Most working residents leave Tuckerton for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Stafford (9%), Little Egg Harbor (8%) and Toms River (5%). Half commute less than 29 miles.
Tuckerton’s public schools outperform 26% of New Jersey districts
The public schools Tuckerton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 74% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Tuckerton has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Tuckerton's reported crime rate is below New Jersey's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. No violent crimes were reported in 2023.
Tuckerton is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore, within Ocean County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,577, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 230 (+6.9%) from the 3,347 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn had reflected a decline of 170 (−4.8%) from the 3,517 counted in the 2000 census. Tuckerton was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1901, from portions of Little Egg Harbor Township. The borough is surrounded by Little Egg Harbor Township, but is politically independent. Because Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor share the same 08087 ZIP code and Little…
