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A township of 25,165 people in Ocean County, New Jersey
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Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, US
1846Established
24,296Population
40.8 sq miArea
112 ftElevation

Barnegat Township (pronounced "BAR-nuh-git") is a township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 24,296, the highest ever count at a decennial census and an increase of 3,360 (+16.0%) from the 2010 census count of 20,936, which in turn reflected an increase of 5,666 (+37.1%) from the 15,270 counted in the 2000 census. What is now Barnegat Township was originally incorporated as Union Township on March 10, 1846, from portions of both Dover Township (now Toms River Township) and Stafford Township, while the area was still part of Monmouth County. It became part of the newly formed Ocean County on February 15, 1850.…

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ZIP code08005
Area code609
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Housing in Barnegat

$508K▲ 4.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Barnegat home is worth about $508,000, up 4.6% in a year, 13% below the New Jersey typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market19
Sale-to-list100.5%
Sold in May6
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Safety Grade A

Barnegat reports less crime per resident than 90% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Barnegat 1.3
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Barnegat 2.9
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C+

The public schools Barnegat’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 57% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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