Best PlacesThree Bridges, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Three Bridges, 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.
Three Bridges ranks 4,754th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Three Bridges
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.
Three Bridges' strengths and weaknesses
Where Three Bridges ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$137,578 median, better than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of towns
Where Three Bridges ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,465 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- Short commute35.2 minutes each way, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Three Bridges
A household needs to earn about $126,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Three Bridges home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $137,578, 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 Three Bridges' effective rate of 2.02%, 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 Three Bridges
Three Bridges runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Three Bridges.
Who works in Three Bridges, and how
Work in Three Bridges centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Three Bridges
The coast is about 36 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Three Bridges, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Three Bridges, month by month
Three Bridges sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 67° | 52° | 39° |
| July | 90° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Three Bridges
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 34 miles away.
The best schools in and around Three Bridges
Schools across Three Bridges average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Whiton Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Stony Brook SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Three Bridges SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- J.p. Case Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Hunterdon Central Regional High School DistrictB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Three Bridges school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Three Bridges 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 Three Bridges against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Three Bridges
Is Three Bridges a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Three Bridges ranks 4,754th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, high incomes, and few empty homes, 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 Three Bridges expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $412,328. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $137,578 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Three Bridges safe?
Yes, Three Bridges is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $148 per resident a year.
Compare Three Bridges with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Three Bridges. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Three Bridges 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.
Three Bridges detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Three Bridges: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Three Bridges: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Three Bridges: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Three Bridges: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Three Bridges 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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