Best PlacesFranklin Park, Trenton, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Franklin Park, Trenton, 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.
Franklin Park, Trenton ranks 4,163rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Franklin Park, Trenton
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.
Franklin Park, Trenton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Franklin Park, Trenton ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Franklin Park, Trenton ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- School gradeF, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Franklin Park, Trenton
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Franklin Park, Trenton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,736, 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 Franklin Park, Trenton's effective rate of 2.71%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Franklin Park, Trenton
Franklin Park, Trenton runs younger than the country, 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 Franklin Park, Trenton.
Who works in Franklin Park, Trenton, and how
Work in Franklin Park, Trenton centers on construction and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Franklin Park, Trenton
The coast is about 40 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Franklin Park, Trenton, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Franklin Park, Trenton, month by month
Franklin Park, Trenton sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, 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 | 43° | 34° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Franklin Park, Trenton
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 35 miles away.
The best schools in and around Franklin Park, Trenton
Schools across Franklin Park, Trenton average an F, better than 4% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Pace Charter School Of HamiltonD+ · 25% proficient
- Lalor Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
- Columbus Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Richard C Crockett Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Dunn Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Hamilton West-watsonC− · 27% proficient
- Trenton Central High School - Main CampusF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Franklin Park, Trenton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Franklin Park, Trenton 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 Franklin Park, Trenton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Franklin Park, Trenton
Is Franklin Park, Trenton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Franklin Park, Trenton ranks 4,163rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, walkability, and few empty homes, and lowest on property taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Franklin Park, Trenton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,010. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $71,736 median income, cost of living beats 34% of neighborhoods.
Is Franklin Park, Trenton safe?
Yes, Franklin Park, Trenton is safer than 56% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
Compare Franklin Park, Trenton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Franklin Park, Trenton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Franklin Park, Trenton 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.
Franklin Park, Trenton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Franklin Park, Trenton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Franklin Park, Trenton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Franklin Park, Trenton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Franklin Park, Trenton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Franklin Park, Trenton 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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