Best Places01843, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 01843, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
01843 ranks 18,787th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 01843
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.
01843's strengths and weaknesses
Where 01843 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 01843 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,897 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 01843
A household needs to earn about $117,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 01843 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $70,925, 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 01843's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 01843
01843 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 01843.
Who works in 01843, and how
Work in 01843 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 01843
01843 has more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. The coast is about 24 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 01843 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 01843, month by month
01843 sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 01843
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 24 miles away.
The best schools in and around 01843
Schools across 01843 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- West ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- FranklinA− · 57% proficient
- ThomsonB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Andover West MiddleA · 59% proficient
- North Andover MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Frost Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Andover HighA · 78% proficient
- North Andover HighA · 67% proficient
- Lawrence High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 01843 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
01843 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 01843 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 01843 suits
Families
Schools land around the 8th percentile and crime safety beats 60%.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 01843
Is 01843 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 01843 ranks 18,787th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, few empty homes, and clean air, and lowest on childcare costs and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 01843 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $445,907. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $70,925 median income, cost of living beats 11% of zip codes.
Is 01843 safe?
Yes, 01843 is safer than 60% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $272 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 01843?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 21. That works out to about 61 pleasant days a year, more than 10% of zip codes.
Is 01843 good for families?
Schools beat 8% of zip codes, crime safety beats 60%, and childcare runs $1,897 a month.
Compare 01843 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 01843. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 01843 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.
01843 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 01843: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 01843: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 01843: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 01843: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
01843 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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