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Point Pleasant is a small city of 19,334 people in Ocean County, New Jersey. It's about 38 miles from Trenton, NJ and 41 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 $575k and rent runs about $2k a month.
19,334people
$575kTypical home
$1,930/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,334
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,538 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to New York, NY
- 38 mi to Trenton, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $575k (≈$3,628/mo)
- Median rent $1,930/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°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
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (412 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to TTN airport
- 42 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 209 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,016 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 377 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 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 42% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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