Best PlacesGolf Manor, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Golf Manor, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Golf Manor ranks 39,273rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Golf 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.
Golf Manor's strengths and weaknesses
Where Golf Manor ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 93% of towns
- BikingBetter than 87% of towns
- Short commute21.6 minutes each way, better than 82% of towns
Where Golf Manor ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Golf Manor
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Golf Manor home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $69,034; 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 Golf Manor's effective rate of 2.41%, 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 Golf Manor
Golf Manor runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Golf Manor.
Who works in Golf Manor, and how
Work in Golf Manor centers on retail trade and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Golf Manor
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Golf Manor.
What the weather is like in Golf Manor, month by month
Golf Manor sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Golf Manor
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 18 miles away.
The best schools in and around Golf Manor
Schools across Golf Manor average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Penns Grove Middle SchoolF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Penns Grove High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Golf Manor school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Golf 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 Golf Manor against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Golf Manor
Is Golf Manor a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Golf Manor ranks 39,273rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, big-city access, and transit, 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 Golf Manor expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $226,112. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $69,034 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Golf Manor safe?
Yes, Golf Manor is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $169 per resident a year.
Compare Golf Manor with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Golf Manor. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Golf 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.
Golf Manor detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Golf Manor: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Golf Manor: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Golf Manor: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Golf Manor: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Golf 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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