Best PlacesMarmora, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marmora, 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.
Marmora ranks 11,685th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Marmora
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.
Marmora's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marmora ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of towns
Where Marmora ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,358 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marmora
A household needs to earn about $115,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marmora home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $110,757; 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 Marmora's effective rate of 1.41%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Marmora
Marmora 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 Marmora.
Who works in Marmora, and how
Work in Marmora centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Marmora
Marmora has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of towns. The coast is about 6 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Marmora and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Marmora, month by month
Marmora 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 Marmora
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around Marmora
Schools across Marmora average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Upper Township Elementary SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Swift-slaybaugh ComplexC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Upper Township Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Alder Avenue Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Ocean City High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Egg Harbor Township High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marmora school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marmora 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 Marmora against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marmora
Is Marmora a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marmora ranks 11,685th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, population health, and civic engagement, and lowest on state finances and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marmora expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $405,055. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $110,757 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Marmora safe?
Yes, Marmora is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $141 per resident a year.
Compare Marmora with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marmora. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marmora 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.
Marmora detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marmora: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marmora: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marmora: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marmora: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marmora 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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