Best PlacesAllamuchy, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Allamuchy, 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.
Allamuchy ranks 9,578th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Allamuchy
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.
Allamuchy's strengths and weaknesses
Where Allamuchy ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- BikingBetter than 92% of towns
Where Allamuchy ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,353 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Short commute35.5 minutes each way, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Allamuchy
A household needs to earn about $151,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Allamuchy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $108,678, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Allamuchy's effective rate of 2.24%, 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 Allamuchy
Allamuchy 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 Allamuchy.
Who works in Allamuchy, and how
Work in Allamuchy centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Allamuchy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Allamuchy.
What the weather is like in Allamuchy, month by month
Allamuchy sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Allamuchy
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 38 miles away.
The best schools in and around Allamuchy
Schools across Allamuchy average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sandshore Rd. Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Green Hills SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Central Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Great Meadows Regional Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Mount Olive Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Warren Hills Regional Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Mount Olive High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Hackettstown High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Lenape Valley Regional High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Allamuchy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Allamuchy 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 Allamuchy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Allamuchy
Is Allamuchy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Allamuchy ranks 9,578th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, few empty homes, and population health, 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 Allamuchy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $482,515. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $108,678 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Allamuchy safe?
Yes, Allamuchy is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $150 per resident a year.
Compare Allamuchy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Allamuchy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Allamuchy 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.
Allamuchy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Allamuchy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Allamuchy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Allamuchy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Allamuchy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Allamuchy 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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