Best PlacesLake View, Paterson, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lake View, Paterson, 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.
Lake View, Paterson ranks 3,837th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lake View, Paterson
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.
Lake View, Paterson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lake View, Paterson ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Lake View, Paterson ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lake View, Paterson
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lake View, Paterson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $75,770, 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 Lake View, Paterson's effective rate of 1.95%, 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 Lake View, Paterson
Lake View, Paterson's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Lake View, Paterson.
Who works in Lake View, Paterson, and how
Work in Lake View, Paterson centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in Lake View, Paterson
Lake View, Paterson has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 83% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 27 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Lake View, Paterson and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lake View, Paterson, month by month
Lake View, Paterson sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Lake View, Paterson
Newark Liberty International sits about 14 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 23.5 million passengers in 2025, with 242 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Lake View, Paterson
Schools across Lake View, Paterson average a D, better than 15% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- School #1C− · 28% proficient
- School #11D · 20% proficient
- Gantner Avenue SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Classical Academy Charter School Of CliftonC · 34% proficient
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Garfield Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Clifton High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Memorial Senior High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- International High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lake View, Paterson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lake View, Paterson 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 Lake View, Paterson against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lake View, Paterson
Is Lake View, Paterson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lake View, Paterson ranks 3,837th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, fast internet, and walkability, and lowest on state finances and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lake View, Paterson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $382,295. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $75,770 median income, cost of living beats 29% of neighborhoods.
Is Lake View, Paterson safe?
Yes, Lake View, Paterson is safer than 55% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
Compare Lake View, Paterson with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lake View, Paterson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lake View, Paterson 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.
Lake View, Paterson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lake View, Paterson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lake View, Paterson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lake View, Paterson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lake View, Paterson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lake View, Paterson 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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