A town of 487, settled in 1894. A typical home worth about $2.33M.
The thing Harvey Cedars does most differently from other towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 25% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
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Ordered by what stands out in Harvey Cedars. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Harvey Cedars home is worth about $2,327,000, up 15.3% in a year, 301% above the New Jersey typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
Harvey Cedars has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Most working residents leave Harvey Cedars for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Barnegat Light (8%), Long Beach (6%) and Toms River (4%). Half commute less than 39 miles.
6 crimes were reported in Harvey Cedars in 2025: 6 property and 0 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Harvey Cedars is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
Harvey Cedars beats the New Jersey average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| What stands out | Harvey Cedars | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4% | 12.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.8% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15% | 7.5% |
0.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harvey Cedars Sunset Park | 0.1 mi | 9 |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, US
Harvey Cedars is a coastal borough situated on the Jersey Shore, in southern Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough encompasses a narrow strip of Long Beach Island fronting both the Atlantic Ocean and Barnegat Bay. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 391, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 54 (+16.0%) from the 2010 census count of 337, which in turn reflected a decline of 22 (−6.1%) from the 359 counted in the 2000 census. Harvey Cedars was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 15, 1894, from portions of Union Township (now Barnegat Township), based on the results of a referendum held …
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