Best Places01469, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 01469, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
01469 ranks 4,929th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 01469
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.
01469's strengths and weaknesses
Where 01469 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Household income$115,749 median, better than 88% of zip codes
Where 01469 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,897 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Short commute38.4 minutes each way, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 01469
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 01469 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $115,749; 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 01469's effective rate of 1.30%, 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 01469
01469's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 01469.
Who works in 01469, and how
Work in 01469 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 01469
01469 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 01469 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 01469, month by month
01469 sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 29° | 19° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 01469
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around 01469
Schools across 01469 average a B, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Richard Maghakian Memorial SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Turkey Hill Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Spaulding MemorialB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Captain Samuel Douglass AcademyA · 66% proficient
- Lunenburg Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Hawthorne BrookB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Lunenburg HighA · 78% proficient
- North Middlesex RegionalA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 01469 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
01469 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 01469 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 01469
Is 01469 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 01469 ranks 4,929th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, tree cover, and few empty homes, and lowest on childcare costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 01469 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $426,558. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $115,749 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 01469 safe?
Yes, 01469 is safer than 99% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $118 per resident a year.
Compare 01469 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 01469. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 01469 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.
01469 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 01469: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 01469: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 01469: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 01469: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
01469 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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