Movoto Real Estate's Best Boston Suburbs For Families
| City | Population | Overall Score | Greatschools Rank | Crimes Rank | Cost of Living Rank | Unemployment Rank | Commute Rank | Income Rank | Home Payment Rank | Big Deal Score |
| Belmont | 24,943 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 1.24 |
| Winchester | 21,621 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 1.29 |
| Newton | 86,241 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 1.31 |
| Lexington | 31,886 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 1.33 |
| Stoneham | 21,498 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1.37 |
| Marblehead | 19,958 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 1.53 |
| Arlington | 43,308 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 1.60 |
| Melrose | 27,239 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 1.73 |
| Nahant | 3,432 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 1.74 |
| Brookline | 58,738 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 1.79 |
| Woburn | 38,528 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2.06 |
| Beverly | 40,026 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 2.10 |
| Wakefield | 25,400 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 2.11 |
| Milton | 27,094 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 2.13 |
| Waltham | 61,321 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 2.14 |
| Dedham | 24,906 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 2.27 |
| Swampscott | 13,862 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 23 | 2.39 |
| Peabody | 51,522 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 2.54 |
| Danvers | 26,899 | 19 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 2.66 |
| Saugus | 27,051 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 2.81 |
| Medford | 56,607 | 21 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 2.91 |
| Cambridge | 105,737 | 22 | 18 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 2.96 |
| Somerville | 76,945 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 2.99 |
| Malden | 59,803 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 3.00 |
| Revere | 52,534 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 3.13 |
| Everett | 42,092 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 3 | 3.14 |
| Salem | 41,926 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 3.26 |
| Lynn | 90,788 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 3.33 |