Best PlacesLinwood, Fort Lee, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Linwood, Fort Lee, 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.
Linwood, Fort Lee ranks 2,604th 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 Linwood, Fort Lee
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.
Linwood, Fort Lee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Linwood, Fort Lee ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Linwood, Fort Lee ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Short commute32.8 minutes each way, better than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Linwood, Fort Lee
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Linwood, Fort Lee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $76,501; 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 Linwood, Fort Lee's effective rate of 1.63%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Linwood, Fort Lee
Linwood, Fort Lee 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 Linwood, Fort Lee.
Who works in Linwood, Fort Lee, and how
Work in Linwood, Fort Lee centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in Linwood, Fort Lee
Linwood, Fort Lee has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 16 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Linwood, Fort Lee and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Linwood, Fort Lee, month by month
Linwood, Fort Lee sees roughly 58 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 Linwood, Fort Lee
Laguardia sits about 8 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 16.3 million passengers in 2025, with 118 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Linwood, Fort Lee
Schools across Linwood, Fort Lee average a B+, better than 77% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- School No. 3B+ · 55% proficient
- School No. 2B+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lewis F. Cole Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Fort Lee High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Linwood, Fort Lee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Linwood, Fort Lee 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 Linwood, Fort Lee against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Linwood, Fort Lee
Is Linwood, Fort Lee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Linwood, Fort Lee ranks 2,604th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, cell coverage, and a strong job market, 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 Linwood, Fort Lee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $281,349. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $76,501 median income, cost of living beats 33% of neighborhoods.
Is Linwood, Fort Lee safe?
Yes, Linwood, Fort Lee is safer than 60% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
Compare Linwood, Fort Lee with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Linwood, Fort Lee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Linwood, Fort Lee 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.
Linwood, Fort Lee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Linwood, Fort Lee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Linwood, Fort Lee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Linwood, Fort Lee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Linwood, Fort Lee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Linwood, Fort Lee 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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