Best PlacesDa Costa, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Da Costa, 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.
Da Costa ranks 15,700th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Da Costa
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.
Da Costa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Da Costa ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- TransitBetter than 95% of towns
- BikingBetter than 86% of towns
Where Da Costa ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,355 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Da Costa
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Da Costa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,421, 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 Da Costa's effective rate of 2.05%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Da Costa
Da Costa runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Da Costa.
Who works in Da Costa, and how
Work in Da Costa centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Da Costa
The coast is about 30 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Da Costa, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Da Costa, month by month
Da Costa sees roughly 57 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 Da Costa
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 32 miles away.
The best schools in and around Da Costa
Schools across Da Costa average a C, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mullica Township Primary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mullica Township Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Cedar Creek High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Da Costa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Da Costa 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 Da Costa against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Da Costa
Is Da Costa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Da Costa ranks 15,700th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, big-city access, and a strong job market, 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 Da Costa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $364,800. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $93,421 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Da Costa safe?
Yes, Da Costa is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $158 per resident a year.
Compare Da Costa with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Da Costa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Da Costa 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.
Da Costa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Da Costa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Da Costa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Da Costa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Da Costa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Da Costa 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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