Best Places01247, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 01247, 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.
01247 ranks 24,355th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 01247
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.
01247's strengths and weaknesses
Where 01247 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Short commute18.5 minutes each way, better than 90% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 01247 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,385 a month, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Household income$49,854 median, better than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 01247
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 01247 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $49,854, 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 01247's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 01247
01247 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 01247.
Who works in 01247, and how
Work in 01247 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 01247
01247 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 97% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 01247 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 01247, month by month
01247 sees roughly 68 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 01247
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 57 miles away.
The best schools in and around 01247
Schools across 01247 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Clarksburg ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
- GreylockC− · 27% proficient
- Colegrove Park ElementaryD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Charles Mccann Vocational TechnicalC+ · 40% proficient
- Drury HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 01247 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
01247 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 01247 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 01247
Is 01247 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 01247 ranks 24,355th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, short commutes, and walkability, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 01247 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $202,135. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $49,854 median income, cost of living beats 9% of zip codes.
Is 01247 safe?
Yes, 01247 is safer than 62% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
Compare 01247 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 01247. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 01247 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.
01247 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 01247: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 01247: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 01247: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 01247: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
01247 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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