Best PlacesEast Bridgewater, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Bridgewater, 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.
East Bridgewater ranks 3,284th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in East Bridgewater
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.
East Bridgewater's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Bridgewater ranks high
- Household income$144,120 median, better than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of towns
Where East Bridgewater ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 20% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Bridgewater
A household needs to earn about $145,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Bridgewater home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $144,120; 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 East Bridgewater's effective rate of 1.26%, 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 East Bridgewater
East Bridgewater'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 East Bridgewater.
Who works in East Bridgewater, and how
Work in East Bridgewater centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in East Bridgewater
The coast is about 27 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across East Bridgewater, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Bridgewater, month by month
East Bridgewater sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 31° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of East Bridgewater
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 23 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 East Bridgewater
Schools across East Bridgewater average a B−, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rose L MacdonaldB+ · 55% proficient
- Gordon W. Mitchell SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Howard SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- West Bridgewater Junior/seniorC+ · 37% proficient
- East Bridgewater Jr./sr. High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Bridgewater school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Bridgewater 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 East Bridgewater against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Bridgewater
Is East Bridgewater a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Bridgewater ranks 3,284th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on high incomes, low crime, and few empty homes, and lowest on childcare costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Bridgewater expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $522,558. The overall cost of living runs about 19% above the national average. Set against a $144,120 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is East Bridgewater safe?
Yes, East Bridgewater is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $146 per resident a year.
Compare East Bridgewater with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Bridgewater. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Bridgewater 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.
East Bridgewater detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Bridgewater: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Bridgewater: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Bridgewater: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Bridgewater: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Bridgewater 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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