Best PlacesParkertown, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parkertown, 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.
Parkertown ranks 12,583rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Parkertown
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.
Parkertown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Parkertown ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 91% of towns
- BikingBetter than 90% of towns
Where Parkertown ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,478 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Parkertown
A household needs to earn about $120,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parkertown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $107,140, 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 Parkertown's effective rate of 1.79%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Parkertown
Parkertown runs older than the country, 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 Parkertown.
Who works in Parkertown, and how
Work in Parkertown centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Parkertown
The coast is about 16 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Parkertown, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Parkertown, month by month
Parkertown sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Parkertown
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around Parkertown
Schools across Parkertown average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eagleswood Elementary SchoolC− · 25% proficient
- Frog Pond Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pinelands Regional Jr. High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Pinelands Regional High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parkertown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parkertown 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 Parkertown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Parkertown
Is Parkertown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parkertown ranks 12,583rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, big-city access, and health care access, and lowest on state finances and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Parkertown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $403,716. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $107,140 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Parkertown safe?
Yes, Parkertown is safer than 100% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $70 per resident a year.
Compare Parkertown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parkertown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parkertown 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.
Parkertown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parkertown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parkertown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parkertown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parkertown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parkertown 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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