Best PlacesTen Hills, Somerville, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ten Hills, Somerville, 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.
Ten Hills, Somerville ranks 1,862nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Ten Hills, Somerville
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.
Ten Hills, Somerville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ten Hills, Somerville ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Ten Hills, Somerville ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,897 a month, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Short commute29.9 minutes each way, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Ten Hills, Somerville
A household needs to earn about $197,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ten Hills, Somerville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $117,551, 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 Ten Hills, Somerville's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 Ten Hills, Somerville
Ten Hills, Somerville runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ten Hills, Somerville.
Who works in Ten Hills, Somerville, and how
Work in Ten Hills, Somerville centers on professional & technical and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 52%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 19%
Life in Ten Hills, Somerville
The coast is about 8 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Ten Hills, Somerville, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ten Hills, Somerville, month by month
Ten Hills, Somerville sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 60° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 67° |
| October | 67° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Ten Hills, Somerville
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 5 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 Ten Hills, Somerville
Schools across Ten Hills, Somerville average a C−, better than 36% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Missituk Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- E Somerville CommunityD+ · 25% proficient
- Arthur D HealeyD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- John J. Mcglynn Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Somerville HighB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ten Hills, Somerville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ten Hills, Somerville 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 Ten Hills, Somerville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Ten Hills, Somerville
Is Ten Hills, Somerville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ten Hills, Somerville ranks 1,862nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, biking, and clean air, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ten Hills, Somerville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $775,321. The overall cost of living runs about 43% above the national average. Set against a $117,551 median income, cost of living beats 54% of neighborhoods.
Is Ten Hills, Somerville safe?
Yes, Ten Hills, Somerville is safer than 74% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $312 per resident a year.
Compare Ten Hills, Somerville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ten Hills, Somerville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ten Hills, Somerville 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.
Ten Hills, Somerville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ten Hills, Somerville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ten Hills, Somerville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ten Hills, Somerville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ten Hills, Somerville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ten Hills, Somerville 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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