Best PlacesNobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham, 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.
Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham ranks 758th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham
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.
Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,897 a month, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham
A household needs to earn about $162,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $118,433, 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 Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham
Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham 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 Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham.
Who works in Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham, and how
Work in Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham
Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 82% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 13 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham, month by month
Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 60° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 67° |
| October | 67° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 9 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 Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham
Schools across Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham average a B+, better than 84% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- SouthA− · 58% proficient
- Colonial ParkB · 50% proficient
- Robin HoodB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stoneham Central Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Stoneham HighA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham 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 Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham
Is Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham ranks 758th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on health care access, clean air, and low crime, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $609,836. The overall cost of living runs about 29% above the national average. Set against a $118,433 median income, cost of living beats 64% of neighborhoods.
Is Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham safe?
Yes, Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham is safer than 91% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $237 per resident a year.
Compare Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham 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.
Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham 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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