Davenport Road nb entering Holiday Heights, NJ, July 2025, 2025
Holiday Heights’s story
Holiday Heights in pictures
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2,121 people call this town in New Jersey home.
Population
2,121
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$339K
Census ACS
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
73.1
years
Jobs based here
39
A commuter town
Is Holiday Heights a good place to live?
Holiday Heights’ median age is 73.1 years, against 42 years in New Jersey’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. 66% of the land in Holiday Heights is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. We don’t grade Holiday Heights yet; the figures below are still real.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Holiday Heights for work
Where Holiday Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
39jobs based in Holiday Heights
0%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Nearby attractions
All 551 attractions →Six Flags Great Adventure and 57 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Holiday Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi Park & preservePine Barrens20 mi BeachLong Beach Island40 mi Theme parkClementon Amusement Park
10 mi Theme parkCasino Pier
15 mi LighthouseBarnegat LighthouseSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Casino Pier: User:Jimmypitt1234, Public domain · Barnegat Lighthouse: L'Aquatique, CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
Moving to Holiday Heights: who provides what
Holiday Heights is unincorporated, so Ocean County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerJCP&L18.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterVeolia Water New Jersey Toms RiverNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesOcean CountyOcean County provides services here
SchoolsBerkeley Township School DistrictCentral Region School District2 districts serve Holiday Heights; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New Jersey you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereOcean County ClerkOcean County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2026
ZIP code0875708757 100%Census 2020
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 Heights.
Outdoors
In Holiday Heights, trail density runs higher than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
17 miles of trail.
66.3%conserved
66.3%
conserved · 2,122 of 3,199 acres
17 mi
of trails · 3.5 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commute
Holiday Heights has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The typical journey to work in Holiday Heights is 29 minutes. This New Jersey town had 39 jobs in 2023, down 78 from 2013. Half commute less than 28 miles. The top destinations are Toms River Township (16%), Lakewood Township (5%) and New York (4%).
0%work in town
| Holiday Heights | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $58,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Holiday Heights0%
Toms River Township16%
Lakewood Township5%
New York4%
Brick Township3%
28 mi
median commute distance
39
jobs based in Holiday Heights
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Holiday Heights’ year
July afternoons reach 86° and January nights drop to 24°.
86°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–45°
Spring41–62°
Summer63–84°
Fall46–67°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
86°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
Compared with most of New Jersey and the rest of the country, fewer of Holiday Heights’ adults binge drink
In Holiday Heights, 23% of adults say their health is fair or poor. Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Holiday Heights. Among adults in the town, 10% report frequent mental distress and 19% report frequent physical distress. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Holiday Heights is ahead of New Jersey on 15 and behind on 12.
| Holiday Heights | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 12% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 6.3% | 16% | 16% |
32 measures vs. New Jersey
15 better5 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Holiday Heights | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 6.3% | 15.5% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.1% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 19.1% | 7.5% |
Community Medical Center
2.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards
The biggest natural risk in Holiday Heights is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
45% of Holiday Heights’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 22%. Compared with 56% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. The national flood insurance program has paid 5 claims in the town since 1992.
44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingStrong windHurricanes
5
paid flood claims since 1992
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Housing
Homes in Holiday Heights sell for about $362K
A home in Holiday Heights typically sold within 61 days of listing. Holiday Heights: 96% of households own their home. Homes in Holiday Heights sold for 97.6% of their list price on average.
$362Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
61
days on market
97.6%
sale-to-list price
8
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Holiday Heights
16pages on Holiday Heights
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
20 within 15 miles of the center of Holiday Heights
Ocean County CollegeCommunity college · Public · Toms River6.8 mi$4,906 in-state tuitionBeth Medrash of Asbury ParkUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood7.6 mi$12,010 tuitionRabbinical Seminary Mkor ChaimUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakewood7.7 mi$8,450 tuition
About 0 of every 100 Holiday Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About Holiday Heights
Populated place in Ocean County, New Jersey, US
Holiday Heights 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 Heights had a population of 2,135.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 66 ft
Holiday Heights’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Holiday Heights.
Holiday City SouthSouth Toms RiverBerkeley TownshipHoliday Heights
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Holiday City South | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Toms River | #326 | C+ | C− | B | C+ | B |
| Berkeley Township | #354 | C | C | B+ | C | B+ |
Holiday Heights and Holiday City South aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Holiday Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about Holiday Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Holiday Heights, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Holiday Heights yet; the figures below are still real.