Cedar Glen WestNJ
A town of 1,504.
Is Cedar Glen West a good place to live?
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99% of working residents leave Cedar Glen West for work
Where Cedar Glen West’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Six Flags Great Adventure and 81 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cedar Glen West. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw32 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
39 mi LandmarkVanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum
34 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium27 mi BeachLong Beach Island
38 mi City parkFreshkills ParkPhoto credits
Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum: Vanderbilt_Mausoleum.jpg: Staten Island post cards / Bridges derivative work: Jb, Public domain · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Freshkills Park: H.L.I.T., CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Cedar Glen West: who provides what
Cedar Glen West is unincorporated, so Ocean 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 Cedar Glen West.
Cedar Glen West stands out in New Jersey and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
In Cedar Glen West, 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line. The mean commuting time for Cedar Glen West comes to 29 minutes, near the New Jersey town median (30 minutes) and above the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Lakewood Township (12%), Toms River Township (9%) and Manchester Township (5%). The median commute is under 22 miles.
| Cedar Glen West | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Cedar Glen West brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Winters in Cedar Glen West are chilly and summers warm, with plenty of rain. Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 24°; snowfall runs to about 24 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of New Jersey and the rest of the country, more of Cedar Glen West’s adults have high blood pressure
The share of adults in Cedar Glen West who have obesity: 27%. In Cedar Glen West, 14% of adults have diabetes, above both New Jersey’s towns (9.7%) and U.S. towns (12%). Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Cedar Glen West.
| Cedar Glen West | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Cedar Glen West | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.2% | 12.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.9% | 7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.3% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Cedar Glen West: inland flooding
49% of Cedar Glen West’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 23%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Cedar Glen West sells for about $108K
90% of households own their home in Cedar Glen West. No town among the 464 in New Jersey we compare has a lower rent at the middle of the market than Cedar Glen West.
| Cedar Glen West | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $740 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 90% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0% of Cedar Glen West is conserved land
1.2 miles of trail. The concentration of trails for Cedar Glen West comes to 1.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Cedar Glen West
Colleges nearby
21 within 15 miles of the center of Cedar Glen West
About 3 of every 100 Cedar Glen West residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About Cedar Glen West
Populated place in Ocean County, New Jersey, US
Cedar Glen West is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Manchester Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Cedar Glen West had a population of 1,379.
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 79 ft
Cedar Glen West’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Cedar Glen West.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Glen West | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | #231 | B | D | A | B− | A− |
| Manchester Township | #305 | B− | B− | A | C | B− |
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