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A township of 75,482 people in Ocean County, New Jersey
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Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, US
73,620Population
32.3 sq miArea
23 ftElevation

Brick Township is a township situated on the Jersey Shore within Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city retained its position as the state's 13th-most-populous municipality, with a population of 73,620, a decrease of 1,452 (−1.9%) from the 2010 census count of 75,072, which in turn reflected a decline of 1,047 residents (−1.4%) from its population of 76,119 at the 2000 census, when it was the state's 12th most-populous municipality. A majority of Brick Township is located on the mainland. There are Brick Ocean Beaches I, II, and III situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the …

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ZIP code08723, 08724
Area code732
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Housing in Brick

$523K▲ 5.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Brick home is worth about $523,000, up 5.6% in a year, 10% below the New Jersey typical home.

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B

Safety Grade B

Brick reports less crime per resident than 55% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Jersey has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Brick sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Brick 1.6
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Brick 10.5
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C+

The public schools Brick’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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