Best PlacesMonroe Bridge, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Monroe Bridge, 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.
Monroe Bridge ranks 40,668th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Monroe Bridge
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.
Monroe Bridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Monroe Bridge ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Monroe Bridge ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute40.6 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,385 a month, better than only 6% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 9% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Monroe Bridge
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Monroe Bridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,360, 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 Monroe Bridge's effective rate of 1.27%, 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 Monroe Bridge
Monroe Bridge 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 Monroe Bridge.
Who works in Monroe Bridge, and how
Work in Monroe Bridge centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Monroe Bridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Monroe Bridge.
What the weather is like in Monroe Bridge, month by month
Monroe Bridge sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 26° | 18° |
| April | 60° | 47° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 65° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Monroe Bridge
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around Monroe Bridge
Schools across Monroe Bridge average a D, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rowe ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Abbott MemorialD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Drury HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Monroe Bridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Monroe Bridge 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 Monroe Bridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Monroe Bridge
Is Monroe Bridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Monroe Bridge ranks 40,668th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, clean air, and health care access, and lowest on cell coverage and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Monroe Bridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $261,002. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $62,360 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Monroe Bridge safe?
Yes, Monroe Bridge is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $200 per resident a year.
Compare Monroe Bridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Monroe Bridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Monroe Bridge 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.
Monroe Bridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Monroe Bridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Monroe Bridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Monroe Bridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Monroe Bridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Monroe Bridge 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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