Best PlacesSouth Carver, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Carver, 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.
South Carver ranks 6,629th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Carver
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.
South Carver's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Carver ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Household income$113,816 median, better than 91% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 89% of towns
Where South Carver ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Carver
A household needs to earn about $129,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Carver home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $113,816, 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 South Carver's effective rate of 1.10%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in South Carver
South Carver runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Carver.
Who works in South Carver, and how
Work in South Carver centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in South Carver
The coast is about 16 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across South Carver, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Carver, month by month
South Carver 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 South Carver
The nearest airport, Cape Cod Gateway, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Carver
Schools across South Carver average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
- Nathaniel Morton ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Federal Furnace SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Plymouth South MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Plymouth Commun IntermediateC · 35% proficient
- Wareham MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Plymouth South HighA− · 61% proficient
- Plymouth North HighB+ · 56% proficient
- Carver Middle/high SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Carver school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Carver 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 South Carver against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Carver
Is South Carver a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Carver ranks 6,629th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, big-city access, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs 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 South Carver expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $475,037. The overall cost of living runs about 24% above the national average. Set against a $113,816 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is South Carver safe?
Yes, South Carver is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $140 per resident a year.
Compare South Carver with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Carver. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Carver 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.
South Carver detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Carver: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Carver: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Carver: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Carver: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Carver 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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