Best PlacesHancocks Bridge, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hancocks Bridge, 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.
Hancocks Bridge ranks 22,972nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hancocks Bridge
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.
Hancocks Bridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hancocks Bridge ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 81% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 72% of towns
Where Hancocks Bridge ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,338 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hancocks Bridge
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hancocks Bridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,718, 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 Hancocks Bridge's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 Hancocks Bridge
Hancocks Bridge's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Hancocks Bridge.
Who works in Hancocks Bridge, and how
Work in Hancocks Bridge centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hancocks Bridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hancocks Bridge.
What the weather is like in Hancocks Bridge, month by month
Hancocks Bridge 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 Hancocks Bridge
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 28 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hancocks Bridge
Schools across Hancocks Bridge average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lower Alloways Creek Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Elsinboro Township SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Salem High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hancocks Bridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hancocks Bridge 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 Hancocks Bridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hancocks Bridge
Is Hancocks Bridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hancocks Bridge ranks 22,972nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, big-city access, and few empty homes, and lowest on state finances and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hancocks Bridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $201,235. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $81,718 median income, cost of living beats 67% of towns.
Is Hancocks Bridge safe?
Yes, Hancocks Bridge is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $139 per resident a year.
Compare Hancocks Bridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hancocks Bridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hancocks Bridge 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.
Hancocks Bridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hancocks Bridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hancocks Bridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hancocks Bridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hancocks Bridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hancocks Bridge 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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