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 |