KeasbeyNJ
With 2,252 residents, this town was settled in 1898.
Is Keasbey a good place to live?
31% of residents live below the poverty line in Keasbey, against 6.1% in New Jersey’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only one of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare has a lower owner-occupancy rate than Keasbey. We don’t grade Keasbey yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Keasbey stand out
Where Keasbey beats most towns.
Keasbey lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 8% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Madison Square Garden and 536 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Keasbey. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw26 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw18 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw24 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw26 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Madison 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 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Keasbey: who provides what
Keasbey is unincorporated, so Middlesex 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 Keasbey.
With 2.6 jobs for every working resident, Keasbey draws in 3,546 commuters
Only one of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Keasbey. Jobs based in Keasbey grew to 3,561 in 2023, 473 more than in 2013. In Keasbey, the mean commuting time is 27 minutes. The top destinations are Woodbridge Township (12%), Edison Township (10%) and New York (8%).
| Keasbey | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: very low risk in Keasbey, mostly inland flooding
Expected losses in Keasbey break down as 44% from inland flooding and 21% from earthquakes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 89% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Keasbey’s year
Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 25°; snowfall runs to about 29 inches a winter. Keasbey has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Keasbey is
The share of adults in Keasbey who had a checkup this year: 75%. Of 32 CDC measures, Keasbey beats the New Jersey average on 6 and trails it on 13. Among adults in the town, 24% worry about having enough food and 32% get no exercise outside work.
| Keasbey | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 11% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Keasbey | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.7% | 5.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 21.9% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Keasbey
Colleges nearby
14 within 15 miles of the center of Keasbey
About 7 of every 100 Keasbey residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Every workday, about 3,546 people come to Keasbey for work
Where Keasbey’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Keasbey
Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
Keasbey (pronounced "KAYS-bee") is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It is located in the western outskirts of adjacent Perth Amboy. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 3,027. Many Hispanic / Latino families have relocated from Perth Amboy to Keasbey.
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- ZIP code
- 08832
Keasbey’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Keasbey.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keasbey | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fords | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodbridge Township | #277 | B− | D− | — | C+ | A− |
| Sayreville | #273 | B− | D | — | B− | A− |
Woodbridge Township and Sayreville report no FBI crime data of their own. Keasbey and Fords aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Keasbey with a neighbor →
Questions about Keasbey
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Keasbey, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Keasbey yet; the figures below are still real.