Best PlacesMount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark, 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.
Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark ranks 4,563rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark
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.
Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Short commute37.5 minutes each way, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark
A household needs to earn about $128,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $64,484, 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 Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark's effective rate of 1.89%, 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 Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark
Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark.
Who works in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark, and how
Work in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 56%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 29%
Life in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark
Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 20 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark, month by month
Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 71° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark
Newark Liberty International sits about 4 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 Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark
Schools across Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark average a D, better than 10% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Roberto Clemente Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- East Newark Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
- Dr. E. Alma Flagg SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Technology High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Bard Early College High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Harrison High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark 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 Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark
Is Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark ranks 4,563rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, cell coverage, and walkability, 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 Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $425,421. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $64,484 median income, cost of living beats 19% of neighborhoods.
Is Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark safe?
Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark is safer than 44% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $337 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark 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.
Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark 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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