Best Places07822, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 07822, 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.
07822 ranks 5,104th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 07822
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.
07822's strengths and weaknesses
Where 07822 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Household income$111,816 median, better than 86% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 07822 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,439 a month, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Short commute32.0 minutes each way, better than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 07822
A household needs to earn about $132,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 07822 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $111,816, 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 07822's effective rate of 1.79%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 07822
07822 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 07822.
Who works in 07822, and how
Work in 07822 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 07822
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 07822.
What the weather is like in 07822, month by month
07822 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 07822
The nearest airport, New York Stewart International, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around 07822
Schools across 07822 average a C, better than 28% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Frankford Township SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Lafayette Township SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- High Point Regional High School DistrictC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 07822 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
07822 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 07822 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 07822
Is 07822 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 07822 ranks 5,104th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, fast internet, and big-city access, and lowest on state finances and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 07822 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $445,300. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $111,816 median income, cost of living beats 79% of zip codes.
Is 07822 safe?
Yes, 07822 is safer than 100% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $73 per resident a year.
Compare 07822 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 07822. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 07822 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.
07822 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 07822: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 07822: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 07822: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 07822: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
07822 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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