Best PlacesJohnsonburg, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Johnsonburg, 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.
Johnsonburg ranks 4,983rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Johnsonburg
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.
Johnsonburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Johnsonburg ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$123,254 median, better than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of towns
Where Johnsonburg ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,353 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Short commute33.5 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Johnsonburg
A household needs to earn about $141,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Johnsonburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $123,254, 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 Johnsonburg's effective rate of 1.96%, 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 Johnsonburg
Johnsonburg 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 Johnsonburg.
Who works in Johnsonburg, and how
Work in Johnsonburg centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Johnsonburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Johnsonburg.
What the weather is like in Johnsonburg, month by month
Johnsonburg sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Johnsonburg
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 41 miles away.
The best schools in and around Johnsonburg
Schools across Johnsonburg average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Frelinghuysen Township Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Allamuchy Township SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Hackettstown High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- North Warren Regional SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Johnsonburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Johnsonburg 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 Johnsonburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Johnsonburg
Is Johnsonburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Johnsonburg ranks 4,983rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, big-city access, and low crime, 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 Johnsonburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $466,945. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $123,254 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is Johnsonburg safe?
Yes, Johnsonburg is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $101 per resident a year.
Compare Johnsonburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Johnsonburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Johnsonburg 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.
Johnsonburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Johnsonburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Johnsonburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Johnsonburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Johnsonburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Johnsonburg 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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