Best PlacesBell Hill, Worcester, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bell Hill, Worcester, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bell Hill, Worcester ranks 4,873rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bell Hill, Worcester
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.
Bell Hill, Worcester's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bell Hill, Worcester ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
Where Bell Hill, Worcester ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Household income$49,022 median, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bell Hill, Worcester
A household needs to earn about $155,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bell Hill, Worcester home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $49,022, 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 Bell Hill, Worcester's effective rate of 1.55%, 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 Bell Hill, Worcester
Bell Hill, Worcester runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bell Hill, Worcester.
Who works in Bell Hill, Worcester, and how
Work in Bell Hill, Worcester centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Bell Hill, Worcester
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bell Hill, Worcester.
What the weather is like in Bell Hill, Worcester, month by month
Bell Hill, Worcester sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 19° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Bell Hill, Worcester
The nearest airport, Worcester Regional, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bell Hill, Worcester
Schools across Bell Hill, Worcester average a D+, better than 19% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Jacob Hiatt MagnetC+ · 37% proficient
- City ViewD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Burncoat Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Worcester East MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Burncoat Senior HighC− · 28% proficient
- North HighD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bell Hill, Worcester school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bell Hill, Worcester 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 Bell Hill, Worcester against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Bell Hill, Worcester
Is Bell Hill, Worcester a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bell Hill, Worcester ranks 4,873rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, tree cover, and clean air, and lowest on an overheated housing market and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bell Hill, Worcester expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $536,917. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $49,022 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Bell Hill, Worcester safe?
Yes, Bell Hill, Worcester is safer than 79% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $290 per resident a year.
Compare Bell Hill, Worcester with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bell Hill, Worcester. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bell Hill, Worcester 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.
Bell Hill, Worcester detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bell Hill, Worcester: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bell Hill, Worcester: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bell Hill, Worcester: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bell Hill, Worcester: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bell Hill, Worcester 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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