snapshot: average age of vehicles, 2012
By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | Feb. 14, 2013
Vehicles tend to be older in western Mass. and summer communities, than around Greater Boston. Ages range from a low of 6.3 years in Chelsea (where fleets of new cars are stored), to a high of nearly 15 years in Chilmark, which is on Martha's Vineyard. The data is from the Department of Revenue.
Community | Average age of vehicles, 2012 | Rank |
ABINGTON | 9.9 | 163 |
ACTON | 8.5 | 338 |
ACUSHNET | 10.9 | 59 |
ADAMS | 10 | 154 |
AGAWAM | 9.7 | 199 |
ALFORD | 11.3 | 39 |
AMESBURY | 9.5 | 223 |
AMHERST | 9.8 | 183 |
ANDOVER | 8.4 | 342 |
AQUINNAH | 14.7 | 2 |
ARLINGTON | 8.6 | 328 |
ASHBURNHAM | 9.8 | 183 |
ASHBY | 10.7 | 78 |
ASHFIELD | 11.1 | 49 |
ASHLAND | 9 | 294 |
ATHOL | 10.8 | 66 |
ATTLEBORO | 10.1 | 143 |
AUBURN | 9 | 294 |
AVON | 10.7 | 78 |
AYER | 9.8 | 183 |
BARNSTABLE | 10.7 | 78 |
BARRE | 10.8 | 66 |
BECKET | 11.4 | 28 |
BEDFORD | 8.7 | 322 |
BELCHERTOWN | 10.4 | 108 |
BELLINGHAM | 9.4 | 239 |
BELMONT | 8.8 | 314 |
BERKLEY | 10 | 154 |
BERLIN | 11 | 55 |
BERNARDSTON | 10.8 | 66 |
BEVERLY | 9.4 | 239 |
BILLERICA | 9.2 | 273 |
BLACKSTONE | 10.4 | 108 |
BLANDFORD | 10.6 | 91 |
BOLTON | 9.3 | 259 |
BOSTON | 9.3 | 259 |
BOURNE | 9.6 | 212 |
BOXBOROUGH | 8.6 | 328 |
BOXFORD | 9.4 | 239 |
BOYLSTON | 8.9 | 307 |
BRAINTREE | 9.1 | 283 |
BREWSTER | 11 | 55 |
BRIDGEWATER | 9.4 | 239 |
BRIMFIELD | 10.2 | 135 |
BROCKTON | 10.9 | 59 |
BROOKFIELD | 10.1 | 143 |
BROOKLINE | 8 | 349 |
BUCKLAND | 10.9 | 59 |
BURLINGTON | 8.7 | 322 |
CAMBRIDGE | 9.1 | 283 |
CANTON | 8.4 | 342 |
CARLISLE | 9.5 | 223 |
CARVER | 9.9 | 163 |
CHARLEMONT | 11.7 | 20 |
CHARLTON | 9.6 | 212 |
CHATHAM | 11.6 | 24 |
CHELMSFORD | 9 | 294 |
CHELSEA | 6.3 | 351 |
CHESHIRE | 10.5 | 101 |
CHESTER | 10.7 | 78 |
CHESTERFIELD | 11.9 | 13 |
CHICOPEE | 10.6 | 91 |
CHILMARK | 14.8 | 1 |
CLARKSBURG | 10.2 | 135 |
CLINTON | 9.8 | 183 |
COHASSET | 9.8 | 183 |
COLRAIN | 11.2 | 45 |
Community | Average age of vehicles, 2012 | Rank |
CONCORD | 8.8 | 314 |
CONWAY | 9.9 | 163 |
CUMMINGTON | 11.1 | 49 |
DALTON | 9.3 | 259 |
DANVERS | 8.9 | 307 |
DARTMOUTH | 10.3 | 126 |
DEDHAM | 9.2 | 273 |
