Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 28,273, incorporated in 1879.
Neptune Township earns a D, ranked 428th of 466 in New Jersey, mostly because of schools and safety. Its public schools trail 97% of New Jersey towns on state tests and graduation. Its crime rate is higher than 87% of U.S. towns, with 79 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. In its favor, it is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. Neptune Township’s property crime rate is 28 per 1,000 residents, against 7.4 in New Jersey’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. The typical home is worth about $626K, 6.3 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Neptune Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Midtown Community Elementary School | PK–5 | 437 |
| Summerfield Elementary School | PK–5 | 389 |
| Green Grove Elementary School | PK–5 | 296 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Neptune Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 92% of comparable towns) to D− for schools (better than 3%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,187 in 1880, a low of 4,187 in 1880, 28,061 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Neptune Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw40 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw25 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw38 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw39 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumMadison 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 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Neptune Township, 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 Neptune Township.
Neptune Township trades workers with Wall Township and other neighbors and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in New Jersey; it also reports more crime than Neptune City and its other graded neighbors.
Its public schools are run by the Neptune Township School District. Three of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 595 | C |
| Neptune High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,129 | C− |
| Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and ScienceTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 300 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Each of the 3 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Neptune City (C−) to Wall Township (B). Property crime runs at 28 per 1,000 residents, about twice the New Jersey rate, most of it theft.
The violent crime rate in Neptune Township is 2.8 per 1,000 residents. Neptune Township reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
8.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Neptune Township’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Shark River Park, at 74 acres.
| Neptune Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shark River Park | 0.6 mi | 74 |
| 2. Founder's Park | 0.4 mi | 2 |
| 3. Boswell Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 70% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
Neptune Township beats the New Jersey average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 14% of Neptune Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Neptune Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 32% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Neptune Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.6% | 11.3% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 69.1% | 63.4% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 3.8% | 3.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Neptune Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86° and January nights drop to 25°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Neptune Township has about as many jobs (12,892) as working residents, but only 1,418 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Neptune Township for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Wall Township (6%), New York (5%) and Tinton Falls (4%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
| Neptune Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $101,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New Jersey average. 18% of residents are under 18 in Neptune Township. 39% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Neptune Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.8 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 45% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Neptune Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.3% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.8% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.6% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.6% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.3% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Typical home values rose 7.1% in the year to September 2026.
| Neptune Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,876 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 77% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
364 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 22 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 364 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Neptune Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
22 within 15 miles of the center of Neptune Township
About 6 of every 100 Neptune Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
35 notable people were born in Neptune Township.
Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Neptune Township is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 28,061, an increase of 126 (+0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 27,935, which in turn reflected an increase of 245 (+0.9%) from the 27,690 counted in the 2000 census. Featuring Jersey Shore Medical Center, the historic community of Ocean Grove, along with office parks and cultural amenities, Neptune Township has been a longtime regional commercial and cultural hub of the Jersey Shore. The township was named for Neptune, the Roman water deity; referring to its location on the Atlantic Ocean.
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10 towns share a border with Neptune Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune Township | #428 | D | D− | D | D− | B+ |
| Wall Township | #198 | B+ | D | B | B | A |
| Neptune City | #429 | D | D | C− | D | B |
| Shark River Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belmar | #303 | B− | D− | B− | B− | A |
| Tinton Falls | #219 | B+ | D | — | B | A |
| Ocean Grove | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asbury Park | #431 | D | D− | — | D− | B |
Tinton Falls and Asbury Park report no FBI crime data of their own. Shark River Hills and Ocean Grove aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Neptune Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Neptune Township grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #428 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B+ for health, D for safety and D− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
Neptune Township was incorporated in 1879 and has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 35 notable people were born here, including Danny DeVito and Rusty Schweickart.
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