Best PlacesNubian Square, Boston, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nubian Square, Boston, 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.
Nubian Square, Boston ranks 4,541st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Nubian Square, Boston
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.
Nubian Square, Boston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nubian Square, Boston ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Nubian Square, Boston ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,304 a month, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Household income$46,057 median, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Nubian Square, Boston
A household needs to earn about $159,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nubian Square, Boston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $46,057, 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 Nubian Square, Boston's effective rate of 0.31%, 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 Nubian Square, Boston
Nubian Square, Boston runs younger 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 Nubian Square, Boston.
Who works in Nubian Square, Boston, and how
Work in Nubian Square, Boston centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 35%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 54%
Life in Nubian Square, Boston
The coast is about 9 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Nubian Square, Boston, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Nubian Square, Boston, month by month
Nubian Square, Boston sees roughly 70 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 Nubian Square, Boston
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 4 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 Nubian Square, Boston
Schools across Nubian Square, Boston average a D, better than 13% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hale Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Hurley K-8 SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Mason Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Higginson-lewis K-8 SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- O'bryant School Of Math & ScienceA− · 62% proficient
- Boston Latin AcademyA− · 60% proficient
- Boston Day And Evening Academy Charter SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nubian Square, Boston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nubian Square, Boston 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 Nubian Square, Boston against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Nubian Square, Boston
Is Nubian Square, Boston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nubian Square, Boston ranks 4,541st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, transit, and biking, and lowest on childcare costs and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nubian Square, Boston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $653,017. The overall cost of living runs about 40% above the national average. Set against a $46,057 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Nubian Square, Boston safe?
Nubian Square, Boston is safer than 39% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $521 per resident a year.
Compare Nubian Square, Boston with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nubian Square, Boston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nubian Square, Boston 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.
Nubian Square, Boston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nubian Square, Boston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nubian Square, Boston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nubian Square, Boston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nubian Square, Boston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nubian Square, Boston 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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