Best PlacesHammonton, CA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hammonton, 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.
Hammonton ranks 18,783rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hammonton
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.
Hammonton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hammonton ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 87% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of towns
- QuietBetter than 87% of towns
Where Hammonton ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hammonton
A household needs to earn about $122,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hammonton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $100,438, 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 Hammonton's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 Hammonton
Hammonton runs younger 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 Hammonton.
Who works in Hammonton, and how
Work in Hammonton centers on public administration and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Hammonton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hammonton.
What the weather is like in Hammonton, month by month
Hammonton sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 45° |
| July | 98° | 80° | 61° |
| October | 81° | 64° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Hammonton
Sacramento International sits about 33 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 85 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Hammonton
Schools across Hammonton average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lone Tree ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Ready Springs ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Browns Valley ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Foothill IntermediateD · 20% proficient
- Yuba Gardens IntermediateD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Marysville HighC− · 30% proficient
- Lindhurst HighC− · 27% proficient
- Wheatland Union HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hammonton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hammonton 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 Hammonton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hammonton
Is Hammonton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hammonton ranks 18,783rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, a strong job market, and population health, and lowest on biking and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hammonton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $476,962. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $100,438 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is Hammonton safe?
Hammonton is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $579 per resident a year.
Compare Hammonton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hammonton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hammonton 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.
Hammonton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hammonton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hammonton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hammonton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hammonton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hammonton 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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