Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Longport. Its National Register listings include Great Egg Coast Guard Station and Church of the Redeemer. Longport has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Longport beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 28% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Census counts: 80 in 1900, a peak of 1,249 in 1980, 893 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1897 and 6 maps from 1890 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Longport, 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 Longport.
The share of households in Longport who are owner-occupiers: 91%. Values rose 9.7% in the 12 months to September 2026. For Longport, the rent at the middle of the market is $2,514 a month.
| Longport | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,514 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 91% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA puts 46% of Longport’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 28% to coastal flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 85% of U.S. communities. The town has had 1,076 paid flood insurance claims since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Longport had 31 jobs in 2023, down 40 from 2013. Half commute less than 8 miles. The average commute for Longport comes to 32 minutes. The top destinations are Egg Harbor Township (12%), Atlantic City (10%) and Linwood (9%).
| Longport | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 28°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Longport is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Longport: just over a quarter of adults have obesity. Only 10 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Longport. Of 32 CDC measures, Longport beats the New Jersey average on 16 and trails it on 6. Among adults here, 27% feel lonely and 12% report frequent mental distress.
| Longport | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 78% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Longport | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.9% | 12.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.9% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.4% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Longport’s trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile. 0.2 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Point 2 | 0.1 mi | 2 |
| 2. The Point | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Longport. Close and well known come first.
in town LandmarkLucy the Elephant
Big draw33 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
6 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall
7 mi Theme parkSteel Pier31 mi BeachLong Beach Island
3 mi Theme parkGillians Wonderland Pier and Island WaterparkLucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Steel Pier: Make Lemons, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gillians Wonderland Pier and Island Waterpark: Kevin Jarrett from Northfield, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Longport
About 3 of every 100 Longport residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
2 places in Longport on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Atlantic County, New Jersey, US
Longport is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore on Absecon Island, within Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, on the Atlantic Ocean shoreline. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 893, a decrease of two people (−0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 895, which in turn reflected a decline of 159 (−15.1%) from the 1,054 counted in the 2000 census. Geographically, the city, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. In 2018, New Jersey Business Magazine listed Longport at 22nd in its listi…
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Longport has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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