Best PlacesBryant Terrace, Malden, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bryant Terrace, Malden, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bryant Terrace, Malden ranks 2,350th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bryant Terrace, Malden
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.
Bryant Terrace, Malden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bryant Terrace, Malden ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Bryant Terrace, Malden ranks low
- Short commute34.4 minutes each way, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,897 a month, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bryant Terrace, Malden
A household needs to earn about $156,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bryant Terrace, Malden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $100,224, 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 Bryant Terrace, Malden's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 Bryant Terrace, Malden
Bryant Terrace, Malden'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 Bryant Terrace, Malden.
Who works in Bryant Terrace, Malden, and how
Work in Bryant Terrace, Malden centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 24%
Life in Bryant Terrace, Malden
The coast is about 7 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Bryant Terrace, Malden, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bryant Terrace, Malden, month by month
Bryant Terrace, Malden sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 60° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 67° |
| October | 67° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Bryant Terrace, Malden
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 5 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 21.1 million passengers in 2025, with 199 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Bryant Terrace, Malden
Schools across Bryant Terrace, Malden average a C−, better than 30% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Malden HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bryant Terrace, Malden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bryant Terrace, Malden 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 Bryant Terrace, Malden against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Bryant Terrace, Malden
Is Bryant Terrace, Malden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bryant Terrace, Malden ranks 2,350th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, low crime, and big-city access, and lowest on long commutes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bryant Terrace, Malden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $592,095. The overall cost of living runs about 27% above the national average. Set against a $100,224 median income, cost of living beats 46% of neighborhoods.
Is Bryant Terrace, Malden safe?
Yes, Bryant Terrace, Malden is safer than 86% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $251 per resident a year.
Compare Bryant Terrace, Malden with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bryant Terrace, Malden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bryant Terrace, Malden 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.
Bryant Terrace, Malden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bryant Terrace, Malden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bryant Terrace, Malden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bryant Terrace, Malden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bryant Terrace, Malden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bryant Terrace, Malden 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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