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Pleasantville

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Conserved land5.8%269 of 4,640 acres
Trails1.5 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves213 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Pleasantville

City in Atlantic County, New Jersey, US
20,629Population
7.3 sq miArea
13 ftElevation

Pleasantville is a city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 20,629, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 380 (+1.9%) from the 2010 census count of 20,249, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,237 (+6.5%) from the 19,012 counted in the 2000 census. Geographically, the city, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Pleasantville was originally incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 10, 1889, fro…

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ZIP code08232
Area code609
Living in Pleasantville

Housing in Pleasantville

$249K▲ 5.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Pleasantville home is worth about $249,000, up 5.3% in a year, 57% below the New Jersey typical home.

A buyer's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market60
Sale-to-list95.3%
Sold in May9
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Safety in Pleasantville

C

Safety Grade C

Pleasantville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 69% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Pleasantville 3
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Pleasantville 13.9
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade D-

The public schools Pleasantville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 97% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictPleasantville Public School DistrictSchools6

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