Best PlacesLane Village, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lane Village, 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.
Lane Village ranks 3,784th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lane Village
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.
Lane Village's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lane Village ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$132,609 median, better than 95% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of towns
Where Lane Village ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,648 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of towns
- Short commute34.6 minutes each way, better than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lane Village
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lane Village home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $132,609, 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 Lane Village's effective rate of 1.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Lane Village
Lane Village runs older 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 Lane Village.
Who works in Lane Village, and how
Work in Lane Village centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Lane Village
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lane Village.
What the weather is like in Lane Village, month by month
Lane Village sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 26° | 16° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Lane Village
The nearest airport, Worcester Regional, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lane Village
Schools across Lane Village average a B−, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Briggs ElementaryB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Overlook Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Murdock Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Oakmont Regional High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Murdock High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lane Village school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lane Village 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 Lane Village against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lane Village
Is Lane Village a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lane Village ranks 3,784th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, high incomes, and heat safety, and lowest on childcare costs and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lane Village expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $370,800. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $132,609 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Lane Village safe?
Yes, Lane Village is safer than 100% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $88 per resident a year.
Compare Lane Village with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lane Village. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lane Village 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.
Lane Village detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lane Village: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lane Village: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lane Village: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lane Village: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lane Village 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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