Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Keansburg's standout: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 98% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C−, 398th of 466 graded towns in New Jersey. Its weakest subject is schools: its public schools trail 92% of New Jersey towns on state tests and graduation. 0.4% of the land in Keansburg is conserved, against 11% in New Jersey’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns.
Where Keansburg beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph C. Caruso School | K–5 | 595 |
| Joseph R. Bolger Middle School | 6–8 | 318 |
| Keansburg High School | 9–12 | 379 |
Coastal flooding makes up 10% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Keansburg is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for schools (better than 8%), so the C− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,321 in 1920, 9,755 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Keansburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw25 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw13 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw23 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw19 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 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Keansburg, 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 Keansburg.
Keansburg costs less than Keyport or any other town next door and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in New Jersey; it also trails Middletown Township and its other neighbors on schools.
Each of its 5 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its D, Middletown Township highest at B+.
Its public schools are run by the Keansburg School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Keansburg High School, with 379 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph C. Caruso SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 595 | D |
| Keansburg High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 379 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Keansburg has 1,281 jobs for its 5,044 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Keansburg for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Keansburg has lost 184 jobs, to 1,281 in 2023. Keansburg’s median household income is $81,000, below the New Jersey town median ($113,000) and near the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Keansburg | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $81,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its typical home is the least expensive on its borders; Keyport is next at $507K.
The typical Keansburg home is worth about $392,000, up 5.2% in a year, 32% below the New Jersey typical home. 49% of Keansburg households own their home.
| Keansburg | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 49% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,679 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keansburg has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 26° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keansburg's reported crime rate is below New Jersey's. The violent crime rate in Keansburg is 2.5 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Keansburg | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.2 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1,147 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 41 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 1,147 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Keansburg.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 88% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. All 5 graded neighbors score healthier than its B−, from Keyport (A−) to Middletown Township (A).
Keansburg beats the New Jersey average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 16% of adults smoke cigarettes in Keansburg.
| Keansburg | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Keansburg | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 15.5% | 10.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.5% | 9.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.4% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keansburg’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile. 1.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. St. John's Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Forest Park | — | 1 |
| 3. Hill Street Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
19 within 15 miles of the center of Keansburg
About 7 of every 100 Keansburg residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Keansburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Keansburg ( KEENZ-burg) 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 9,755, a decrease of 350 (−3.5%) from the 2010 census count of 10,105, which in turn reflected a decline of 627 (−5.8%) from 10,732 in the 2000 census. Keansburg was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 26, 1917, from portions of both Middletown Township and Raritan Township (now Hazlet), based on the results of a referendum held on April 17, 1917. Keansburg was part of the Bayshore Regional Strategic Plan, an effort by nine municipalities in northern Monmouth County to reinvigorate the area's economy by e…
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6 towns share a border with Keansburg.
All 5 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; Keyport (C+) is closest. Union Beach next door grades higher for schools (C to Keansburg’s D) and lower for cost of living (D− to C−).
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keansburg | #398 | C− | C− | — | D | B− |
| Union Beach | #316 | C+ | D− | — | C | A |
| Keyport | #332 | C+ | D | B− | C | A− |
| Hazlet Township | #171 | A− | C− | B | B | A− |
| Middletown Township | #93 | A | C− | A− | B+ | A |
| North Middletown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aberdeen Township | #218 | B+ | D | B | B− | A |
Keansburg and Union Beach report no FBI crime data of their own. North Middletown isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Keansburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Keansburg grades C− overall, better than 18% of U.S. towns and #398 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B− for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. That is 4 years of the area's median household income ($99,155 across the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
2 notable people were born here, including Frank H. Field and Horace M. Thorne.
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