Best PlacesSchooleys Mountain, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Schooleys Mountain, 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.
Schooleys Mountain ranks 727th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Schooleys Mountain
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.
Schooleys Mountain's strengths and weaknesses
Where Schooleys Mountain ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$233,409 median, better than 99% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
Where Schooleys Mountain ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,554 a month, better than only 2% of towns
- Short commute44.1 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Schooleys Mountain
A household needs to earn about $205,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Schooleys Mountain home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $233,409, 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 Schooleys Mountain's effective rate of 2.26%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Schooleys Mountain
Schooleys Mountain runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Schooleys Mountain.
Who works in Schooleys Mountain, and how
Work in Schooleys Mountain centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 41%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Schooleys Mountain
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Schooleys Mountain.
What the weather is like in Schooleys Mountain, month by month
Schooleys Mountain sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Schooleys Mountain
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 36 miles away.
The best schools in and around Schooleys Mountain
Schools across Schooleys Mountain average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Flocktown-kossmann Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Long Valley Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- West Morris Central High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Schooleys Mountain school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Schooleys Mountain 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 Schooleys Mountain against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Schooleys Mountain
Is Schooleys Mountain a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Schooleys Mountain ranks 727th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, what local pay buys, and an educated workforce, 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 Schooleys Mountain expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $654,000. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $233,409 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Schooleys Mountain safe?
Yes, Schooleys Mountain is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $111 per resident a year.
Compare Schooleys Mountain with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Schooleys Mountain. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Schooleys Mountain 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.
Schooleys Mountain detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Schooleys Mountain: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Schooleys Mountain: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Schooleys Mountain: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Schooleys Mountain: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Schooleys Mountain 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.
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