Best PlacesMt Vernon Park, Lawrence, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence, 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.
Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence ranks 2,890th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence
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.
Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,897 a month, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $86,508, 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 Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence
Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence.
Who works in Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence, and how
Work in Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence
The coast is about 24 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence, month by month
Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence
The nearest airport, Manchester Boston Regional, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 24 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence
Schools across Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence average a D+, better than 19% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Robert FrostD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frost Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Andover HighA · 78% proficient
- Lawrence High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence 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 Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence
Is Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence ranks 2,890th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, clean air, and a strong job market, and lowest on childcare costs and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $407,747. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $86,508 median income, cost of living beats 38% of neighborhoods.
Is Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence safe?
Yes, Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence is safer than 94% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $200 per resident a year.
Compare Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence 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.
Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence 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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