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These days, finding an affordable place to live in the Ocean County area can be challenging. Home prices in Ocean County are now at a median cost of $490,446, lower than the New Jersey average of $496,577.
The average cost of rent is $1,854/mo in Ocean County, primarily driven by the current value of real estate in the Ocean County area. In Ocean County, 19.26% of households rent, and 36.54% of homeowners own their homes outright.
Housing affordability isn’t just about home prices, though. The average household income in Ocean County is $8,098 per month. Households that rent pay about 22.90% of their income on rent here. Ocean County’s most expensive areas are in the northern regions, while the cheapest areas are in the western parts of the county.
Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Nearby Counties
- Burlington County, NJ: less expensive homes
- Camden County, NJ: less expensive homes
- Philadelphia County, PA: less expensive homes
- Delaware County, PA: less expensive homes
- Chester County, PA: equally priced homes
- Lancaster County, PA: less expensive homes
- York County, PA: less expensive homes
- Adams County, PA: less expensive homes
- Franklin County, PA: less expensive homes
- Fulton County, PA: less expensive homes
Counties with Similar Populations
- Davidson County, TN: equally priced homes
- Denver County, CO: higher priced homes
- District of Columbia, DC: higher priced homes
- Lancaster County, PA: less expensive homes
- Lake County, IL: less expensive homes
- Monmouth County, NJ: higher priced homes
- Montgomery County, OH: less expensive homes
- Montgomery County, TX: less expensive homes
- New Castle County, DE: less expensive homes
- Norfolk County, MA: higher priced homes
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