Best Places08345, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 08345, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
08345 ranks 30,930th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 08345
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.
08345's strengths and weaknesses
Where 08345 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 73% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 69% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 60% of zip codes
Where 08345 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 08345
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 08345 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,135, 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 08345's effective rate of 1.47%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 08345
08345 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 08345.
Who works in 08345, and how
Work in 08345 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 08345
08345 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 08345 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 08345, month by month
08345 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 08345
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around 08345
Schools across 08345 average a D, better than 5% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Myron L. Powell Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Downe Township Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Memorial High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Bridgeton High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 08345 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
08345 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 08345 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 08345
Is 08345 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 08345 ranks 30,930th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, big-city access, and tree cover, and lowest on disaster risk and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 08345 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $195,011. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $72,135 median income, cost of living beats 48% of zip codes.
Is 08345 safe?
08345 is safer than 22% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $308 per resident a year.
Compare 08345 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 08345. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 08345 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.
08345 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 08345: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 08345: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 08345: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 08345: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
08345 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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