12 Largest Malls In Massachusetts Ranked By How Bad the Parking Is

2 things that kind of stink when you're heading to the mall: parking and parking. I realize I just listed the same thing twice but that's how bad I hate parking at the mall. I'm one of those people that will drop my family off at the door then go park where the spots are more plentiful so I don't have to fight other cars or stalk patrons as they walk sloooowwwwwllllyyy back to their car. As a result I usually miss three quarters of our mall trip.

My hatred of mall parking led me to do a little research: what mall in Massachusetts has the worst parking problem? I figured this out by finding the 12 largest malls in Massachusetts by square footage. I then went to Parkopedia to find out how many available parking spaces each of those twelve malls have. I then divided the square footage by the total spots to determine the mall's square footage per parking spot. The higher the number, the more no bueno.

Now that you've seen my methodology, let's get to the findings! The 12 Largest Malls In Massachusetts Ranked By How Bad the Parking Is (we'll go best to worst):

North Attleboro
Square Footage: 1,022,295
Parking Spaces: ??? (Parkopedia didn't know)
Square Footage Per Parking Space:

This is the only mystery on the list. If I discover the number of parking spots I will update the list.

Peabody
Square Footage: 1,385,195
Parking Spaces: 8,210
Square Footage Per Parking Space: 169

Congrats Northshore Mall! Of the 12 largest malls in Massachusetts, you have the BEST parking!

Danvers
Square Footage: 854,451
Parking Spaces: 4,590
Square Footage Per Parking Space: 186

2nd Best

Burlington
Square Footage: 1,264,825
Parking Spaces: 5,700
Square Footage Per Parking Space: 222

3rd Best

Natick
Square Footage: 1,695,884
Parking Spaces: 7,000
Square Footage Per Parking Space: 230

4th Best

Marlborough
Square Footage: 886,596
Parking Spaces: 3,720
Square Footage Per Parking Space: 238

5th Best

Braintree
Square Footage: 2,165,000
Parking Spaces: 7,388
Square Footage Per Parking Space: 293

6th Worst

Saugus
Square Footage: 930,279
Parking Spaces: 3,000
Square Footage Per Parking Space: 310

5th Worst

Holyoke
Square Footage: 1,600,000
Parking Spaces: 4,490
Square Footage Per Parking Space: 356

4th Worst

Springfield
Square Footage: 824,000
Parking Spaces: 1,724
Square Footage Per Parking Space: 478

3rd Worst

Cambridge
Square Footage: 1,000,000
Parking Spaces: 1,700
Square Footage Per Parking Space: 588

2nd Worst

Boston
Square Footage: 1,259,063
Parking Spaces: 830 (underground)
Square Footage Per Parking Space: 1,517

We have to cut Copley Place (and CambridgeSide for that matter) some slack! They're right in Boston and had to stick that parking underground. With all that in mind, I'm sorry Copley Plaza but of the 12 largest malls in Massachusetts you have THE WORST parking. But we still love you. <3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZAKw1U9tEU