Best PlacesAshburnham, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ashburnham, 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.
Ashburnham ranks 5,061st of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Ashburnham
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.
Ashburnham's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ashburnham ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$119,786 median, better than 93% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of towns
Where Ashburnham ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,648 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ashburnham
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ashburnham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $119,786, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Ashburnham's effective rate of 1.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Ashburnham
Ashburnham's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ashburnham.
Who works in Ashburnham, and how
Work in Ashburnham centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Ashburnham
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ashburnham.
What the weather is like in Ashburnham, month by month
Ashburnham sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 29° | 19° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Ashburnham
The nearest airport, Worcester Regional, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ashburnham
Schools across Ashburnham average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Briggs ElementaryB · 46% proficient
- Rindge Memorial SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Ashby ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Overlook Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Boynton Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
- Murdock Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Oakmont Regional High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Mascenic Regional High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Fitchburg HighC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ashburnham school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ashburnham 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 Ashburnham against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ashburnham
Is Ashburnham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ashburnham ranks 5,061st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, high incomes, and health care access, 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 Ashburnham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $405,544. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $119,786 median income, cost of living beats 80% of towns.
Is Ashburnham safe?
Yes, Ashburnham is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $146 per resident a year.
Compare Ashburnham with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ashburnham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ashburnham 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.
Ashburnham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ashburnham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ashburnham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ashburnham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ashburnham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ashburnham 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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