Best PlacesSixteen Acres, Springfield, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sixteen Acres, Springfield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Sixteen Acres, Springfield ranks 2,697th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sixteen Acres, Springfield
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.
Sixteen Acres, Springfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sixteen Acres, Springfield ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Sixteen Acres, Springfield ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Sixteen Acres, Springfield
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sixteen Acres, Springfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,700, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Sixteen Acres, Springfield's effective rate of 1.47%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sixteen Acres, Springfield
Sixteen Acres, Springfield's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sixteen Acres, Springfield.
Who works in Sixteen Acres, Springfield, and how
Work in Sixteen Acres, Springfield centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Sixteen Acres, Springfield
Sixteen Acres, Springfield has more parkland per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Sixteen Acres, Springfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Sixteen Acres, Springfield, month by month
Sixteen Acres, Springfield sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 35° |
| July | 88° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 68° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Sixteen Acres, Springfield
Bradley International sits about 15 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.3 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Sixteen Acres, Springfield
Schools across Sixteen Acres, Springfield average a C−, better than 29% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Stony Hill SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- WarnerC− · 27% proficient
- Mary M LynchC− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wilbraham MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (talented And Gifted)C+ · 37% proficient
- Kiley PrepF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Minnechaug Regional HighA · 69% proficient
- Springfield Public Day High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- John J Duggan AcademyD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sixteen Acres, Springfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sixteen Acres, Springfield 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 Sixteen Acres, Springfield against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Sixteen Acres, Springfield suits
Families
Schools land around the 29th percentile and crime safety beats 96%.
Common questions about living in Sixteen Acres, Springfield
Is Sixteen Acres, Springfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sixteen Acres, Springfield ranks 2,697th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, low crime, and quiet, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sixteen Acres, Springfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $264,992. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $85,700 median income, cost of living beats 51% of neighborhoods.
Is Sixteen Acres, Springfield safe?
Yes, Sixteen Acres, Springfield is safer than 96% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $194 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Sixteen Acres, Springfield?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 18. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 17% of neighborhoods.
Is Sixteen Acres, Springfield good for families?
Schools beat 29% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 96%, and childcare runs $1,385 a month.
Compare Sixteen Acres, Springfield with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sixteen Acres, Springfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sixteen Acres, Springfield 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.
Sixteen Acres, Springfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sixteen Acres, Springfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sixteen Acres, Springfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sixteen Acres, Springfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sixteen Acres, Springfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sixteen Acres, Springfield 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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