Best PlacesHadwen Park, Worcester, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hadwen Park, Worcester, 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.
Hadwen Park, Worcester ranks 2,893rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hadwen Park, Worcester
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.
Hadwen Park, Worcester's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hadwen Park, Worcester ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
Where Hadwen Park, Worcester ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,648 a month, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hadwen Park, Worcester
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hadwen Park, Worcester home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,273, 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 Hadwen Park, Worcester's effective rate of 1.15%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hadwen Park, Worcester
Hadwen Park, Worcester runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hadwen Park, Worcester.
Who works in Hadwen Park, Worcester, and how
Work in Hadwen Park, Worcester centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Hadwen Park, Worcester
Hadwen Park, Worcester has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 97% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Hadwen Park, Worcester and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hadwen Park, Worcester, month by month
Hadwen Park, Worcester sees roughly 78 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 Hadwen Park, Worcester
The nearest airport, Worcester Regional, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hadwen Park, Worcester
Schools across Hadwen Park, Worcester average a C+, better than 48% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Swanson Road Intermediate SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Jacob Hiatt MagnetC+ · 37% proficient
- Heard StreetC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Auburn MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Sullivan MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Auburn Senior HighA− · 65% proficient
- South High CommunityC · 31% proficient
- University Pk Campus SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hadwen Park, Worcester school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hadwen Park, Worcester 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 Hadwen Park, Worcester against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Hadwen Park, Worcester
Is Hadwen Park, Worcester a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hadwen Park, Worcester ranks 2,893rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, tree cover, and clean air, and lowest on internet speeds and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hadwen Park, Worcester expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $371,174. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $90,273 median income, cost of living beats 47% of neighborhoods.
Is Hadwen Park, Worcester safe?
Yes, Hadwen Park, Worcester is safer than 80% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $282 per resident a year.
Compare Hadwen Park, Worcester with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hadwen Park, Worcester. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hadwen Park, Worcester 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.
Hadwen Park, Worcester detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hadwen Park, Worcester: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hadwen Park, Worcester: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hadwen Park, Worcester: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hadwen Park, Worcester: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hadwen Park, Worcester 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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