Best Places02748, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 02748, 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.
02748 ranks 5,121st 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 02748
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.
02748's strengths and weaknesses
Where 02748 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Household income$112,986 median, better than 87% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 02748 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 40% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 02748
A household needs to earn about $148,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 02748 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $112,986, 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 02748's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 02748
02748 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 02748.
Who works in 02748, and how
Work in 02748 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 76%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 02748
02748 has more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. The coast is about 4 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 02748 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 02748, month by month
02748 sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 23° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 02748
The nearest airport, Martha's Vineyard, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around 02748
Schools across 02748 average a B−, better than 60% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Joseph DemelloB+ · 50% proficient
- Westport ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Betsey B WinslowB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dartmouth MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Dartmouth HighA · 68% proficient
- New Bedford HighD · 19% proficient
- Whaling City Junior/senior High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 02748 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
02748 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 02748 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 02748
Is 02748 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 02748 ranks 5,121st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, civic engagement, and high incomes, 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 02748 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $564,140. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $112,986 median income, cost of living beats 78% of zip codes.
Is 02748 safe?
Yes, 02748 is safer than 82% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $207 per resident a year.
Compare 02748 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 02748. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 02748 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.
02748 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 02748: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 02748: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 02748: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 02748: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
02748 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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