Best Places08225, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 08225, 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.
08225 ranks 3,411th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 08225
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.
08225's strengths and weaknesses
Where 08225 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Household income$116,011 median, better than 88% of zip codes
Where 08225 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,355 a month, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 08225
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 08225 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $116,011, 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 08225's effective rate of 2.50%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 08225
08225 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 08225.
Who works in 08225, and how
Work in 08225 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 08225
08225 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. The coast is about 10 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 08225 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 08225, month by month
08225 sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 08225
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 50 miles away.
The best schools in and around 08225
Schools across 08225 average a C+, better than 44% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Seaview Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Northfield Community Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Belhaven Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
- Northfield Community Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Fernwood Avenue Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Mainland Regional High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 08225 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
08225 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 08225 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 08225
Is 08225 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 08225 ranks 3,411th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, biking, and transit, 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 08225 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $316,967. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $116,011 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 08225 safe?
Yes, 08225 is safer than 68% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $196 per resident a year.
Compare 08225 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 08225. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 08225 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.
08225 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 08225: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 08225: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 08225: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 08225: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
08225 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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