Best PlacesFaneuil, Brighton, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Faneuil, Brighton, 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.
Faneuil, Brighton ranks 1,837th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Faneuil, Brighton
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.
Faneuil, Brighton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Faneuil, Brighton ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Faneuil, Brighton ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,304 a month, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Short commute32.1 minutes each way, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Faneuil, Brighton
A household needs to earn about $209,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Faneuil, Brighton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $114,615, 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 Faneuil, Brighton's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Faneuil, Brighton
Faneuil, Brighton runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Faneuil, Brighton.
Who works in Faneuil, Brighton, and how
Work in Faneuil, Brighton centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 53%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 28%
Life in Faneuil, Brighton
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Faneuil, Brighton, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Faneuil, Brighton, month by month
Faneuil, Brighton 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 Faneuil, Brighton
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 8 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 Faneuil, Brighton
Schools across Faneuil, Brighton average a D, better than 13% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- UnderwoodA− · 60% proficient
- Winship Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Lyon K-8 SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bigelow MiddleA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Lyon High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Brighton High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Faneuil, Brighton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Faneuil, Brighton 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 Faneuil, Brighton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Faneuil, Brighton
Is Faneuil, Brighton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Faneuil, Brighton ranks 1,837th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, heat safety, and clean air, and lowest on childcare costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Faneuil, Brighton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $816,103. The overall cost of living runs about 54% above the national average. Set against a $114,615 median income, cost of living beats 42% of neighborhoods.
Is Faneuil, Brighton safe?
Yes, Faneuil, Brighton is safer than 76% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $307 per resident a year.
Compare Faneuil, Brighton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Faneuil, Brighton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Faneuil, Brighton 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.
Faneuil, Brighton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Faneuil, Brighton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Faneuil, Brighton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Faneuil, Brighton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Faneuil, Brighton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Faneuil, Brighton 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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