Best PlacesBuckshutem, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buckshutem, 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.
Buckshutem ranks 40,855th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Buckshutem
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.
Buckshutem's strengths and weaknesses
Where Buckshutem ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 74% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 74% of towns
Where Buckshutem ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,350 a month, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Buckshutem
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buckshutem home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,204, 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 Buckshutem's effective rate of 1.90%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Buckshutem
Buckshutem 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 Buckshutem.
Who works in Buckshutem, and how
Work in Buckshutem centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Buckshutem
The coast is about 34 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Buckshutem, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Buckshutem, month by month
Buckshutem 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 Buckshutem
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around Buckshutem
Schools across Buckshutem average a D−, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Commercial Township SchoolD− · 12% proficient
- Silver Run Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lakeside Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Millville Senior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Memorial High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buckshutem school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buckshutem 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 Buckshutem against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Buckshutem
Is Buckshutem a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buckshutem ranks 40,855th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, big-city access, and civic engagement, 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 Buckshutem expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $172,600. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $66,204 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Buckshutem safe?
Yes, Buckshutem is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $157 per resident a year.
Compare Buckshutem with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buckshutem. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buckshutem 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.
Buckshutem detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buckshutem: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buckshutem: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buckshutem: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buckshutem: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buckshutem 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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