Snapshot: Average age of vehicles, 2010
By Matt Carroll, Boston Globe | March 13, 2011
The oldest vehicles in the state are found in summer communities, such as Aquinnah, Chilmark, and Nantucket, according to data from the Department of Revenue for 2010. The communities with the latest model cars are in Chelsea, Sharon and Needham. The Chelsea figure may be skewed because a large number of rental cars fleets are stored there. The information includes cars, trucks, and motorcycles.
| Municipality | Average Age of Vehicles, 2010 | Rank |
| ABINGTON | 10 | 199 |
| ACTON | 8.6 | 329 |
| ACUSHNET | 10.5 | 143 |
| ADAMS | 10.3 | 159 |
| AGAWAM | 10.3 | 165 |
| ALFORD | 10.8 | 95 |
| AMESBURY | 10.3 | 155 |
| AMHERST | 10.8 | 97 |
| ANDOVER | 8.4 | 343 |
| AQUINNAH | 15.5 | 1 |
| ARLINGTON | 9 | 300 |
| ASHBURNHAM | 10 | 197 |
| ASHBY | 10.7 | 119 |
| ASHFIELD | 11.1 | 76 |
| ASHLAND | 9.2 | 283 |
| ATHOL | 11.4 | 65 |
| ATTLEBORO | 10.7 | 106 |
| AUBURN | 9 | 303 |
| AVON | 10.7 | 117 |
| AYER | 13.7 | 8 |
| BARNSTABLE | 11.1 | 80 |
| BARRE | 11.1 | 78 |
| BECKET | 12.5 | 20 |
| BEDFORD | 9.3 | 270 |
| BELCHERTOWN | 10.4 | 148 |
| BELLINGHAM | 9.7 | 227 |
| BELMONT | 8.9 | 315 |
| BERKLEY | 9.8 | 215 |
| BERLIN | 10.8 | 97 |
| BERNARDSTON | 10.8 | 102 |
| BEVERLY | 10 | 200 |
| BILLERICA | 9.6 | 236 |
| BLACKSTONE | 11 | 84 |
| BLANDFORD | 11.3 | 70 |
| BOLTON | 9.1 | 285 |
| BOSTON | 11 | 87 |
| BOURNE | 10.3 | 154 |
| BOXBOROUGH | 8.4 | 342 |
| BOXFORD | 9.1 | 293 |
| BOYLSTON | 8.6 | 328 |
| BRAINTREE | 9 | 300 |
| BREWSTER | 10.8 | 94 |
| BRIDGEWATER | 9.4 | 262 |
| BRIMFIELD | 10.7 | 112 |
| BROCKTON | 12.2 | 24 |
| BROOKFIELD | 10.6 | 121 |
| BROOKLINE | 9.1 | 289 |
| BUCKLAND | 10.3 | 158 |
| BURLINGTON | 8.7 | 326 |
| CAMBRIDGE | 10.4 | 148 |
| CANTON | 8.5 | 339 |
| CARLISLE | 9.2 | 281 |
| CARVER | 10.2 | 178 |
| CHARLEMONT | 12.5 | 19 |
| CHARLTON | 9.6 | 246 |
| CHATHAM | 11.8 | 40 |
| CHELMSFORD | 9.1 | 291 |
| CHELSEA | 7.3 | 351 |
| CHESHIRE | 10.8 | 97 |
| CHESTER | 12.6 | 18 |
| CHESTERFIELD | 11.5 | 60 |
| CHICOPEE | 11.5 | 53 |
| CHILMARK | 14.5 | 2 |
| CLARKSBURG | 9.9 | 209 |
| CLINTON | 10.2 | 177 |
| COHASSET | 9.8 | 222 |
| COLRAIN | 11.9 | 38 |
| CONCORD | 8.6 | 329 |
| CONWAY | 9.9 | 209 |
| CUMMINGTON | 11.6 | 52 |
| DALTON | 9.5 | 252 |
| DANVERS | 8.9 | 316 |
| DARTMOUTH | 9.8 | 215 |
| DEDHAM | 9.4 | 266 |
