Best Places08332, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 08332, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
08332 ranks 22,228th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State finances pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on few empty homes.
The best neighborhoods in 08332
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.
08332's strengths and weaknesses
Where 08332 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 79% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 08332 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 3% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,350 a month, better than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 08332
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 08332 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,074, 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 08332's effective rate of 2.06%, 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 08332
08332 runs older 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 08332.
Who works in 08332, and how
Work in 08332 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 08332
08332 has more parkland per resident than 73% of zip codes. The coast is about 37 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 08332 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 08332, month by month
08332 sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 08332
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 35 miles away.
The best schools in and around 08332
Schools across 08332 average a D−, better than 3% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Maurice River Township SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Myron L. Powell Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Rieck Avenue Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lakeside Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Millville Senior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Vineland Senior High SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Cumberland Regional High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 08332 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
08332 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 08332 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 08332 suits
Retirees
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Common questions about living in 08332
Is 08332 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 08332 ranks 22,228th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, big-city access, and transit, 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 08332 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $220,945. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $77,074 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 08332 safe?
08332 is safer than 46% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $239 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 08332?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 24. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 16% of zip codes.
Is 08332 good for families?
Schools beat 3% of zip codes, crime safety beats 46%, and childcare runs $1,350 a month.
Compare 08332 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 08332. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 08332 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.
08332 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 08332: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 08332: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 08332: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 08332: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
08332 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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