Best PlacesPemberton, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pemberton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Pemberton ranks 21,902nd 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 Pemberton
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.
Pemberton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pemberton ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- TransitBetter than 95% of towns
- BikingBetter than 90% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 79% of towns
Where Pemberton ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,470 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pemberton
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pemberton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $85,433; 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 Pemberton's effective rate of 1.62%, 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 Pemberton
Pemberton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pemberton.
Who works in Pemberton, and how
Work in Pemberton centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Pemberton
The coast is about 44 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Pemberton, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pemberton, month by month
Pemberton sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Pemberton
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 30 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pemberton
Schools across Pemberton average a D+, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Springfield Township SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Southampton Township School #2C− · 29% proficient
- Samuel T. Busansky SchoolC− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northern Burlington County Regional Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Southampton Township School #3C− · 30% proficient
- Newcomb Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Seneca High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Northern Burlington County Regional High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Pemberton Township High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pemberton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pemberton 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 Pemberton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pemberton
Is Pemberton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pemberton ranks 21,902nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and biking, 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 Pemberton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $296,147. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $85,433 median income, cost of living beats 61% of towns.
Is Pemberton safe?
Yes, Pemberton is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare Pemberton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pemberton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pemberton 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.
Pemberton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pemberton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pemberton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pemberton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pemberton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pemberton 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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