Best PlacesLyndhurst, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lyndhurst, 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.
Lyndhurst ranks 9,732nd 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 Lyndhurst
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.
Lyndhurst's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lyndhurst ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of towns
- TransitBetter than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of towns
Where Lyndhurst ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,508 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lyndhurst
A household needs to earn about $162,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lyndhurst home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $113,860, 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 Lyndhurst's effective rate of 2.08%, 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 Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lyndhurst.
Who works in Lyndhurst, and how
Work in Lyndhurst centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of towns and more parkland per resident than 90% of towns. The coast is about 25 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Lyndhurst and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lyndhurst, month by month
Lyndhurst 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 Lyndhurst
Newark Liberty International sits about 8 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 Lyndhurst
Schools across Lyndhurst average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Yantacaw SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Washington SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Clarendon SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- John H. Walker Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Lyndhurst Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Nutley High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Lyndhurst High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lyndhurst school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lyndhurst 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 Lyndhurst against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Lyndhurst suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 81% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Lyndhurst
Is Lyndhurst a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lyndhurst ranks 9,732nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, walkability, and transit, 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 Lyndhurst expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $527,495. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $113,860 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is Lyndhurst safe?
Lyndhurst is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $249 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Lyndhurst?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 26. That works out to about 58 pleasant days a year, more than 5% of towns.
Is Lyndhurst good for families?
Schools beat 28% of towns, crime safety beats 34%, and childcare runs $1,508 a month.
Compare Lyndhurst with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lyndhurst. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lyndhurst 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.
Lyndhurst detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lyndhurst: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lyndhurst: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lyndhurst: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lyndhurst: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lyndhurst 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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