Best PlacesSouth Egg Harbor, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Egg Harbor, 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.
South Egg Harbor ranks 17,274th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in South Egg Harbor
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.
South Egg Harbor's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Egg Harbor ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
Where South Egg Harbor ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,355 a month, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Egg Harbor
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Egg Harbor home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $107,898, 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 South Egg Harbor's effective rate of 2.25%, 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 South Egg Harbor
South Egg Harbor'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 South Egg Harbor.
Who works in South Egg Harbor, and how
Work in South Egg Harbor centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in South Egg Harbor
The coast is about 20 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across South Egg Harbor, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Egg Harbor, month by month
South Egg Harbor sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of South Egg Harbor
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 38 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Egg Harbor
Schools across South Egg Harbor average a D, better than 11% of towns.
Top middle schools
- William Davies Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Oakcrest High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Egg Harbor school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Egg Harbor 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 South Egg Harbor against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Egg Harbor
Is South Egg Harbor a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Egg Harbor ranks 17,274th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, a strong job market, 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 South Egg Harbor expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $294,900. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $107,898 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is South Egg Harbor safe?
South Egg Harbor is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $221 per resident a year.
Compare South Egg Harbor with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Egg Harbor. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Egg Harbor 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.
South Egg Harbor detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Egg Harbor: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Egg Harbor: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Egg Harbor: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Egg Harbor: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Egg Harbor 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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