Holiday City-BerkeleyNJ
A town of 12,995.
Is Holiday City-Berkeley a good place to live?
69% of residents are 65 or older in Holiday City-Berkeley, above both the New Jersey town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a lower share of children under 18 than Holiday City-Berkeley. 31% of the land in Holiday City-Berkeley is conserved, above both New Jersey’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). We don’t grade Holiday City-Berkeley yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Holiday City-Berkeley for work
Where Holiday City-Berkeley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Six Flags Great Adventure and 69 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Holiday City-Berkeley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi Park & preservePine Barrens22 mi BeachLong Beach Island
39 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
11 mi Theme parkCasino Pier
35 mi Theme parkSesame Place PhiladelphiaPhoto credits
Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Casino Pier: User:Jimmypitt1234, Public domain · Sesame Place Philadelphia: Transity (talk • contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Holiday City-Berkeley: who provides what
Holiday City-Berkeley 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 Holiday City-Berkeley.
Nearly a third of Holiday City-Berkeley is conserved land
7.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Holiday City-Berkeley is 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. John Meagher Medal of Honor Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Holiday City-Berkeley, the median household income runs lower than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
Holiday City-Berkeley’s median household income is $50,000. Jobs based in Holiday City-Berkeley grew to 687 in 2023, 101 more than in 2013. Holiday City-Berkeley’s average trip to work is 33 minutes.
| Holiday City-Berkeley | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $50,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 16% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Holiday City-Berkeley has four seasons and pleasant summers
Holiday City-Berkeley has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86° and January nights drop to 24°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Holiday City-Berkeley, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 21 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Holiday City-Berkeley.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Holiday City-Berkeley stands out in New Jersey and nationally: a larger share of its adults have diabetes
19% of Holiday City-Berkeley adults have diabetes. No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Holiday City-Berkeley. 14% of Holiday City-Berkeley adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Holiday City-Berkeley | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 12% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 7% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 54% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Holiday City-Berkeley | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 7% | 15.5% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.6% | 12.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 13% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Holiday City-Berkeley sell for about $335K
91% of households own their home in Holiday City-Berkeley.
| Holiday City-Berkeley | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,640 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Holiday City-Berkeley
Colleges nearby
20 within 15 miles of the center of Holiday City-Berkeley
About 1 of every 100 Holiday City-Berkeley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About Holiday City-Berkeley
Populated place in Ocean County, New Jersey, US
Holiday City-Berkeley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Berkeley Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Holiday City-Berkeley had a population of 12,943. Holiday City-Berkeley is a retirement community where residents must be over the age of 55 to own property and participate in community recreational activities.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 6.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 43 ft
Holiday City-Berkeley’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Holiday City-Berkeley.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday City-Berkeley | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Holiday City South | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Berkeley Township | #354 | C | C | B+ | C | B+ |
| Toms River Township | #317 | C+ | D | B | C+ | A− |
| Silver Ridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pine Ridge at Crestwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manchester Township | #305 | B− | B− | A | C | B− |
Holiday City-Berkeley, Holiday City South, Silver Ridge and Pine Ridge at Crestwood aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Holiday City-Berkeley with a neighbor →
Questions about Holiday City-Berkeley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Holiday City-Berkeley yet; the figures below are still real.