Best Places01930, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 01930, 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.
01930 ranks 10,403rd 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 01930
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.
01930's strengths and weaknesses
Where 01930 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 01930 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,897 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 01930
A household needs to earn about $158,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 01930 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $91,125, 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 01930's effective rate of 1.01%, 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 01930
01930 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 01930.
Who works in 01930, and how
Work in 01930 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 01930
01930 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes. The coast is about 3 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 01930 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 01930, month by month
01930 sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 37° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 01930
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 25 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 01930
Schools across 01930 average a B−, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Manchester Memorial ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- Plum Cove SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- East Gloucester ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Manchester Essex Regional Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Ralph B O'maley MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Collins MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Manchester Essex Regional High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Gloucester HighB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 01930 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
01930 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 01930 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 01930 suits
Common questions about living in 01930
Is 01930 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 01930 ranks 10,403rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, walkability, and clean air, 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 01930 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $589,485. The overall cost of living runs about 33% above the national average. Set against a $91,125 median income, cost of living beats 28% of zip codes.
Is 01930 safe?
Yes, 01930 is safer than 82% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $212 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 01930?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 21. That works out to about 76 pleasant days a year, more than 37% of zip codes.
Is 01930 good for families?
Schools beat 62% of zip codes, crime safety beats 82%, and childcare runs $1,897 a month.
Compare 01930 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 01930. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 01930 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.
01930 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 01930: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 01930: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 01930: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 01930: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
01930 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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