Best PlacesLaureldale, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Laureldale, 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.
Laureldale ranks 18,512th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Laureldale
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.
Laureldale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Laureldale ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
Where Laureldale ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,355 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Laureldale
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Laureldale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,268, 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 Laureldale's effective rate of 2.20%, 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 Laureldale
Laureldale'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 Laureldale.
Who works in Laureldale, and how
Work in Laureldale centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Laureldale
The coast is about 21 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Laureldale, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Laureldale, month by month
Laureldale sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Laureldale
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 38 miles away.
The best schools in and around Laureldale
Schools across Laureldale average a D, better than 11% of towns.
Top middle schools
- William Davies Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Oakcrest High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Laureldale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Laureldale 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 Laureldale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Laureldale
Is Laureldale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Laureldale ranks 18,512th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, a strong job market, 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 Laureldale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $297,957. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $110,268 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Laureldale safe?
Laureldale is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $213 per resident a year.
Compare Laureldale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Laureldale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Laureldale 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.
Laureldale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Laureldale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Laureldale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Laureldale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Laureldale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Laureldale 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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