DEERFIELD | 10.4 | 108 |
DENNIS | 10.9 | 59 |
DIGHTON | 10.5 | 101 |
DOUGLAS | 9.9 | 163 |
DOVER | 9.4 | 239 |
DRACUT | 9.5 | 223 |
DUDLEY | 9.4 | 239 |
DUNSTABLE | 9.5 | 223 |
DUXBURY | 8.8 | 314 |
EAST BRIDGEWATER | 10.3 | 126 |
EAST BROOKFIELD | 9.6 | 212 |
EASTHAM | 10.9 | 59 |
EASTHAMPTON | 9.9 | 163 |
EAST LONGMEADOW | 9.8 | 183 |
EASTON | 9.1 | 283 |
EDGARTOWN | 13.5 | 5 |
EGREMONT | 11.6 | 24 |
ERVING | 11.4 | 28 |
ESSEX | 9.9 | 163 |
EVERETT | 10.6 | 91 |
FAIRHAVEN | 10.4 | 108 |
FALL RIVER | 10.8 | 66 |
FALMOUTH | 10.4 | 108 |
FITCHBURG | 10.4 | 108 |
FLORIDA | 10.4 | 108 |
FOXBOROUGH | 8.8 | 314 |
FRAMINGHAM | 9.9 | 163 |
FRANKLIN | 8.5 | 338 |
FREETOWN | 10.4 | 108 |
GARDNER | 9.7 | 199 |
GEORGETOWN | 9.3 | 259 |
GILL | 10.7 | 78 |
GLOUCESTER | 9.9 | 163 |
GOSHEN | 11.8 | 15 |
GOSNOLD | 11.3 | 39 |
GRAFTON | 9.1 | 283 |
GRANBY | 10.8 | 66 |
GRANVILLE | 11.8 | 15 |
GREAT BARRINGTON | 10.4 | 108 |
GREENFIELD | 10.5 | 101 |
GROTON | 9.1 | 283 |
GROVELAND | 9.5 | 223 |
HADLEY | 10.6 | 91 |
HALIFAX | 10 | 154 |
HAMILTON | 9.7 | 199 |
HAMPDEN | 10.7 | 78 |
HANCOCK | 10.6 | 91 |
HANOVER | 9.2 | 273 |
HANSON | 10.5 | 101 |
HARDWICK | 11.2 | 45 |
HARVARD | 9.7 | 199 |
HARWICH | 10.7 | 78 |
HATFIELD | 10.8 | 66 |
HAVERHILL | 9.8 | 183 |
HAWLEY | 11.4 | 28 |
HEATH | 11 | 55 |
HINGHAM | 9 | 294 |
HINSDALE | 10.8 | 66 |
HOLBROOK | 10 | 154 |
HOLDEN | 8.7 | 322 |
HOLLAND | 9.9 | 163 |
HOLLISTON | 9 | 294 |
HOLYOKE | 11.4 | 28 |
HOPEDALE | 9.2 | 273 |
HOPKINTON | 8.3 | 347 |
HUBBARDSTON | 10.1 | 143 |
HUDSON | 9.7 | 199 |
HULL | 9.4 | 239 |
HUNTINGTON | 10.7 | 78 |
IPSWICH | 9.4 | 239 |
KINGSTON | 9.9 | 163 |
LAKEVILLE | 9.9 | 163 |
LANCASTER | 9.9 | 163 |
LANESBOROUGH | 10.6 | 91 |
LAWRENCE | 12 | 11 |
LEE | 10 | 154 |
LEICESTER | 10 | 154 |
LENOX | 9.4 | 239 |
LEOMINSTER | 9.7 | 199 |
LEVERETT | 11.8 | 15 |
LEXINGTON | 8.4 | 342 |
LEYDEN | 11.1 | 49 |
LINCOLN | 9 | 294 |
LITTLETON | 9.2 | 273 |
LONGMEADOW | 9 | 294 |
LOWELL | 10.6 | 91 |
LUDLOW | 10.3 | 126 |
LUNENBURG | 10.3 | 126 |
LYNN | 11.3 | 39 |
LYNNFIELD | 8.8 | 314 |
MALDEN | 9.7 | 199 |
MANCHESTER | 9.4 | 239 |
MANSFIELD | 8.9 | 307 |
MARBLEHEAD | 9.3 | 259 |
MARION | 9.9 | 163 |
MARLBOROUGH | 9.7 | 199 |
