Best PlacesSiasconset, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Siasconset, 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.
Siasconset ranks 10,145th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Siasconset
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.
Siasconset's strengths and weaknesses
Where Siasconset ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute13.2 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
Where Siasconset ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Siasconset
A household needs to earn about $485,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Siasconset home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $103,239, 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 Siasconset's effective rate of 0.27%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Siasconset
Siasconset runs older 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 Siasconset.
Who works in Siasconset, and how
Work in Siasconset centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 28%
Life in Siasconset
The coast is about 2 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Siasconset, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Siasconset, month by month
Siasconset sees roughly 125 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 78 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs June through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 55° | 47° | 39° |
| July | 78° | 70° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 58° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Siasconset
The nearest airport, Nantucket Memorial, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Siasconset
Schools across Siasconset average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Cyrus PeirceC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Nantucket HighB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Siasconset school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Siasconset 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 Siasconset against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Siasconset
Is Siasconset a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Siasconset ranks 10,145th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on biking, civic engagement, and an educated workforce, and lowest on an overheated housing market and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Siasconset expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $2,000,001. The overall cost of living runs about 51% above the national average. Set against a $103,239 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Siasconset safe?
Yes, Siasconset is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 per resident a year.
Compare Siasconset with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Siasconset. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Siasconset 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.
Siasconset detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Siasconset: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Siasconset: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Siasconset: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Siasconset: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Siasconset 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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