Best PlacesBurrage, Hanson, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Burrage, Hanson, 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.
Burrage, Hanson ranks 1,568th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Burrage, Hanson
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.
Burrage, Hanson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burrage, Hanson ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Burrage, Hanson ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Short commute30.6 minutes each way, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Burrage, Hanson
A household needs to earn about $133,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burrage, Hanson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $128,780; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Burrage, Hanson's effective rate of 1.19%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Burrage, Hanson
Burrage, Hanson'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 Burrage, Hanson.
Who works in Burrage, Hanson, and how
Work in Burrage, Hanson centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Burrage, Hanson
The coast is about 24 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Burrage, Hanson, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Burrage, Hanson, month by month
Burrage, Hanson sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 56° | 48° | 41° |
| July | 82° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 64° | 56° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Burrage, Hanson
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 22 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 Burrage, Hanson
Schools across Burrage, Hanson average a B−, better than 65% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Halifax ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Bryantville ElementaryB · 49% proficient
- Gordon W. Mitchell SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pembroke Community Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Hanson Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Plouffe Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Pembroke High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Silver Lake Regional HighA · 69% proficient
- Whitman Hanson RegionalA− · 59% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Burrage, Hanson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burrage, Hanson 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 Burrage, Hanson against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Burrage, Hanson
Is Burrage, Hanson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burrage, Hanson ranks 1,568th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, low crime, and few empty homes, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Burrage, Hanson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $483,220. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $128,780 median income, cost of living beats 79% of neighborhoods.
Is Burrage, Hanson safe?
Yes, Burrage, Hanson is safer than 97% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $180 per resident a year.
Compare Burrage, Hanson with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burrage, Hanson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burrage, Hanson 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.
Burrage, Hanson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burrage, Hanson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burrage, Hanson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burrage, Hanson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burrage, Hanson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burrage, Hanson 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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