Best PlacesNeshanic Station, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Neshanic Station, 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.
Neshanic Station ranks 903rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Neshanic Station
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.
Neshanic Station's strengths and weaknesses
Where Neshanic Station ranks high
- Household income$202,206 median, better than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
Where Neshanic Station ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,541 a month, better than only 2% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- Short commute33.4 minutes each way, better than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Neshanic Station
A household needs to earn about $216,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Neshanic Station home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $202,206; 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 Neshanic Station's effective rate of 1.81%, 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 Neshanic Station
Neshanic Station runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Neshanic Station.
Who works in Neshanic Station, and how
Work in Neshanic Station centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Neshanic Station
The coast is about 33 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Neshanic Station, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Neshanic Station, month by month
Neshanic Station sees roughly 55 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 Neshanic Station
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 32 miles away.
The best schools in and around Neshanic Station
Schools across Neshanic Station average a B+, better than 75% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Whiton Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Woodfern Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Stony Brook SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hillsborough Township Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Readington Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- J.p. Case Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Hillsborough High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Hunterdon Central Regional High School DistrictB− · 45% proficient
- Bridgewater-raritan High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Neshanic Station school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Neshanic Station 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 Neshanic Station against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Neshanic Station
Is Neshanic Station a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Neshanic Station ranks 903rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on high incomes, population health, and what local pay buys, and lowest on state finances and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Neshanic Station expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $726,789. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $202,206 median income, cost of living beats 99% of towns.
Is Neshanic Station safe?
Yes, Neshanic Station is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $133 per resident a year.
Compare Neshanic Station with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Neshanic Station. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Neshanic Station 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.
Neshanic Station detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Neshanic Station: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Neshanic Station: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Neshanic Station: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Neshanic Station: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Neshanic Station 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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