Best PlacesRadburn, Fair Lawn, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Radburn, Fair Lawn, 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.
Radburn, Fair Lawn ranks 563rd 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 Radburn, Fair Lawn
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.
Radburn, Fair Lawn's strengths and weaknesses
Where Radburn, Fair Lawn ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Household income$161,050 median, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Radburn, Fair Lawn ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Short commute33.0 minutes each way, better than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,508 a month, better than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Radburn, Fair Lawn
A household needs to earn about $192,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Radburn, Fair Lawn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $161,050, 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 Radburn, Fair Lawn's effective rate of 2.11%, 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 Radburn, Fair Lawn
Radburn, Fair Lawn'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 Radburn, Fair Lawn.
Who works in Radburn, Fair Lawn, and how
Work in Radburn, Fair Lawn centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Radburn, Fair Lawn
Radburn, Fair Lawn has more parkland per resident than 74% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 29 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Radburn, Fair Lawn and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Radburn, Fair Lawn, month by month
Radburn, Fair Lawn sees roughly 57 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 Radburn, Fair Lawn
Laguardia sits about 17 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 Radburn, Fair Lawn
Schools across Radburn, Fair Lawn average a B+, better than 82% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Henry B. Milnes Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Radburn Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Westmoreland Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Memorial Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Fair Lawn High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Radburn, Fair Lawn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Radburn, Fair Lawn 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 Radburn, Fair Lawn against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Radburn, Fair Lawn
Is Radburn, Fair Lawn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Radburn, Fair Lawn ranks 563rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, big-city access, and health care access, 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 Radburn, Fair Lawn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $624,580. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $161,050 median income, cost of living beats 90% of neighborhoods.
Is Radburn, Fair Lawn safe?
Yes, Radburn, Fair Lawn is safer than 74% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $225 per resident a year.
Compare Radburn, Fair Lawn with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Radburn, Fair Lawn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Radburn, Fair Lawn 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.
Radburn, Fair Lawn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Radburn, Fair Lawn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Radburn, Fair Lawn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Radburn, Fair Lawn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Radburn, Fair Lawn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Radburn, Fair Lawn 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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