Best PlacesTuckerton, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tuckerton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Tuckerton ranks 16,499th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tuckerton
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.
Tuckerton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tuckerton ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- TransitBetter than 97% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of towns
Where Tuckerton ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,478 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tuckerton
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tuckerton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $93,829; 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 Tuckerton's effective rate of 1.60%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tuckerton
Tuckerton runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tuckerton.
Who works in Tuckerton, and how
Work in Tuckerton centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Tuckerton
Tuckerton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of towns. The coast is about 18 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Tuckerton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Tuckerton, month by month
Tuckerton sees roughly 58 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 Tuckerton
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tuckerton
Schools across Tuckerton average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Port Republic Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Smithville Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Tuckerton Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Galloway Township Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Pinelands Regional Jr. High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Absegami High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Pinelands Regional High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tuckerton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tuckerton 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 Tuckerton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tuckerton
Is Tuckerton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tuckerton ranks 16,499th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, transit, and big-city access, and lowest on state finances and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tuckerton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $346,813. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $93,829 median income, cost of living beats 61% of towns.
Is Tuckerton safe?
Yes, Tuckerton is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $83 per resident a year.
Compare Tuckerton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tuckerton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tuckerton 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.
Tuckerton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tuckerton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tuckerton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tuckerton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tuckerton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tuckerton 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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