Best PlacesSeaville, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Seaville, 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.
Seaville ranks 2,738th 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 Seaville
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.
Seaville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Seaville ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$164,808 median, better than 98% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of towns
Where Seaville ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,358 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Seaville
A household needs to earn about $134,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Seaville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $164,808, 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 Seaville's effective rate of 1.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Seaville
Seaville'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 Seaville.
Who works in Seaville, and how
Work in Seaville centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Seaville
The coast is about 8 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Seaville, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Seaville, month by month
Seaville sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 37° | 29° |
| April | 65° | 54° | 45° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 61° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Seaville
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around Seaville
Schools across Seaville average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Upper Township Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Ocean City High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Seaville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Seaville 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 Seaville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Seaville
Is Seaville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Seaville ranks 2,738th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and health care access, and lowest on state finances and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Seaville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $470,344. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $164,808 median income, cost of living beats 99% of towns.
Is Seaville safe?
Yes, Seaville is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $131 per resident a year.
Compare Seaville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Seaville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Seaville 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.
Seaville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Seaville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Seaville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Seaville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Seaville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Seaville 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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