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About Ocean
City in Cape May County, New Jersey, USOcean City is a city in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the principal city of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Cape May County, and is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is part of the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 11,229, a decrease of 472 (−4.0%) from the 2010 census count of 11,701, which in turn reflected a decline of 3,677 (−23.9%) from the 15,378 counted in the 2000 census. In summer months, with an influx of tourists and second homeowners, there are estimated to be 115,000 to 130,000 within the city's borders. Ocean City originated as a borough …
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Housing in Ocean
The typical Ocean home is worth about $1,129,000, up 10.1% in a year, 94% above the New Jersey typical home.
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Safety in Ocean
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Ocean's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in Ocean
All Ocean schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Ocean’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 65% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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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