Best Places07052, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 07052, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
07052 ranks 5,157th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 07052
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
07052's strengths and weaknesses
Where 07052 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$141,385 median, better than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 07052 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,400 a month, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Short commute34.4 minutes each way, better than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 07052
A household needs to earn about $185,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 07052 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $141,385, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 07052's effective rate of 2.73%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 07052
07052's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 07052.
Who works in 07052, and how
Work in 07052 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in 07052
07052 has more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. The coast is about 26 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 07052 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 07052, month by month
07052 sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 07052
Newark Liberty International sits about 8 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 23.5 million passengers in 2025, with 242 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 07052
Schools across 07052 average a C, better than 33% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Deerfield SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Burnet Hill Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- South Mountain Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Millburn Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- South Orange Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Millburn High SchoolA · 74% proficient
- Livingston High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Montclair High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 07052 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
07052 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 07052 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 07052 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 91% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 23% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 07052
Is 07052 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 07052 ranks 5,157th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, fast internet, and high incomes, and lowest on property taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 07052 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $558,696. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $141,385 median income, cost of living beats 91% of zip codes.
Is 07052 safe?
07052 is safer than 31% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $267 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 07052?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 24. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 11% of zip codes.
Is 07052 good for families?
Schools beat 33% of zip codes, crime safety beats 31%, and childcare runs $1,400 a month.
Compare 07052 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 07052. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 07052 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
07052 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 07052: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 07052: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 07052: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 07052: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
07052 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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