Amenities in Melrose

OpenStreetMap · six inputs · 12% of the overall score

B+

79/100
16th of 60

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The six inputs

Groceries5

Boston median 425% · scores 55

Restaurants & cafés81

Boston median 5120% · scores 80

Parks107

Boston median 6520% · scores 100

Fitness13

Boston median 615% · scores 77

Healthcare23

Boston median 910% · scores 77

Retail191

Boston median 8310% · scores 99

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Best Boston suburbs for amenities

All 60 ranked, Melrose 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 Melrose on amenities

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

SuburbAmenitiesRestaurants & cafésGroceriesOverall

Cambridge6 mi from MelroseA+69044 74 B Somerville5 mi from MelroseA+58935 67 C+ Everett3 mi from MelroseA+23122 49 D+ Brookline10 mi from MelroseA+24917 77 B Watertown9 mi from MelroseA+17915 68 B− Malden2 mi from MelroseA17217 55 C−

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

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