Best PlacesTownelake, Sayreville, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Townelake, Sayreville, 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.
Townelake, Sayreville ranks 1,578th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Townelake, Sayreville
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.
Townelake, Sayreville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Townelake, Sayreville ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Household income$135,606 median, better than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Townelake, Sayreville ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Short commute33.4 minutes each way, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Townelake, Sayreville
A household needs to earn about $151,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Townelake, Sayreville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $135,606; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Townelake, Sayreville's effective rate of 2.05%, 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 Townelake, Sayreville
Townelake, Sayreville'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 Townelake, Sayreville.
Who works in Townelake, Sayreville, and how
Work in Townelake, Sayreville centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Townelake, Sayreville
The coast is about 8 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Townelake, Sayreville, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Townelake, Sayreville, month by month
Townelake, Sayreville sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 35° | 29° |
| April | 64° | 54° | 46° |
| July | 87° | 78° | 71° |
| October | 68° | 59° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Townelake, Sayreville
Newark Liberty International sits about 19 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 23.5 million passengers in 2025, with 242 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Townelake, Sayreville
Schools across Townelake, Sayreville average a C, better than 39% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Emma Arleth Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sayreville Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Sayreville War Memorial High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Townelake, Sayreville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Townelake, Sayreville 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 Townelake, Sayreville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Townelake, Sayreville
Is Townelake, Sayreville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Townelake, Sayreville ranks 1,578th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, big-city access, and fast internet, 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 Townelake, Sayreville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $493,909. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $135,606 median income, cost of living beats 84% of neighborhoods.
Is Townelake, Sayreville safe?
Yes, Townelake, Sayreville is safer than 88% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $172 per resident a year.
Compare Townelake, Sayreville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Townelake, Sayreville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Townelake, Sayreville 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.
Townelake, Sayreville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Townelake, Sayreville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Townelake, Sayreville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Townelake, Sayreville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Townelake, Sayreville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Townelake, Sayreville 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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