Best PlacesRingoes, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ringoes, 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.
Ringoes ranks 938th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ringoes
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.
Ringoes' strengths and weaknesses
Where Ringoes ranks high
- Household income$191,061 median, better than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
Where Ringoes ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,458 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Short commute33.4 minutes each way, better than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ringoes
A household needs to earn about $190,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ringoes home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $191,061, 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 Ringoes' effective rate of 2.02%, 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 Ringoes
Ringoes runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ringoes.
Who works in Ringoes, and how
Work in Ringoes centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Ringoes
Ringoes has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of towns. The coast is about 46 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Ringoes and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ringoes, month by month
Ringoes sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, 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 | 43° | 34° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Ringoes
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ringoes
Schools across Ringoes average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Copper Hill Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Barley Sheaf Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- East Amwell TownshipB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- J.p. Case Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Reading-fleming Intermediate SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Hunterdon Central Regional High School DistrictB− · 45% proficient
- South Hunterdon Regional High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ringoes school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ringoes 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 Ringoes against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ringoes
Is Ringoes a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ringoes ranks 938th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on high incomes, what local pay buys, and big-city 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 Ringoes expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $622,041. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $191,061 median income, cost of living beats 99% of towns.
Is Ringoes safe?
Yes, Ringoes is safer than 95% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $106 per resident a year.
Compare Ringoes with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ringoes. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ringoes 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.
Ringoes detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ringoes: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ringoes: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ringoes: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ringoes: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ringoes 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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