Best PlacesPoint Pleasant Manor, Brick, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Point Pleasant Manor, Brick, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Point Pleasant Manor, Brick ranks 1,979th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Point Pleasant Manor, Brick
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.
Point Pleasant Manor, Brick's strengths and weaknesses
Where Point Pleasant Manor, Brick ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Point Pleasant Manor, Brick ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Point Pleasant Manor, Brick
A household needs to earn about $125,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Point Pleasant Manor, Brick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $119,953; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Point Pleasant Manor, Brick's effective rate of 1.45%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Point Pleasant Manor, Brick
Point Pleasant Manor, Brick runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Point Pleasant Manor, Brick.
Who works in Point Pleasant Manor, Brick, and how
Work in Point Pleasant Manor, Brick centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Point Pleasant Manor, Brick
The coast is about 6 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Point Pleasant Manor, Brick, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Point Pleasant Manor, Brick, month by month
Point Pleasant Manor, Brick sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 64° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Point Pleasant Manor, Brick
The nearest airport, Trenton Mercer, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John F Kennedy International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around Point Pleasant Manor, Brick
Schools across Point Pleasant Manor, Brick average a D+, better than 24% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Midstreams Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Veterans Memorial Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Veterans Memorial Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Brick Township Memorial High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Point Pleasant Manor, Brick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Point Pleasant Manor, Brick 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 Point Pleasant Manor, Brick against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Point Pleasant Manor, Brick
Is Point Pleasant Manor, Brick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Point Pleasant Manor, Brick ranks 1,979th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, low crime, and tree cover, and lowest on state finances and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Point Pleasant Manor, Brick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $438,977. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $119,953 median income, cost of living beats 77% of neighborhoods.
Is Point Pleasant Manor, Brick safe?
Yes, Point Pleasant Manor, Brick is safer than 94% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $144 per resident a year.
Compare Point Pleasant Manor, Brick with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Point Pleasant Manor, Brick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Point Pleasant Manor, Brick 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.
Point Pleasant Manor, Brick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Point Pleasant Manor, Brick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Point Pleasant Manor, Brick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Point Pleasant Manor, Brick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Point Pleasant Manor, Brick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Point Pleasant Manor, Brick 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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