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Point Pleasant Beach is a small town of 4,855 people in Ocean County, New Jersey. It's about 39 miles from Trenton, NJ and 40 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $850k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,855people
$850kTypical home
$1,820/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,855
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,409 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to New York, NY
- 39 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $850k (≈$5,362/mo)
- Median rent $1,820/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,539 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to JFK airport
- 40 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 209 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,068 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 399 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ocean County: R+36 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk