Best PlacesRosedale, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rosedale, 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.
Rosedale ranks 645th 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 Rosedale
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.
Rosedale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rosedale ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$247,247 median, better than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
Where Rosedale ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,394 a month, better than only 6% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rosedale
A household needs to earn about $237,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rosedale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $247,247, 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 Rosedale's effective rate of 1.92%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Rosedale
Rosedale runs older than the country, 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 Rosedale.
Who works in Rosedale, and how
Work in Rosedale centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Rosedale
The coast is about 43 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Rosedale, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rosedale, month by month
Rosedale 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 Rosedale
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 38 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rosedale
Schools across Rosedale average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Toll Gate Grammar SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Johnson Park SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Princeton Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Timberlane Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Lawrence Intermediate SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Princeton High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Hopewell Valley Central High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Lawrence High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rosedale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rosedale 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 Rosedale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rosedale
Is Rosedale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rosedale ranks 645th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, an educated workforce, and high incomes, 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 Rosedale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $787,498. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $247,247 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Rosedale safe?
Yes, Rosedale is safer than 69% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $172 per resident a year.
Compare Rosedale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rosedale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rosedale 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.
Rosedale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rosedale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rosedale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rosedale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rosedale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rosedale 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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