Press Release  Massachusetts Achieves Early Progress Toward 10-Year Housing Production Goal

Boston — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that Massachusetts added more than 34,500 new homes in 2025, marking strong early progress toward the state's goal of creating 222,000 homes between 2025 and 2035.  

The new data shows Massachusetts is already more than 15 percent of the way toward meeting the housing production target established in the state's first-ever housing plan, “A Home for Everyone,” which outlines a comprehensive strategy to build more homes, lower costs and expand housing opportunities across the state. The Healey-Driscoll Administration also launched a new statewide housing production tracker that allows residents, researchers and local officials to view housing production data for every city and town in Massachusetts for the first time. 

“We know that we need to build more homes to lower costs across the state. This new data shows that we are making serious progress and helping more families, workers, seniors and young people afford homes in their communities,” said Governor Maura Healey. “But we know there is more work to do. It’s why we’re getting after it every day to increase housing production, help more people become first-time homebuyers, eliminate burdensome renters' fees, and make Massachusetts more affordable for everyone.” 

“Housing costs remain one of the biggest challenges facing communities across our state, but this data shows that we are making meaningful progress,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “Adding nearly 35,000 homes in a single year is an important milestone, and it reflects the commitment of local leaders, planners, builders and residents who are helping create more housing opportunities in every region of Massachusetts. We know there is more work to do, and we're committed to keeping up the momentum.”  

“A Home for Everyone” identified the need for 222,000 additional homes by 2035 to help address housing shortages, expand opportunity and lower costs for residents across the state. In the first year of tracking, Massachusetts added more than 34,500 homes, representing approximately 15.3 percent of that goal. 

The Administration has now launched a new interactive housing production tracker that allows residents, researchers and local officials to see housing production data for every city and town in Massachusetts. The tool provides the first statewide picture of housing deliveries in all Massachusetts communities and will be updated annually. 

There are many ways to track housing production activity: new projects proposed, funding awarded, and building permits issued. In August 2025, HLC estimated that approximately 90,400 homes had passed one of those milestones since the Administration took office in January 2023. But with 351 different planning boards and building inspectors, Massachusetts has never had a comprehensive and accurate picture of housing production in the state – until now. 

“Reliable data is essential to understanding where we are making progress and where more work remains,” said Juana Matias, Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities. “This tracker will help us measure housing production across Massachusetts as we work to increase supply and lower costs, while also providing researchers, policymakers, and residents with a transparent view of what's happening in their communities.” 

Using new Census Bureau data, the Healey-Driscoll Administration has found that the number of residential addresses in Massachusetts increased from 3,073,303 in November 2024 to 3,107,864 in November 2025, a net gain of more than 34,500 homes. The Census Bureau’s new metric measures residential address counts by block. Because homes typically receive addresses near the end of the development process, the data provides one of the clearest available measures of homes that have been completed and are ready for occupancy.  

This data is currently the best available source of information on housing deliveries. Many stakeholders have relied on the Census Bureau's Building Permit Survey to assess housing development activity, but this data is often incomplete or underreported and does not provide an indication of when or whether homes were actually completed. 

Governor Healey has made increasing housing production and lowering housing costs a top priority since taking office. Over the past three years, the Administration secured passage of the Affordable Homes Act, released Massachusetts' first statewide housing plan, legalized accessory dwelling units (ADUs) by right statewide, launched the State Land for Homes initiative that has identified opportunities for thousands of new housing units, and worked with local communities across Massachusetts to support new housing production. Together, these efforts are helping to increase housing supply, lower costs and expand housing opportunities for residents across the state. 

Residents can explore housing production data for every Massachusetts community through the Housing Production Tracker at https://www.mass.gov/info-details/a-home-for-everyone-progress-toward-222000.  

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