Best PlacesNorth Carver, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Carver, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North Carver ranks 3,534th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Carver
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.
North Carver's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Carver ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$143,159 median, better than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of towns
Where North Carver ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Carver
A household needs to earn about $152,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Carver home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $143,159; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 North Carver's effective rate of 1.20%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in North Carver
North Carver runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Carver.
Who works in North Carver, and how
Work in North Carver centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in North Carver
The coast is about 14 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across North Carver, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Carver, month by month
North Carver sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 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 | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of North Carver
The nearest airport, Provincetown Municipal, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 33 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Carver
Schools across North Carver average a B−, better than 63% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kingston IntermediateB · 47% proficient
- Mary K. Goode Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Federal Furnace SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Silver Lake Regional Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- John T. Nichols MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Plymouth Commun IntermediateC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Silver Lake Regional HighA · 69% proficient
- Plymouth North HighB+ · 56% proficient
- Middleborough HighB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Carver school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Carver 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 North Carver against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Carver
Is North Carver a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Carver ranks 3,534th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, few empty homes, 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 North Carver expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $552,144. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $143,159 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is North Carver safe?
Yes, North Carver is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $131 per resident a year.
Compare North Carver with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Carver. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Carver 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.
North Carver detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Carver: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Carver: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Carver: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Carver: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Carver 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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