Best PlacesNewton Square, Worcester, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Newton Square, Worcester, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Newton Square, Worcester ranks 1,791st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Newton Square, Worcester
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.
Newton Square, Worcester's strengths and weaknesses
Where Newton Square, Worcester ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Newton Square, Worcester ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,648 a month, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Newton Square, Worcester
A household needs to earn about $123,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Newton Square, Worcester home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $103,708, 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 Newton Square, Worcester's effective rate of 1.31%, 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 Newton Square, Worcester
Newton Square, Worcester runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Newton Square, Worcester.
Who works in Newton Square, Worcester, and how
Work in Newton Square, Worcester centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Newton Square, Worcester
Newton Square, Worcester has more parkland per resident than 90% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Newton Square, Worcester and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Newton Square, Worcester, month by month
Newton Square, Worcester sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 19° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Newton Square, Worcester
The nearest airport, Worcester Regional, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around Newton Square, Worcester
Schools across Newton Square, Worcester average a C, better than 42% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Midland StreetB− · 43% proficient
- Jacob Hiatt MagnetC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Forest Grove MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Doherty Memorial HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Newton Square, Worcester school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Newton Square, Worcester 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 Newton Square, Worcester against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Newton Square, Worcester
Is Newton Square, Worcester a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Newton Square, Worcester ranks 1,791st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, health care access, and heat safety, and lowest on internet speeds and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Newton Square, Worcester expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $439,642. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $103,708 median income, cost of living beats 64% of neighborhoods.
Is Newton Square, Worcester safe?
Yes, Newton Square, Worcester is safer than 90% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $227 per resident a year.
Compare Newton Square, Worcester with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Newton Square, Worcester. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Newton Square, Worcester 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.
Newton Square, Worcester detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Newton Square, Worcester: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Newton Square, Worcester: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Newton Square, Worcester: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Newton Square, Worcester: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Newton Square, Worcester 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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