Best Places02163, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 02163, 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.
02163 ranks 11,474th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 02163
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.
02163's strengths and weaknesses
Where 02163 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 02163 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,304 a month, better than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
Who lives in 02163
02163 runs younger 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 02163.
Who works in 02163, and how
Work in 02163 centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 26%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 47%
Life in 02163
The coast is about 11 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 02163, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 02163, month by month
02163 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 60° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 67° |
| October | 67° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 02163
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 6 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 02163
Schools across 02163 average a B, better than 71% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Martin Luther King Jr.A · 65% proficient
- Gardner Pilot AcademyD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Putnam Avenue Upper SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Cambridge Rindge And LatinA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 02163 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
02163 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 02163 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 02163
Is 02163 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 02163 ranks 11,474th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, biking, and transit, 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 02163 safe?
02163 is safer than 18% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $463 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 02163?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 25. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 25% of zip codes.
Compare 02163 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 02163. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 02163 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.
02163 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 02163: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 02163: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 02163: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 02163: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
02163 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.
- 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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