Best Places01876, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 01876, 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.
01876 ranks 2,769th 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 01876
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.
01876's strengths and weaknesses
Where 01876 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Household income$129,707 median, better than 92% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 01876 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,897 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 01876
A household needs to earn about $158,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 01876 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $129,707, 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 01876's effective rate of 1.25%, 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 01876
01876 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 01876.
Who works in 01876, and how
Work in 01876 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 01876
01876 has more parkland per resident than 79% of zip codes. The coast is about 27 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 01876 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 01876, month by month
01876 sees roughly 62 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 01876
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 20 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 21.1 million passengers in 2025, with 199 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 01876
Schools across 01876 average a B+, better than 77% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- South ElementaryA · 66% proficient
- Hajjar ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Louise Davy TrahanB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wood Hill Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Andover West MiddleA · 59% proficient
- John F. RyanA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Andover HighA · 78% proficient
- Tewksbury Memorial HighA− · 63% proficient
- Dracut Senior HighB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 01876 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
01876 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 01876 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 01876 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 82% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 01876
Is 01876 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 01876 ranks 2,769th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, few empty homes, and clean air, and lowest on childcare costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 01876 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $570,413. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $129,707 median income, cost of living beats 82% of zip codes.
Is 01876 safe?
Yes, 01876 is safer than 97% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $144 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 01876?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 21. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 12% of zip codes.
Is 01876 good for families?
Schools beat 77% of zip codes, crime safety beats 97%, and childcare runs $1,897 a month.
Compare 01876 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 01876. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 01876 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.
01876 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 01876: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 01876: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 01876: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 01876: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
01876 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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