Best PlacesMaplewood, Fall River, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Maplewood, Fall River, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Maplewood, Fall River ranks 3,135th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. An overheated housing market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low crime.
The best neighborhoods in Maplewood, Fall River
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.
Maplewood, Fall River's strengths and weaknesses
Where Maplewood, Fall River ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 67% of neighborhoods
Where Maplewood, Fall River ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Maplewood, Fall River
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Maplewood, Fall River home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,264, 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 Maplewood, Fall River's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 Maplewood, Fall River
Maplewood, Fall River runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Maplewood, Fall River.
Who works in Maplewood, Fall River, and how
Work in Maplewood, Fall River centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Maplewood, Fall River
Maplewood, Fall River has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 82% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 16 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Maplewood, Fall River and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Maplewood, Fall River, month by month
Maplewood, Fall River sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 23° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Maplewood, Fall River
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around Maplewood, Fall River
Schools across Maplewood, Fall River average a D+, better than 16% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Letourneau Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
- Henry Lord Community SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Matthew J Kuss MiddleC · 31% proficient
- Talbot Innovation SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- B M C Durfee HighC− · 27% proficient
- Argosy Collegiate Charter SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Maplewood, Fall River school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Maplewood, Fall River 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 Maplewood, Fall River against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Maplewood, Fall River
Is Maplewood, Fall River a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Maplewood, Fall River ranks 3,135th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, clean air, and a strong job market, and lowest on an overheated housing market and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Maplewood, Fall River expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $420,315. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $80,264 median income, cost of living beats 47% of neighborhoods.
Is Maplewood, Fall River safe?
Yes, Maplewood, Fall River is safer than 84% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 per resident a year.
Compare Maplewood, Fall River with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Maplewood, Fall River. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Maplewood, Fall River 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.
Maplewood, Fall River detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Maplewood, Fall River: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Maplewood, Fall River: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Maplewood, Fall River: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Maplewood, Fall River: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Maplewood, Fall River 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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