Best PlacesNorth Haledon, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Haledon, 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 Haledon ranks 3,992nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Haledon
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 Haledon's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Haledon ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$134,889 median, better than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 94% of towns
Where North Haledon ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,458 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Haledon
A household needs to earn about $176,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Haledon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $134,889, 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 North Haledon's effective rate of 2.07%, 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 Haledon
North Haledon runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Haledon.
Who works in North Haledon, and how
Work in North Haledon centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in North Haledon
The coast is about 34 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across North Haledon, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Haledon, month by month
North Haledon sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of North Haledon
Newark Liberty International sits about 19 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 North Haledon
Schools across North Haledon average a C, better than 35% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Albert Payson Terhune ElementaryB · 46% proficient
- John F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Memorial Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Schuyler Colfax Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Anthony Wayne Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- High Mountain SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Wayne Hills High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Passaic County-manchester Regional High SchoolD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Haledon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Haledon 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 Haledon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Haledon
Is North Haledon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Haledon ranks 3,992nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, fast internet, and population health, and lowest on state finances and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Haledon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $573,944. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $134,889 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is North Haledon safe?
North Haledon is safer than 50% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $213 per resident a year.
Compare North Haledon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Haledon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Haledon 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 Haledon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Haledon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Haledon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Haledon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Haledon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Haledon 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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