Best PlacesLeominster, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Leominster, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Leominster ranks 875th of 2,098 U.S. cities 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 Leominster
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.
Leominster's strengths and weaknesses
Where Leominster ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 70% of cities
Where Leominster ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,648 a month, better than only 9% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 15% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Leominster
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Leominster home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $98,166; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Leominster's effective rate of 1.22%, 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 Leominster
Leominster 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 Leominster.
Who works in Leominster, and how
Work in Leominster 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 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Leominster
Leominster has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of cities and more parkland per resident than 90% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Leominster and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Leominster, month by month
Leominster sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 29° | 19° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Leominster
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 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around Leominster
Schools across Leominster average a C+, better than 33% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Fall BrookB− · 41% proficient
- Johnny AppleseedC · 35% proficient
- Frances Drake SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lunenburg Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Sky View Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Memorial Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Lunenburg HighA · 78% proficient
- Leominster High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Leominster Center For ExcellenceB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Leominster school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Leominster 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 Leominster against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Leominster suits
Families
Schools land around the 33rd percentile and crime safety beats 94%.
Common questions about living in Leominster
Is Leominster a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Leominster ranks 875th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low crime, clean air, and tree cover, and lowest on childcare costs and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Leominster expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $381,252. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $98,166 median income, cost of living beats 42% of cities.
Is Leominster safe?
Yes, Leominster is safer than 94% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $180 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Leominster?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 19. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 19% of cities.
Is Leominster good for families?
Schools beat 33% of cities, crime safety beats 94%, and childcare runs $1,648 a month.
Compare Leominster with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Leominster. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Leominster 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.
Leominster detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Leominster: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Leominster: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Leominster: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Leominster: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Leominster 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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