Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Brick Township grades B− overall, ranked 308th of 466 in New Jersey, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Residents are healthier than 81% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and it has 11 miles of trail. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $522K for a typical one and 5.3 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Brick Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Orient Baptist Church and Beech Street School. 16% of working residents work locally in Brick Township, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 6.3% and U.S. towns at 8%. The biggest place to walk is Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, 897 acres with 2.3 miles of trail.
Where Brick Township beats most towns.
Where Brick Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Brick Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,558 in 1850, a low of 1,172 in 1930, 73,620 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1857 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brick Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw18 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
36 mi LandmarkVanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum
38 mi Park & preserveFloyd Bennett Field
36 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium28 mi BeachLong Beach IslandConey Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum: Vanderbilt_Mausoleum.jpg: Staten Island post cards / Bridges derivative work: Jb, Public domain · Floyd Bennett Field: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brick Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Brick Township.
Brick Township is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey; it also reports more crime than Toms River Township and its other graded neighbors and has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 58% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
29% of Brick Township adults feel lonely. Brick Township beats the New Jersey average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 15% of Brick Township adults report frequent mental distress.
| Brick Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Brick Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Brick Township Public School District. Two of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Riviera Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 893 | B− |
| Brick Township Memorial High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,269 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
The median household income in Brick Township is $106,000. Since 2013, Brick Township has added 1,163 jobs, to 20,295 in 2023. 9.9% of workers work from home in Brick Township.
| Brick Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 9.9% | 17% | 11% |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Brick Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85° and January nights drop to 25°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge | 2.3 mi | 897 |
| 2. Lake Rivera Park | 0.2 mi | 6 |
| 3. Angela M. Hibbard Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
People 65 and older are 21% of residents (17% statewide). Brick Township has grown 5.1% since 2020, to 77,402 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Brick Township’s median age is 45.2 years.
| Brick Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 45.2 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 45% | 29% |
52.0% women, 48.0% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women. Median age: women 47.3, men 43.6.
| Brick Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.5% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.4% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.8% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.4% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.2% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.5% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
3,533 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 89 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 3,533 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Brick Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical home values rose 5.5% in the year to September 2026.
| Brick Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,756 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Brick Township is safe by national standards, yet each of the 4 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Toms River Township (B) to Point Pleasant (A). At 17.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 63% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
21 within 15 miles of the center of Brick Township
About 5 of every 100 Brick Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
2 places in Brick Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Brick Township.
Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, US
Brick Township is a township situated on the Jersey Shore within Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city retained its position as the state's 13th-most-populous municipality, with a population of 73,620, a decrease of 1,452 (−1.9%) from the 2010 census count of 75,072, which in turn reflected a decline of 1,047 residents (−1.4%) from its population of 76,119 at the 2000 census, when it was the state's 12th most-populous municipality. A majority of Brick Township is located on the mainland. There are Brick Ocean Beaches I, II, and III situated on the Barnegat Peninsula, a long, narrow barrier peninsula that separates Barnegat Bay from the …
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10 towns share a border with Brick Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Township | #308 | B− | D | B− | C+ | A− |
| Lakewood Township | #392 | C− | D− | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Wall Township | #198 | B+ | D | B | B | A |
| Allenwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Point Pleasant | #88 | A | D− | A | A− | A |
| Toms River Township | #317 | C+ | D | B | C+ | A− |
| Leisure Village East | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mantoloking | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Allenwood, Leisure Village East and Mantoloking aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Brick Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Brick Township grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #308 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A− for health, B− for safety and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
Brick Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 7 notable people were born here, including Jim Dowd and Garrett Graham.
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