Best Places02338, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 02338, 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.
02338 ranks 5,099th 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 02338
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.
02338's strengths and weaknesses
Where 02338 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 02338 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Short commute35.5 minutes each way, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 02338
A household needs to earn about $122,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 02338 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $113,494; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 02338's effective rate of 1.26%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 02338
02338 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 02338.
Who works in 02338, and how
Work in 02338 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 02338
The coast is about 20 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 02338, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 02338, month by month
02338 sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 02338
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 26 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 02338
Schools across 02338 average a B+, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Halifax ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Bryantville ElementaryB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pembroke Community Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Bridgewater Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Silver Lake Regional Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Pembroke High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Silver Lake Regional HighA · 69% proficient
- Bridgewater-raynham RegionalA− · 66% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 02338 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
02338 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 02338 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 02338
Is 02338 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 02338 ranks 5,099th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, civic engagement, and health care access, and lowest on childcare costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 02338 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $438,616. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $113,494 median income, cost of living beats 67% of zip codes.
Is 02338 safe?
Yes, 02338 is safer than 99% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $124 per resident a year.
Compare 02338 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 02338. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 02338 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.
02338 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 02338: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 02338: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 02338: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 02338: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
02338 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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