Best PlacesCrosswicks, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Crosswicks, 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.
Crosswicks ranks 1,843rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Crosswicks
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.
Crosswicks' strengths and weaknesses
Where Crosswicks ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$206,116 median, better than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of towns
Where Crosswicks ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,470 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- Short commute33.4 minutes each way, better than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Crosswicks
A household needs to earn about $172,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crosswicks home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $206,116, 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 Crosswicks' 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 Crosswicks
Crosswicks runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Crosswicks.
Who works in Crosswicks, and how
Work in Crosswicks centers on education and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Crosswicks
The coast is about 37 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Crosswicks, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Crosswicks, month by month
Crosswicks sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Crosswicks
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 36 miles away.
The best schools in and around Crosswicks
Schools across Crosswicks average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Chesterfield Township Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Springfield Township SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Peter Muschal ElementaryC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northern Burlington County Regional Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Emily C. Reynolds Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Northern Burlington County Regional High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Hamilton East - SteinertC · 34% proficient
- Bordentown Regional High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crosswicks school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crosswicks 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 Crosswicks against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Crosswicks
Is Crosswicks a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crosswicks ranks 1,843rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, what local pay buys, and high incomes, 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 Crosswicks expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $550,030. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $206,116 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Crosswicks safe?
Yes, Crosswicks is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $150 per resident a year.
Compare Crosswicks with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crosswicks. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crosswicks 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.
Crosswicks detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crosswicks: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crosswicks: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crosswicks: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crosswicks: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crosswicks 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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