Best Places07828, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 07828, 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.
07828 ranks 3,515th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 07828
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.
07828's strengths and weaknesses
Where 07828 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 07828 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,553 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Short commute30.4 minutes each way, better than only 26% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 07828
A household needs to earn about $140,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 07828 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $129,555; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 07828's effective rate of 2.35%, 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 07828
07828 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 07828.
Who works in 07828, and how
Work in 07828 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 07828
07828 has more parkland per resident than 87% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 07828 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 07828, month by month
07828 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 07828
Newark Liberty International sits about 32 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 07828
Schools across 07828 average a B−, better than 53% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Tinc Rd. Elementary SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Sandshore Rd. Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Valley Road SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mount Olive Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Mount Olive High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Lenape Valley Regional High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 07828 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
07828 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 07828 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 07828
Is 07828 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 07828 ranks 3,515th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, big-city access, and population health, 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 07828 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $441,434. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $129,555 median income, cost of living beats 89% of zip codes.
Is 07828 safe?
Yes, 07828 is safer than 81% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $156 per resident a year.
Compare 07828 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 07828. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 07828 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.
07828 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 07828: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 07828: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 07828: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 07828: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
07828 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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