WanamassaNJ
This town in New Jersey has a population of 4,279.
Is Wanamassa a good place to live?
65% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Wanamassa, above both New Jersey’s towns (45%) and U.S. towns (29%). Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 10 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Wanamassa. We don’t grade Wanamassa yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave Wanamassa for work
Where Wanamassa’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Madison Square Garden and 446 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wanamassa. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw38 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw37 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw38 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Madison 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 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Wanamassa: who provides what
Wanamassa 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wanamassa.
Most of Wanamassa’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
In Wanamassa, the median household income is $141,000. Most people who work leave Wanamassa to do it: just 2% work in town. Employers in Wanamassa added 105 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,088. For half of commuters, work is under 13 miles away.
| Wanamassa | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $141,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Wanamassa
Winters in Wanamassa are chilly and summers warm. Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 26°; snowfall runs to about 25 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wanamassa is
The town does better than the New Jersey average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. 15% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Wanamassa.
| Wanamassa | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Wanamassa | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.6% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.6% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.7% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Wanamassa, mostly inland flooding
Since 1980, Wanamassa has seen 42 flood insurance claims paid out. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 56% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts just over two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 34% to strong winds.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Wanamassa sells for about $829K
Wanamassa: 84% of households own their home. In Wanamassa, the typical rent is $2,066 a month.
| Wanamassa | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,066 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 84% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Wanamassa
Colleges nearby
17 within 15 miles of the center of Wanamassa
About 3 of every 100 Wanamassa residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About Wanamassa
Populated place in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Wanamassa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within Ocean Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 4,344, making it the most populated neighborhood in Ocean Township. The community was named for Wanamassa, a Native American leader of the 17th century.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 33 ft
Wanamassa’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Wanamassa.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanamassa | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ocean Township | #315 | C+ | D | C− | B | A |
| Asbury Park | #431 | D | D− | — | D− | B |
| Interlaken | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Asbury Park reports no FBI crime data of its own. Wanamassa and Interlaken aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wanamassa with a neighbor →
Questions about Wanamassa
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wanamassa, NJ a good place to live?
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