Beesleys PointNJ
A town of 1,335, settled in 1851.
Is Beesleys Point a good place to live?
32% of the land in Beesleys Point is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area, at 65 acres. We don’t grade Beesleys Point yet; the figures below are still real.
Beesleys Point lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 15% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Pine Barrens and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beesleys Point. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
7 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant
12 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall
4 mi Theme parkGillians Wonderland Pier and Island Waterpark
13 mi Theme parkSteel Pier36 mi BeachLong Beach IslandPhoto credits
Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Gillians Wonderland Pier and Island Waterpark: Kevin Jarrett from Northfield, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Steel Pier: Make Lemons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Beesleys Point: who provides what
Beesleys Point is unincorporated, so Cape May 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 Beesleys Point.
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Beesleys Point
2 parks and preserves cover 149 acres in Beesleys Point.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cape May Coastal Wetlands Wildlife Management Area | — | 84 |
| 2. Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area | — | 65 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Beesleys Point, the average trip to work runs shorter than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
The median commute is under 13 miles. Employers in Beesleys Point shed 41 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 110. Also worth knowing: 2% of Beesleys Point residents live below the poverty line, below both New Jersey’s towns (6.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). In Beesleys Point, 0.8% of working residents work locally.
| Beesleys Point | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Beesleys Point’s year
The July high in Beesleys Point is 84°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Beesleys Point: inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Beesleys Point sits above 66% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 42% come from inland flooding and 19% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Beesleys Point is
Of 32 CDC measures, Beesleys Point beats the New Jersey average on 16 and trails it on 2. For adults in the town, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 30%.
| Beesleys Point | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Beesleys Point | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.5% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Beesleys Point
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Beesleys Point
About 2 of every 100 Beesleys Point residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
1,335 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Beesleys Point
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Beesleys Point, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Beesleys Point yet; the figures below are still real.