Best PlacesEast Forest Park, Springfield, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Forest Park, Springfield, 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.
East Forest Park, Springfield ranks 3,071st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Forest Park, Springfield
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 Forest Park, Springfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Forest Park, Springfield ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
Where East Forest Park, Springfield ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Forest Park, Springfield
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Forest Park, Springfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,664, 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 Forest Park, Springfield's effective rate of 1.34%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Forest Park, Springfield
East Forest Park, Springfield'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 Forest Park, Springfield.
Who works in East Forest Park, Springfield, and how
Work in East Forest Park, Springfield centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in East Forest Park, Springfield
East Forest Park, Springfield has more parkland per resident than 80% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of East Forest Park, Springfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Forest Park, Springfield, month by month
East Forest Park, Springfield sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 35° |
| July | 88° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 68° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of East Forest Park, Springfield
Bradley International sits about 13 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.3 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around East Forest Park, Springfield
Schools across East Forest Park, Springfield average a C−, better than 27% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Frederick HarrisC− · 27% proficient
- Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School Of ExcellenceD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (talented And Gifted)C+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Forest Park, Springfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Forest Park, Springfield 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 Forest Park, Springfield against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East Forest Park, Springfield
Is East Forest Park, Springfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Forest Park, Springfield ranks 3,071st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, tree cover, and low crime, 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 East Forest Park, Springfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $272,540. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $79,664 median income, cost of living beats 44% of neighborhoods.
Is East Forest Park, Springfield safe?
Yes, East Forest Park, Springfield is safer than 82% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $279 per resident a year.
Compare East Forest Park, Springfield with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Forest Park, Springfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Forest Park, Springfield 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 Forest Park, Springfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Forest Park, Springfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Forest Park, Springfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Forest Park, Springfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Forest Park, Springfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Forest Park, Springfield 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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