Best PlacesHumarock, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Humarock, 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.
Humarock ranks 3,558th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Humarock
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.
Humarock's strengths and weaknesses
Where Humarock ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$142,614 median, better than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
Where Humarock ranks low
- Short commute49.0 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Humarock
A household needs to earn about $174,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Humarock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $142,614, 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 Humarock's effective rate of 1.01%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Humarock
Humarock'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 Humarock.
Who works in Humarock, and how
Work in Humarock centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Humarock
The coast is about 0 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Humarock, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Humarock, month by month
Humarock sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 56° | 48° | 41° |
| July | 82° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 64° | 56° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Humarock
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 22 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 Humarock
Schools across Humarock average an A, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cushing ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gates Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Scituate High SchoolA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Humarock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Humarock 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 Humarock against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Humarock
Is Humarock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Humarock ranks 3,558th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, health care access, and a strong job market, and lowest on long commutes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Humarock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $649,000. The overall cost of living runs about 30% above the national average. Set against a $142,614 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Humarock safe?
Yes, Humarock is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $223 per resident a year.
Compare Humarock with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Humarock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Humarock 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.
Humarock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Humarock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Humarock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Humarock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Humarock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Humarock 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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