Best PlacesEgg Harbor Township, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Egg Harbor Township, 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.
Egg Harbor Township ranks 1,030th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Egg Harbor Township
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.
Egg Harbor Township's strengths and weaknesses
Where Egg Harbor Township ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 70% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 70% of cities
Where Egg Harbor Township ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Egg Harbor Township
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Egg Harbor Township home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $107,025, 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 Egg Harbor Township's effective rate of 2.17%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Egg Harbor Township
Egg Harbor Township's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Egg Harbor Township.
Who works in Egg Harbor Township, and how
Work in Egg Harbor Township centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Egg Harbor Township
Egg Harbor Township has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of cities and more parkland per resident than 81% of cities. The coast is about 12 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Egg Harbor Township and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Egg Harbor Township, month by month
Egg Harbor Township 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 Egg Harbor Township
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Egg Harbor Township
Schools across Egg Harbor Township average a C, better than 21% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Northfield Community Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Dr. Joyanne D. Miller Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Swift-slaybaugh ComplexC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Alder Avenue Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
- Fernwood Avenue Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
- William Davies Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Egg Harbor Township High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Oakcrest High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Egg Harbor Township school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Egg Harbor Township 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 Egg Harbor Township against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Egg Harbor Township suits
Families
Schools land around the 21st percentile and crime safety beats 92%.
Common questions about living in Egg Harbor Township
Is Egg Harbor Township a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Egg Harbor Township ranks 1,030th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low crime, clean air, and tree cover, 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 Egg Harbor Township expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $313,106. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $107,025 median income, cost of living beats 70% of cities.
Is Egg Harbor Township safe?
Yes, Egg Harbor Township is safer than 92% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $136 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Egg Harbor Township?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 26. That works out to about 58 pleasant days a year, more than 4% of cities.
Is Egg Harbor Township good for families?
Schools beat 21% of cities, crime safety beats 92%, and childcare runs $1,355 a month.
Compare Egg Harbor Township with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Egg Harbor Township. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Egg Harbor Township 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.
Egg Harbor Township detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Egg Harbor Township: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Egg Harbor Township: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Egg Harbor Township: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Egg Harbor Township: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Egg Harbor Township 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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