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Beach Haven

A borough of 1,055 people in New Jersey
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About Beach Haven

Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, US
1890Established
1,027Population
2.3 sq miArea

Beach Haven is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore in southern Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is located on Long Beach Island (LBI) and borders the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,027, a decrease of 143 (−12.2%) from the 2010 census count of 1,170, which in turn reflected a decline of 108 (−8.5%) from the 1,278 counted in the 2000 census. Beach Haven was incorporated as a Borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 11, 1890, from portions of Eagleswood Township, based on the results of a referendum held five days earlier.

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ZIP code08008
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Housing in Beach Haven

$1.76M▲ 14.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Beach Haven home is worth about $1,758,000, up 14.8% in a year, 203% above the New Jersey typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market48
Sale-to-list97.7%
Sold in May8
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Safety in Beach Haven

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Beach Haven's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Beach Haven 0
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Beach Haven 115
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B

The public schools Beach Haven’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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