Best Places01719, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 01719, 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.
01719 ranks 673rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 01719
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.
01719's strengths and weaknesses
Where 01719 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$163,086 median, better than 97% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 01719 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,897 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 01719
A household needs to earn about $181,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 01719 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $163,086; 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 01719's effective rate of 1.56%, 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 01719
01719 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 01719.
Who works in 01719, and how
Work in 01719 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 01719
The coast is about 41 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 01719, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 01719, month by month
01719 sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 01719
The nearest airport, Worcester Regional, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 27 miles away.
The best schools in and around 01719
Schools across 01719 average an A, better than 96% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hildreth Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Paul P Gates Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Blanchard Memorial SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Raymond J Grey Junior HighA+ · 73% proficient
- HaleA · 67% proficient
- Littleton Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Acton-boxborough Regional HighA+ · 89% proficient
- Littleton High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- BromfieldA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 01719 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
01719 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 01719 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 01719
Is 01719 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 01719 ranks 673rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, population health, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 01719 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $627,712. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $163,086 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 01719 safe?
Yes, 01719 is safer than 97% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $151 per resident a year.
Compare 01719 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 01719. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 01719 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.
01719 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 01719: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 01719: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 01719: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 01719: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
01719 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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