MARSHFIELD | 9.3 | 259 |
MASHPEE | 9.5 | 223 |
MATTAPOISETT | 9.8 | 183 |
MAYNARD | 9.6 | 212 |
MEDFIELD | 8.9 | 307 |
MEDFORD | 9.2 | 273 |
MEDWAY | 9.3 | 259 |
MELROSE | 8.8 | 314 |
MENDON | 9.8 | 183 |
MERRIMAC | 9.4 | 239 |
METHUEN | 9.6 | 212 |
MIDDLEBOROUGH | 9.9 | 163 |
MIDDLEFIELD | 11.8 | 15 |
MIDDLETON | 8.9 | 307 |
MILFORD | 9.8 | 183 |
MILLBURY | 9.6 | 212 |
MILLIS | 9.5 | 223 |
MILLVILLE | 9.9 | 163 |
MILTON | 9.3 | 259 |
MONROE | 11.5 | 27 |
MONSON | 11.3 | 39 |
MONTAGUE | 11.1 | 49 |
MONTEREY | 11.4 | 28 |
MONTGOMERY | 12.1 | 10 |
MOUNT WASHINGTON | 12.8 | 8 |
NAHANT | 9.4 | 239 |
NANTUCKET | 13.9 | 3 |
NATICK | 8.7 | 322 |
NEEDHAM | 8.1 | 348 |
NEW ASHFORD | 9.1 | 283 |
NEW BEDFORD | 11.1 | 49 |
NEW BRAINTREE | 12.8 | 8 |
NEWBURY | 9.7 | 199 |
NEWBURYPORT | 8.8 | 314 |
NEW MARLBOROUGH | 11.7 | 20 |
NEW SALEM | 11.4 | 28 |
NEWTON | 8.4 | 342 |
NORFOLK | 9.4 | 239 |
NORTH ADAMS | 10.1 | 143 |
NORTHAMPTON | 9.9 | 163 |
NORTH ANDOVER | 8.5 | 338 |
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | 9.3 | 259 |
NORTHBOROUGH | 8.7 | 322 |
NORTHBRIDGE | 9.5 | 223 |
NORTH BROOKFIELD | 10.4 | 108 |
NORTHFIELD | 10.4 | 108 |
NORTH READING | 9.5 | 223 |
NORTON | 9.3 | 259 |
NORWELL | 9 | 294 |
NORWOOD | 9 | 294 |
OAK BLUFFS | 13.7 | 4 |
OAKHAM | 10.2 | 135 |
ORANGE | 11.1 | 49 |
ORLEANS | 10.8 | 66 |
OTIS | 11.3 | 39 |
OXFORD | 9.4 | 239 |
PALMER | 10.7 | 78 |
PAXTON | 9.5 | 223 |
PEABODY | 9.2 | 273 |
PELHAM | 9.8 | 183 |
PEMBROKE | 9.5 | 223 |
PEPPERELL | 9.9 | 163 |
PERU | 10.5 | 101 |
PETERSHAM | 10.6 | 91 |
PHILLIPSTON | 10.7 | 78 |
PITTSFIELD | 9.6 | 212 |
PLAINFIELD | 10.4 | 108 |
PLAINVILLE | 9.1 | 283 |
PLYMOUTH | 9.1 | 283 |
PLYMPTON | 10.4 | 108 |
PRINCETON | 9.9 | 163 |
PROVINCETOWN | 10.7 | 78 |
QUINCY | 9.1 | 283 |
RANDOLPH | 9.9 | 163 |
RAYNHAM | 9.3 | 259 |
READING | 8.6 | 328 |
REHOBOTH | 10.7 | 78 |
REVERE | 9.4 | 239 |
RICHMOND | 10.2 | 135 |
ROCHESTER | 10.9 | 59 |
ROCKLAND | 10 | 154 |
ROCKPORT | 9.5 | 223 |
ROWE | 11.7 | 20 |
ROWLEY | 10.1 | 143 |
ROYALSTON | 11.4 | 28 |
RUSSELL | 11.4 | 28 |
RUTLAND | 9 | 294 |
SALEM | 9.8 | 183 |
SALISBURY | 10.3 | 126 |
SANDISFIELD | 12 | 11 |
SANDWICH | 9.5 | 223 |
SAUGUS | 9.4 | 239 |
