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Toms River is a mid-size city of 94,956 people in Ocean County, New Jersey. It's about 34 miles from Trenton, NJ and 48 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $404k and rent runs about $2k a month.
94,956people
$404kTypical home
$1,731/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
243Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 94,956
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,435 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to New York, NY
- 34 mi to Trenton, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $404k (≈$2,545/mo)
- Median rent $1,731/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k)
- Low property crime (968 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to TTN airport
- 48 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 210 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 893 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 338 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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