Toms River
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Outdoors in Toms River
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About Toms River
Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, USToms River is a township located on the Jersey Shore in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its mainland portion is also a census-designated place of the same name, which serves as the county seat of Ocean County. Formerly known as the Township of Dover, voters in a 2006 referendum approved a change of the official name to the Township of Toms River, adopting the name of the largest unincorporated community within the township. The township is a bedroom suburb of New York City in the New York metropolitan area, and a regional commercial hub in central New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township was the state's eighth-most-populous municipality, with a population…
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Housing in Toms River
The typical Toms River home is worth about $465,000, up 3.9% in a year, 20% below the New Jersey typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Toms River
Safety Grade B
Toms River reports less crime per resident than 58% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Jersey has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Toms River sits closer to the middle.
Work & commute in Toms River
Full picture →About one in 5 of Toms River’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lakewood (10%), Brick (5%) and New York (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Health in Toms River
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 78% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with New Jersey
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Toms River
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Toms River
Full climate →Toms River has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 25°.
Schools in Toms River
All Toms River schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Toms River’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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.
Toms River’s library
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Where Toms River is
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