Best PlacesStoughton, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stoughton, 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.
Stoughton ranks 842nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Stoughton
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.
Stoughton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stoughton ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 85% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 75% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 73% of cities
Where Stoughton ranks low
- Cheap childcare$2,403 a month, better than only 1% of cities
- Short commute33.4 minutes each way, better than only 10% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 20% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Stoughton
A household needs to earn about $143,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stoughton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $104,974, 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 Stoughton's effective rate of 1.14%, 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 Stoughton
Stoughton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Stoughton.
Who works in Stoughton, and how
Work in Stoughton centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Stoughton
Stoughton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of cities and more parkland per resident than 88% of cities. The coast is about 27 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Stoughton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Stoughton, month by month
Stoughton sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 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 | 63° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 62° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Stoughton
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 17 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 21.1 million passengers in 2025, with 199 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Stoughton
Schools across Stoughton average a B−, better than 53% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- East ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- South ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Helen Hansen ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sharon MiddleA · 62% proficient
- O'donnell Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Sharon HighA+ · 83% proficient
- Stoughton HighB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stoughton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stoughton 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 Stoughton against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Stoughton suits
Families
Schools land around the 53rd percentile and crime safety beats 85%.
Common questions about living in Stoughton
Is Stoughton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stoughton ranks 842nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on tree cover, clean air, and low crime, and lowest on childcare costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stoughton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $524,015. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $104,974 median income, cost of living beats 44% of cities.
Is Stoughton safe?
Yes, Stoughton is safer than 85% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $210 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Stoughton?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 22. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 11% of cities.
Is Stoughton good for families?
Schools beat 53% of cities, crime safety beats 85%, and childcare runs $2,403 a month.
Compare Stoughton with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stoughton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stoughton 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.
Stoughton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stoughton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stoughton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stoughton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stoughton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stoughton 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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