BeckettNJ
A town in New Jersey, home to 5,017 people.
Is Beckett a good place to live?
98% of households are owner-occupiers in Beckett, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 77% and U.S. towns at 73%. We don’t grade Beckett yet; the figures below are still real.
Beckett lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 19% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Lincoln Financial Field and 157 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beckett. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw18 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw18 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw18 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
13 mi Park & preserveSchuylkill RiverPhoto credits
Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Schuylkill River: Emy111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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Moving to Beckett: who provides what
Beckett is unincorporated, so Gloucester County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Beckett.
Most of Beckett’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them
Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles. Since 2013, Beckett has lost 258 jobs, to 1,303 in 2023. Most people who work leave Beckett to do it: just 3% work in town. The middle household income here is $115,000.
| Beckett | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $115,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.7% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Beckett has four seasons and pleasant summers
For Beckett, the peak summer temperature is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than New Jersey overall
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 51%, against 44% across New Jersey. Children under 18 are 27% of residents (22% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (21% statewide). 15% of Beckett residents are 65 or older.
| Beckett | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 51% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 68% are men (NJ 50%).
| Beckett | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.2% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.5% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.7% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.5% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.6% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.6% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 36.6% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.6% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
19% of adults in Beckett have been diagnosed with depression, against 16% in New Jersey’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns
A third of adults have obesity in Beckett. Against the New Jersey average, Beckett comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2.
| Beckett | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Beckett | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 11.3% |
| More adults with depression | 19.4% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Beckett faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Beckett, 55% come from inland flooding and 19% from coastal flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Beckett sells for about $410K
Homes sold in Beckett spent a median 20 days on the market. Just over four fifths of the homes sold in Beckett went for more than their asking price.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Beckett
Colleges nearby
12 within 15 miles of the center of Beckett
About 6 of every 100 Beckett residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
97% of working residents leave Beckett for work
Where Beckett’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Beckett’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Beckett.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckett | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woolwich Township | #150 | A− | D | A | B | A− |
| Logan Township | #269 | B− | C− | C+ | B | A− |
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Questions about Beckett
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Beckett, NJ a good place to live?
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