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About Point Pleasant
Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, USPoint Pleasant is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore, in northern Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 18,941, an increase of 549 (+3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 18,392, which in turn reflected a decline of 914 (−4.7%) from the 19,306 counted at the 2000 census. The borough is a Jersey Shore community situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that divides the Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean at the Manasquan Inlet; the borough derives its name from this location. Point Pleasant was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 21, 1920, from porti…
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Housing in Point Pleasant
The typical Point Pleasant home is worth about $769,000, up 10.3% in a year, 32% above the New Jersey typical home.
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Safety in Point Pleasant
Safety Grade A
Point Pleasant reports less crime per resident than 86% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Point Pleasant
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The public schools Point Pleasant’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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