State ranking · Massachusetts
The 10 best tattoo shops in Massachusetts
The best tattoo shops in Massachusetts, ordered by an adjusted Google rating that weighs review counts: shops with 25+ reviews, one listing per address, nobody paid for a place. How the ranking works.
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Elegance Piercing & Tattoo Inc.
5.0· 494 reviewsWorcester, MA322 W Boylston St, Worcester, MA 01606
Piercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingBy Appointment OnlyImplant-Grade JewelryLGBTQ+ Friendly - 02
Timeless Ink Tattoos
5.0· 347 reviewsPeabody, MA150 Main St #2, Peabody, MA 01960
Fine LineAftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomeCustom Tattoo Designs - 03
North Shore Tattoo Company
5.0· 296 reviewsDanvers, MA58 Maple St, Danvers, MA 01923
American TraditionalRealism / PortraitCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline Booking - 04
Holistic Ink Boston Tattoo Shop
4.9· 1,800 reviewsDorchester, MA1261 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA 02122
Walk-ins WelcomeCustom Tattoo Designs - 05
Little City Tattoos Ink & Beauty
5.0· 249 reviewsNew Bedford, MA468 Brock Ave #1, New Bedford, MA 02744
Cover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline BookingBy Appointment Only - 06
Intricate Ink Tattoo & Piercing
5.0· 234 reviewsPeabody, MA2 1st Ave #101, Peabody, MA 01960
Walk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCover-Up TattoosCustom Tattoo DesignsOnline Booking - 07
Keepsake Custom Tattoo & Body Piercing
4.9· 735 reviewsSalisbury, MA213 Lafayette Rd, Salisbury, MA 01952
Aftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo DesignsTattoo RemovalOnline Booking - 08
The Black Rose Tattoo Company
4.9· 524 reviewsWorcester, MA642 Park Ave, Worcester, MA 01603
Aftercare ProductsWalk-ins WelcomePiercing ServicesCustom Tattoo Designs - 09
The Kingdom Tattoo Framingham
4.9· 413 reviewsFramingham, MA114 Concord St, Framingham, MA 01702
Fine LineRealism / PortraitPiercing ServicesOnline Booking - 10
Casa Ink
4.9· 377 reviewsDanvers, MA136 Andover St, Danvers, MA 01923
Tattoo Touch-UpsCustom Tattoo DesignsParking Available
Method
How the best tattoo shops in Massachusetts are ranked
Shops are ordered by a Bayesian-adjusted rating: (n × rating + 348 × 4.79) ÷ (n + 348), where n is the shop's Google review count, 348 is the median review count across the directory and 4.79 is the directory-wide mean rating. Only shops with at least 25 reviews qualify; ties go to the shop with more reviews.
In practice, each shop's Google rating is pulled toward the directory average in proportion to how few reviews back it, so a 5.0 from a handful of reviews does not outrank a 4.9 from several hundred. To be listed, a tattoo shop in Massachusetts must have a city and state and at least 25 Google reviews; a shop with two listings at one address takes one slot. 35 shops in Massachusetts meet those rules; the top 10 appear here. Ratings shown are raw Google ratings and the score only sets the order. Nobody paid for a place and nothing is hand-picked. The list cannot tell you about artist skill, hygiene or price — visit the shop, look at healed work and ask. Full methodology.
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