Best Places01921, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 01921, 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.
01921 ranks 820th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 01921
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.
01921's strengths and weaknesses
Where 01921 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$196,908 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 01921 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,897 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 20% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Short commute31.1 minutes each way, better than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 01921
A household needs to earn about $249,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 01921 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $196,908, 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 01921's effective rate of 1.15%, 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 01921
01921 runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 01921.
Who works in 01921, and how
Work in 01921 centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 01921
The coast is about 19 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 01921, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 01921, month by month
01921 sees roughly 67 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 01921
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 22 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 01921
Schools across 01921 average an A−, better than 84% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Spofford PondA− · 57% proficient
- Caleb Dustin Hunking SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Proctor ElementaryA− · 55% proficient
- Masconomet Regional Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- North Andover MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Masconomet Regional High SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- North Andover HighA · 67% proficient
- Georgetown High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 01921 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
01921 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 01921 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 01921
Is 01921 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 01921 ranks 820th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, high incomes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on childcare costs and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 01921 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $910,198. The overall cost of living runs about 29% above the national average. Set against a $196,908 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 01921 safe?
Yes, 01921 is safer than 98% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $150 per resident a year.
Compare 01921 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 01921. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 01921 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.
01921 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 01921: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 01921: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 01921: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 01921: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
01921 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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