Solar Panel Cost & Payback in Massachusetts
Home solar in Massachusetts pays back in a median 8.1 years across the 183 places we cover, at an average electricity price of 30.1¢/kWh and about $3.40 per watt installed. Acushnet has the fastest payback (7.6 years).
Solar estimates for Massachusetts cities and towns
Sorted by fastest payback. Each figure is for a system sized to an average Massachusetts home (570 kWh/month).
| Place | kWh per kW | System | Cost | Payback | 25-yr savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acushnet | 1,381 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.6 yrs | $51,536 |
| Yarmouth | 1,374 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.7 yrs | $51,185 |
| South Yarmouth | 1,372 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.7 yrs | $51,085 |
| Hyannis | 1,363 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.7 yrs | $50,634 |
| Fairhaven | 1,361 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.7 yrs | $50,534 |
| Swampscott | 1,358 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.8 yrs | $50,383 |
| Norwell | 1,358 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.8 yrs | $50,383 |
| Centerville | 1,357 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.8 yrs | $50,333 |
| Barnstable | 1,354 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.8 yrs | $50,183 |
| Harwich | 1,354 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.8 yrs | $50,183 |
| Newburyport | 1,350 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.8 yrs | $49,983 |
| Rockland | 1,349 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.8 yrs | $49,932 |
| Hanover | 1,347 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.8 yrs | $49,832 |
| Mashpee | 1,347 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.8 yrs | $49,832 |
| Kingston | 1,347 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.8 yrs | $49,832 |
| Swansea | 1,345 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.8 yrs | $49,732 |
| Marblehead | 1,344 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.8 yrs | $49,682 |
| Head of Westport | 1,344 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.8 yrs | $49,682 |
| Beverly Cove | 1,342 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.8 yrs | $49,582 |
| Salem | 1,335 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.9 yrs | $49,231 |
| Hull | 1,335 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.9 yrs | $49,231 |
| Carver | 1,332 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.9 yrs | $49,080 |
| New Bedford | 1,330 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.9 yrs | $48,980 |
| Beverly | 1,328 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.9 yrs | $48,880 |
| Gloucester | 1,328 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.9 yrs | $48,880 |
| Hanson | 1,327 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.9 yrs | $48,830 |
| Middleborough | 1,325 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 7.9 yrs | $48,730 |
| Randolph | 1,323 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 8.0 yrs | $48,629 |
| Fall River | 1,321 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 8.0 yrs | $48,529 |
| North Attleborough Center | 1,321 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 8.0 yrs | $48,529 |
| Cambridge | 1,320 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 8.0 yrs | $48,479 |
| Somerville | 1,320 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 8.0 yrs | $48,479 |
| Weymouth | 1,320 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 8.0 yrs | $48,479 |
| Back Bay | 1,320 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 8.0 yrs | $48,479 |
| Kendall Square | 1,320 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 8.0 yrs | $48,479 |
| South Peabody | 1,319 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 8.0 yrs | $48,429 |
| Duxbury | 1,319 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 8.0 yrs | $48,429 |
| Sudbury | 1,317 | 5.2 kW | $17,680 | 8.0 yrs | $48,329 |
| Maynard | 1,315 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.0 yrs | $51,938 |
| Norwood | 1,314 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.0 yrs | $51,884 |
| Dedham | 1,313 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.0 yrs | $51,830 |
| Somerset | 1,313 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.0 yrs | $51,830 |
| Marlborough | 1,312 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.0 yrs | $51,776 |
| Mattapan | 1,311 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.0 yrs | $51,722 |
| Melrose | 1,310 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.0 yrs | $51,668 |
| Weston | 1,310 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.0 yrs | $51,668 |
| Norfolk | 1,310 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.0 yrs | $51,668 |
| Dorchester | 1,309 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.0 yrs | $51,614 |
| Ashmont | 1,309 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.0 yrs | $51,614 |
| Milton | 1,309 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.0 yrs | $51,614 |
| Danvers | 1,309 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.0 yrs | $51,614 |
| Acton | 1,308 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.0 yrs | $51,560 |
| Methuen | 1,307 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.0 yrs | $51,506 |
| Arlington | 1,307 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.0 yrs | $51,506 |
| Brockton | 1,305 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,398 |
| Malden | 1,305 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,398 |
| Everett | 1,305 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,398 |
| Natick | 1,305 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,398 |
| Jamaica Plain | 1,304 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,344 |
| Hyde Park | 1,304 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,344 |
| West Roxbury | 1,304 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,344 |
| Roslindale | 1,304 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,344 |
| Holden | 1,304 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,344 |
| Leicester | 1,304 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,344 |
| Medford | 1,303 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,290 |
| Peabody | 1,303 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,290 |
| Attleboro | 1,303 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,290 |
| Seekonk | 1,303 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,290 |
| Winter Hill | 1,303 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,290 |
| Boston | 1,302 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,237 |
| Wakefield | 1,302 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,237 |
| Charlestown | 1,302 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,237 |
| Raynham | 1,302 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,237 |
| East Cambridge | 1,302 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,237 |
| Bedford | 1,302 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,237 |
| Beacon Hill | 1,302 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,237 |
| Revere | 1,301 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,183 |
| Chelsea | 1,301 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,183 |
| Braintree | 1,301 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,183 |
| Stoughton | 1,300 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,129 |
| Chelmsford | 1,299 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,075 |
| Stoneham | 1,299 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,075 |
| Amesbury | 1,299 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,075 |
| Holbrook | 1,299 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,075 |
| Mansfield | 1,298 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,021 |
| Westford | 1,298 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $51,021 |
