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Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, USPoint Pleasant Beach is a coastal borough situated on the Jersey Shore, and the northernmost community directly facing the Atlantic Ocean within Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It lies at the northern end of the Barnegat Peninsula, which serves as a barrier island separating Barnegat Bay from the open Atlantic Ocean. The borough's name is derived from its location. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,766, an increase of 101 (+2.2%) from the 2010 census count of 4,665, which in turn reflected a decline of 649 (−12.2%) from the 5,314 counted in the 2000 census. Point Pleasant Beach was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legisla…
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Housing in Point Pleasant Beach
The typical Point Pleasant Beach home is worth about $1,129,000, up 14.1% in a year, 95% above the New Jersey typical home.
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Safety in Point Pleasant Beach
Safety Grade C
Point Pleasant Beach reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 75% report less.
Schools in Point Pleasant Beach
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The public schools Point Pleasant Beach’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 69% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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