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Living in Mission Hill Boston

Mission Hill is the 16th most walkable neighborhood in Boston with 17,692 residents.

Mission Hill has excellent public transportation and is very bikeable.

Nearby neighborhoods: Hyde Square, Highland Park, Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood, Egleston Square, Washington Park, Lower Roxbury and Jamaica Central - South Sumner.

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90 Walk Score of Mission Hill, Boston, MA

Mission Hill is a Walker’s Paradise

Daily errands do not require a car.

Photo of Mission Hill Playground in Mission Hill, Boston

Mission Hill Playground

Photo of Delle Avenue Mural in Mission Hill, Boston

Delle Avenue Mural

Daily errands do not require a car in Mission Hill Boston.

Mission Hill is the 16th most walkable neighborhood in Boston with a Walk Score of 90.

Find apartments in Boston's most walkable neighborhoods: Beacon Hill, Chinatown - Leather District and North End.

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Mission Hill Neighborhood Ranking

Compare Mission Hill to other Boston neighborhoods.

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Population

14 Telegraph Hill 91 55 66 8,392
15 D Street - West Broadway 91 70 71 10,407
16 Mission Hill 90 89 77 17,692
17 Jeffries Point 90 76 71 8,312
18 Uphams Corner - Jones Hill 90 66 60 11,385

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thumbnail for Mission Hill PlaygroundNestled between the Mission Church & Maurice J. Tobin School is this large playground with water play & two basketball hoops & down the hill is a baseball field.

Ian R Hutchinson
on Mission Hill Playground

89 Transit Score of Mission Hill, Boston, MA

Mission Hill has Excellent Transit

Transit is convenient for most trips. Find Mission Hill Boston apartments for rent on Redfin.

Public Transit Routes

Mission Hill has excellent public transportation and about 12 bus and 1 light rail lines passing through it.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Mission Hill on public transit.

77 Bike Score of Mission Hill, Boston, MA

Mission Hill is Very Bikeable

Biking is convenient for most trips.

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Photo of Mission Hill Community Garden in Mission Hill, Boston

Mission Hill Community Garden

Photo of McLaughlin Playground in Mission Hill, Boston

McLaughlin Playground

Photo of Parker Hill Playground in Mission Hill, Boston

Parker Hill Playground

Photo of Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park in Mission Hill, Boston

Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park

Photo of Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park in Mission Hill, Boston

Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park

Photo of Museum of Fine Arts - Outbound in Mission Hill, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts - Outbound

thumbnail for Delle Avenue MuralWide spanning wall of artwork outside the bodega on the corner of Delle Avenue & parker Street.

Ian R Hutchinson
on Delle Avenue Mural

thumbnail for Mission Hill Community GardenAcross from the Mission Hill School, owned by nonprofit organization Boston Natural Areas Network. BostonNatural.org

Ian R Hutchinson
on Mission Hill Community Garden

Photo of Puddingstone in Mission Hill, Boston

Puddingstone

Photo of Museum of Fine Arts - Outbound in Mission Hill, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts - Outbound

thumbnail for McLaughlin PlaygroundBaseball mural at one of two baseball fields at Parker Hill Avenue park.

Ian R Hutchinson
on McLaughlin Playground

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