Best PlacesMillstone, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Millstone, 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.
Millstone ranks 724th 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 Millstone
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.
Millstone's strengths and weaknesses
Where Millstone ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$207,045 median, better than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of towns
Where Millstone ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,547 a month, better than only 2% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Millstone
A household needs to earn about $219,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Millstone home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $207,045; 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 Millstone's effective rate of 1.80%, 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 Millstone
Millstone runs younger 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 Millstone.
Who works in Millstone, and how
Work in Millstone centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Millstone
The coast is about 27 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Millstone, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Millstone, month by month
Millstone sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 67° | 52° | 39° |
| July | 90° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Millstone
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 26 miles away.
The best schools in and around Millstone
Schools across Millstone average a B+, better than 75% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Amsterdam Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Woods Road Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hillsborough Township Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Millstone Township Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Hillsborough High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Freehold Township High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Millstone school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Millstone 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 Millstone against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Millstone
Is Millstone a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Millstone ranks 724th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and population health, and lowest on state finances and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Millstone expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $738,241. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $207,045 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Millstone safe?
Yes, Millstone is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $115 per resident a year.
Compare Millstone with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Millstone. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Millstone 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.
Millstone detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Millstone: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Millstone: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Millstone: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Millstone: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Millstone 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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