SAVOY | 10.2 | 135 |
SCITUATE | 9.5 | 223 |
SEEKONK | 10.4 | 108 |
SHARON | 8 | 349 |
SHEFFIELD | 11.2 | 45 |
SHELBURNE | 11.4 | 28 |
SHERBORN | 9.8 | 183 |
SHIRLEY | 9.7 | 199 |
SHREWSBURY | 8.6 | 328 |
SHUTESBURY | 10.1 | 143 |
SOMERSET | 10 | 154 |
SOMERVILLE | 9.4 | 239 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 10.5 | 101 |
SOUTHBOROUGH | 8.6 | 328 |
SOUTHBRIDGE | 10.6 | 91 |
SOUTH HADLEY | 9.8 | 183 |
SOUTHWICK | 11.2 | 45 |
SPENCER | 10.3 | 126 |
SPRINGFIELD | 11.8 | 15 |
STERLING | 9.3 | 259 |
STOCKBRIDGE | 10.8 | 66 |
STONEHAM | 8.8 | 314 |
STOUGHTON | 9.4 | 239 |
STOW | 9.5 | 223 |
STURBRIDGE | 9.1 | 283 |
SUDBURY | 8.4 | 342 |
SUNDERLAND | 10.1 | 143 |
SUTTON | 9.6 | 212 |
SWAMPSCOTT | 8.6 | 328 |
SWANSEA | 10.5 | 101 |
TAUNTON | 10.1 | 143 |
TEMPLETON | 10.2 | 135 |
TEWKSBURY | 8.9 | 307 |
TISBURY | 13 | 7 |
TOLLAND | 11.4 | 28 |
TOPSFIELD | 9.6 | 212 |
TOWNSEND | 10.1 | 143 |
TRURO | 10.9 | 59 |
TYNGSBOROUGH | 9.3 | 259 |
TYRINGHAM | 10.6 | 91 |
UPTON | 9.4 | 239 |
UXBRIDGE | 9.8 | 183 |
WAKEFIELD | 9 | 294 |
WALES | 11.4 | 28 |
WALPOLE | 9.1 | 283 |
WALTHAM | 9.2 | 273 |
WARE | 11.6 | 24 |
WAREHAM | 10.4 | 108 |
WARREN | 10.8 | 66 |
WARWICK | 10.3 | 126 |
WASHINGTON | 9.4 | 239 |
WATERTOWN | 8.9 | 307 |
WAYLAND | 8.6 | 328 |
WEBSTER | 10.2 | 135 |
WELLESLEY | 8.5 | 338 |
WELLFLEET | 11 | 55 |
WENDELL | 11.9 | 13 |
WENHAM | 9.7 | 199 |
WESTBOROUGH | 8.6 | 328 |
WEST BOYLSTON | 9.2 | 273 |
WEST BRIDGEWATER | 10.8 | 66 |
WEST BROOKFIELD | 10.3 | 126 |
WESTFIELD | 10.3 | 126 |
WESTFORD | 8.7 | 322 |
WESTHAMPTON | 10.4 | 108 |
WESTMINSTER | 10.2 | 135 |
WEST NEWBURY | 9.7 | 199 |
WESTON | 8.6 | 328 |
WESTPORT | 10.7 | 78 |
WEST SPRINGFIELD | 9.9 | 163 |
WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 9.8 | 183 |
WEST TISBURY | 13.3 | 6 |
WESTWOOD | 8.6 | 328 |
WEYMOUTH | 9.6 | 212 |
WHATELY | 11.3 | 39 |
WHITMAN | 9.7 | 199 |
WILBRAHAM | 10.1 | 143 |
WILLIAMSBURG | 10 | 154 |
WILLIAMSTOWN | 9.2 | 273 |
WILMINGTON | 9 | 294 |
WINCHENDON | 10.4 | 108 |
WINCHESTER | 9 | 294 |
WINDSOR | 11.7 | 20 |
WINTHROP | 9.5 | 223 |
WOBURN | 9.3 | 259 |
WORCESTER | 10.1 | 143 |
WORTHINGTON | 10.8 | 66 |
WRENTHAM | 9.6 | 212 |
YARMOUTH | 10.4 | 108 |