Location

Nearby schools

School ratings (A+ to F) from HJN community data.

Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · New Bedford School District
388 students · 11.6:1 student–teacher
Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School school rating: D+ 0.2 mi
Roosevelt Middle School
6-8 · Regular · New Bedford School District
759 students · 10.1:1 student–teacher
Roosevelt Middle School school rating: C- 0.3 mi
John B. DeValles Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · New Bedford School District
292 students · 11.2:1 student–teacher
John B. DeValles Elementary School school rating: D+ 0.8 mi
Alfred J. Gomes Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · New Bedford School District
623 students · 10.7:1 student–teacher
Alfred J. Gomes Elementary School school rating: C 0.9 mi
Renaissance Community Innovation School
PK-5 · Regular · New Bedford School District
0.9 mi
James B. Congdon Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · New Bedford School District
299 students · 10.6:1 student–teacher
James B. Congdon Elementary School school rating: A- 1.0 mi
William H. Taylor Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · New Bedford School District
267 students · 12.6:1 student–teacher
William H. Taylor Elementary School school rating: C- 1.2 mi
St James - St John School
PK-8 · Regular
144 students · 13.0:1 student–teacher
1.3 mi

Nearby places

Within 2 miles of this home: 36+ restaurants and cafés, 3 grocery stores, 37+ parks and green spaces, and 8 transit stops.

Place data from OpenStreetMap.

Food & drink

El Caribe
Spanish restaurant · Brock Avenue
0.1 mi
Beira Mar
Cove Street
0.2 mi
G’s Kitchen
Brock Avenue
0.2 mi
New Bedford Pizza
0.2 mi
Jimmy's Pizza
Brock Avenue
0.2 mi
Platters Restaurant
0.3 mi
Lighthouse Tavern
Brock Avenue
0.5 mi
Cisco Brewers Kitchen & Bar
East Rodney French Boulevard
0.5 mi

Groceries

Demello's Market
0.6 mi
Seabra
Rockdale Avenue
0.9 mi
Stop & Shop
Dartmouth Street
1.1 mi

Parks & recreation

Loratta Bourque Park
0.1 mi
Ruth Street Park
0.1 mi
Ben Rose Field
0.4 mi
West Beach
0.5 mi
Roberto Clemente Park
0.5 mi
Hazelwood Park
0.6 mi
Bonney St. Playground
0.7 mi
Gomes Park
0.7 mi

Transit

Brock Ave and Emma St
0.2 mi
Cuttyhunk Ferry
1.4 mi
Cuttyhunk Ferry Company
1.4 mi
Seastreak Ferry Terminal
State Pier
1.4 mi
New Bedford Terminal
1.6 mi
Kempton St. Stop
1.8 mi
Mill St. Stop
1.8 mi
Bedford towers stop
1.8 mi

Flock cameras and license-plate readers near 70 Ruth St, New Bedford

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1 license-plate reader mapped within ½ mile of this home, identified as a Flock Safety device. Nearest: 0.2 mi west.

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Device type	Within ½ mi	Within 1 mi
License-plate readers	1	1
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License-plate readers (ALPR) are fixed cameras that photograph passing vehicles and read their plates. Records are typically shared with the agency or association that operates the camera.

Flock Safety is a company whose plate-reader cameras are used by police departments, cities, HOAs and businesses. Its devices are usually solar-powered and pole-mounted.

The 02744 market

Homes for sale: 14
Median list price: $450,000

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70 Ruth St, New Bedford MA 02744

16

Beds

8.5

Baths

5,096

Sqft

1910

Year built

Estimated value: $259,000

Range $173,000 – $344,000 · as of April 1, 2020

How this estimate has moved

ATTOM automated valuation model · 4 published estimates over 0.2 years · shaded band is the model's own published low-to-high range

$246,000 January 2020$259,000 April 2020

Highest reading $259,000 in April 2020; lowest $246,000 in January 2020. The vertical scale starts at the series' own low, not at zero — it is drawn to show movement, not absolute size.

Public records

16 beds
8.5 baths
5,096 sqft
2,587 sqft lot
Built 1910
Stories: 4
Use: RESIDENTIAL
APN NWBF M:0016 L:0122

Estimate your monthly payment

Home price

Down payment (20%)

$51,800

Loan term

Interest rate (%)

Property tax (%/yr)

Home insurance ($/yr)

HOA ($/mo)

Estimated monthly payment

$1,766/mo

Principal & interest$1,412

Property tax$237

Home insurance$117

Loan amount $207,200. Estimate only — your actual rate and payment depend on credit, location, and lender.

Tax history

2025 roll

Land

$148,000

Structure

$470,200

Assessed total

$618,200

Property tax billed

$6,992

Sale & deed history

May 28, 2025Arm's-length—
July 31, 2014$185,000
June 3, 2005Not an arm's-length transfer—
April 23, 2004Not an arm's-length transferCash$1
November 2, 2001Arm's-length$238,461