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2026 Rankings

Boston Home Safety Rankings - 351 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Boston (Massachusetts, New Hampshire) includes 351 tracked ZIP codes and 168 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: C (69/100)

Grade ZIP Codes %
A 34 15%
B 36 16%
C 105 46%
D 52 23%
F 1 0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank ZIP City Score Grade
1 02108 Boston 100 A
2 02109 Boston 100 A
3 02110 Boston 100 A
4 02111 Boston 100 A
5 02113 Boston 100 A
6 02114 Boston 100 A
7 02115 Boston 100 A
8 02116 Boston 100 A
9 02118 Boston 100 A
10 02119 Roxbury 100 A

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank ZIP City Score Grade Risk Factor
1 01746 Holliston 37 F 32 violations
2 01876 Tewksbury 44 D 10 violations
3 01776 Sudbury 44 D 5 violations
4 01949 Middleton 45 D 4 violations
5 01940 Lynnfield 45 D 4 violations
6 01824 Chelmsford 46 D 3 violation(s)
7 01983 Topsfield 47 D 2 violation(s)
8 01879 Tyngsboro 47 D 2 violation(s)
9 01862 North Billerica 47 D 6 violations
10 01826 Dracut 47 D 3 violation(s)

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant Violations ZIPs Affected
Stage 1 DBP Rule 122 79
Consumer Confidence Report Rule 52 31
Surface Water Treatment Rule 45 29
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE 21 10
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE 21 10
Copper 18 18
Lead 17 13
HAA6Br 14 6

Lead Risk

  • Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0040 mg/L (below EPA action level)
  • 0 of 240 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
  • 38% of housing built before 1950
  • 59% of housing built before 1970

