Seaside Heights
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1933
Barnegat Peninsula Communities, Along State Route 35 on Barnegat Penninsula, south of Point Pleasant, 1933
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About Seaside Heights
Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, USSeaside Heights is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore, within Ocean County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the borough's population was 2,440, a decrease of 447 (−15.5%) from the 2010 census count of 2,887, which in turn had reflected a decline of 268 (−8.5%) from the 3,155 counted in the 2000 census. Seaside Heights is located on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates the Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. During the summer, the borough attracts a crowd largely under the age of 21, mainly highschoolers and young adults, drawn to a community with boardwalk entertainment and one of the few shore communities with sizable numbers …
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Housing in Seaside Heights
The typical Seaside Heights home is worth about $729,000, up 9.8% in a year, 26% above the New Jersey typical home.
A buyer's market
Safety in Seaside Heights
Safety Grade D-
Seaside Heights reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 96% report less.
Work & commute in Seaside Heights
Full picture →Most working residents leave Seaside Heights for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Toms River (16%), Lakewood (6%) and Brick (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
Health in Seaside Heights
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 23% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 59% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with New Jersey
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 10 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Seaside Heights
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Seaside Heights
Full climate →Seaside Heights has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 26°.
Schools in Seaside Heights
All Seaside Heights schools →School Grade C
The public schools Seaside Heights’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% 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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