| DEERFIELD | 10.4 | 146 |
| DENNIS | 11.2 | 73 |
| DIGHTON | 10.5 | 139 |
| DOUGLAS | 9.8 | 213 |
| DOVER | 9 | 307 |
| DRACUT | 9.8 | 219 |
| DUDLEY | 9.5 | 249 |
| DUNSTABLE | 9.7 | 231 |
| DUXBURY | 8.8 | 320 |
| EAST BRIDGEWATER | 10.2 | 180 |
| EAST BROOKFIELD | 9.8 | 223 |
| EASTHAM | 11 | 85 |
| EASTHAMPTON | 10.2 | 181 |
| EAST LONGMEADOW | 9.6 | 235 |
| EASTON | 9.1 | 289 |
| EDGARTOWN | 14.2 | 6 |
| EGREMONT | 11.4 | 66 |
| ERVING | 12.1 | 26 |
| ESSEX | 10.1 | 191 |
| EVERETT | 11.5 | 58 |
| FAIRHAVEN | 10.3 | 160 |
| FALL RIVER | 11.5 | 61 |
| FALMOUTH | 10.6 | 122 |
| FITCHBURG | 11.4 | 64 |
| FLORIDA | 10.6 | 125 |
| FOXBOROUGH | 9.1 | 293 |
| FRAMINGHAM | 10.4 | 151 |
| FRANKLIN | 8.7 | 325 |
| FREETOWN | 10.2 | 169 |
| GARDNER | 10.2 | 176 |
| GEORGETOWN | 9.5 | 260 |
| GILL | 10.8 | 102 |
| GLOUCESTER | 10.6 | 125 |
| GOSHEN | 12 | 32 |
| GOSNOLD | 11.1 | 77 |
| GRAFTON | 9 | 303 |
| GRANBY | 10.9 | 90 |
| GRANVILLE | 12.7 | 17 |
| GREAT BARRINGTON | 11.1 | 75 |
| GREENFIELD | 11.4 | 62 |
| GROTON | 9.2 | 279 |
| GROVELAND | 9.5 | 256 |
| HADLEY | 10.8 | 100 |
| HALIFAX | 10.3 | 165 |
| HAMILTON | 10 | 195 |
| HAMPDEN | 10.7 | 114 |
| HANCOCK | 10.7 | 112 |
| HANOVER | 9.1 | 287 |
| HANSON | 10.7 | 119 |
| HARDWICK | 11.8 | 43 |
| HARVARD | 9.7 | 231 |
| HARWICH | 10.7 | 117 |
| HATFIELD | 10.6 | 129 |
| HAVERHILL | 10.7 | 106 |
| HAWLEY | 11.8 | 44 |
| HEATH | 11.6 | 47 |
| HINGHAM | 8.8 | 323 |
| HINSDALE | 11.6 | 49 |
| HOLBROOK | 10.5 | 136 |
| HOLDEN | 8.5 | 338 |
| HOLLAND | 10.8 | 102 |
| HOLLISTON | 8.8 | 320 |
| HOLYOKE | 13.4 | 10 |
| HOPEDALE | 9.2 | 277 |
| HOPKINTON | 8.1 | 348 |
| HUBBARDSTON | 10.3 | 165 |
| HUDSON | 10.1 | 193 |
| HULL | 10.6 | 132 |
| HUNTINGTON | 12.1 | 28 |
| IPSWICH | 9.4 | 266 |
| KINGSTON | 9.8 | 213 |
| LAKEVILLE | 9.6 | 241 |
| LANCASTER | 10.2 | 178 |
| LANESBOROUGH | 10.7 | 110 |
| LAWRENCE | 14.4 | 4 |
| LEE | 10.2 | 169 |
| LEICESTER | 10.1 | 188 |
| LENOX | 10.1 | 184 |
| LEOMINSTER | 10.1 | 188 |
| LEVERETT | 11.5 | 56 |
| LEXINGTON | 8.2 | 346 |
| LEYDEN | 10.8 | 96 |
| LINCOLN | 9.4 | 265 |
| LITTLETON | 9 | 297 |
| LONGMEADOW | 9 | 307 |
| LOWELL | 12 | 30 |
| LUDLOW | 10.4 | 148 |
| LUNENBURG | 10.2 | 173 |
| LYNN | 13.3 | 11 |
| LYNNFIELD | 8.6 | 335 |
| MALDEN | 10.7 | 106 |
| MANCHESTER | 9.5 | 249 |
| MANSFIELD | 9.1 | 291 |
| MARBLEHEAD | 9.6 | 236 |
| MARION | 10.1 | 192 |
| MARLBOROUGH | 10.2 | 171 |
| MARSHFIELD | 9.7 | 230 |
| MASHPEE | 9.9 | 212 |
| MATTAPOISETT | 9.6 | 242 |
| MAYNARD | 9.9 | 206 |
| MEDFIELD | 8.5 | 336 |
| MEDFORD | 9.7 | 231 |
| MEDWAY | 9.2 | 279 |
| MELROSE | 9 | 305 |
| MENDON | 9.8 | 215 |
| MERRIMAC | 9.5 | 252 |
| METHUEN | 10.3 | 163 |
| MIDDLEBOROUGH | 10.1 | 190 |
| MIDDLEFIELD | 11.3 | 70 |
| MIDDLETON | 9 | 307 |
| MILFORD | 10.1 | 193 |
| MILLBURY | 9.6 | 236 |
| MILLIS | 9.6 | 243 |
| MILLVILLE | 10.6 | 122 |
| MILTON | 9.4 | 269 |
| MONROE | 13.2 | 12 |
| MONSON | 11.5 | 56 |
| MONTAGUE | 11.9 | 36 |
| MONTEREY | 11.5 | 55 |
| MONTGOMERY | 12 | 33 |
| MOUNT WASHINGTON | 13.6 | 9 |
| NAHANT | 10.1 | 184 |
| NANTUCKET | 14.5 | 3 |
| NATICK | 9 | 311 |
| NEEDHAM | 8 | 349 |
| NEW ASHFORD | 9.5 | 248 |
| NEW BEDFORD | 11.6 | 51 |
| NEW BRAINTREE | 12.4 | 21 |
| NEWBURY | 9.8 | 226 |
| NEWBURYPORT | 9.1 | 288 |
| NEW MARLBOROUGH | 12.4 | 22 |
| NEW SALEM | 10.7 | 106 |
| NEWTON | 8.6 | 332 |
| NORFOLK | 9.2 | 283 |
| NORTH ADAMS | 11 | 85 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 10.6 | 129 |
| NORTH ANDOVER | 8.8 | 320 |
| NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | 9.6 | 236 |
| NORTHBOROUGH | 8.6 | 333 |
| NORTHBRIDGE | 9.8 | 221 |
| NORTH BROOKFIELD | 10.8 | 100 |
| NORTHFIELD | 10.5 | 136 |
| NORTH READING | 9.2 | 275 |
| NORTON | 9.5 | 257 |
| NORWELL | 8.9 | 319 |
| NORWOOD | 9.3 | 272 |
| OAK BLUFFS | 14.2 | 7 |
| OAKHAM | 10.2 | 171 |
| ORANGE | 12 | 34 |
| ORLEANS | 10.9 | 89 |
| OTIS | 12.3 | 23 |
| OXFORD | 9.7 | 228 |
| PALMER | 11.5 | 58 |
| PAXTON | 9 | 307 |
| PEABODY | 9.4 | 268 |
| PELHAM | 9.9 | 205 |
| PEMBROKE | 9.6 | 244 |
| PEPPERELL | 10.3 | 168 |
| PERU | 11.3 | 68 |
| PETERSHAM | 10.4 | 152 |
| PHILLIPSTON | 10.5 | 138 |
| PITTSFIELD | 10.4 | 153 |
| PLAINFIELD | 10.5 | 144 |
| PLAINVILLE | 9.3 | 274 |
| PLYMOUTH | 9.5 | 252 |
| PLYMPTON | 10.6 | 122 |
| PRINCETON | 9.9 | 206 |
| PROVINCETOWN | 12.1 | 29 |
| QUINCY | 9.8 | 215 |
| RANDOLPH | 10.6 | 133 |
| RAYNHAM | 9.1 | 286 |
| READING | 8.3 | 345 |
| REHOBOTH | 10.8 | 102 |
| REVERE | 10.6 | 135 |
| RICHMOND | 10.1 | 183 |
| ROCHESTER | 10.5 | 139 |
| ROCKLAND | 10.4 | 145 |
| ROCKPORT | 9.9 | 203 |
| ROWE | 12 | 35 |
| ROWLEY | 10 | 196 |
| ROYALSTON | 11.6 | 49 |
| RUSSELL | 12.1 | 25 |
| RUTLAND | 9 | 300 |
| SALEM | 10.9 | 93 |
| SALISBURY | 11.4 | 67 |
| SANDISFIELD | 12.7 | 16 |
