Best PlacesNorth Falmouth, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Falmouth, 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.
North Falmouth ranks 3,601st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Falmouth
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 Falmouth's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Falmouth ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
Where North Falmouth ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Falmouth
A household needs to earn about $186,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Falmouth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $101,725, 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 North Falmouth's effective rate of 0.53%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in North Falmouth
North Falmouth 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 North Falmouth.
Who works in North Falmouth, and how
Work in North Falmouth centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in North Falmouth
The coast is about 3 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across North Falmouth, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Falmouth, month by month
North Falmouth sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 55° | 47° | 39° |
| July | 80° | 73° | 66° |
| October | 63° | 56° | 48° |
Flying in and out of North Falmouth
The nearest airport, Martha's Vineyard, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Falmouth
Schools across North Falmouth average an A, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Falmouth ElementaryA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Morse Pond SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Bourne Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Falmouth HighA · 68% proficient
- Bourne High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Falmouth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Falmouth 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 Falmouth against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Falmouth
Is North Falmouth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Falmouth ranks 3,601st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, low crime, and civic engagement, and lowest on an overheated housing market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Falmouth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $738,104. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $101,725 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is North Falmouth safe?
Yes, North Falmouth is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $115 per resident a year.
Compare North Falmouth with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Falmouth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Falmouth 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 Falmouth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Falmouth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Falmouth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Falmouth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Falmouth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Falmouth 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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