Best PlacesUpper Roseville, Newark, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Upper Roseville, Newark, 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.
Upper Roseville, Newark ranks 3,886th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Upper Roseville, Newark
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.
Upper Roseville, Newark's strengths and weaknesses
Where Upper Roseville, Newark ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Upper Roseville, Newark ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Upper Roseville, Newark
A household needs to earn about $123,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Upper Roseville, Newark home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,465, 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 Upper Roseville, Newark's effective rate of 2.00%, 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 Upper Roseville, Newark
Upper Roseville, Newark'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 Upper Roseville, Newark.
Who works in Upper Roseville, Newark, and how
Work in Upper Roseville, Newark centers on transportation & warehousing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 24%
Life in Upper Roseville, Newark
The coast is about 23 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Upper Roseville, Newark, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Upper Roseville, Newark, month by month
Upper Roseville, Newark sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 71° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Upper Roseville, Newark
Newark Liberty International sits about 6 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 Upper Roseville, Newark
Schools across Upper Roseville, Newark average a D, better than 12% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Carteret Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- First Avenue SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Belleville Ps4D+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Belleville Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- East Orange Stem Academy High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Bard Early College High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Belleville High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Upper Roseville, Newark school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Upper Roseville, Newark 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 Upper Roseville, Newark against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Upper Roseville, Newark suits
Families
Schools land around the 12th percentile and crime safety beats 60%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 6% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Upper Roseville, Newark
Is Upper Roseville, Newark a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Upper Roseville, Newark ranks 3,886th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on big-city access, walkability, 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 Upper Roseville, Newark expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $405,224. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $67,465 median income, cost of living beats 26% of neighborhoods.
Is Upper Roseville, Newark safe?
Yes, Upper Roseville, Newark is safer than 60% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $277 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Upper Roseville, Newark?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 26. That works out to about 57 pleasant days a year, more than 4% of neighborhoods.
Is Upper Roseville, Newark good for families?
Schools beat 12% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 60%, and childcare runs $1,400 a month.
Compare Upper Roseville, Newark with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Upper Roseville, Newark. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Upper Roseville, Newark 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.
Upper Roseville, Newark detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Upper Roseville, Newark: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Upper Roseville, Newark: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Upper Roseville, Newark: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Upper Roseville, Newark: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Upper Roseville, Newark 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.
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