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About Jackson
Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, USJackson Township is a township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A portion of the township is located within the Pinelands National Reserve. As of the 2020 United States Census, the township's population was 58,544, an increase of 3,688 (+6.7%) from the 2010 census count of 54,856, which in turn reflected an increase of 12,040 (+28.1%) from the 42,816 counted in the 2000 census. Roughly equidistant between New York City and Philadelphia, along with being close to the state capital of Trenton and the Jersey Shore on Interstate 195, Jackson is an outer-ring suburb of New York City within the New York metropolitan area. Jackson is also the site of the Six Flags Great Adventure …
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Housing in Jackson
The typical Jackson home is worth about $640,000, up 1.9% in a year, 10% above the New Jersey typical home.
Safety in Jackson
Safety Grade A
Jackson reports less crime per resident than 92% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Jackson
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 25 are too close to call.
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Schools in Jackson
All Jackson schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Jackson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NJ. Ratings are from neighbors.
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