These are the top 25 places to live in Massachusetts, according to Niche MassLive.com 3/15/2021 Heather Morrison, masslive.com Cambridge neighborhoods dominate the top places among Niche’s “2021 Best Places to Live in Massachusetts.” But it’s not the best place to live in Massachusetts. That honor goes to Brookline, part of Greater Boston, according to Niche. It also placed first in 2020. Niche recently released its “2021 Best Places to Live in Massachusetts” rankings, which includes “several key factors of a location, including the quality of local schools, crime rates, housing trends, employment statistics, and access to amenities in an attempt to measure the overall quality of an area.”