There are 13 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Cambridge. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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230 Elm Street, Somerville, MA
1.3 mi from downtown Cambridge · Affluent catchment area
520 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
1.2 mi from downtown Cambridge · Affluent catchment area
965 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
1.7 mi from downtown Cambridge · Affluent catchment area
5 Conn Street, Woburn
6.7 mi from downtown Cambridge · Affluent catchment area
470 West Broadway, Boston, MA
4.6 mi from downtown Cambridge · Comfortable surrounding area
1010 Harrison Avenue, Boston
3.7 mi from downtown Cambridge · Comfortable surrounding area
1010 Harrison Avenue
3.7 mi from downtown Cambridge · Comfortable surrounding area
678 Centre Street
4.4 mi from downtown Cambridge · Comfortable surrounding area
625 Southern Artery, Quincy, MA
10.8 mi from downtown Cambridge · Comfortable surrounding area
625 Southern Artery
10.8 mi from downtown Cambridge · Comfortable surrounding area
892 River Street
7.9 mi from downtown Cambridge · Comfortable surrounding area
Right now the Cambridge location has the highest Goods Score (90 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 13 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Cambridge, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.