Best PlacesFlemington, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Flemington, 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.
Flemington ranks 316th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Flemington
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.
Flemington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Flemington ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 99% of cities
- QuietBetter than 97% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of cities
- Household income$156,165 median, better than 93% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of cities
Where Flemington ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Flemington
A household needs to earn about $168,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Flemington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $156,165; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Flemington's effective rate of 2.12%, 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 Flemington
Flemington runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Flemington.
Who works in Flemington, and how
Work in Flemington centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Flemington
Flemington has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of cities and more parkland per resident than 92% of cities. The coast is about 41 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Flemington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Flemington, month by month
Flemington sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 67° | 52° | 39° |
| July | 90° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Flemington
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 38 miles away.
The best schools in and around Flemington
Schools across Flemington average a B−, better than 53% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Copper Hill Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Whiton Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Woodfern Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hillsborough Township Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Readington Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Old Turnpike SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Hillsborough High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- North Hunterdon High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Hunterdon Central Regional High School DistrictB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Flemington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Flemington 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 Flemington against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Flemington suits
Families
Schools land around the 53rd percentile and crime safety beats 90%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 93% of cities and 21% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Flemington
Is Flemington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Flemington ranks 316th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on few empty homes, quiet, and what local pay buys, 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 Flemington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $544,865. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $156,165 median income, cost of living beats 93% of cities.
Is Flemington safe?
Yes, Flemington is safer than 90% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $147 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Flemington?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 22. That works out to about 57 pleasant days a year, more than 3% of cities.
Is Flemington good for families?
Schools beat 53% of cities, crime safety beats 90%, and childcare runs $1,458 a month.
Compare Flemington with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Flemington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Flemington 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.
Flemington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Flemington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Flemington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Flemington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Flemington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Flemington 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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