Best PlacesMcKnight, Springfield, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McKnight, Springfield, 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.
McKnight, Springfield ranks 5,599th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. An overheated housing market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on short commutes.
The best neighborhoods in McKnight, Springfield
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.
McKnight, Springfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where McKnight, Springfield ranks high
- Short commute19.1 minutes each way, better than 84% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 73% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 62% of neighborhoods
Where McKnight, Springfield ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in McKnight, Springfield
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McKnight, Springfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $52,633, 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 McKnight, Springfield's effective rate of 1.20%, 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 McKnight, Springfield
McKnight, Springfield runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for McKnight, Springfield.
Who works in McKnight, Springfield, and how
Work in McKnight, Springfield centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in McKnight, Springfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McKnight, Springfield.
What the weather is like in McKnight, Springfield, month by month
McKnight, Springfield sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 35° |
| July | 88° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 68° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of McKnight, Springfield
Bradley International sits about 14 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.3 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around McKnight, Springfield
Schools across McKnight, Springfield average a D, better than 15% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Springfield International Academy At JohnsonD+ · 25% proficient
- Rebecca M JohnsonD− · 15% proficient
- Springfield Public Day Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (talented And Gifted)C+ · 37% proficient
- Rise Academy At Van SickleF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McKnight, Springfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McKnight, Springfield 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 McKnight, Springfield against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in McKnight, Springfield
Is McKnight, Springfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McKnight, Springfield ranks 5,599th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, tree cover, and low disaster risk, 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 McKnight, Springfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $234,725. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $52,633 median income, cost of living beats 12% of neighborhoods.
Is McKnight, Springfield safe?
McKnight, Springfield is safer than 43% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $489 per resident a year.
Compare McKnight, Springfield with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McKnight, Springfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McKnight, Springfield 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.
McKnight, Springfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McKnight, Springfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McKnight, Springfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McKnight, Springfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McKnight, Springfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McKnight, Springfield 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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