Amenities in Boston

OpenStreetMap · six inputs · 12% of the overall score

B−

69/100
32nd of 60

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The six inputs

Groceries3

Boston median 425% · scores 43

Restaurants & cafés156

Boston median 5120% · scores 92

Parks80

Boston median 6520% · scores 100

Fitness7

Boston median 615% · scores 61

Healthcare2

Boston median 910% · scores 27

Retail70

Boston median 8310% · scores 80

Vertical rule marks the Boston reference. OpenStreetMap. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Boston suburbs for amenities

All 60 ranked, Boston highlighted

1CambridgeA+690 2SomervilleA+589 3EverettA+231 4BrooklineA+249 5WatertownA+179 6MaldenA172 7MedfordA151 8ChelseaA203 9ArlingtonA−110 10QuincyA−135 11SalemA−130 12BelmontA−90 13WalthamB+128 14LowellB+106 15WoburnB+85 16MelroseB+81 17PortsmouthB+112 18DanversB48 19NewtonB75 20WakefieldB86 21DedhamB59 22StonehamB65 23NorwoodB−58 24WinchesterB−51 25BurlingtonB−90 26Weymouth TownB−44 27LynnB−53 28WellesleyB−41 29HudsonB−46 30FraminghamB−41 31DoverB−55 32BostonB−156 33MethuenB−56 34BrocktonB−44 35SaugusB−52 36LawrenceB−45 37PeabodyC+46 38ReadingC+45 39LexingtonC+32 40NeedhamC+32 41Braintree TownC+56 42Randolph TownC+50 43RevereC+50 44Franklin TownC28 45NewburyportC33 46HaverhillC32 47MarlboroughC22 48WilmingtonC−35 49RochesterC−28 50SwampscottC−19 51LynnfieldC−26 52GloucesterD+41 53AbingtonD13 54AmesburyD22 55MiltonD8 56Winthrop TownD−13 57Bridgewater TownF8 58MarbleheadF7 59BeverlyF23 60DerryF13

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Better than Boston on amenities

Boston grades B− on amenities. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.

SuburbAmenitiesRestaurants & cafésGroceriesOverall

Cambridge6 mi from BostonA+69044 74 B Somerville6 mi from BostonA+58935 67 C+ Everett5 mi from BostonA+23122 49 D+ Brookline6 mi from BostonA+24917 77 B Watertown8 mi from BostonA+17915 68 B− Malden7 mi from BostonA17217 55 C−

Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026

Six Boston lists

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