Best PlacesBroadmeadow Brook, Worcester, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester, 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.
Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester ranks 2,985th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Broadmeadow Brook, 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.
Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester's strengths and weaknesses
Where Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,648 a month, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,936, 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 Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester
Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester.
Who works in Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester, and how
Work in Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester.
What the weather is like in Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester, month by month
Broadmeadow Brook, 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 Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester
The nearest airport, Worcester Regional, is about 6 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 Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester
Schools across Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester average a D+, better than 20% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Jacob Hiatt MagnetC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sullivan MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
- Worcester East MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- South High CommunityC · 31% proficient
- North HighD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Broadmeadow Brook, 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 Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester
Is Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester ranks 2,985th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, heat safety, and low crime, and lowest on internet speeds 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 Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $365,295. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $90,936 median income, cost of living beats 52% of neighborhoods.
Is Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester safe?
Yes, Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester is safer than 92% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $216 per resident a year.
Compare Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Broadmeadow Brook, 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.
Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Broadmeadow Brook, 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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