Best PlacesEast Brimfield, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Brimfield, 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 Brimfield ranks 3,843rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in East Brimfield
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 Brimfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Brimfield ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$134,096 median, better than 96% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
Where East Brimfield ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,385 a month, better than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Brimfield
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Brimfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $134,096, 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 East Brimfield's effective rate of 1.17%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in East Brimfield
East Brimfield runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Brimfield.
Who works in East Brimfield, and how
Work in East Brimfield centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in East Brimfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Brimfield.
What the weather is like in East Brimfield, month by month
East Brimfield sees roughly 77 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 East Brimfield
The nearest airport, Worcester Regional, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 30 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Brimfield
Schools across East Brimfield average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brimfield ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Burgess ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Holland ElementaryC+ · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tantasqua Regional Jr HighB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Tantasqua Regional Sr HighA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Brimfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Brimfield 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 Brimfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Brimfield
Is East Brimfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Brimfield ranks 3,843rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, low crime, and high incomes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Brimfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $403,584. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $134,096 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is East Brimfield safe?
Yes, East Brimfield is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $148 per resident a year.
Compare East Brimfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Brimfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Brimfield 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 Brimfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Brimfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Brimfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Brimfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Brimfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Brimfield 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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