Best PlacesUpper Hill, Springfield, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Upper Hill, Springfield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Upper Hill, Springfield ranks 5,078th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Upper Hill, Springfield
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.
Upper Hill, Springfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Upper Hill, Springfield ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
Where Upper Hill, Springfield ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Upper Hill, Springfield
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Upper Hill, Springfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $53,457; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Upper Hill, Springfield's effective rate of 1.19%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Upper Hill, Springfield
Upper Hill, Springfield runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Upper Hill, Springfield.
Who works in Upper Hill, Springfield, and how
Work in Upper Hill, Springfield centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 24%
Life in Upper Hill, Springfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Upper Hill, Springfield.
What the weather is like in Upper Hill, Springfield, month by month
Upper Hill, Springfield sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 35° |
| July | 88° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 68° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Upper Hill, Springfield
Bradley International sits about 14 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.3 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Upper Hill, Springfield
Schools across Upper Hill, Springfield average a C−, better than 27% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Homer StreetD+ · 23% proficient
- Springfield Public Day Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (talented And Gifted)C+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Upper Hill, Springfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Upper Hill, Springfield 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 Upper Hill, Springfield against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Upper Hill, Springfield
Is Upper Hill, Springfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Upper Hill, Springfield ranks 5,078th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, transit, and tree cover, and lowest on an overheated housing market and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Upper Hill, Springfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $201,929. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $53,457 median income, cost of living beats 12% of neighborhoods.
Is Upper Hill, Springfield safe?
Yes, Upper Hill, Springfield is safer than 66% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $356 per resident a year.
Compare Upper Hill, Springfield with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Upper Hill, Springfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Upper Hill, Springfield 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.
Upper Hill, Springfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Upper Hill, Springfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Upper Hill, Springfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Upper Hill, Springfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Upper Hill, Springfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Upper Hill, Springfield 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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