Best Places02669, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 02669, 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.
02669 ranks 5,454th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 02669
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.
02669's strengths and weaknesses
Where 02669 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 02669 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 02669
A household needs to earn about $223,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 02669 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,434, 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 02669's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 02669
02669 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 02669.
Who works in 02669, and how
Work in 02669 centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 57%
- Work from home 35%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 02669
The coast is about 1 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 02669, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 02669, month by month
02669 sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 56° | 47° | 39° |
| July | 82° | 73° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 58° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 02669
The nearest airport, Cape Cod Gateway, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around 02669
Schools across 02669 average a B+, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Chatham Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Harwich Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Barnstable United Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Monomoy Regional Middle SchoolA− · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Monomoy Regional High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Barnstable HighC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 02669 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
02669 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 02669 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 02669
Is 02669 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 02669 ranks 5,454th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, an educated workforce, and civic engagement, and lowest on an overheated housing market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 02669 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $903,047. The overall cost of living runs about 29% above the national average. Set against a $93,434 median income, cost of living beats 45% of zip codes.
Is 02669 safe?
Yes, 02669 is safer than 93% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $167 per resident a year.
Compare 02669 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 02669. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 02669 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.
02669 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 02669: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 02669: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 02669: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 02669: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
02669 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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