Best PlacesMetro Center, Springfield, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Metro Center, 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.
Metro Center, Springfield ranks 5,459th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Metro Center, 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.
Metro Center, Springfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Metro Center, Springfield ranks high
- TransitBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Short commute19.3 minutes each way, better than 83% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
Where Metro Center, Springfield ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Household income$24,391 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Metro Center, Springfield
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Metro Center, Springfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $24,391, 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 Metro Center, Springfield's effective rate of 1.15%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Metro Center, Springfield
Metro Center, Springfield runs younger 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 Metro Center, Springfield.
Who works in Metro Center, Springfield, and how
Work in Metro Center, Springfield centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 26%
Life in Metro Center, Springfield
Metro Center, Springfield has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Metro Center, Springfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Metro Center, Springfield, month by month
Metro Center, Springfield sees roughly 62 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 Metro Center, Springfield
Bradley International sits about 13 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 Metro Center, Springfield
Schools across Metro Center, Springfield average a C−, better than 27% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Springfield Public Day Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (talented And Gifted)C+ · 37% proficient
- Libertas Academy Charter SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- High School Of CommerceC− · 30% proficient
- Conservatory Of The ArtsD− · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Metro Center, Springfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Metro Center, 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 Metro Center, Springfield against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Metro Center, Springfield
Is Metro Center, Springfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Metro Center, Springfield ranks 5,459th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, short commutes, and walkability, and lowest on health outcomes and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Metro Center, Springfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $218,233. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $24,391 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Metro Center, Springfield safe?
Metro Center, Springfield is safer than 17% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $776 per resident a year.
Compare Metro Center, Springfield with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Metro Center, Springfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Metro Center, 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.
Metro Center, Springfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Metro Center, Springfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Metro Center, Springfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Metro Center, Springfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Metro Center, Springfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Metro Center, 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.