Best Places07826, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 07826, 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.
07826 ranks 4,891st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 07826
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.
07826's strengths and weaknesses
Where 07826 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Household income$121,517 median, better than 90% of zip codes
Where 07826 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% 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
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 07826
A household needs to earn about $121,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 07826 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $121,517, 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 07826's effective rate of 1.81%, 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 07826
07826 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 07826.
Who works in 07826, and how
Work in 07826 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 07826
07826 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 07826 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 07826, month by month
07826 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 07826
The nearest airport, New York Stewart International, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around 07826
Schools across 07826 average a C, better than 31% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sandyston Walpack Consolidated SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Frankford Township SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Montague Township SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sussex Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Kittatinny Regional High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- High Point Regional High School DistrictC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 07826 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
07826 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 07826 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 07826
Is 07826 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 07826 ranks 4,891st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, tree cover, and big-city access, and lowest on state finances and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 07826 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $405,365. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $121,517 median income, cost of living beats 89% of zip codes.
Is 07826 safe?
Yes, 07826 is safer than 94% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $122 per resident a year.
Compare 07826 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 07826. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 07826 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.
07826 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 07826: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 07826: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 07826: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 07826: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
07826 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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