Best PlacesEnglishtown, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Englishtown, 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.
Englishtown ranks 353rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Englishtown
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.
Englishtown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Englishtown ranks high
- Household income$164,640 median, better than 95% of cities
- QuietBetter than 95% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of cities
Where Englishtown ranks low
- Short commute42.8 minutes each way, better than only 1% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,493 a month, better than only 16% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Englishtown
A household needs to earn about $191,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Englishtown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $164,640, 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 Englishtown's effective rate of 1.59%, 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 Englishtown
Englishtown runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Englishtown.
Who works in Englishtown, and how
Work in Englishtown centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Englishtown
Englishtown has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of cities and more parkland per resident than 78% of cities. The coast is about 18 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Englishtown and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Englishtown, month by month
Englishtown sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 64° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Englishtown
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 29 miles away.
The best schools in and around Englishtown
Schools across Englishtown average a B, better than 63% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Oak Tree Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Asher Holmes Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Lafayette Mills SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pine Brook SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Marlboro Memorial Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Marlboro Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Monroe Township High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Marlboro High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Freehold Township High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Englishtown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Englishtown 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 Englishtown against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Englishtown suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Englishtown
Is Englishtown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Englishtown ranks 353rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on high incomes, quiet, and health care access, and lowest on long commutes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Englishtown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $659,389. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $164,640 median income, cost of living beats 92% of cities.
Is Englishtown safe?
Yes, Englishtown is safer than 84% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $148 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Englishtown?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 26. That works out to about 60 pleasant days a year, more than 8% of cities.
Is Englishtown good for families?
Schools beat 63% of cities, crime safety beats 84%, and childcare runs $1,493 a month.
Compare Englishtown with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Englishtown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Englishtown 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.
Englishtown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Englishtown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Englishtown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Englishtown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Englishtown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Englishtown 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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