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3,056 people live in this town in New Jersey.
No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Cliffwood Beach. 93% of households own their home in Cliffwood Beach, against 77% in New Jersey’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. 34% of the land in Cliffwood Beach is conserved, above both the New Jersey town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). We don’t grade Cliffwood Beach yet; the figures below are still real.
Coastal flooding makes up 17% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Census counts: 1,448 in 1950, a peak of 7,056 in 1970, 3,036 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cliffwood Beach. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw27 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw15 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw25 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw21 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumMadison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
Cliffwood Beach 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Cliffwood Beach.
0.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Cliffwood Beach: 2, covering 7 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Aberdeen Veterans Memorial Park | 0.4 mi | 6 |
| 2. Overlook Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For residents in Cliffwood Beach, the share who live below the poverty line is 1.6%. This New Jersey town had 312 jobs in 2023, up 75 from 2013. Its typical journey to work stands at 31 minutes. The top destinations are New York (13%), Edison Township (5%) and Old Bridge Township (4%).
| Cliffwood Beach | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $117,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 12% | 16% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A winter brings about 29 inches of snow, with January nights at 26° and July afternoons at 86°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Cliffwood Beach, 12% of adults report frequent physical distress. Two figures for adults here: 33% have obesity, 31% feel lonely.
| Cliffwood Beach | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Cliffwood Beach | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with obesity | 33.4% | 28.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with three fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Cliffwood Beach is higher. Flood insurance has paid out on 53 claims here since 1979. 28% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from strong winds, followed by inland flooding at 21%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 within 15 miles of the center of Cliffwood Beach
About 6 of every 100 Cliffwood Beach residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Cliffwood Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Unincorporated community in New Jersey, US
Cliffwood Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Aberdeen Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,036.
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4 towns share a border with Cliffwood Beach.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffwood Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aberdeen Township | #218 | B+ | D | B | B− | A |
| Old Bridge Township | #237 | B | D | — | B | A− |
| Laurence Harbor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keyport | #332 | C+ | D | B− | C | A− |
Old Bridge Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Cliffwood Beach and Laurence Harbor aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cliffwood Beach with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Cliffwood Beach yet; the figures below are still real. 3,056 people live in this town in New Jersey.
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