Best PlacesCorbin City, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Corbin City, 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.
Corbin City ranks 18,075th 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 Corbin City
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.
Corbin City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Corbin City ranks high
- TransitBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- BikingBetter than 81% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 80% of towns
Where Corbin City ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,355 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Corbin City
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Corbin City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,019, 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 Corbin City's effective rate of 1.57%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Corbin City
Corbin City runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Corbin City.
Who works in Corbin City, and how
Work in Corbin City centers on construction and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Corbin City
The coast is about 16 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Corbin City, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Corbin City, month by month
Corbin City 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 Corbin City
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around Corbin City
Schools across Corbin City average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Swift-slaybaugh ComplexC− · 28% proficient
- Estell Manor Elementary SchoolC− · 25% proficient
- Woodbine Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Upper Township Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Alder Avenue Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
- Jordan Road Elementary SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Ocean City High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Mainland Regional High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Egg Harbor Township High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Corbin City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Corbin City 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 Corbin City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Corbin City
Is Corbin City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Corbin City ranks 18,075th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, big-city access, and quiet, and lowest on state finances and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Corbin City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $240,035. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $86,019 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Corbin City safe?
Yes, Corbin City is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare Corbin City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Corbin City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Corbin City 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.
Corbin City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Corbin City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Corbin City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Corbin City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Corbin City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Corbin City 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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