Best PlacesTeaneck, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Teaneck, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Teaneck ranks 520th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Teaneck
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.
The best areas in Teaneck
The parts of Teaneck, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first.
Queen Anne Park
West Englewood
Colonial Village
Scores across Teaneck run from about the 37th to the 98th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Teaneck's strengths and weaknesses
Where Teaneck ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of cities
- TransitBetter than 97% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of cities
Where Teaneck ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of cities
- Short commute34.4 minutes each way, better than only 7% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 14% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Teaneck
A household needs to earn about $180,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Teaneck home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $149,522, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Teaneck's effective rate of 2.10%, 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 Teaneck
Teaneck'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 Teaneck.
Who works in Teaneck, and how
Work in Teaneck 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 59%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 19%
Life in Teaneck
Teaneck has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of cities and more parkland per resident than 86% of cities. The coast is about 20 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Teaneck and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Teaneck, month by month
Teaneck sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Teaneck
Laguardia sits about 11 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 16.3 million passengers in 2025, with 118 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Teaneck
Schools across Teaneck average a C−, better than 16% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Teaneck Community Charter SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- James Russell Lowell Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Union Hill Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Teaneck High SchoolC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Teaneck school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Teaneck 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 Teaneck against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Teaneck suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 85% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Teaneck
Is Teaneck a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Teaneck ranks 520th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on big-city access, fast internet, and transit, 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 Teaneck expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $584,037. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $149,522 median income, cost of living beats 85% of cities.
Is Teaneck safe?
Teaneck is safer than 26% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $265 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Teaneck?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 26. That works out to about 57 pleasant days a year, more than 4% of cities.
What are the best neighborhoods in Teaneck?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Queen Anne Park, West Englewood, and Colonial Village. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Teaneck with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Teaneck. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Teaneck 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.
Teaneck detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Teaneck: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Teaneck: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Teaneck: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Teaneck: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Teaneck 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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