Internet Service in Massachusetts

99.3% of the population of Massachusetts has high speed wired or wireless Internet available to them at a speed of 10 Mbps for downloads. Over 60% of Massachusetts residents have the luxury of real choice with 3 or more providers to select from for Internet service.

The Bay State has a variety of tech Internet options available to consumers: DSL for 93.2% of the population, cable Internet for 98.6%, wireless Internet for 99.7%, and fiber Internet for 39.4% of the population.

Despite these impressive offerings, 25.6% of Massachusetts residents don’t have access to an Internet connection that they can use.

11.00%

Population with faster than 1.00 gbps available.

3.30%

Population with only 100.00 mbps speeds or less available.

3.00%

Population with only 25.00 mbps speeds or less available.

39.90 mbps

Average internet download speed across the state

0.50%

Population with no wired internet access available.

99.50%

Population with wired internet access available.

2.00%

Population underserved with minimum service options available

28

Average broadband score for Massachusetts

Broadband in Massachusetts

Largest Cities in Massachusetts	Providers					Broadband Score
Arlington, MA	15	2.00 gbps	500.00 mbps	61.06 mbps	39.52 mbps	60
Attleboro, MA	13	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	41.76 mbps	4.49 mbps	37
Beverly, MA	15	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	18.81 mbps	2.03 mbps	29
Boston, MA	23	2.00 gbps	500.00 mbps	42.07 mbps	26.32 mbps	66
Brockton, MA	14	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	16.98 mbps	1.59 mbps	24
Brookline, MA	19	2.00 gbps	500.00 mbps	47.13 mbps	28.42 mbps	60
Cambridge, MA	20	2.00 gbps	500.00 mbps	47.36 mbps	29.55 mbps	58
Chelsea, MA	13	2.00 gbps	500.00 mbps	56.66 mbps	40.00 mbps	63
Chicopee, MA	17	2.00 gbps	10.00 mbps	19.56 mbps	1.46 mbps	30
Danvers, MA	14	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	20.67 mbps	5.45 mbps	26
Everett, MA	14	2.00 gbps	500.00 mbps	52.81 mbps	37.70 mbps	55
Fall River, MA	16	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	39.72 mbps	3.48 mbps	42
Fitchburg, MA	15	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	18.69 mbps	4.74 mbps	29
Framingham, MA	16	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	32.59 mbps	6.23 mbps	43
Gloucester, MA	15	2.00 gbps	50.00 mbps	20.29 mbps	5.99 mbps	24
Haverhill, MA	15	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	15.93 mbps	1.47 mbps	22
Holyoke, MA	15	2.00 gbps	10.00 mbps	24.77 mbps	2.04 mbps	37
Lawrence, MA	14	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	20.32 mbps	5.11 mbps	26
Leominster, MA	16	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	18.12 mbps	4.72 mbps	25
Lexington, MA	16	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	29.12 mbps	6.76 mbps	41
Lowell, MA	15	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	15.88 mbps	1.53 mbps	22
Lynn, MA	15	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	19.15 mbps	4.89 mbps	29
Malden, MA	15	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	18.88 mbps	4.75 mbps	26
Marlborough, MA	19	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	26.97 mbps	5.06 mbps	43
Medford, MA	17	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	23.19 mbps	5.04 mbps	33
Melrose, MA	14	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	30.39 mbps	6.79 mbps	35
Milford, MA	16	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	24.13 mbps	4.95 mbps	33
Milton, MA	17	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	21.39 mbps	2.02 mbps	31
Needham, MA	19	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	23.02 mbps	5.38 mbps	36
New Bedford, MA	15	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	15.82 mbps	1.39 mbps	22
Newton, MA	19	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	24.05 mbps	5.06 mbps	42
Northampton, MA	15	2.00 gbps	10.00 mbps	22.38 mbps	1.73 mbps	32
Norwood, MA	13	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	22.64 mbps	6.37 mbps	27
Peabody, MA	14	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	17.49 mbps	2.03 mbps	22
Pittsfield, MA	17	50.00 mbps	10.00 mbps	10.17 mbps	1.27 mbps	31
Quincy, MA	17	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	22.51 mbps	2.23 mbps	30
Randolph, MA	13	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	22.33 mbps	6.08 mbps	27
Reading, MA	15	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	29.71 mbps	6.36 mbps	35
Revere, MA	15	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	16.00 mbps	1.75 mbps	24
Salem, MA	12	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	20.15 mbps	1.98 mbps	22
Saugus, MA	15	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	23.80 mbps	2.83 mbps	31
Somerville, MA	19	2.00 gbps	500.00 mbps	47.04 mbps	28.65 mbps	60
Springfield, MA	19	2.00 gbps	10.00 mbps	17.63 mbps	1.37 mbps	35
Taunton, MA	15	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	18.95 mbps	4.90 mbps	28
Wakefield, MA	16	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	26.61 mbps	5.70 mbps	35
Waltham, MA	17	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	24.37 mbps	5.09 mbps	34
Wellesley, MA	16	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	27.02 mbps	6.25 mbps	35
Westfield, MA	15	2.00 gbps	1.00 gbps	88.90 mbps	68.32 mbps	100
Woburn, MA	17	2.00 gbps	100.00 mbps	24.85 mbps	5.33 mbps	34
Worcester, MA	17	100.00 mbps	100.00 mbps	11.00 mbps	0.93 mbps	23
* availability only includes locations with greater than 50,000 residents

Provider	Avg. Speeds
Viasat		25.00 mbps
Exede		25.00 mbps
HughesNet		25.00 mbps
Verizon		28.83 mbps
Xfinity from Comcast		150.00 mbps
Charter		100.00 mbps
RCN Telecom Services		128.73 mbps
Spectrum		50.00 mbps
Global Capacity		3.08 mbps
netBlazr		500.00 mbps