Best Places07456, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 07456, 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.
07456 ranks 1,929th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 07456
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.
07456's strengths and weaknesses
Where 07456 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 07456 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,458 a month, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Short commute32.1 minutes each way, better than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 07456
A household needs to earn about $150,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 07456 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $161,933, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 07456's effective rate of 2.67%, 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 07456
07456 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 07456.
Who works in 07456, and how
Work in 07456 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 07456
07456 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of zip codes. The coast is about 45 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 07456 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 07456, month by month
07456 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 07456
Newark Liberty International sits about 28 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 07456
Schools across 07456 average a C, better than 31% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Peter Cooper SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Wanaque Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Eleanor G. HewittC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Martin J. Ryerson SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Macopin Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakeland Regional High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- West Milford High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 07456 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
07456 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 07456 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 07456
Is 07456 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 07456 ranks 1,929th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, few empty homes, and tree cover, 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 07456 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $458,478. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $161,933 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 07456 safe?
Yes, 07456 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $121 per resident a year.
Compare 07456 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 07456. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 07456 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.
07456 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 07456: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 07456: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 07456: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 07456: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
07456 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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