Leisure KnollNJ
A town in New Jersey, home to 2,668 people.
Is Leisure Knoll a good place to live?
68% of residents are 65 or older in Leisure Knoll, against 18% in New Jersey’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a higher midpoint age than Leisure Knoll. We don’t grade Leisure Knoll yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Leisure Knoll for work
Where Leisure Knoll’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Six Flags Great Adventure and 75 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Leisure Knoll. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi Park & preservePine Barrens26 mi BeachLong Beach Island
36 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
39 mi City parkFreshkills Park
33 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 · Freshkills Park: H.L.I.T., CC BY 2.0 · Sesame Place Philadelphia: Transity (talk • contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Leisure Knoll: who provides what
Leisure Knoll 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 Leisure Knoll.
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Leisure Knoll work out of town
The top destinations are Toms River Township (10%), Lakewood Township (5%) and Manchester Township (4%). For Leisure Knoll, the average commute is 33 minutes. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Leisure Knoll dropped by 30, to 249. Leisure Knoll: 0.5% of working residents work locally.
| Leisure Knoll | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Leisure Knoll, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in Leisure Knoll feel lonely than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
For adults in Leisure Knoll, the share who had a checkup this year is 89%. No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Leisure Knoll. Among adults in the town, 6.6% binge drink and 12% have been diagnosed with depression. Only 7 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Leisure Knoll.
| Leisure Knoll | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 6.6% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Leisure Knoll | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.6% | 12.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 2.9% | 7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 19.1% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Leisure Knoll, mostly inland flooding
FEMA puts 52% of Leisure Knoll’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to strong winds. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Leisure Knoll sell for about $340K
A home in Leisure Knoll typically sold within 32 days of listing. 95% of households are owner-occupiers locally. For Leisure Knoll, the median rent is $1,710 a month.
| Leisure Knoll | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 95% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,710 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0% of Leisure Knoll is conserved land
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.4 miles. Parks and preserves in Leisure Knoll: one, of 2 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Knoll Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Leisure Knoll
Colleges nearby
21 within 15 miles of the center of Leisure Knoll
About 2 of every 100 Leisure Knoll residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About Leisure Knoll
Populated place in Ocean County, New Jersey, US
Leisure Knoll is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Manchester Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Leisure Knoll had a population of 2,562.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 75 ft
Leisure Knoll’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Leisure Knoll.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leisure Knoll | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lakehurst | #414 | D | C− | C+ | D− | B− |
| Leisure Village West | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Leisure Knoll and Leisure Village West aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Leisure Knoll with a neighbor →
Questions about Leisure Knoll
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Leisure Knoll, NJ a good place to live?
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