Best Places08052, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 08052, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
08052 ranks 14,053rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 08052
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.
08052's strengths and weaknesses
Where 08052 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 90% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 08052 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,470 a month, better than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 08052
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 08052 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,083, 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 08052's effective rate of 2.08%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 08052
08052 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 08052.
Who works in 08052, and how
Work in 08052 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 08052
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 08052.
What the weather is like in 08052, month by month
08052 sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 25° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 08052
Philadelphia International sits about 14 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 14.8 million passengers in 2025, with 179 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 08052
Schools across 08052 average a D, better than 7% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Countryside Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Mary E. Roberts Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Eleanor Rush Intermediate SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- William Allen Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- T. E. Harrington Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Cinnaminson Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Moorestown High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Lenape High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Cinnaminson High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 08052 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
08052 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 08052 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 08052
Is 08052 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 08052 ranks 14,053rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, cell coverage, and walkability, 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 08052 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $239,712. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $79,083 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 08052 safe?
08052 is safer than 54% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $213 per resident a year.
Compare 08052 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 08052. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 08052 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.
08052 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 08052: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 08052: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 08052: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 08052: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
08052 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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