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Ocean Grove is a small town of 3,092 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 31 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $790k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,092people
$790kTypical home
$1,488/moRent
84° / 42°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,092
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,334 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to New York, NY
- 31 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $790k (≈$4,982/mo)
- Median rent $1,488/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 7% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to JFK airport
- 32 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,226 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 467 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monmouth County: R+11 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk