Best Places08341, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 08341, 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.
08341 ranks 17,576th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 08341
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.
08341's strengths and weaknesses
Where 08341 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 84% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 08341 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 08341
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 08341 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,300, 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 08341's effective rate of 2.43%, 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 08341
08341 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 08341.
Who works in 08341, and how
Work in 08341 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 08341
The coast is about 37 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 08341, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 08341, month by month
08341 sees roughly 64 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 08341
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 29 miles away.
The best schools in and around 08341
Schools across 08341 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Dr. J.p. Cleary Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Johnstone Elementary SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Buena Regional Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Buena Regional High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Vineland Senior High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 08341 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
08341 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 08341 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 08341
Is 08341 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 08341 ranks 17,576th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, few empty homes, 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 08341 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,117. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $83,300 median income, cost of living beats 60% of zip codes.
Is 08341 safe?
Yes, 08341 is safer than 79% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $153 per resident a year.
Compare 08341 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 08341. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 08341 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.
08341 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 08341: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 08341: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 08341: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 08341: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
08341 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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