Best PlacesAbington, CT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Abington, 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.
Abington ranks 3,467th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Abington
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.
Abington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Abington ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of towns
Where Abington ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,310 a month, better than only 9% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Abington
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Abington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $102,315, 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 Abington's effective rate of 1.43%, 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 Abington
Abington 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 Abington.
Who works in Abington, and how
Work in Abington centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Abington
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Abington.
What the weather is like in Abington, month by month
Abington sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Abington
The nearest airport, Worcester Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 34 miles away.
The best schools in and around Abington
Schools across Abington average a B+, better than 79% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pomfret Community SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Eastford Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Parish Hill High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- The Woodstock AcademyB+ · 53% proficient
- Putnam High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Abington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Abington 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 Abington against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Abington
Is Abington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Abington ranks 3,467th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, fast internet, and an educated workforce, and lowest on state finances and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Abington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $408,135. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $102,315 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Abington safe?
Yes, Abington is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $135 per resident a year.
Compare Abington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Abington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Abington 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.
Abington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Abington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Abington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Abington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Abington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Abington 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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