Best PlacesTurkey Hill Shores, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Turkey Hill Shores, 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.
Turkey Hill Shores ranks 4,833rd 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 Turkey Hill Shores
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.
Turkey Hill Shores' strengths and weaknesses
Where Turkey Hill Shores ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of towns
Where Turkey Hill Shores ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,648 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Turkey Hill Shores
A household needs to earn about $134,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Turkey Hill Shores home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $106,755, 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 Turkey Hill Shores' effective rate of 1.31%, 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 Turkey Hill Shores
Turkey Hill Shores runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Turkey Hill Shores.
Who works in Turkey Hill Shores, and how
Work in Turkey Hill Shores centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Turkey Hill Shores
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Turkey Hill Shores.
What the weather is like in Turkey Hill Shores, month by month
Turkey Hill Shores sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 19° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Turkey Hill Shores
The nearest airport, Worcester Regional, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around Turkey Hill Shores
Schools across Turkey Hill Shores average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Paxton CenterB · 46% proficient
- Oakham CenterC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Tree MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Wachusett Regional HighA · 79% proficient
- David Prouty HighC+ · 40% proficient
- North Brookfield HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Turkey Hill Shores school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Turkey Hill Shores 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 Turkey Hill Shores against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Turkey Hill Shores
Is Turkey Hill Shores a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Turkey Hill Shores ranks 4,833rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, heat safety, and tree cover, and lowest on childcare costs and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Turkey Hill Shores expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $480,226. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $106,755 median income, cost of living beats 69% of towns.
Is Turkey Hill Shores safe?
Yes, Turkey Hill Shores is safer than 100% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $104 per resident a year.
Compare Turkey Hill Shores with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Turkey Hill Shores. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Turkey Hill Shores 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.
Turkey Hill Shores detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Turkey Hill Shores: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Turkey Hill Shores: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Turkey Hill Shores: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Turkey Hill Shores: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Turkey Hill Shores 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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