Best PlacesImlaystown, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Imlaystown, 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.
Imlaystown ranks 1,729th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Imlaystown
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.
Imlaystown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Imlaystown ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$213,818 median, better than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of towns
Where Imlaystown ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,491 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- Short commute36.7 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Imlaystown
A household needs to earn about $235,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Imlaystown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $213,818; 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 Imlaystown's effective rate of 1.92%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Imlaystown
Imlaystown runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Imlaystown.
Who works in Imlaystown, and how
Work in Imlaystown centers on construction and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Imlaystown
The coast is about 25 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Imlaystown, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Imlaystown, month by month
Imlaystown sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 43° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Imlaystown
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around Imlaystown
Schools across Imlaystown average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Newell Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Elms Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stonebridge Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Millstone Township Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Carl W. Goetz Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Allentown High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- New Egypt High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Jackson Memorial High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Imlaystown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Imlaystown 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 Imlaystown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Imlaystown
Is Imlaystown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Imlaystown ranks 1,729th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and big-city access, 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 Imlaystown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $780,980. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $213,818 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Imlaystown safe?
Yes, Imlaystown is safer than 95% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $107 per resident a year.
Compare Imlaystown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Imlaystown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Imlaystown 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.
Imlaystown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Imlaystown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Imlaystown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Imlaystown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Imlaystown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Imlaystown 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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