Best PlacesSalisbury Street, Worcester, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Salisbury Street, Worcester, 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.
Salisbury Street, Worcester ranks 1,260th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
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The best neighborhoods in Salisbury 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.
Salisbury Street, Worcester's strengths and weaknesses
Where Salisbury Street, Worcester ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Household income$129,662 median, better than 85% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Salisbury Street, Worcester ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 78 pleasant days a year, better than only 37% of neighborhoods
- School gradeC, better than only 42% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Salisbury Street, Worcester
A household needs to earn about $146,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Salisbury Street, Worcester home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $129,662, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.7% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-08-20 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 Salisbury Street, Worcester'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 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 Salisbury Street, Worcester
Salisbury Street, Worcester runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Salisbury Street, Worcester.
Who works in Salisbury Street, Worcester, and how
Work in Salisbury Street, Worcester centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Salisbury Street, Worcester
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Salisbury Street, Worcester.
What the weather is like in Salisbury Street, Worcester, month by month
Salisbury 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 Salisbury Street, Worcester
The nearest airport, Worcester Regional, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around Salisbury Street, Worcester
Schools across Salisbury Street, Worcester average a C, better than 42% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Flagg StreetB · 45% proficient
- Jacob Hiatt MagnetC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Forest Grove MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Doherty Memorial HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Salisbury Street, Worcester school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Salisbury 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 Salisbury Street, Worcester against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Salisbury Street, Worcester
Is Salisbury Street, Worcester a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Salisbury Street, Worcester ranks 1,260th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, health care access, and what local pay buys, 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 Salisbury Street, Worcester expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $529,410. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $129,662 median income, cost of living beats 82% of neighborhoods.
Is Salisbury Street, Worcester safe?
Yes, Salisbury Street, Worcester is safer than 93% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $212 per resident a year.
Compare Salisbury Street, Worcester with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Salisbury Street, Worcester. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Salisbury 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.
Salisbury Street, Worcester detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Salisbury Street, Worcester: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Salisbury Street, Worcester: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Salisbury Street, Worcester: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Salisbury Street, Worcester: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Salisbury 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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