BelfordNJ
A town of 1,636, settled in 1891.
Is Belford a good place to live?
Belford’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, above both New Jersey’s towns (30 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Belford. The biggest park or preserve is Bayshore Waterfront County Park, at 59 acres. We don’t grade Belford yet; the figures below are still real.
Belford lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 17% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
- Bayshore Waterfront County Park Directions ↗
- Bayshore Waterfront Park
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Madison Square Garden and 536 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Belford. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw11 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw25 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw20 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Belford: who provides what
Belford is unincorporated, so Monmouth 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 Belford.
Belford faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 756 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Belford.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Belford’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Belford for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Belford fell to 179 in 2023, 53 fewer than in 2013. At $113,000, Belford’s median household income is near the New Jersey town median ($113,000) and above the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Belford | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $113,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer of Belford’s residents are 65 or older than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
9.5% of residents are 65 or older in Belford. 45% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey. 26% of residents are under 18 in Belford.
| Belford | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 9.5% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 26% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 45% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 31% and 71% women
The Census survey reached too few of Belford’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±20.1 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Belford | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.7% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.9% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.1% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.8% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.6% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.9% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.3% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 40.4% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.9% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Belford has four seasons and pleasant summers
Belford has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 26° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Belford’s typical home value is about $651K
The typical Belford home is worth about $651,000, up 7.6% in a year, 13% above the New Jersey typical home. 93% of Belford households own their home.
| Belford | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,458 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
How healthy Belford is
Belford beats the New Jersey average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Belford | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 36% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Belford | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Belford | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.9% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bayshore Waterfront County Park | — | 59 |
| 2. Bayshore Waterfront Park | — | 8 |
| 3. Belford Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Belford
Colleges nearby
24 within 15 miles of the center of Belford
About 3 of every 100 Belford residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
99% of working residents leave Belford for work
Where Belford’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Belford’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Belford.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belford | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Port Monmouth | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Belford, Port Monmouth and Leonardo aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Belford with a neighbor →
Questions about Belford
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Belford, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Belford yet; the figures below are still real.