Best Places08751, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 08751, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
08751 ranks 27,854th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 08751
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
08751's strengths and weaknesses
Where 08751 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 08751 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 51 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 08751
A household needs to earn about $165,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 08751 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $82,447, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 08751's effective rate of 1.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 08751
08751 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 08751.
Who works in 08751, and how
Work in 08751 centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 08751
08751 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of zip codes. The coast is about 0 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 08751 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 08751, month by month
08751 sees roughly 51 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 90° | 77° | 65° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 08751
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John F Kennedy International, about 50 miles away.
The best schools in and around 08751
Schools across 08751 average a D+, better than 12% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Washington Street Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- East Dover Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Toms River Intermediate School EastD+ · 26% proficient
- Central Regional Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Toms River Intermediate School SouthD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Toms River High School EastC · 31% proficient
- Toms River High School SouthC− · 27% proficient
- Central Regional High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 08751 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
08751 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 08751 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 08751
Is 08751 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 08751 ranks 27,854th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, walkability, and big-city access, and lowest on an overheated housing market and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 08751 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $582,504. The overall cost of living runs about 29% above the national average. Set against a $82,447 median income, cost of living beats 23% of zip codes.
Is 08751 safe?
08751 is safer than 38% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $297 per resident a year.
Compare 08751 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 08751. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 08751 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
08751 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 08751: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 08751: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 08751: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 08751: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
08751 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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