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A borough of 7,171 people in New Jersey
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Map of Keyport: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land2.2%20 of 926 acres
Trails1.0 mi0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves53 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Keyport, New Jersey--First Street in winter; snow scene on Second Street1910
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Keyport, New Jersey--First Street in winter; snow scene on Second Street, 1910

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About Keyport

Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
1908Established
7,204Population
1.5 sq miArea
26 ftElevation

Keyport is a borough in northern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A waterfront community located on the Raritan Bay in the Raritan Valley region, the borough is a commuter town of New York City in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,204, a decrease of 36 (−0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 7,240, which in turn reflected a decline of 328 (−4.3%) from the 7,568 counted in the 2000 census. Keyport's nickname is the "Pearl of the Bayshore" or the "Gateway to the Bayshore". Keyport was originally formed as a town on March 17, 1870, from portions of Raritan Township (now Hazlet). On April 2, 1908, the Borough of Ke…

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Living in Keyport

Housing in Keyport

$511K▲ 4.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Keyport home is worth about $511,000, up 4.1% in a year, 12% below the New Jersey typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market12
Sale-to-list105.1%
Sold in May6
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Safety in Keyport

B−

Safety Grade B-

Keyport reports less crime per resident than 51% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Jersey has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Keyport sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Keyport 1.4
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Keyport 8.2
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C-

The public schools Keyport’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 79% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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