Best PlacesLamington, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lamington, 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.
Lamington ranks 7,038th 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 Lamington
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.
Lamington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lamington ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$156,424 median, better than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of towns
Where Lamington ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,529 a month, better than only 2% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lamington
A household needs to earn about $245,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lamington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $156,424, 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 Lamington's effective rate of 1.21%, 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 Lamington
Lamington runs older than the country, 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 Lamington.
Who works in Lamington, and how
Work in Lamington centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Lamington
The coast is about 34 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Lamington, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lamington, month by month
Lamington sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 67° | 52° | 39° |
| July | 90° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Lamington
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 28 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lamington
Schools across Lamington average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bedminster Township Public SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Whitehouse SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Tewksbury Elementary SchoolC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Readington Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Old Turnpike SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Hunterdon Central Regional High School DistrictB− · 45% proficient
- Voorhees High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Bridgewater-raritan High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lamington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lamington 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 Lamington against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lamington
Is Lamington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lamington ranks 7,038th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, high incomes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on state finances and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lamington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $887,364. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $156,424 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Lamington safe?
Lamington is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $228 per resident a year.
Compare Lamington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lamington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lamington 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.
Lamington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lamington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lamington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lamington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lamington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lamington 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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