Best PlacesEstell Manor, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Estell Manor, 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.
Estell Manor ranks 18,664th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Estell Manor
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.
Estell Manor's strengths and weaknesses
Where Estell Manor ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of towns
Where Estell Manor ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,355 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Estell Manor
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Estell Manor home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,523, 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 Estell Manor's effective rate of 1.54%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Estell Manor
Estell Manor runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Estell Manor.
Who works in Estell Manor, and how
Work in Estell Manor centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Estell Manor
The coast is about 34 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Estell Manor, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Estell Manor, month by month
Estell Manor sees roughly 61 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 Estell Manor
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 41 miles away.
The best schools in and around Estell Manor
Schools across Estell Manor average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Weymouth Township Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Estell Manor Elementary SchoolC− · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Egg Harbor Township High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Millville Senior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Oakcrest High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Estell Manor school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Estell Manor 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 Estell Manor against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Estell Manor
Is Estell Manor a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Estell Manor ranks 18,664th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, tree cover, and transit, 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 Estell Manor expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $298,306. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $94,523 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Estell Manor safe?
Yes, Estell Manor is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $123 per resident a year.
Compare Estell Manor with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Estell Manor. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Estell Manor 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.
Estell Manor detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Estell Manor: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Estell Manor: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Estell Manor: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Estell Manor: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Estell Manor 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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