Best PlacesMenantico, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Menantico, 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.
Menantico ranks 44,170th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Menantico
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.
Menantico's strengths and weaknesses
Where Menantico ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 75% of towns
Where Menantico ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,350 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Menantico
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Menantico home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $61,580, 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 Menantico's effective rate of 2.25%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Menantico
Menantico 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 Menantico.
Who works in Menantico, and how
Work in Menantico centers on education and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Menantico
The coast is about 38 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Menantico, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Menantico, month by month
Menantico sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Menantico
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around Menantico
Schools across Menantico average a D, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Maurice River Township SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Holly Heights Elementary SchoolD− · 11% proficient
- R. M. Bacon Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lakeside Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Millville Senior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Memorial High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Menantico school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Menantico 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 Menantico against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Menantico
Is Menantico a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Menantico ranks 44,170th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, tree cover, and low crime, and lowest on disaster risk and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Menantico expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $240,654. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $61,580 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Menantico safe?
Yes, Menantico is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $136 per resident a year.
Compare Menantico with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Menantico. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Menantico 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.
Menantico detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Menantico: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Menantico: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Menantico: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Menantico: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Menantico 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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