Best PlacesNorth Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Lincoln Street, 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.
North Lincoln Street, Worcester ranks 2,939th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Internet speeds pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low crime.
The best neighborhoods in North Lincoln Street, 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.
North Lincoln Street, Worcester's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Lincoln Street, Worcester ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
Where North Lincoln Street, Worcester ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,648 a month, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North Lincoln Street, Worcester
A household needs to earn about $128,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Lincoln Street, Worcester home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,858, 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 Lincoln Street, Worcester's effective rate of 1.25%, 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 North Lincoln Street, Worcester
North Lincoln Street, Worcester's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Lincoln Street, Worcester.
Who works in North Lincoln Street, Worcester, and how
Work in North Lincoln Street, Worcester centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in North Lincoln Street, Worcester
North Lincoln Street, Worcester has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of North Lincoln Street, Worcester and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Lincoln Street, Worcester, month by month
North Lincoln Street, 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 North Lincoln Street, Worcester
The nearest airport, Worcester Regional, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Lincoln Street, Worcester
Schools across North Lincoln Street, Worcester average a C−, better than 29% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Jacob Hiatt MagnetC+ · 37% proficient
- Lincoln StreetD− · 15% proficient
- Wawecus Road SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Forest Grove MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Burncoat Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Burncoat Senior HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Lincoln Street, Worcester school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Lincoln Street, 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 North Lincoln Street, Worcester against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North Lincoln Street, Worcester
Is North Lincoln Street, Worcester a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Lincoln Street, Worcester ranks 2,939th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, tree cover, and clean air, 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 North Lincoln Street, Worcester expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $459,728. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $80,858 median income, cost of living beats 38% of neighborhoods.
Is North Lincoln Street, Worcester safe?
Yes, North Lincoln Street, Worcester is safer than 84% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $267 per resident a year.
Compare North Lincoln Street, Worcester with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Lincoln Street, Worcester. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Lincoln Street, 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.
North Lincoln Street, Worcester detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Lincoln Street, Worcester: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Lincoln Street, Worcester: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Lincoln Street, Worcester: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Lincoln Street, Worcester: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Lincoln Street, 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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