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Brick Township vs Wall Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (5.7× in Wall Township) and home values (+75% in Wall Township).

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Brick Township, NJOne of the healthiest townsOcean County · 75,482 people
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Wall Township, NJAn outdoors townMonmouth County · 26,541 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Brick TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 82%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$523K typical home10% below the NJ typical home Outdoors#190 most walkable in NJ11 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Brick Township →
Wall TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#37 most trails in NJ65 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Schools#86 for schools in NJof 458 towns Work21,123 jobsbased in Wall Township, a regional job hub All about Wall Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails5.7×
Wall Township has more miles of trail
Wall Township 65.2 miBrick Township 11.4 mi
Home values+75%
Homes cost more in Wall Township
Wall Township $720,400Brick Township $410,600
Street grid2.4×
Brick Township has the more walkable street grid
Brick Township 85.5Wall Township 35.3
Property tax bill+51%
Tax bills are bigger in Wall Township
Wall Township $10,000+Brick Township $6,638
Household income+35%
Households in Wall Township earn more
Wall Township $142,768Brick Township $106,130
Jobs per worker2.3×
Wall Township is more of a job hub
Wall Township 1.68Brick Township 0.72
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,170 more a month in Wall Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Brick Township$3,450/mo
Typical home $523K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.62% · or rent about $1,756/mo · Housing →
Wall Township$4,610/mo
Typical home $720K (Census) · tax rate 1.39%+ · or rent about $1,762/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,170 a month, about $14,000 a year, between Wall Township and Brick Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Wall Township places higher on 15 of 21 NJ lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every New Jersey ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
BBrick TownshipSafer than 55% of U.S. towns BWall TownshipSafer than 60% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+Brick TownshipBetter than 43% of districts in the state A−Wall TownshipBetter than 77% of districts in the state
Health
A−Brick TownshipHealthier than 82% of U.S. towns AWall TownshipHealthier than 93% of U.S. towns
6Brick Township
15Wall Township

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 354 towns #291#37 Most new homesHousing · 468 towns #290#24 Best schoolsSchools · 458 towns #321#86 Lowest property taxCost of living · 469 towns #68#290 Most affordableCost of living · 469 towns #187#394 Most remote workersWork · 460 towns #353#159 Most educatedPeople · 469 towns #310#149 Fewest smokersHealth · 469 towns #290#133

Left end = #1 in New Jersey. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Brick Township’s rankings →

Where they are

Brick Township and Wall Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Brick TownshipWall TownshipBrick TownshipWall Township
Brick Township ↔ Wall Township7.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,970 Brick Township residents work in Wall Township (7% of its workers)
388 Wall Township residents work in Brick Township (3.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Brick Township →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Brick TownshipWall Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th46th
Outdoors & history
Brick TownshipWall Township
Trails11 mi65 mi
Conserved land11.4%12.2%
Settled—1851
National Register places26
Archive photos2418
Famous people born here113
Community
Brick TownshipWall Township
Library hours a week64 hrs58 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined11

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Brick TownshipWall Township
People
Population 75,482Highest 26,541Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.9%Lowest NJ: +5.7% +1.4%Highest NJ: +5.7%
Median age 45.2±1.1Lowest 13% above NJ 46.8±2Highest 17% above NJ
Wall Township and Brick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18%±1.3Lowest NJ: 21.8% 19.5%±2Highest NJ: 21.8%
Wall Township and Brick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.4%±1.1Lowest NJ: 17.2% 22.8%±2.4Highest NJ: 17.2%
Wall Township and Brick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.7%Lowest NJ: 43.6% 56.5%Highest NJ: 43.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±0.7Highest NJ: 6.4% 3.8%±0.9Lowest NJ: 6.4%
Brick Township and Wall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $106,130±$5kLowest about the NJ average $142,768±$18kHighest 38% above NJ
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $410,600±$10kLowest 10% below NJ $720,400±$36kHighest 59% above NJ
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,756±$59Lowest about the NJ average $1,762±$163Highest about the NJ average
Wall Township and Brick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,638Lowest 31% below NJ $10,000+Highest at least 4% above NJ
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.5%±6.5Lowest NJ: 51.6% 58.7%±13.8Highest NJ: 51.6%
Wall Township and Brick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.1%Highest NJ: 9.7% 3.6%Lowest NJ: 9.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.2%Lowest NJ: 63.8% 83.4%Highest NJ: 63.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976 6 yrs newer than NJ 1976 6 yrs newer than NJ
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 8% below NJ 27 minLowest 12% below NJ
Work from home 9.9%±1.2Lowest NJ: 16.8% 19.8%±2.9Highest NJ: 16.8%
Work in townworking residents 15.7%Highest 12.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 13.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Lowest 1.68Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lakewood Township (8%)New York (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 7% work in Wall Township3% work in Brick Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.4%Lowest 12.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 11.4 miLowest 65.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 2.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5 5
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 85.5Highest 35.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #321 of 458 in NJ#86 of 458 in NJ
School district Brick Township Public School District · Ocean County Vocational Technical School DistrictWall Township Public School District · Monmouth County Vocational School District
High school in town Brick Township Memorial High SchoolWall High School
Students per teacherat that high school 13.7Highest 9.0Lowest
New Jersey average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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