Best PlacesPort Murray, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Port Murray, 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.
Port Murray ranks 5,576th 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 Port Murray
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.
Port Murray's strengths and weaknesses
Where Port Murray ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$116,758 median, better than 92% of towns
Where Port Murray ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,437 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- Short commute35.5 minutes each way, better than only 13% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Port Murray
A household needs to earn about $150,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Port Murray home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $116,758, 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 Port Murray's effective rate of 2.33%, 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 Port Murray
Port Murray's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Port Murray.
Who works in Port Murray, and how
Work in Port Murray centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Port Murray
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Port Murray.
What the weather is like in Port Murray, month by month
Port Murray sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 67° | 52° | 39° |
| July | 90° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Port Murray
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 38 miles away.
The best schools in and around Port Murray
Schools across Port Murray average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Valley View SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Flocktown-kossmann Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Mansfield Township ElementaryC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Long Valley Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Woodglen SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Warren Hills Regional Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- West Morris Central High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Voorhees High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Warren Hills Regional High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Port Murray school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Port Murray 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 Port Murray against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Port Murray
Is Port Murray a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Port Murray ranks 5,576th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, few empty homes, 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 Port Murray expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $473,629. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $116,758 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Port Murray safe?
Yes, Port Murray is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $127 per resident a year.
Compare Port Murray with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Port Murray. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Port Murray 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.
Port Murray detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Port Murray: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Port Murray: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Port Murray: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Port Murray: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Port Murray 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.