Best PlacesWest Warren, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Warren, 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.
West Warren ranks 30,714th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Warren
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.
West Warren's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Warren ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 84% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 81% of towns
Where West Warren ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,603 a month, better than only 2% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Short commute35.8 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Warren
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Warren home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,911, 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 West Warren's effective rate of 1.30%, 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 West Warren
West Warren's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Warren.
Who works in West Warren, and how
Work in West Warren centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in West Warren
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Warren.
What the weather is like in West Warren, month by month
West Warren sees roughly 63 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 West Warren
The nearest airport, Worcester Regional, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 29 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Warren
Schools across West Warren average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brimfield ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Warren ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Quaboag Regional Middle Innovation SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Quaboag Regional HighA− · 63% proficient
- Palmer HighC− · 29% proficient
- Ware Junior/senior High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Warren school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Warren 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 West Warren against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Warren
Is West Warren a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Warren ranks 30,714th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, heat safety, and health care access, and lowest on childcare costs and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Warren expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $339,384. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $72,911 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is West Warren safe?
Yes, West Warren is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $230 per resident a year.
Compare West Warren with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Warren. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Warren 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.
West Warren detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Warren: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Warren: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Warren: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Warren: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Warren 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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