Best PlacesPort Norris, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Port Norris, 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.
Port Norris ranks 44,387th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Port Norris
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 Norris' strengths and weaknesses
Where Port Norris ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of towns
- BikingBetter than 82% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 76% of towns
Where Port Norris ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,350 a month, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Port Norris
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Port Norris home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,579, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Norris' effective rate of 1.82%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Port Norris
Port Norris'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 Norris.
Who works in Port Norris, and how
Work in Port Norris centers on admin & support services and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Port Norris
The coast is about 36 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Port Norris, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Port Norris, month by month
Port Norris sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, 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 | 46° | 35° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Port Norris
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around Port Norris
Schools across Port Norris average a D−, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Maurice River Township SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Downe Township Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Commercial Township SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Millville Senior High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Memorial High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Port Norris school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Port Norris 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 Norris against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Port Norris
Is Port Norris a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Port Norris ranks 44,387th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, quiet, and walkability, and lowest on disaster risk and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Port Norris expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $145,888. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $59,579 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Port Norris safe?
Yes, Port Norris is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $192 per resident a year.
Compare Port Norris with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Port Norris. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Port Norris 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 Norris detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Port Norris: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Port Norris: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Port Norris: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Port Norris: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Port Norris 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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