Best PlacesMontello, Brockton, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Montello, Brockton, 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.
Montello, Brockton ranks 3,798th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on tree cover.
The best neighborhoods in Montello, Brockton
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.
Montello, Brockton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Montello, Brockton ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
Where Montello, Brockton ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Short commute31.0 minutes each way, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Montello, Brockton
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Montello, Brockton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,607, 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 Montello, Brockton's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 Montello, Brockton
Montello, Brockton 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 Montello, Brockton.
Who works in Montello, Brockton, and how
Work in Montello, Brockton centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, 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 Montello, Brockton
Montello, Brockton has more parkland per resident than 85% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 27 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Montello, Brockton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Montello, Brockton, month by month
Montello, Brockton sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 62° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Montello, Brockton
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 19 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 21.1 million passengers in 2025, with 199 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Montello, Brockton
Schools across Montello, Brockton average a D, better than 19% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Richardson Olmsted SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Ralph D ButlerC · 35% proficient
- Louis F Angelo ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Easton Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Plouffe Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- West Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Oliver Ames HighA · 71% proficient
- Avon Middle High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Montello, Brockton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Montello, Brockton 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 Montello, Brockton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Montello, Brockton suits
Families
Schools land around the 19th percentile and crime safety beats 83%.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Montello, Brockton
Is Montello, Brockton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Montello, Brockton ranks 3,798th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, clean air, and low crime, and lowest on the weather and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Montello, Brockton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $420,210. The overall cost of living runs about 17% above the national average. Set against a $80,607 median income, cost of living beats 33% of neighborhoods.
Is Montello, Brockton safe?
Yes, Montello, Brockton is safer than 83% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $288 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Montello, Brockton?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 22. That works out to about 60 pleasant days a year, more than 8% of neighborhoods.
Is Montello, Brockton good for families?
Schools beat 19% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 83%, and childcare runs $1,514 a month.
Compare Montello, Brockton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Montello, Brockton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Montello, Brockton 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.
Montello, Brockton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Montello, Brockton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Montello, Brockton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Montello, Brockton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Montello, Brockton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Montello, Brockton 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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