Best PlacesPleasant Acres, New Milford, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pleasant Acres, New Milford, 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.
Pleasant Acres, New Milford ranks 1,704th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pleasant Acres, New Milford
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.
Pleasant Acres, New Milford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pleasant Acres, New Milford ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Household income$138,246 median, better than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Pleasant Acres, New Milford ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Short commute31.7 minutes each way, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pleasant Acres, New Milford
A household needs to earn about $200,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pleasant Acres, New Milford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $138,246, 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 Pleasant Acres, New Milford's effective rate of 2.18%, 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 Pleasant Acres, New Milford
Pleasant Acres, New Milford's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pleasant Acres, New Milford.
Who works in Pleasant Acres, New Milford, and how
Work in Pleasant Acres, New Milford centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in Pleasant Acres, New Milford
The coast is about 24 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Pleasant Acres, New Milford, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pleasant Acres, New Milford, month by month
Pleasant Acres, New Milford sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Pleasant Acres, New Milford
Laguardia sits about 13 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 16.3 million passengers in 2025, with 118 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Pleasant Acres, New Milford
Schools across Pleasant Acres, New Milford average a C, better than 34% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Berkley Street SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Bertrand F. Gibbs Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
- John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- David E. Owens Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- New Milford High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Teaneck High SchoolC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pleasant Acres, New Milford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pleasant Acres, New Milford 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 Pleasant Acres, New Milford against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Pleasant Acres, New Milford
Is Pleasant Acres, New Milford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pleasant Acres, New Milford ranks 1,704th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, big-city access, and quiet, 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 Pleasant Acres, New Milford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $643,691. The overall cost of living runs about 23% above the national average. Set against a $138,246 median income, cost of living beats 80% of neighborhoods.
Is Pleasant Acres, New Milford safe?
Yes, Pleasant Acres, New Milford is safer than 78% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $206 per resident a year.
Compare Pleasant Acres, New Milford with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pleasant Acres, New Milford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pleasant Acres, New Milford 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.
Pleasant Acres, New Milford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pleasant Acres, New Milford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pleasant Acres, New Milford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pleasant Acres, New Milford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pleasant Acres, New Milford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pleasant Acres, New Milford 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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