Best PlacesSandy Beach, Fall River, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sandy Beach, Fall River, 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.
Sandy Beach, Fall River ranks 4,266th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. An overheated housing market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low crime.
The best neighborhoods in Sandy Beach, Fall River
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.
Sandy Beach, Fall River's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sandy Beach, Fall River ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 65% of neighborhoods
Where Sandy Beach, Fall River ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Sandy Beach, Fall River
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sandy Beach, Fall River home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $57,049, 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 Sandy Beach, Fall River's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 Sandy Beach, Fall River
Sandy Beach, Fall River'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 Sandy Beach, Fall River.
Who works in Sandy Beach, Fall River, and how
Work in Sandy Beach, Fall River centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Sandy Beach, Fall River
Sandy Beach, Fall River has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 74% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 17 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Sandy Beach, Fall River and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Sandy Beach, Fall River, month by month
Sandy Beach, Fall River sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 23° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Sandy Beach, Fall River
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sandy Beach, Fall River
Schools across Sandy Beach, Fall River average a D+, better than 19% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- John J DoranD+ · 21% proficient
- Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Matthew J Kuss MiddleC · 31% proficient
- Morton MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- B M C Durfee HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sandy Beach, Fall River school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sandy Beach, Fall River 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 Sandy Beach, Fall River against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Sandy Beach, Fall River
Is Sandy Beach, Fall River a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sandy Beach, Fall River ranks 4,266th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, quiet, and clean air, and lowest on an overheated housing market and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sandy Beach, Fall River expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $417,080. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $57,049 median income, cost of living beats 20% of neighborhoods.
Is Sandy Beach, Fall River safe?
Yes, Sandy Beach, Fall River is safer than 80% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $291 per resident a year.
Compare Sandy Beach, Fall River with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sandy Beach, Fall River. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sandy Beach, Fall River 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.
Sandy Beach, Fall River detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sandy Beach, Fall River: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sandy Beach, Fall River: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sandy Beach, Fall River: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sandy Beach, Fall River: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sandy Beach, Fall River 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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