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A town in New Jersey, home to 1,867 people.
Navesink’s typical journey to work is 47 minutes, above both New Jersey’s towns (30 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Navesink. We don’t grade Navesink yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Navesink’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census counts: 1,085 in 1950, 2,004 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2013 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Navesink. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw13 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw27 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw25 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw27 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearMadison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
Navesink is unincorporated, so Monmouth 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Navesink.
The median commute is under 19 miles. Since 2013, Navesink has lost 75 jobs, to 185 in 2023. The town’s middle household income comes in at $152,000. The top destinations are New York (17%), Middletown Township (9%) and Red Bank (4%).
| Navesink | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $152,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from 26° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 25 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Navesink: 18% of adults get no exercise outside work. The share of adults in Navesink who feel lonely: 28%.
| Navesink | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Navesink | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.7% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.6% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA puts just over two fifths of Navesink’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 35% to strong winds. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
9 within 15 miles of the center of Navesink
About 4 of every 100 Navesink residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Populated place in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Navesink (, NAY-və-sink) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on the northernmost stretch of the Jersey Shore in Middletown Township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 2,004, reflecting a decrease of 16 (-0.8%) from the 2,020 residents enumerated at the 2010 U.S. census.
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2 towns share a border with Navesink.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navesink | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Middletown Township | #93 | A | C− | A− | B+ | A |
| Atlantic Highlands | — | — | C− | — | — | A |
Atlantic Highlands reports no FBI crime data of its own. Navesink and Atlantic Highlands aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Navesink with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Navesink yet; the figures below are still real.
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