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About Belmar
Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, USBelmar is a borough located on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,907, an increase of 113 (+2.0%) from the 2010 census count of 5,794, which in turn reflected a decline of 251 (−4.2%) from the 6,045 counted in the 2000 census. What is now Belmar was originally incorporated as Ocean Beach borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1885, from portions of Wall Township, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier. On April 16, 1889, it became the City of Elcho borough, which lasted for a few weeks until the name was changed to the City of Belmar Borough on May …
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Housing in Belmar
The typical Belmar home is worth about $1,043,000, up 7.1% in a year, 80% above the New Jersey typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Belmar
Safety Grade B-
Belmar reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 54% report less.
Health in Belmar
Health Grade A
Healthier than 91% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with New Jersey
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.
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Schools in Belmar
All Belmar schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Belmar’s kids attend trail 62% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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