Best PlacesPennington-Prospect, Trenton, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pennington-Prospect, Trenton, 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.
Pennington-Prospect, Trenton ranks 5,688th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Pennington-Prospect, Trenton
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.
Pennington-Prospect, Trenton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pennington-Prospect, Trenton ranks high
- QuietBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.9 minutes each way, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 73% of neighborhoods
Where Pennington-Prospect, Trenton ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Household income$23,314 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pennington-Prospect, Trenton
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pennington-Prospect, Trenton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $23,314, 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 Pennington-Prospect, Trenton's effective rate of 3.20%, 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 Pennington-Prospect, Trenton
Pennington-Prospect, Trenton runs younger 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 Pennington-Prospect, Trenton.
Who works in Pennington-Prospect, Trenton, and how
Work in Pennington-Prospect, Trenton centers on admin & support services and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Pennington-Prospect, Trenton
The coast is about 44 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Pennington-Prospect, Trenton, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pennington-Prospect, Trenton, month by month
Pennington-Prospect, Trenton sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Pennington-Prospect, Trenton
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 35 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pennington-Prospect, Trenton
Schools across Pennington-Prospect, Trenton average a D−, better than 5% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- William L Antheil Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Parkway Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Gregory Elementary SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gilmore J Fisher Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Monument Elementary SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Ewing High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Trenton Central High School - Main CampusF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pennington-Prospect, Trenton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pennington-Prospect, Trenton 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 Pennington-Prospect, Trenton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Pennington-Prospect, Trenton
Is Pennington-Prospect, Trenton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pennington-Prospect, Trenton ranks 5,688th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, big-city access, and short commutes, 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 Pennington-Prospect, Trenton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $163,492. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $23,314 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Pennington-Prospect, Trenton safe?
Pennington-Prospect, Trenton is safer than 16% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $532 per resident a year.
Compare Pennington-Prospect, Trenton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pennington-Prospect, Trenton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pennington-Prospect, Trenton 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.
Pennington-Prospect, Trenton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pennington-Prospect, Trenton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pennington-Prospect, Trenton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pennington-Prospect, Trenton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pennington-Prospect, Trenton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pennington-Prospect, Trenton 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.
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