Best Places01339, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 01339, 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.
01339 ranks 23,931st 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 01339
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.
01339's strengths and weaknesses
Where 01339 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 01339 ranks low
- Short commute35.5 minutes each way, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,385 a month, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 01339
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 01339 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $63,370, 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 01339's effective rate of 1.28%, 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 01339
01339 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 01339.
Who works in 01339, and how
Work in 01339 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 01339
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 01339.
What the weather is like in 01339, month by month
01339 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 01339
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around 01339
Schools across 01339 average a D+, better than 14% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sanderson AcademyB− · 42% proficient
- Rowe ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Emma L Miller Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Mohawk Trail Regional SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Hoosac Valley High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Drury HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 01339 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
01339 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 01339 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 01339
Is 01339 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 01339 ranks 23,931st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, clean air, and health care access, and lowest on long commutes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 01339 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $294,516. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $63,370 median income, cost of living beats 12% of zip codes.
Is 01339 safe?
Yes, 01339 is safer than 83% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $207 per resident a year.
Compare 01339 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 01339. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 01339 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.
01339 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 01339: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 01339: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 01339: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 01339: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
01339 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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