Best PlacesFayville, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fayville, 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.
Fayville ranks 451st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fayville
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.
Fayville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fayville ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$159,290 median, better than 98% of towns
Where Fayville ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,648 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fayville
A household needs to earn about $205,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fayville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $159,290, 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 Fayville's effective rate of 1.28%, 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 Fayville
Fayville'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 Fayville.
Who works in Fayville, and how
Work in Fayville centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fayville
The coast is about 32 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Fayville, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fayville, month by month
Fayville sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Fayville
The nearest airport, Worcester Regional, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 26 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fayville
Schools across Fayville average an A, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Albert S. Woodward Memorial SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Margaret A NearyA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ashland MiddleA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Ashland HighA+ · 85% proficient
- Marlborough HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fayville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fayville 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 Fayville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fayville
Is Fayville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fayville ranks 451st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, population health, and an educated workforce, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fayville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $733,844. The overall cost of living runs about 21% above the national average. Set against a $159,290 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Fayville safe?
Yes, Fayville is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $157 per resident a year.
Compare Fayville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fayville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fayville 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.
Fayville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fayville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fayville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fayville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fayville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fayville 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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