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39.99° N · 74.07° W · GEOID 3418148

Dover Beaches North

Ocean County, New Jersey · part of the New York, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

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The short answer

Dover Beaches North is home to 1,586 people. Median household income is $51,364 a year and median rent is $1,755 a month, 41.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $725,900, about 14.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,755
29% above the median place
Median household income
$51,364
36% below the median place
Median home value
$725,900
127% above the median place
Unemployment
4.8%
1% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Dover Beaches North

  • Household income has grown -7.5% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 287 New Jersey places.
  • Households average 1.41 people, smaller than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 287 New Jersey places.
  • The median home is worth 14.1 years of the median household's income, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 287 New Jersey places.
  • 74% of homes stand vacant, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 149 New Jersey places.
  • The median rent takes 41.0% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 287 New Jersey places.
01

Moving to Dover Beaches North

Ocean County gains about 1.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in21,206
Moved out20,140
Net+1,066

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Monmouth County, NJ4,6574,088+569
Burlington County, NJ6171,181−564
Kings County, NY1,548

Within New Jersey, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New JerseyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$99K
Leavers$88K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Ocean County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.2% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Ocean County report $99,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $87,600, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$70,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,755 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,540 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $725,900.
Getting to work
33 minutes each way on average; 24.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZ matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.6%
38% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$99,173
41% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$87,578
25% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureDover Beaches NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.6%38% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.2%37% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.9above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$99,17341% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$87,57825% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 73.5%, above the median place (median 7.1%).

Dover Beaches North41.0%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$70,200
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
41.0%
101% above the median place
Home price to income
14.1x
272% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
41%
well over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$28,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Dover Beaches North, $1,755 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Dover Beaches North, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Fort Myers Beach, FL24.1% vs 41.0%n/aCompare
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL26.3% vs 41.0%n/aCompare
Daytona Beach Shores, FL24.3% vs 41.0%n/aCompare

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Vacant homes1
73.5%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Property tax paid (median)1
$10,001
206% above the median place
Median home value1
$725,900
127% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureDover Beaches NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,75529% above
Rent to income141.0%101% above
Home price to income114.1x272% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure112.612% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,28341% above
HUD area median income4County figure$140,60031% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$725,900127% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.0%87% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure73.4%42% above
Homeownership183.5%26% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure58.3%15% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,54036% above
Vacant homes173.5%above (median 7.1%)
Median year built119730% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $72,212, 80% above the median place.

Income per person1
$72,212
80% above the median place
Mean commute1
33 min
33% above the median place
Median household income1
$51,364
36% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home24.6% +98%
Poverty rate5.4% −50%
Unemployment4.8% −1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureDover Beaches NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$51,36436% below
Income per person1$72,21280% above
Unemployment14.8%1% below
Average annual pay6County figure$58,84811% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.4%35% below
Jobs6County figure192,71528% above
Poverty rate15.4%50% below
Mean commute133 min33% above
Works from home124.6%98% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.9%7% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 1.4, 44% below the median place.

Household size1
1.4
44% below the median place
Median age1
65.5
68% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
81.5%
12% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureDover Beaches NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,5866646th largest
Median age165.568% above
Bachelor's or higher145.9%43% above
High school or higher197.4%5% above
Household size11.444% below
Born abroad1County figure8.0%9% below
No health insurance1County figure4.1%36% below
Homes with broadband181.5%12% below
05

Life in Dover Beaches North

37 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents12.6 +24%
Playgrounds per 10k56.8 6.0×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.3 −7%
Shops31.4 +4%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.4 +7%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.2 +10%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher11
11.8
23% below the median place
Public schools11
115
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
65,536
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureDover Beaches NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure115above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure65,536above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure11.823% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure19.37% below
Shops per 10k8County figure31.44% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.47% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.210% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k912.624% above
Playgrounds per 10k956.8above (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure37185% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 95.2, 56% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Dover Beaches North. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
95.2
56% above the median place
Hurricane risk13
93.2
32% above the median place
Tornado risk13
47.2
42% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureDover Beaches NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure86°F1% below
January average low12County figure25°F3% below
Average temperature12County figure54°F1% below
Annual precipitation12County figure47.3 in8% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure96.24% above
Hurricane risk13County figure93.232% above
Tornado risk13County figure47.242% below
Wildfire risk13County figure95.256% above
Heat wave risk13County figure95.76% above
Median air quality index14County figure399% below
Good air days14County figure78.8%15% above
08

Dover Beaches North in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 28% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 28% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,201/mo (2024)$1,470/mo$1,210 to $1,790/mo+3.4%
Median household income$51,364 (2024)$62,000$52,500 to $73,500+3.2%
Median home value$725,900 (2024)$1,026,000$745,000 to $1,414,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 16.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 14.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Dover Beaches North

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZ$1,786$80,878Compare
Fort Myers Beach, FL$1,836$91,291Compare
Treasure Island, FL$1,631$87,107Compare
Port Townsend, WA$1,578$62,606Compare
Port Townsend, WATreasure Island, FLFort Myers Beach, FLVillage of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZDover Beaches North, NJDover Beaches NorthVillage of Oak Creek (Big Park)Fort Myers BeachTreasure IslandPort TownsendDover Beaches NorthVillage of Oak Creek (Big Park)Fort Myers BeachTreasure IslandPort Townsend

Common questions

Is Dover Beaches North a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown -7.5% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 287 New Jersey places. Households average 1.41 people, smaller than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 287 New Jersey places. On cost, space and class size it scores 18 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Dover Beaches North expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 41.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $725,900.

What salary do you need to live in Dover Beaches North?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $70,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Dover Beaches North?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZ, Fort Myers Beach, FL, Treasure Island, FL and Port Townsend, WA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Dover Beaches North with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Dover Beaches North itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/dover-beaches-north-new-jersey

Citytistics. “Dover Beaches North, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/dover-beaches-north-new-jersey/

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