Best PlacesBoston Road, Springfield, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Boston Road, Springfield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Boston Road, Springfield ranks 3,838th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Health outcomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on clean air.
The best neighborhoods in Boston Road, Springfield
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.
Boston Road, Springfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Boston Road, Springfield ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 73% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
Where Boston Road, Springfield ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Boston Road, Springfield
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Boston Road, Springfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,686, 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 Boston Road, Springfield's effective rate of 1.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Boston Road, Springfield
Boston Road, Springfield'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 Boston Road, Springfield.
Who works in Boston Road, Springfield, and how
Work in Boston Road, Springfield centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Boston Road, Springfield
Boston Road, Springfield has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Boston Road, Springfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Boston Road, Springfield, month by month
Boston Road, Springfield sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 35° |
| July | 88° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 68° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Boston Road, Springfield
Bradley International sits about 17 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.3 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Boston Road, Springfield
Schools across Boston Road, Springfield average a C−, better than 28% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- WarnerC− · 27% proficient
- Springfield Public Day Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wilbraham MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (talented And Gifted)C+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Springfield Public Day High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Boston Road, Springfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Boston Road, Springfield 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 Boston Road, Springfield against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Boston Road, Springfield
Is Boston Road, Springfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Boston Road, Springfield ranks 3,838th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on health outcomes 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 Boston Road, Springfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $226,548. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $73,686 median income, cost of living beats 37% of neighborhoods.
Is Boston Road, Springfield safe?
Yes, Boston Road, Springfield is safer than 70% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $390 per resident a year.
Compare Boston Road, Springfield with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Boston Road, Springfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Boston Road, Springfield 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.
Boston Road, Springfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Boston Road, Springfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Boston Road, Springfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Boston Road, Springfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Boston Road, Springfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Boston Road, Springfield 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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