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All 351 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank ZIP City Score Grade Violations
1 02108 Boston 100 A 0
2 02109 Boston 100 A 0
3 02110 Boston 100 A 0
4 02111 Boston 100 A 0
5 02113 Boston 100 A 0
6 02114 Boston 100 A 0
7 02115 Boston 100 A 0
8 02116 Boston 100 A 0
9 02118 Boston 100 A 0
10 02119 Roxbury 100 A 0
11 02120 Roxbury Crossing 100 A 0
12 02121 Dorchester 100 A 0
13 02122 Dorchester 100 A 0
14 02124 Dorchester Center 100 A 0
15 02125 Dorchester 100 A 0
16 02126 Mattapan 100 A 0
17 02127 Boston 100 A 0
18 02128 Boston 100 A 0
19 02129 Charlestown 100 A 0
20 02130 Jamaica Plain 100 A 0
21 02131 Roslindale 100 A 0
22 02132 West Roxbury 100 A 0
23 02133 Boston 100 A 0
24 02134 Allston 100 A 0
25 02135 Brighton 100 A 0
26 02136 Hyde Park 100 A 0
27 02150 Chelsea 100 A 0
28 02163 Boston 100 A 0
29 02199 Boston 100 A 0
30 02210 Boston 100 A 0
31 02215 Boston 100 A 0
32 02151 Revere 99 A 1
33 02152 Winthrop 99 A 1
34 01752 Marlborough 83 B 0
35 02032 East Walpole 83 B 0
36 02062 Norwood 83 B 0
37 02071 South Walpole 83 B 0
38 02081 Walpole 83 B 0
39 02169 Quincy 83 B 0
40 02170 Quincy 83 B 0
41 02171 Quincy 83 B 0
42 02186 Milton 83 B 0
43 02188 Weymouth 83 B 1
44 02189 East Weymouth 83 B 1
45 02190 South Weymouth 83 B 1
46 02191 North Weymouth 83 B 1
47 02301 Brockton 83 B 1
48 02302 Brockton 83 B 1
49 02360 Plymouth 83 B 4
50 02382 Whitman 83 B 1
51 02445 Brookline 83 B 0
52 02446 Brookline 83 B 0
53 02536 East Falmouth 83 B 0
54 02537 East Sandwich 83 B 1
55 02538 East Wareham 83 B 1
56 02539 Edgartown 83 B 0
57 02540 Falmouth 83 B 0
58 02543 Woods Hole 83 B 0
59 02556 North Falmouth 83 B 0
60 02557 Oak Bluffs 83 B 0
61 02561 Sagamore 83 B 0
62 02562 Sagamore Beach 83 B 1
63 02563 Sandwich 83 B 1
64 02571 Wareham 83 B 1
65 02576 West Wareham 83 B 0
66 02364 Kingston 82 B 4
67 02568 Vineyard Haven 82 B 15
68 02467 Chestnut Hill 81 B 2
69 01701 Framingham 67 C 0
70 01702 Framingham 67 C 0
71 01730 Bedford 67 C 0
72 01745 Fayville 67 C 0
73 01772 Southborough 67 C 0
74 01803 Burlington 67 C 2
75 01830 Haverhill 67 C 0
76 01832 Haverhill 67 C 0
77 01835 Haverhill 67 C 0
78 01841 Lawrence 67 C 0
79 01843 Lawrence 67 C 0
80 01864 North Reading 67 C 0
81 01867 Reading 67 C 1
82 01907 Swampscott 67 C 0
83 01915 Beverly 67 C 0
84 01930 Gloucester 67 C 0
85 01945 Marblehead 67 C 0
86 01966 Rockport 67 C 0
87 01970 Salem 67 C 0
88 02043 Hingham 67 C 30
89 02045 Hull 67 C 30
90 02053 Medway 67 C 0
91 02054 Millis 67 C 0
92 02067 Sharon 67 C 0
93 02072 Stoughton 67 C 1
94 02143 Somerville 67 C 0
95 02144 Somerville 67 C 0
96 02180 Stoneham 67 C 0
97 02339 Hanover 67 C 1
98 02346 Middleboro 67 C 30
99 02347 Lakeville 67 C 30
100 02350 Monponsett 67 C 0
101 02356 North Easton 67 C 0
102 02375 South Easton 67 C 0
103 02379 West Bridgewater 67 C 1
104 02472 Watertown 67 C 1
105 02474 Arlington 67 C 0
106 02476 Arlington 67 C 0
107 02492 Needham 67 C 0
108 02493 Weston 67 C 0
109 02494 Needham Heights 67 C 0
110 02534 Cataumet 67 C 0
111 02559 Pocasset 67 C 0
112 01887 Wilmington 66 C 1
113 02025 Cohasset 66 C 62
114 02026 Dedham 66 C 1
115 02035 Foxboro 66 C 1
116 02048 Mansfield 66 C 1
117 02052 Medfield 66 C 1
118 02090 Westwood 66 C 1
119 02332 Duxbury 66 C 2
120 02338 Halifax 66 C 60
121 02341 Hanson 66 C 3
122 02351 Abington 66 C 2
123 02359 Pembroke 66 C 1
124 02370 Rockland 66 C 2
125 02532 Buzzards Bay 66 C 1
126 02558 Onset 66 C 1
127 01721 Ashland 65 C 1
128 01833 Georgetown 65 C 1
129 01844 Methuen 65 C 1
130 01908 Nahant 65 C 1
131 01913 Amesbury 65 C 2
132 02019 Bellingham 65 C 3
133 02021 Canton 65 C 1
134 02030 Dover 65 C 2
135 02061 Norwell 65 C 2
136 02184 Braintree 65 C 2
