Best Places01937, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 01937, 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.
01937 ranks 5,361st 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 01937
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.
01937's strengths and weaknesses
Where 01937 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 01937 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,897 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Short commute33.1 minutes each way, better than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 01937
A household needs to earn about $233,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 01937 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $120,542, 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 01937's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 01937
01937 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 01937.
Who works in 01937, and how
Work in 01937 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 01937
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 01937, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 01937, month by month
01937 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 01937
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 15 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 01937
Schools across 01937 average a B, better than 70% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Masconomet Regional Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Danvers HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 01937 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
01937 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 01937 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 01937
Is 01937 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 01937 ranks 5,361st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, a strong job market, and cell coverage, 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 01937 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $861,300. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $120,542 median income, cost of living beats 78% of zip codes.
Is 01937 safe?
Yes, 01937 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $166 per resident a year.
Compare 01937 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 01937. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 01937 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.
01937 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 01937: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 01937: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 01937: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 01937: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
01937 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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