Best PlacesWoburn Street Historic District, Reading, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Woburn Street Historic District, Reading, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Woburn Street Historic District, Reading ranks 271st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods 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 Woburn Street Historic District, Reading
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.
Woburn Street Historic District, Reading's strengths and weaknesses
Where Woburn Street Historic District, Reading ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Household income$169,755 median, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Woburn Street Historic District, Reading ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,897 a month, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Short commute31.7 minutes each way, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Woburn Street Historic District, Reading
A household needs to earn about $229,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Woburn Street Historic District, Reading home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $169,755, 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 Woburn Street Historic District, Reading's effective rate of 1.16%, 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 Woburn Street Historic District, Reading
Woburn Street Historic District, Reading's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Woburn Street Historic District, Reading.
Who works in Woburn Street Historic District, Reading, and how
Work in Woburn Street Historic District, Reading centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Woburn Street Historic District, Reading
The coast is about 17 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Woburn Street Historic District, Reading, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Woburn Street Historic District, Reading, month by month
Woburn Street Historic District, Reading sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Woburn Street Historic District, Reading
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 12 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 Woburn Street Historic District, Reading
Schools across Woburn Street Historic District, Reading average an A, better than 94% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Joshua EatonA · 65% proficient
- Alice M BarrowsA · 63% proficient
- Birch MeadowB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Walter S Parker MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Reading Memorial HighA · 79% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Woburn Street Historic District, Reading school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Woburn Street Historic District, Reading 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 Woburn Street Historic District, Reading against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Woburn Street Historic District, Reading
Is Woburn Street Historic District, Reading a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Woburn Street Historic District, Reading ranks 271st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, health care access, and tree cover, and lowest on childcare costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Woburn Street Historic District, Reading expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $834,752. The overall cost of living runs about 28% above the national average. Set against a $169,755 median income, cost of living beats 91% of neighborhoods.
Is Woburn Street Historic District, Reading safe?
Yes, Woburn Street Historic District, Reading is safer than 98% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $156 per resident a year.
Compare Woburn Street Historic District, Reading with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Woburn Street Historic District, Reading. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Woburn Street Historic District, Reading 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.
Woburn Street Historic District, Reading detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Woburn Street Historic District, Reading: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Woburn Street Historic District, Reading: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Woburn Street Historic District, Reading: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Woburn Street Historic District, Reading: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Woburn Street Historic District, Reading 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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