137 02333 East Bridgewater 65 C 1
138 02343 Holbrook 65 C 1
139 02368 Randolph 65 C 1
140 02451 Waltham 65 C 1
141 02452 Waltham 65 C 1
142 02453 Waltham 65 C 1
143 02478 Belmont 65 C 1
144 02481 Wellesley Hills 65 C 1
145 01810 Andover 64 C 2
146 01845 North Andover 64 C 2
147 01863 North Chelmsford 64 C 2
148 01906 Saugus 64 C 1
149 02149 Everett 64 C 2
150 02176 Melrose 64 C 1
151 02420 Lexington 64 C 4
152 02421 Lexington 64 C 2
153 02458 Newton 64 C 2
154 02459 Newton Center 64 C 2
155 02460 Newtonville 64 C 2
156 02461 Newton Highlands 64 C 2
157 02462 Newton Lower Falls 64 C 2
158 02464 Newton Upper Falls 64 C 2
159 02465 West Newton 64 C 2
160 02466 Auburndale 64 C 2
161 02468 Waban 64 C 2
162 02482 Wellesley 64 C 2
163 01731 Hanscom Afb 63 C 3
164 02093 Wrentham 63 C 9
165 02145 Somerville 63 C 2
166 02155 Medford 63 C 2
167 02038 Franklin 61 C 12
168 02324 Bridgewater 60 C 7
169 02148 Malden 59 C 4
170 02330 Carver 58 C 8
171 02047 Humarock 57 C 14
172 02050 Marshfield 57 C 16
173 02066 Scituate 57 C 14
174 01718 Village Of Nagog Woods 50 D 1
175 01720 Acton 50 D 2
176 01742 Concord 50 D 2
177 01747 Hopedale 50 D 0
178 01748 Hopkinton 50 D 0
179 01749 Hudson 50 D 120
180 01757 Milford 50 D 0
181 01760 Natick 50 D 0
182 01801 Woburn 50 D 1
183 01834 Groveland 50 D 0
184 01886 Westford 50 D 1
185 01901 Lynn 50 D 0
186 01902 Lynn 50 D 0
187 01904 Lynn 50 D 0
188 01905 Lynn 50 D 0
189 01923 Danvers 50 D 1
190 01938 Ipswich 50 D 2
191 01944 Manchester 50 D 0
192 01960 Peabody 50 D 0
193 01982 South Hamilton 50 D 0
194 01984 Wenham 50 D 0
195 02056 Norfolk 50 D 140
196 02138 Cambridge 50 D 0
197 02139 Cambridge 50 D 0
198 02140 Cambridge 50 D 0
199 02141 Cambridge 50 D 0
200 02142 Cambridge 50 D 0
201 01754 Maynard 49 D 2
202 01773 Lincoln 49 D 2
203 01775 Stow 49 D 3
204 01778 Wayland 49 D 1
205 01821 Billerica 49 D 3
206 01850 Lowell 49 D 1
207 01851 Lowell 49 D 1
208 01852 Lowell 49 D 1
209 01854 Lowell 49 D 1
210 01860 Merrimac 49 D 1
211 01880 Wakefield 49 D 1
212 01950 Newburyport 49 D 1
213 01951 Newbury 49 D 1
214 01952 Salisbury 49 D 1
215 01969 Rowley 49 D 1
216 01985 West Newbury 49 D 1
217 01826 Dracut 47 D 3
218 01862 North Billerica 47 D 6
219 01879 Tyngsboro 47 D 2
220 01983 Topsfield 47 D 2
221 01824 Chelmsford 46 D 3
222 01940 Lynnfield 45 D 4
223 01949 Middleton 45 D 4
224 01776 Sudbury 44 D 5
225 01876 Tewksbury 44 D 10
226 01746 Holliston 37 F 32
227 01719 Boxborough — — —
228 01740 Bolton — — 121
229 01741 Carlisle — — —
230 01756 Mendon — — 0
231 01770 Sherborn — — —
232 01827 Dunstable — — 0
233 01840 Lawrence — — 0
234 01890 Winchester — — 12
235 01921 Boxford — — —
236 01922 Byfield — — 1
237 01929 Essex — — 0
238 01937 Hathorne — — 1
239 01965 Prides Crossing — — 0
240 02322 Avon — — 1
241 02325 Bridgewater — — 5
242 02357 North Easton — — 0
243 02366 South Carver — — —
244 02367 Plympton — — —
245 02457 Babson Park — — 1
246 02535 Chilmark — — —
247 02542 Buzzards Bay — — —
248 02554 Nantucket — — 8
249 02564 Siasconset — — 8
250 02575 West Tisbury — — —

Data Sources

  • Water quality: EPA SDWIS
  • Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
  • Flood: FEMA NFIP
  • Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →
Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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How to cite this page

APA ZipCheckup. (2026). Boston Home Safety Rankings - 351 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/boston/
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  author = {{ZipCheckup}},
  title  = {{Boston Home Safety Rankings - 351 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/boston/}
}

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