Best PlacesPort Republic, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Port Republic, 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 Republic ranks 7,459th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Port Republic
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 Republic's strengths and weaknesses
Where Port Republic ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
- Household income$128,655 median, better than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
Where Port Republic ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,355 a month, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Port Republic
A household needs to earn about $125,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Port Republic home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $128,655, 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 Republic's effective rate of 1.71%, 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 9 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 Republic
Port Republic runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Port Republic.
Who works in Port Republic, and how
Work in Port Republic centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Port Republic
The coast is about 17 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Port Republic, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Port Republic, month by month
Port Republic sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Port Republic
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Port Republic
Schools across Port Republic average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Port Republic Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Smithville Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Roland Rogers Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Galloway Township Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Pinelands Regional Jr. High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Absegami High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Pinelands Regional High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Port Republic school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Port Republic 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 Republic against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Port Republic
Is Port Republic a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Port Republic ranks 7,459th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, big-city access, and high incomes, and lowest on state finances and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Port Republic expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $424,092. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $128,655 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Port Republic safe?
Yes, Port Republic is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $112 per resident a year.
Compare Port Republic with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Port Republic. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Port Republic 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 Republic detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Port Republic: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Port Republic: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Port Republic: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Port Republic: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Port Republic 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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