Pine Lake ParkNJ
A town of 9,795.
Is Pine Lake Park a good place to live?
Pine Lake Park’s average commute is 36 minutes, above both New Jersey’s towns (30 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Pine Lake Park. We don’t grade Pine Lake Park yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Pine Lake Park for work
Where Pine Lake Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Six Flags Great Adventure and 72 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pine Lake Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi Park & preservePine Barrens24 mi BeachLong Beach Island
37 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
11 mi Theme parkCasino Pier
35 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 · Casino Pier: User:Jimmypitt1234, Public domain · Sesame Place Philadelphia: Transity (talk • contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Pine Lake Park: who provides what
Pine Lake Park 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 Pine Lake Park.
Pine Lake Park has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Half commute less than 17 miles. Jobs based in Pine Lake Park fell to 414 in 2023, 84 fewer than in 2013. Most people who work leave Pine Lake Park to do it: just 1% work in town. The top destinations are Toms River Township (14%), Lakewood Township (12%) and Manchester Township (6%).
| Pine Lake Park | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $92,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pine Lake Park: four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 24 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Pine Lake Park: inland flooding
The FEMA risk score for Pine Lake Park comes to 39 of 100. Expected losses in Pine Lake Park break down as 47% from inland flooding and 24% from strong winds. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1992: one.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
9.6% of the land in Pine Lake Park is protected from building
There are 1.9 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. In Pine Lake Park, the trail network density is 0.8 miles per square mile, near the New Jersey town median (0.7) and above the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Pine Lake Park | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.6% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pine Lake Park | — | 4 |
| 2. 6th Ave Playground | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Pine Lake Park is
76% of adults here had a checkup this year; 30% have obesity. Pine Lake Park: 38% of adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Pine Lake Park | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pine Lake Park | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 14.1% | 10.9% |
| More adults with arthritis | 25.5% | 22.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Pine Lake Park sells for about $545K
A home in Pine Lake Park typically sold within 20 days of listing. The town’s rent at the middle of the market comes in at $1,838 a month. The share of households in Pine Lake Park who are owner-occupiers: 87%.
| Pine Lake Park | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,838 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 Pine Lake Park
Colleges nearby
21 within 15 miles of the center of Pine Lake Park
About 9 of every 100 Pine Lake Park residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Pine Lake Park’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Pine Lake Park.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Lake Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leisure Village West | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toms River Township | #317 | C+ | D | B | C+ | A− |
| Manchester Township | #305 | B− | B− | A | C | B− |
Pine Lake Park and Leisure Village West aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pine Lake Park with a neighbor →
Questions about Pine Lake Park
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Is Pine Lake Park, NJ a good place to live?
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