Best PlacesVictory Lakes, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Victory Lakes, 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.
Victory Lakes ranks 25,455th 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 Victory Lakes
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.
Victory Lakes' strengths and weaknesses
Where Victory Lakes ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 74% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 71% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 70% of towns
Where Victory Lakes ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,434 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Victory Lakes
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Victory Lakes home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,911, 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 Victory Lakes' effective rate of 2.23%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Victory Lakes
Victory Lakes runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Victory Lakes.
Who works in Victory Lakes, and how
Work in Victory Lakes centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Victory Lakes
The coast is about 39 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Victory Lakes, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Victory Lakes, month by month
Victory Lakes sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Victory Lakes
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 23 miles away.
The best schools in and around Victory Lakes
Schools across Victory Lakes average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Whitehall Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Main Road SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Delsea Regional Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Williamstown Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Delsea Regional High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Williamstown High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Victory Lakes school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Victory Lakes 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 Victory Lakes against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Victory Lakes
Is Victory Lakes a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Victory Lakes ranks 25,455th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, few empty homes, and quiet, 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 Victory Lakes expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $233,663. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $79,911 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is Victory Lakes safe?
Yes, Victory Lakes is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $161 per resident a year.
Compare Victory Lakes with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Victory Lakes. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Victory Lakes 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.
Victory Lakes detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Victory Lakes: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Victory Lakes: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Victory Lakes: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Victory Lakes: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Victory Lakes 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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