Best PlacesCumberland County, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Cumberland County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Distance to the water drives a lot of the difference between one part and the next. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cumberland County ranks 2,264th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. The coast is about 44 minutes away. Its strengths are big-city access and few empty homes. The cost shows up in state finances, property taxes, and the schools.
The best neighborhoods in Cumberland County
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.
The best areas in Cumberland County
The parts of Cumberland County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Vineland
More households have young kids, more adults hold degrees, and more residents vote.
Millville
Biking is better and streets are more walkable.
Leesburg
It is quieter, though disaster risk is higher.
Bridgeton
Health care is harder to reach and local pay stretches less far.
Scores across Cumberland County run from about the 4th to the 79th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Cumberland County's strengths and weaknesses
Cumberland County lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. Big-city access is the standout, in the top 3% of counties. Few empty homes and transit follow.
The one real hole is state finances, near the bottom of the country. Property taxes and the schools also cost it ground. The detail is below, and the map is where it turns into a choice of neighborhood rather than just a place.
Where Cumberland County ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of counties
- TransitBetter than 89% of counties
- BikingBetter than 84% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 76% of counties
Where Cumberland County ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of counties
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of counties
- Cheap childcare$1,350 a month, better than only 5% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Cumberland County
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cumberland County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,388, 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 Cumberland County's effective rate of 2.03%, 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 Cumberland County
Cumberland County'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 Cumberland County.
Who works in Cumberland County, and how
Work in Cumberland County centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Cumberland County
Cumberland County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of counties and more parkland per resident than 82% of counties. The coast is about 44 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Cumberland County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Cumberland County growing, and who is moving in?
Cumberland County has held roughly flat in population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Philadelphia, PA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Cumberland County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Cumberland County, month by month
Cumberland County 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 Cumberland County
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 32 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cumberland County
Schools across Cumberland County average a D−, better than 3% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Morris Goodwin SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Stow Creek Township SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Hopewell CrestD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Johnstone Elementary SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Dennis Township Elementary/middle SchoolsC− · 29% proficient
- Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Cumberland County Technical Education CenterB+ · 55% proficient
- Lower Cape May Regional High SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Millville Senior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cumberland County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cumberland County 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 Cumberland County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Cumberland County suits
Common questions about living in Cumberland County
Is Cumberland County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cumberland County ranks 2,264th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on big-city access, few empty homes, and transit, 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 Cumberland County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $220,205. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $73,388 median income, cost of living beats 47% of counties.
Is Cumberland County safe?
Cumberland County is safer than 46% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $246 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Cumberland County?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 24. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 12% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Cumberland County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Vineland, Millville, and Leesburg. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Is Cumberland County good for families?
Schools beat 3% of counties, crime safety beats 46%, and childcare runs $1,350 a month.
Is Cumberland County good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 47% of counties, though advertised internet speeds beat only 56% of counties. About 6% of workers already work from home.
Compare Cumberland County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cumberland County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cumberland County 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.
Cumberland County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cumberland County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cumberland County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cumberland County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cumberland County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cumberland County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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