| SANDWICH | 9.4 | 262 |
| SAUGUS | 9.6 | 234 |
| SAVOY | 9.9 | 203 |
| SCITUATE | 9.5 | 249 |
| SEEKONK | 10.7 | 110 |
| SHARON | 7.9 | 350 |
| SHEFFIELD | 11.9 | 37 |
| SHELBURNE | 11.8 | 42 |
| SHERBORN | 9.5 | 255 |
| SHIRLEY | 10.5 | 142 |
| SHREWSBURY | 8.6 | 329 |
| SHUTESBURY | 10.3 | 160 |
| SOMERSET | 9.7 | 228 |
| SOMERVILLE | 10.7 | 116 |
| SOUTHAMPTON | 10.3 | 163 |
| SOUTHBOROUGH | 8.4 | 341 |
| SOUTHBRIDGE | 11.5 | 53 |
| SOUTH HADLEY | 10 | 198 |
| SOUTHWICK | 11.8 | 41 |
| SPENCER | 10.7 | 115 |
| SPRINGFIELD | 14.2 | 5 |
| STERLING | 9 | 297 |
| STOCKBRIDGE | 11.6 | 47 |
| STONEHAM | 9 | 311 |
| STOUGHTON | 9.6 | 244 |
| STOW | 9.2 | 278 |
| STURBRIDGE | 9.1 | 295 |
| SUDBURY | 8.4 | 343 |
| SUNDERLAND | 11 | 82 |
| SUTTON | 9.3 | 273 |
| SWAMPSCOTT | 8.9 | 313 |
| SWANSEA | 10.6 | 125 |
| TAUNTON | 10.6 | 133 |
| TEMPLETON | 10.2 | 181 |
| TEWKSBURY | 9 | 297 |
| TISBURY | 13 | 13 |
| TOLLAND | 12 | 31 |
| TOPSFIELD | 9 | 306 |
| TOWNSEND | 10.1 | 186 |
| TRURO | 11.3 | 69 |
| TYNGSBOROUGH | 9.6 | 236 |
| TYRINGHAM | 9.4 | 262 |
| UPTON | 9.2 | 276 |
| UXBRIDGE | 9.8 | 223 |
| WAKEFIELD | 9.1 | 295 |
| WALES | 11.8 | 39 |
| WALPOLE | 8.9 | 316 |
| WALTHAM | 9.9 | 202 |
| WARE | 12.1 | 26 |
| WAREHAM | 11.1 | 79 |
| WARREN | 11.6 | 46 |
| WARWICK | 10 | 200 |
| WASHINGTON | 9.5 | 258 |
| WATERTOWN | 9.3 | 271 |
| WAYLAND | 8.5 | 339 |
| WEBSTER | 11 | 82 |
| WELLESLEY | 8.6 | 334 |
| WELLFLEET | 11.4 | 63 |
| WENDELL | 12.8 | 15 |
| WENHAM | 9.6 | 246 |
| WESTBOROUGH | 8.7 | 324 |
| WEST BOYLSTON | 9.2 | 281 |
| WEST BRIDGEWATER | 10.3 | 155 |
| WEST BROOKFIELD | 10.4 | 146 |
| WESTFIELD | 10.9 | 88 |
| WESTFORD | 8.5 | 337 |
| WESTHAMPTON | 9.8 | 220 |
| WESTMINSTER | 9.9 | 209 |
| WEST NEWBURY | 9.5 | 258 |
| WESTON | 8.7 | 327 |
| WESTPORT | 10.6 | 131 |
| WEST SPRINGFIELD | 10.9 | 90 |
| WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 10.3 | 155 |
| WEST TISBURY | 12.9 | 14 |
| WESTWOOD | 8.2 | 347 |
| WEYMOUTH | 10.2 | 175 |
| WHATELY | 11.2 | 72 |
| WHITMAN | 10.2 | 173 |
| WILBRAHAM | 9.9 | 206 |
| WILLIAMSBURG | 10.3 | 160 |
| WILLIAMSTOWN | 10.1 | 186 |
| WILMINGTON | 8.9 | 316 |
| WINCHENDON | 10.9 | 90 |
| WINCHESTER | 8.9 | 314 |
| WINDSOR | 11.7 | 45 |
| WINTHROP | 10.5 | 139 |
| WOBURN | 9.8 | 225 |
| WORCESTER | 11.2 | 74 |
| WORTHINGTON | 11 | 81 |
| WRENTHAM | 9.5 | 260 |
| YARMOUTH | 10.6 | 125 |