Best Places07064, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 07064, 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.
07064 ranks 12,179th 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 07064
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.
07064's strengths and weaknesses
Where 07064 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 07064 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,499 a month, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 07064
A household needs to earn about $137,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 07064 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $118,163, 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 07064's effective rate of 2.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 07064
07064's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 07064.
Who works in 07064, and how
Work in 07064 centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 07064
The coast is about 10 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 07064, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 07064, month by month
07064 sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 35° | 29° |
| April | 64° | 54° | 46° |
| July | 87° | 78° | 71° |
| October | 68° | 59° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 07064
Newark Liberty International sits about 9 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 07064
Schools across 07064 average a D+, better than 12% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Matthew Jago Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Port Reading Avenue Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Columbus Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Avenel Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Carteret Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodbridge High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Carteret High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 07064 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
07064 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 07064 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 07064
Is 07064 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 07064 ranks 12,179th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, a strong job market, and transit, 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 07064 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $429,793. The overall cost of living runs about 19% above the national average. Set against a $118,163 median income, cost of living beats 73% of zip codes.
Is 07064 safe?
Yes, 07064 is safer than 58% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $193 per resident a year.
Compare 07064 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 07064. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 07064 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.
07064 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 07064: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 07064: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 07064: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 07064: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
07064 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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