Best PlacesRoosevelt City, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Roosevelt City, 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.
Roosevelt City ranks 10,991st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Roosevelt City
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.
Roosevelt City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Roosevelt City ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$121,267 median, better than 93% of towns
Where Roosevelt City ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 50 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,478 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- Short commute36.8 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Roosevelt City
A household needs to earn about $128,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Roosevelt City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $121,267; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Roosevelt City's effective rate of 1.47%, 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 Roosevelt City
Roosevelt City runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Roosevelt City.
Who works in Roosevelt City, and how
Work in Roosevelt City centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Roosevelt City
The coast is about 33 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Roosevelt City, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Roosevelt City, month by month
Roosevelt City sees roughly 50 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 | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 90° | 77° | 65° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Roosevelt City
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around Roosevelt City
Schools across Roosevelt City average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cedar Creek Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Whiting Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Chatsworth Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Manchester Township Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Mill Pond Elementary SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
- Central Regional Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Seneca High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Lacey Township High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Manchester Township High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Roosevelt City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Roosevelt City 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 Roosevelt City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Roosevelt City
Is Roosevelt City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Roosevelt City ranks 10,991st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, big-city access, and few empty homes, 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 Roosevelt City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $448,279. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $121,267 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Roosevelt City safe?
Yes, Roosevelt City is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $149 per resident a year.
Compare Roosevelt City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Roosevelt City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Roosevelt City 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.
Roosevelt City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Roosevelt City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Roosevelt City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Roosevelt City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Roosevelt City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Roosevelt City 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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