Best PlacesGlen Gardner, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Glen Gardner, 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.
Glen Gardner ranks 3,350th 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 Glen Gardner
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.
Glen Gardner's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glen Gardner ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$132,519 median, better than 95% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
Where Glen Gardner ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,458 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of towns
- Short commute34.3 minutes each way, better than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Glen Gardner
A household needs to earn about $139,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glen Gardner home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $132,519; 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 Glen Gardner's effective rate of 2.16%, 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 Glen Gardner
Glen Gardner runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Glen Gardner.
Who works in Glen Gardner, and how
Work in Glen Gardner centers on education and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Glen Gardner
The coast is about 51 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Glen Gardner, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Glen Gardner, month by month
Glen Gardner sees roughly 62 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 Glen Gardner
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glen Gardner
Schools across Glen Gardner average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Union Township Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Thomas B. Conley Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Valley View SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ethel Hoppock Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Union Township Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Woodglen SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- North Hunterdon High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Voorhees High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glen Gardner school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glen Gardner 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 Glen Gardner against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Glen Gardner
Is Glen Gardner a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glen Gardner ranks 3,350th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, few empty homes, and high incomes, and lowest on state finances and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glen Gardner expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $447,951. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $132,519 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Glen Gardner safe?
Yes, Glen Gardner is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $117 per resident a year.
Compare Glen Gardner with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glen Gardner. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glen Gardner 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.
Glen Gardner detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glen Gardner: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glen Gardner: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glen Gardner: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glen Gardner: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glen Gardner 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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