Best PlacesAbsecon, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Absecon, 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.
Absecon ranks 16,893rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Absecon
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.
Absecon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Absecon ranks high
- TransitBetter than 97% of towns
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of towns
Where Absecon ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,355 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Absecon
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Absecon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $84,406; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Absecon's effective rate of 2.02%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Absecon
Absecon's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Absecon.
Who works in Absecon, and how
Work in Absecon centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Absecon
Absecon has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of towns and more parkland per resident than 89% of towns. The coast is about 12 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Absecon and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Absecon, month by month
Absecon 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 Absecon
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around Absecon
Schools across Absecon average a C−, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Reeds Road Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Arthur Rann Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Smithville Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Galloway Township Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Emma C AttalesD+ · 27% proficient
- Fernwood Avenue Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Egg Harbor Township High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Absegami High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Buena Regional High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Absecon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Absecon 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 Absecon against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Absecon suits
Families
Schools land around the 18th percentile and crime safety beats 67%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Absecon
Is Absecon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Absecon ranks 16,893rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, biking, and big-city access, 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 Absecon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $277,473. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $84,406 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is Absecon safe?
Yes, Absecon is safer than 67% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $182 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Absecon?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 26. That works out to about 58 pleasant days a year, more than 5% of towns.
Is Absecon good for families?
Schools beat 18% of towns, crime safety beats 67%, and childcare runs $1,355 a month.
Compare Absecon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Absecon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Absecon 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.
Absecon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Absecon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Absecon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Absecon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Absecon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Absecon 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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