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About Neptune
Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, USNeptune Township is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 28,061, an increase of 126 (+0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 27,935, which in turn reflected an increase of 245 (+0.9%) from the 27,690 counted in the 2000 census. Featuring Jersey Shore Medical Center, the historic community of Ocean Grove, along with office parks and cultural amenities, Neptune Township has been a longtime regional commercial and cultural hub of the Jersey Shore. The township was named for Neptune, the Roman water deity; referring to its location on the Atlantic Ocean.
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Housing in Neptune
The typical Neptune home is worth about $628,000, up 6.3% in a year, 8% above the New Jersey typical home.
Safety in Neptune
Safety Grade D
Neptune reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 86% report less.
Schools in Neptune
All Neptune schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Neptune’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 85% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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