Best PlacesNorth End, Phillipsburg, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North End, Phillipsburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North End, Phillipsburg ranks 3,617th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Property taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cell coverage.
The best neighborhoods in North End, Phillipsburg
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 End, Phillipsburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where North End, Phillipsburg ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
Where North End, Phillipsburg ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North End, Phillipsburg
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North End, Phillipsburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,176, 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 End, Phillipsburg's effective rate of 2.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North End, Phillipsburg
North End, Phillipsburg's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North End, Phillipsburg.
Who works in North End, Phillipsburg, and how
Work in North End, Phillipsburg centers on manufacturing and other services. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in North End, Phillipsburg
North End, Phillipsburg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of North End, Phillipsburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North End, Phillipsburg, month by month
North End, Phillipsburg sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 41, 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 | 41° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of North End, Phillipsburg
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around North End, Phillipsburg
Schools across North End, Phillipsburg average a D+, better than 20% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Phillipsburg Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Phillipsburg Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Phillipsburg High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North End, Phillipsburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North End, Phillipsburg 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 End, Phillipsburg against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North End, Phillipsburg
Is North End, Phillipsburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North End, Phillipsburg ranks 3,617th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, low crime, and big-city access, and lowest on property taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North End, Phillipsburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,810. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $75,176 median income, cost of living beats 51% of neighborhoods.
Is North End, Phillipsburg safe?
Yes, North End, Phillipsburg is safer than 85% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $184 per resident a year.
Compare North End, Phillipsburg with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North End, Phillipsburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North End, Phillipsburg 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 End, Phillipsburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North End, Phillipsburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North End, Phillipsburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North End, Phillipsburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North End, Phillipsburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North End, Phillipsburg 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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