Best Places01089, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 01089, 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.
01089 ranks 11,817th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 01089
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.
01089's strengths and weaknesses
Where 01089 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Short commute19.4 minutes each way, better than 87% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 01089 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 8% 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
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 01089
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 01089 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,087, 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 01089's effective rate of 1.22%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 01089
01089's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 01089.
Who works in 01089, and how
Work in 01089 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 01089
01089 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 01089 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 01089, month by month
01089 sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 63° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 88° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 01089
Bradley International sits about 12 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 01089
Schools across 01089 average a B−, better than 58% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- John R FauseyB+ · 51% proficient
- Robinson ParkC · 35% proficient
- MittineagueC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Roberta G. Doering SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (talented And Gifted)C+ · 37% proficient
- West Springfield MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Agawam HighB+ · 54% proficient
- West Springfield HighB+ · 53% proficient
- Hampden Charter School Of Science WestC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 01089 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
01089 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 01089 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 01089 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 01089
Is 01089 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 01089 ranks 11,817th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, transit, and short commutes, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 01089 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $319,104. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $74,087 median income, cost of living beats 29% of zip codes.
Is 01089 safe?
Yes, 01089 is safer than 63% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $319 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 01089?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 18. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 11% of zip codes.
Is 01089 good for families?
Schools beat 58% of zip codes, crime safety beats 63%, and childcare runs $1,385 a month.
Compare 01089 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 01089. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 01089 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.
01089 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 01089: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 01089: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 01089: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 01089: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
01089 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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