Laurence HarborNJ
A town of 6,191, settled in 1924.
Is Laurence Harbor a good place to live?
15% of residents are under 18 in Laurence Harbor, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 22%. Only 4 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Laurence Harbor. 44% of the land in Laurence Harbor is conserved, above both New Jersey’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Cheesequake State Park, at 663 acres. We don’t grade Laurence Harbor yet; the figures below are still real.
Laurence Harbor lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 18% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Madison Square Garden and 537 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Laurence Harbor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw28 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw26 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw28 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 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · 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 Laurence Harbor: who provides what
Laurence Harbor 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 Laurence Harbor.
Nearly a third of Laurence Harbor is conserved land
2.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cliffwood Beach Waterfront Park | 0.6 mi | 10 |
| 2. Cheesequake State Park | 0.3 mi | 663 |
| 3. Old Bridge Waterfront Park | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Laurence Harbor’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Laurence Harbor for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Laurence Harbor fell to 651 in 2023, 419 fewer than in 2013. The average trip to work in Laurence Harbor is 31 minutes.
| Laurence Harbor | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.7% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Laurence Harbor faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 50 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Laurence Harbor.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Laurence Harbor
Laurence Harbor has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 25° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Laurence Harbor is
Laurence Harbor beats the New Jersey average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Laurence Harbor.
| Laurence Harbor | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Laurence Harbor | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.3% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.1% | 14.3% |
| More adults with obesity | 33.3% | 28.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Laurence Harbor sells for about $570K
Laurence Harbor’s median rent is $1,903 a month.
| Laurence Harbor | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,903 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 86% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Laurence Harbor
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Laurence Harbor
About 4 of every 100 Laurence Harbor residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
2 miles of trails in Laurence Harbor
44.1% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Laurence Harbor’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Laurence Harbor.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Harbor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Old Bridge Township | #237 | B | D | — | B | A− |
| Aberdeen Township | #218 | B+ | D | B | B− | A |
| Cliffwood Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sayreville | #273 | B− | D | — | B− | A− |
Old Bridge Township and Sayreville report no FBI crime data of their own. Laurence Harbor and Cliffwood Beach aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Laurence Harbor with a neighbor →
Questions about Laurence Harbor
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Laurence Harbor, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Laurence Harbor yet; the figures below are still real.