Best PlacesMickleton, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mickleton, 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.
Mickleton ranks 841st 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 Mickleton
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.
Mickleton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mickleton ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$185,564 median, better than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
Where Mickleton ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,434 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mickleton
A household needs to earn about $159,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mickleton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $185,564, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Mickleton's effective rate of 2.12%, 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 Mickleton
Mickleton's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Mickleton.
Who works in Mickleton, and how
Work in Mickleton centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Mickleton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mickleton.
What the weather is like in Mickleton, month by month
Mickleton sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 72° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Mickleton
Philadelphia International sits about 6 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 14.8 million passengers in 2025, with 179 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Mickleton
Schools across Mickleton average a B−, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Harrison Township Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Samuel Mickle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- General Charles G. Harker SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pleasant Valley SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Walter Hill SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- J. Mason Tomlin Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Kingsway Regional High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Clearview Regional High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Paulsboro High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mickleton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mickleton 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 Mickleton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mickleton
Is Mickleton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mickleton ranks 841st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, low crime, and high incomes, 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 Mickleton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $515,871. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $185,564 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Mickleton safe?
Yes, Mickleton is safer than 100% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $74 per resident a year.
Compare Mickleton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mickleton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mickleton 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.
Mickleton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mickleton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mickleton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mickleton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mickleton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mickleton 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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