Best Places01225, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 01225, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
01225 ranks 16,968th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 01225
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.
01225's strengths and weaknesses
Where 01225 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 01225 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,385 a month, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 01225
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 01225 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $72,106; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 01225's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 01225
01225 runs older than the country, 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 01225.
Who works in 01225, and how
Work in 01225 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 01225
01225 has more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 01225 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 01225, month by month
01225 sees roughly 67 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 01225
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around 01225
Schools across 01225 average a C, better than 30% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lanesborough ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Hoosac Valley Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Emma L Miller Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nessacus Regional Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Hoosac Valley Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
- John T Reid MiddleD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Wahconah Regional HighB+ · 53% proficient
- Hoosac Valley High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 01225 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
01225 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 01225 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 01225
Is 01225 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 01225 ranks 16,968th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, health care access, and clean air, and lowest on an overheated housing market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 01225 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $272,535. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $72,106 median income, cost of living beats 39% of zip codes.
Is 01225 safe?
Yes, 01225 is safer than 62% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $273 per resident a year.
Compare 01225 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 01225. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 01225 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.
01225 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 01225: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 01225: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 01225: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 01225: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
01225 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.