Best PlacesMarlboro, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marlboro, 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.
Marlboro ranks 955th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Marlboro
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.
Marlboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marlboro ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$205,899 median, better than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
Where Marlboro ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute42.6 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,493 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marlboro
A household needs to earn about $223,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marlboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $205,899; 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 Marlboro's effective rate of 1.63%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Marlboro
Marlboro 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 Marlboro.
Who works in Marlboro, and how
Work in Marlboro centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 56%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Marlboro
The coast is about 15 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Marlboro, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Marlboro, month by month
Marlboro sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 64° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Marlboro
Newark Liberty International sits about 26 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 Marlboro
Schools across Marlboro average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Village SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Frank Defino Central Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Asher Holmes Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Indian Hill SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Pine Brook SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Marlboro Memorial Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Holmdel High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Marlboro High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Colts Neck High SchoolB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marlboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marlboro 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 Marlboro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marlboro
Is Marlboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marlboro ranks 955th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and big-city access, and lowest on state finances and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marlboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $764,860. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $205,899 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Marlboro safe?
Yes, Marlboro is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $127 per resident a year.
Compare Marlboro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marlboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marlboro 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.
Marlboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marlboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marlboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marlboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marlboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marlboro 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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