Best Places08085, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 08085, 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.
08085 ranks 2,668th 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 08085
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.
08085's strengths and weaknesses
Where 08085 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Household income$137,594 median, better than 94% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 08085 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,434 a month, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 31% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 08085
A household needs to earn about $125,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 08085 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $137,594, 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 08085's effective rate of 2.26%, 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 08085
08085 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 08085.
Who works in 08085, and how
Work in 08085 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 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 08085
08085 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 83% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 08085 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 08085, month by month
08085 sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 72° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 08085
Philadelphia International sits about 10 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 08085
Schools across 08085 average a C+, better than 49% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Logan Township Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- General Charles G. Harker SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Oldmans Township SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Walter Hill SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Logan Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Kingsway Regional Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Kingsway Regional High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Chichester ShsC · 30% proficient
- Woodstown High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 08085 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
08085 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 08085 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 08085 suits
Families
Schools land around the 49th percentile and crime safety beats 98%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 96% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 08085
Is 08085 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 08085 ranks 2,668th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, what local pay buys, and high incomes, 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 08085 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $399,039. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $137,594 median income, cost of living beats 96% of zip codes.
Is 08085 safe?
Yes, 08085 is safer than 98% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $103 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 08085?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 27. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 17% of zip codes.
Is 08085 good for families?
Schools beat 49% of zip codes, crime safety beats 98%, and childcare runs $1,434 a month.
Compare 08085 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 08085. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 08085 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.
08085 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 08085: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 08085: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 08085: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 08085: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
08085 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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