Best Places01070, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 01070, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
01070 ranks 16,168th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 01070
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
01070's strengths and weaknesses
Where 01070 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 01070 ranks low
- Short commute39.4 minutes each way, better than only 4% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,385 a month, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 01070
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 01070 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $65,180, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 01070's effective rate of 1.23%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 01070
01070 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 01070.
Who works in 01070, and how
Work in 01070 centers on education and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 01070
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 01070.
What the weather is like in 01070, month by month
01070 sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 26° | 18° |
| April | 60° | 47° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 65° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 01070
Bradley International sits about 42 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.3 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 01070
Schools across 01070 average a C, better than 29% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sanderson AcademyB− · 42% proficient
- Emma L Miller Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nessacus Regional Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Wahconah Regional HighB+ · 53% proficient
- Mohawk Trail Regional SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Hoosac Valley High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 01070 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
01070 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 01070 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 01070
Is 01070 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 01070 ranks 16,168th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, health care access, and civic engagement, and lowest on long commutes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 01070 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $311,710. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $65,180 median income, cost of living beats 23% of zip codes.
Is 01070 safe?
Yes, 01070 is safer than 91% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare 01070 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 01070. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 01070 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
01070 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 01070: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 01070: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 01070: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 01070: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
01070 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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