Best PlacesNorth Dennis, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Dennis, 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.
North Dennis ranks 16,245th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Dennis
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.
North Dennis' strengths and weaknesses
Where North Dennis ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of towns
- TransitBetter than 92% of towns
- Household income$104,520 median, better than 87% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of towns
Where North Dennis ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,358 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Dennis
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Dennis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $104,520, 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 North Dennis' effective rate of 1.34%, 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 North Dennis
North Dennis's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Dennis.
Who works in North Dennis, and how
Work in North Dennis centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in North Dennis
The coast is about 15 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across North Dennis, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Dennis, month by month
North Dennis sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 37° | 29° |
| April | 65° | 54° | 45° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 61° | 52° |
Flying in and out of North Dennis
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Dennis
Schools across North Dennis average a D+, better than 20% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Dennis Township Elementary/middle SchoolsC− · 29% proficient
- Middle Township Elementary #4D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Middle Township High SchoolD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Dennis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Dennis 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 North Dennis against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Dennis
Is North Dennis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Dennis ranks 16,245th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, big-city access, and transit, 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 North Dennis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $361,791. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $104,520 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is North Dennis safe?
Yes, North Dennis is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $145 per resident a year.
Compare North Dennis with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Dennis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Dennis 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.
North Dennis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Dennis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Dennis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Dennis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Dennis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Dennis 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.