| East Bridgewater | 1,297 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,967 |
| Reading | 1,296 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,913 |
| Gardner | 1,296 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,913 |
| Mission Hill | 1,296 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,913 |
| Roxbury Crossing | 1,296 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,913 |
| Wrentham | 1,296 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,913 |
| Middleton | 1,296 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,913 |
| Brighton | 1,295 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,859 |
| Allston | 1,295 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,859 |
| Saugus | 1,295 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,859 |
| Easton | 1,295 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,859 |
| Sutton | 1,295 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,859 |
| East Boston | 1,294 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,805 |
| Orient Heights | 1,294 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,805 |
| Westwood | 1,294 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,805 |
| Holliston | 1,294 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,805 |
| Quincy | 1,293 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,751 |
| Belmont | 1,293 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,751 |
| Milford | 1,292 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,697 |
| Millbury | 1,292 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,697 |
| Winthrop | 1,291 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,643 |
| Suffolk Downs Station | 1,291 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,643 |
| Lynnfield | 1,291 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,643 |
| Burlington | 1,290 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,589 |
| Chestnut Hill | 1,290 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,589 |
| Newton Highlands | 1,290 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,589 |
| Tewksbury | 1,289 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,535 |
| Winchester | 1,289 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,535 |
| Blackstone | 1,289 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.1 yrs | $50,535 |
| Taunton | 1,288 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,481 |
| Woburn | 1,288 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,481 |
| Canton | 1,288 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,481 |
| North Reading | 1,288 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,481 |
| Grafton | 1,287 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,427 |
| Framingham | 1,286 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,373 |
| Framingham Center | 1,286 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,373 |
| Billerica | 1,286 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,373 |
| Watertown | 1,286 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,373 |
| Concord | 1,286 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,373 |
| Medway | 1,286 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,373 |
| Newton | 1,285 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,319 |
| North Andover | 1,285 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,319 |
| Southborough | 1,285 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,319 |
| Lynn | 1,284 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,265 |
| Norton | 1,284 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,265 |
| Auburn | 1,284 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,265 |
| Abington | 1,284 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,265 |
| Hudson | 1,284 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,265 |
| Whitman | 1,284 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,265 |
| Wayland | 1,284 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,265 |
| Waltham | 1,283 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,211 |
| Brookline | 1,283 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,211 |
| Ashland | 1,283 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,211 |
| Newtonville | 1,283 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,211 |
| Nonantum | 1,283 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,211 |
| West Newton | 1,283 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,211 |
| Franklin | 1,281 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,103 |
| Worcester | 1,280 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,049 |
| Haverhill | 1,280 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,049 |
| Rehoboth | 1,280 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $50,049 |
| Fitchburg | 1,279 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $49,995 |
| Shrewsbury | 1,279 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $49,995 |
| Needham | 1,278 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $49,941 |
| Southbridge | 1,278 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $49,941 |
| Lowell | 1,277 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $49,887 |
| Wellesley | 1,277 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $49,887 |
| Lexington | 1,276 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $49,833 |
| Northbridge | 1,275 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $49,779 |
| Webster | 1,275 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $49,779 |
| Wilmington | 1,274 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $49,725 |
| Lawrence | 1,273 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $49,671 |
| North Chicopee | 1,273 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $49,671 |
| East Longmeadow | 1,273 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $49,671 |
| Charlton | 1,273 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $49,671 |
| Leominster | 1,272 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.2 yrs | $49,617 |
| Uxbridge | 1,271 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.3 yrs | $49,563 |
| Southwick | 1,271 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.3 yrs | $49,563 |
| Dudley | 1,270 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.3 yrs | $49,509 |
| Palmer | 1,267 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.3 yrs | $49,347 |
| South Hadley | 1,265 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.3 yrs | $49,239 |
| Dracut | 1,263 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.3 yrs | $49,131 |
| Agawam | 1,260 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.3 yrs | $48,970 |
| Tyngsboro | 1,260 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.3 yrs | $48,970 |
| Chicopee | 1,256 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.3 yrs | $48,754 |
| Westfield | 1,254 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.4 yrs | $48,646 |
| Longmeadow | 1,251 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.4 yrs | $48,484 |
| Amherst | 1,250 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.4 yrs | $48,430 |
| Amherst Center | 1,250 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.4 yrs | $48,430 |
| West Springfield | 1,247 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.4 yrs | $48,268 |
| Greenfield | 1,247 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.4 yrs | $48,268 |
| Easthampton | 1,247 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.4 yrs | $48,268 |
| Ludlow | 1,245 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.4 yrs | $48,160 |
| Holyoke | 1,243 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.4 yrs | $48,052 |
| Springfield | 1,240 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.4 yrs | $47,890 |
| Northampton | 1,240 | 5.6 kW | $19,040 | 8.4 yrs | $47,890 |
| Pittsfield | 1,211 | 6.0 kW | $20,400 | 8.6 yrs | $49,634 |
| North Adams | 1,176 | 6.0 kW | $20,400 | 8.9 yrs | $47,610 |