Best PlacesPlymouth, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Plymouth, 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.
Plymouth ranks 729th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Plymouth
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.
Plymouth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Plymouth ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of cities
Where Plymouth ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 14% of cities
- Short commute31.2 minutes each way, better than only 18% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Plymouth
A household needs to earn about $143,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Plymouth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $118,055, 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 Plymouth's effective rate of 1.17%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Plymouth
Plymouth runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Plymouth.
Who works in Plymouth, and how
Work in Plymouth centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Plymouth
Plymouth has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of cities and more parkland per resident than 96% of cities. The coast is about 5 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Plymouth and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Plymouth, month by month
Plymouth 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 Plymouth
The nearest airport, Provincetown Municipal, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 37 miles away.
The best schools in and around Plymouth
Schools across Plymouth average a B, better than 61% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Manomet ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Alden SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Indian BrookB+ · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Duxbury MiddleA · 62% proficient
- Plymouth South MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Plymouth Commun IntermediateC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Duxbury HighA+ · 86% proficient
- Plymouth South HighA− · 61% proficient
- Plymouth North HighB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Plymouth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Plymouth 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 Plymouth against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Plymouth suits
Common questions about living in Plymouth
Is Plymouth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Plymouth ranks 729th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on tree cover, low crime, and health care access, and lowest on cell coverage 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 Plymouth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $519,353. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $118,055 median income, cost of living beats 55% of cities.
Is Plymouth safe?
Yes, Plymouth is safer than 98% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $156 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Plymouth?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 22. That works out to about 77 pleasant days a year, more than 40% of cities.
Is Plymouth good for families?
Schools beat 61% of cities, crime safety beats 98%, and childcare runs $1,514 a month.
Compare Plymouth with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Plymouth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Plymouth 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.
Plymouth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Plymouth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Plymouth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Plymouth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Plymouth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Plymouth 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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