Best PlacesFairmuont, Newark, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fairmuont, Newark, 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.
Fairmuont, Newark ranks 4,876th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fairmuont, Newark
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.
Fairmuont, Newark's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fairmuont, Newark ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Fairmuont, Newark ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Fairmuont, Newark
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fairmuont, Newark home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,834, 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 Fairmuont, Newark's effective rate of 1.31%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fairmuont, Newark
Fairmuont, Newark'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 Fairmuont, Newark.
Who works in Fairmuont, Newark, and how
Work in Fairmuont, Newark centers on transportation & warehousing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 30%
Life in Fairmuont, Newark
Fairmuont, Newark has more parkland per resident than 91% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 21 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Fairmuont, Newark and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fairmuont, Newark, month by month
Fairmuont, Newark sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 71° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Fairmuont, Newark
Newark Liberty International sits about 4 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 23.5 million passengers in 2025, with 242 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Fairmuont, Newark
Schools across Fairmuont, Newark average a D, better than 10% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Sussex Avenue SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Mildred Barry Garvin ElementaryD− · 12% proficient
- Thirteenth Avenue SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marlboro Memorial Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Union Avenue Middle SchoolF · 11% proficient
- Sojourner Truth Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School Of TechnologyC+ · 36% proficient
- Bard Early College High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- East Orange Campus High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fairmuont, Newark school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fairmuont, Newark 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 Fairmuont, Newark against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Fairmuont, Newark
Is Fairmuont, Newark a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fairmuont, Newark ranks 4,876th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, fast internet, and transit, and lowest on state finances and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fairmuont, Newark expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $257,123. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $62,834 median income, cost of living beats 21% of neighborhoods.
Is Fairmuont, Newark safe?
Fairmuont, Newark is safer than 36% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $385 per resident a year.
Compare Fairmuont, Newark with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fairmuont, Newark. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fairmuont, Newark 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.
Fairmuont, Newark detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fairmuont, Newark: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fairmuont, Newark: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fairmuont, Newark: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fairmuont, Newark: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fairmuont, Newark 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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