Best PlacesHammonton, NJ 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. 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.
Hammonton ranks 22,280th 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 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
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 91% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Hammonton ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,352 a month, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hammonton
A household needs to earn about $99,000 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 $84,633, 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 2.04%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hammonton
Hammonton runs older than the country.
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 health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Hammonton
Hammonton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of towns and more parkland per resident than 90% of towns. The coast is about 33 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Hammonton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hammonton, month by month
Hammonton sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Hammonton
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 28 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hammonton
Schools across Hammonton average a D+, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Indian Mills Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Whitehall Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary SchoolC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Indian Mills Memorial SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Hammonton Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Nehaunsey Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Seneca High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Cedar Creek High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Hammonton High SchoolC− · 29% 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.
Who Hammonton suits
Families
Schools land around the 18th percentile and crime safety beats 66%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Hammonton
Is Hammonton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hammonton ranks 22,280th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and biking, 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 Hammonton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $324,769. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $84,633 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is Hammonton safe?
Yes, Hammonton is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $177 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Hammonton?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 26. That works out to about 58 pleasant days a year, more than 6% of towns.
Is Hammonton good for families?
Schools beat 18% of towns, crime safety beats 66%, and childcare runs $1,352 a month.
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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