Leisure VillageNJ
5,751 residents make their home in this town in New Jersey.
Is Leisure Village a good place to live?
42% of residents live below the poverty line in Leisure Village, above both New Jersey’s towns (6.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 3 have a lower typical household income than Leisure Village. We don’t grade Leisure Village yet; the figures below are still real.
Leisure Village has grown 13% from 2010 to 2020
4,400 counted in 2010 and 4,966 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Leisure Village.
Leisure Village has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Leisure Village for work: only 1% work in town. This New Jersey town had 329 jobs in 2023, down 176 from 2013. For Leisure Village, the average trip to work is 32 minutes. The top destinations are Lakewood Township (17%), Brick Township (8%) and Toms River Township (7%).
| Leisure Village | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Leisure Village
July afternoons reach 86° and January nights drop to 24°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Leisure Village is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Leisure Village’s FEMA risk score comes in at 65 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 59% come from inland flooding and 16% from strong winds.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer of Leisure Village’s adults binge drink than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
In Leisure Village, just over a fifth of adults have diabetes. No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Leisure Village. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Leisure Village is ahead of New Jersey on 6 and behind on 19. Only 2 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Leisure Village.
| Leisure Village | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 15% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 12% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Leisure Village | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 8.2% | 15.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 88.1% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.2% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Leisure Village sells for about $177K
The share of households in Leisure Village who live in a home they own: 65%. In Leisure Village, the median rent is $1,700 a month.
| Leisure Village | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,700 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Leisure Village
Coney Island and 87 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Leisure Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw15 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
38 mi LandmarkVanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum
36 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium27 mi BeachLong Beach IslandPhoto credits
Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum: Vanderbilt_Mausoleum.jpg: Staten Island post cards / Bridges derivative work: Jb, Public domain · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Leisure Village: who provides what
Leisure Village 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.
99% of working residents leave Leisure Village for work
Where Leisure Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
21 within 15 miles of the center of Leisure Village
About 2 of every 100 Leisure Village residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About Leisure Village
Populated place in Ocean County, New Jersey, US
Leisure Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Lakewood Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Leisure Village had a population of 4,966. The sprawling active adult community is also locally known as "Original" Leisure Village because it was the first of three neighboring active adult communities bearing similar names. Leisure Village East, and Leisure Village West are the other two communities nearby. Original Leisure Village (OLV) is also referred to by the moniker "The Village of Seven Lakes."
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 49 ft
Leisure Village’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Leisure Village.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leisure Village | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leisure Village East | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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