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A regional job hub with 11,689 jobs. A town settled in 1828, now home to 13,607 people.
Trash & recyclingA town of contrasts. The weak point is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $653K, 6.6 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Its strongest is walkability: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 87% of U.S. towns. Health is another plus: residents are healthier than nearly four fifths of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Overall, that makes a C+, good for 329th of 466 in New Jersey. Set against the rest, it does better than 39% of U.S. towns. Eatontown’s concentration of trails is 1.7 miles per square mile, above both the New Jersey town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). St. James Memorial Church of Eatontown is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Eatontown beats most towns.
Where Eatontown’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 Eatontown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,642 in 1880, a low of 1,758 in 1940, 13,597 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 6 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eatontown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw34 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw33 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw34 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearMadison 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 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eatontown, 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 Eatontown.
Eatontown draws workers from Ocean Township and beyond, is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey.
Trails run 10 miles in 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 5 acres in Eatontown.
| Eatontown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.7 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wampum Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Each of its 5 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its B−, Oceanport highest at A−.
One of its 5 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Public schools: the Eatontown Public School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 270 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
11,689 jobs are based in Eatontown, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 22 minutes, against 30.5 across New Jersey.
Half commute less than 12 miles. In Eatontown, 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Only nearly a tenth of working residents stay in Eatontown for work; the rest commute out. Also worth knowing: its middle household income comes in at $90,000.
| Eatontown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 17% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 63% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
15% of Eatontown adults report frequent mental distress. Two figures for adults here: 30% feel lonely, 32% have obesity.
| Eatontown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Eatontown | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 68.7% | 63.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 25° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 25.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 80% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 274 to 207 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
In Eatontown, the rate of thefts and burglaries is 13.5 per 1,000 residents. Its violent offense rate stands at 1.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Eatontown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.5 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.8 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Flood insurance has paid out on 10 claims in Eatontown since 1984. On expected storm and flood damage, Eatontown sits above 64% of U.S. communities. Two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 34%. Federal aid has come to Eatontown households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2016.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The share of residents in Eatontown who are under 18: 18%. People 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide). In Eatontown, the median age is 49 years. A bachelor’s degree or higher: 38% of adults 25 and older, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Eatontown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 45% | 29% |
57% women, 43% men
About 77 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.4 points). Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women. Median age: women 49.3, men 48.6.
| Eatontown | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.1% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.7% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.7% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.1% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.8% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.2% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.8% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.5% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.1% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.2% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.7% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Values rose 9% in the 12 months to September 2026. 58% of households own their home in Eatontown. The typical rent in the town is $1,601 a month.
| Eatontown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,601 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 within 15 miles of the center of Eatontown
About 6 of every 100 Eatontown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Eatontown is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 13,597, an increase of 888 (+7.0%) from the 2010 census count of 12,709, which in turn reflected a decline of 1,299 (−9.3%) from the 14,008 counted in the 2000 census.
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5 towns share a border with Eatontown.
All 5 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Ocean Township (C+) is closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eatontown | #329 | C+ | D | C+ | B− | A− |
| Ocean Township | #315 | C+ | D | C− | B | A |
| Tinton Falls | #219 | B+ | D | — | B | A |
| Shrewsbury | #185 | B+ | D | C+ | A− | A |
| West Long Branch | #193 | B+ | D− | B | A− | A |
| Oceanport | #91 | A | D | A | A− | A+ |
Tinton Falls reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Eatontown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Eatontown grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #329 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A− for health, C+ for safety and B− 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.
2 notable people were born here, including Melissa Reeves and Kevin Ritz.
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