Best PlacesTewksbury, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tewksbury, 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.
Tewksbury ranks 442nd of 2,098 U.S. cities 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 Tewksbury
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.
Tewksbury's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tewksbury ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of cities
Where Tewksbury ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,897 a month, better than only 4% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 20% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Tewksbury
A household needs to earn about $159,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tewksbury home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $130,260, 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 Tewksbury's effective rate of 1.25%, 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 Tewksbury
Tewksbury runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tewksbury.
Who works in Tewksbury, and how
Work in Tewksbury centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Tewksbury
Tewksbury has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% 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 Tewksbury and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Tewksbury, month by month
Tewksbury sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 61° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Tewksbury
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 20 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 Tewksbury
Schools across Tewksbury average a B+, better than 75% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- South ElementaryA · 66% proficient
- Henry C Sanborn ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- John F KennedyB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wood Hill Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Andover West MiddleA · 59% proficient
- John F. RyanA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Andover HighA · 78% proficient
- Tewksbury Memorial HighA− · 63% proficient
- Billerica Memorial High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tewksbury school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tewksbury 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 Tewksbury against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Tewksbury suits
Common questions about living in Tewksbury
Is Tewksbury a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tewksbury ranks 442nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low crime, few empty homes, and clean air, and lowest on childcare costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tewksbury expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $574,223. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $130,260 median income, cost of living beats 66% of cities.
Is Tewksbury safe?
Yes, Tewksbury is safer than 99% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $143 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Tewksbury?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 21. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 12% of cities.
Is Tewksbury good for families?
Schools beat 75% of cities, crime safety beats 99%, and childcare runs $1,897 a month.
Compare Tewksbury with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tewksbury. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tewksbury 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.
Tewksbury detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tewksbury: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tewksbury: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tewksbury: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tewksbury: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tewksbury 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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