 51.6% | at least 48.2% | -0.8% |
| Franklin County | 38,617 | 18.2% | at least 79% | -1.6% |
| Hampden County | 215,996 | 27.5% | at least 71.4% | +16.9% |
| Hampshire County | 73,839 | 38.4% | at least 60.3% | +9.6% |
| Middlesex County | 729,015 | 70% | at least 29.8% | +2% |
| Nantucket County | 14,448 | none filed | at least 98.7% | no change (small June base) |
| Norfolk County | 323,129 | 64.4% | at least 35.5% | +0.8% |
| Plymouth County | 240,791 | 67.6% | at least 32% | -1.1% |
| Suffolk County | 403,121 | 62.3% | at least 37.7% | -1.8% |
| Worcester County | 387,316 | 38.6% | at least 59% | +10.1% |
The 30 largest places in Massachusetts
By number of homes. Search above for any of the other 218 cities and towns.
| City or town | Homes | Fiber share | Cable, no fiber | Fiber home growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 352,061 | 70.2% | at least 29.7% | -2% |
| Worcester | 89,337 | 28.1% | at least 68.1% | +22% |
| Springfield | 68,763 | 17.1% | at least 82.8% | +155.4% |
| Cambridge | 57,293 | 8.9% | at least 91% | +17.7% |
| Quincy | 50,419 | 3% | at least 97% | +37.9% |
| New Bedford | 48,989 | none filed | at least 99.9% | no change (small June base) |
| Fall River | 48,924 | 0.3% | at least 99.5% | +0.2 points (small June base) |
| Lowell | 44,954 | 54.7% | at least 44.3% | +12.1% |
| Lynn | 40,009 | 84.7% | at least 15.2% | -3.1% |
| Brockton | 40,004 | 74.9% | at least 25.1% | -0.4% |
| Somerville | 39,491 | 7.2% | at least 92.7% | +11.5% |
| Newton | 36,085 | 89.5% | at least 10.5% | +0.9% |
| Lawrence | 33,531 | 81.5% | at least 18.5% | -0.9% |
| Barnstable Town | 32,283 | 0.2% | at least 99.2% | -0.3 points (small June base) |
| Framingham | 32,138 | 86.9% | at least 13% | -0.9% |
| Waltham | 31,597 | 80.9% | at least 19% | -1.5% |
| Haverhill | 30,009 | 2% | at least 97.7% | +64.4% |
| Brookline | 29,411 | 19.2% | at least 80.7% | +60% |
| Malden | 29,118 | 85% | at least 15% | -2% |
| Taunton | 28,006 | 90.1% | at least 9.7% | -0.4% |
| Chicopee | 27,790 | 74.3% | at least 22.6% | +1.4% |
| Weymouth Town | 26,970 | 62.8% | at least 37.1% | +6.2% |
| Revere | 26,804 | 8.8% | at least 91.2% | +0.6% |
| Medford | 26,304 | 83.6% | at least 16.3% | -2% |
| Peabody | 25,859 | 2.2% | at least 97.8% | -35.8% |
| Pittsfield | 24,509 | 22.8% | at least 73.6% | +22.6 points (small June base) |
| Salem | 22,299 | 3.5% | at least 96% | -1.4% |
| Everett | 22,175 | 65.1% | at least 34.6% | -0.6% |
| Arlington | 21,178 | 79.5% | at least 20.5% | -0.4% |
| Methuen Town | 21,083 | 91.1% | at least 8.9% | -5.2% |
The data
Every number on this page traces to one cell in the download. Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Fixed Broadband Summary by Geography, filings as of June 30, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025. Census figures: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024. Grants: FCC Broadband Funding Map and the state broadband office.
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