Best PlacesEast Rocky Hill, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Rocky Hill, 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.
East Rocky Hill ranks 3,022nd 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 East Rocky Hill
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.
East Rocky Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Rocky Hill ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$165,416 median, better than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of towns
Where East Rocky Hill ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,549 a month, better than only 2% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Rocky Hill
A household needs to earn about $198,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Rocky Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $165,416, 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 East Rocky Hill's effective rate of 1.85%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in East Rocky Hill
East Rocky Hill runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 East Rocky Hill.
Who works in East Rocky Hill, and how
Work in East Rocky Hill centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 36%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in East Rocky Hill
The coast is about 34 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across East Rocky Hill, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Rocky Hill, month by month
East Rocky Hill sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, 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 | 43° | 34° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of East Rocky Hill
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 30 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Rocky Hill
Schools across East Rocky Hill average a B+, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Constable Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Montgomery Upper Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Princeton Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Montgomery High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- South Brunswick High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Rocky Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Rocky Hill 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 East Rocky Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Rocky Hill
Is East Rocky Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Rocky Hill ranks 3,022nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, big-city access, and high incomes, and lowest on state finances and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Rocky Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $661,000. The overall cost of living runs about 23% above the national average. Set against a $165,416 median income, cost of living beats 95% of towns.
Is East Rocky Hill safe?
Yes, East Rocky Hill is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $246 per resident a year.
Compare East Rocky Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Rocky Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Rocky Hill 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.
East Rocky Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Rocky Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Rocky Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Rocky Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Rocky Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Rocky Hill 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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