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Wall Township vs Brick Township

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

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Wall Township, NJAn outdoors townMonmouth County · 26,541 people
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Brick Township, NJOne of the healthiest townsOcean County · 75,482 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Wall Township$4,610/mo
Typical home $720K (Census) · tax rate 1.39%+ · or rent about $1,762/mo · Housing →
Brick Township$3,450/mo
Typical home $523K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.62% · or rent about $1,756/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
BWall TownshipSafer than 60% of U.S. towns BBrick TownshipSafer than 55% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−Wall TownshipBetter than 77% of districts in the state C+Brick TownshipBetter than 43% of districts in the state
Health
AWall TownshipHealthier than 93% of U.S. towns A−Brick TownshipHealthier than 82% of U.S. towns
15Wall Township
6Brick Township

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

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

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

Where they are

Wall Township and Brick Township share a border

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

Wall TownshipBrick TownshipWall TownshipBrick Township
Wall Township ↔ Brick 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
Wall TownshipBrick Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th59th
Outdoors & history
Wall TownshipBrick Township
Trails65 mi11 mi
Conserved land12.2%11.4%
Settled1851—
National Register places62
Archive photos1824
Famous people born here311
Community
Wall TownshipBrick Township
Library hours a week58 hrs64 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.

Wall TownshipBrick Township
People
Population 26,541Lowest 75,482Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.4%Highest NJ: +5.7% -1.9%Lowest NJ: +5.7%
Median age 46.8±2Highest 17% above NJ 45.2±1.1Lowest 13% 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 19.5%±2Highest NJ: 21.8% 18%±1.3Lowest 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+ 22.8%±2.4Highest NJ: 17.2% 21.4%±1.1Lowest 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+ 56.5%Highest NJ: 43.6% 35.7%Lowest NJ: 43.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±0.9Lowest NJ: 6.4% 4.6%±0.7Highest 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 $142,768±$18kHighest 38% above NJ $106,130±$5kLowest about the NJ average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $720,400±$36kHighest 59% above NJ $410,600±$10kLowest 10% below NJ
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,762±$163Highest about the NJ average $1,756±$59Lowest 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 $10,000+Highest at least 4% above NJ $6,638Lowest 31% below NJ
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.7%±13.8Highest NJ: 51.6% 52.5%±6.5Lowest 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 3.6%Lowest NJ: 9.7% 5.1%Highest NJ: 9.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.4%Highest NJ: 63.8% 82.2%Lowest 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 27 minLowest 12% below NJ 28 minHighest 8% below NJ
Work from home 19.8%±2.9Highest NJ: 16.8% 9.9%±1.2Lowest NJ: 16.8%
Work in townworking residents 12.1%Lowest 15.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.68Highest 0.72Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town New York (6%)Lakewood Township (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Brick Township7% work in Wall Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.2%Highest 11.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 65.2 miHighest 11.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.1 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5 5
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 35.3Lowest 85.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #86 of 458 in NJ#321 of 458 in NJ
School district Wall Township Public School District · Monmouth County Vocational School DistrictBrick Township Public School District · Ocean County Vocational Technical School District
High school in town Wall High SchoolBrick Township Memorial High School
Students per teacherat that high school 9.0Lowest 13.7Highest
New Jersey average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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New Italian Restaurant Opens

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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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