Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Tuckerton grades D overall, 416th among New Jersey's 466 graded towns, mostly because of schools. Its public schools trail 86% of New Jersey towns on state tests and graduation. In its favor, it is healthier than 81% of U.S. towns. 44% of the land in Tuckerton is conserved, above both New Jersey’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On hazard risk, just 19 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do worse. Homes are expensive, about $423K for a typical one and 4.3 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income.
Where Tuckerton beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Coastal flooding makes up 58% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Tuckerton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,268 in 1910, 3,577 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1911 and 6 maps from 1888 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tuckerton, 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 Tuckerton.
Tuckerton keeps more of its land conserved than most of New Jersey and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New Jersey (mostly coastal flooding).
Its 1,069 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 96% of New Jersey towns.
2.7 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, at 937 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stanley Seaman Park | 0.6 mi | 23 |
| 2. Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge | — | 937 |
| 3. Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve | — | 290 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Tuckerton Borough School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuckerton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 308 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $589 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on. 1,053 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 60 properties have flooded more than once.
Tuckerton’s FEMA risk score is 90 of 100, above both the New Jersey town median (52 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1978, 1,053 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Tuckerton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 58% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
29% of Tuckerton adults feel lonely. Tuckerton beats the New Jersey average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 16% of Tuckerton adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Tuckerton | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 36% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Tuckerton | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.6% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here fell from 962 in 2013 to 720.
Most working residents leave Tuckerton for work: only 5% work in town. The average trip to work in Tuckerton is 34 minutes. Since 2013, Tuckerton has lost 242 jobs, to 720 in 2023.
| Tuckerton | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
84% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.6% across New Jersey.
Tuckerton’s median rent is $2,024 a month. The typical Tuckerton home is worth about $423,000, up 3.7% in a year, 26% below the New Jersey typical home. 67% of households own their home in Tuckerton.
| Tuckerton | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,024 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Tuckerton has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 27° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Tuckerton has grown 4.3% since 2020, to 3,734 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Tuckerton | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.7 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Tuckerton | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.4% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.8% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.6% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.3% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.5% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.4% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.7% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.2% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.9% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,700, single groups can be off by several points
Tuckerton's reported crime rate is below New Jersey's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. No violent crimes were reported in 2023.
| Tuckerton | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 9.9 per 1,000 residents | 10.5 | 13.1 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tuckerton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw38 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year10 mi BeachLong Beach Island
17 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall
21 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant
17 mi Theme parkSteel PierPine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Steel Pier: Make Lemons, CC BY-SA 2.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Tuckerton
About 9 of every 100 Tuckerton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
44.1% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, US
Tuckerton is a borough situated on the Jersey Shore, within Ocean County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,577, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 230 (+6.9%) from the 3,347 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn had reflected a decline of 170 (−4.8%) from the 3,517 counted in the 2000 census. Tuckerton was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1901, from portions of Little Egg Harbor Township. The borough is surrounded by Little Egg Harbor Township, but is politically independent. Because Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor share the same 08087 ZIP code and Little…
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Tuckerton grades D overall, better than 13% of U.S. towns and #416 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A− for health and D for schools. Hazard risk 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.
2 notable people were born here, including Ezra Baker and W. Steelman Mathis.
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