Name: Dover Beaches South, NJ statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Dover Beaches South

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

Middlesex County, NJ1,471815+656

Burlington County, NJ6171,181−564

Kings County, NY1,548

Bergen County, NJ852367+485

Hudson County, NJ605386+219

Morris County, NJ566350+216

Union County, NJ779

Within New Jersey, other states or abroad

Arrivals

59%40%

Leavers

49%50%

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: 8.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.2% from another state.
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 $3,178 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $753,400.
Getting to work: 32 minutes each way on average; 14.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: St. Pete Beach, FL matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
8.6%
50% above 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

Measure	Dover Beaches South	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	8.6%	50% above
Moved from another state1County figure	1.2%	37% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	1.9	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$99,173	41% above
Income of households moving out7County figure	$87,578	25% above

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 64.3%, above the median place (median 7.1%).

Dover Beaches South14.5%

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

14.5%

29% below the median place

Home price to income

5.2x

37% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

15%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$117,800

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

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Vacant homes1
64.3%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
92.5%
39% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$10,001
206% above the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Dover Beaches South	Vs median
Median gross rent1County figure	$1,755	29% above
Rent to income1	14.5%	29% below
Home price to income1	5.2x	37% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	112.6	12% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$2,283	41% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$140,600	31% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$10,001	206% above
Median home value1	$753,400	136% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	6.0%	87% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	73.4%	42% above
Homeownership1	92.5%	39% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	58.3%	15% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$3,178	70% above
Vacant homes1	64.3%	above (median 7.1%)
Median year built1	1988	1% above

Work and pay

Income per person is $88,753, 121% above the median place.

Income per person1
$88,753
121% above the median place
Median household income1
$144,844
80% above the median place
Mean commute1
32 min
28% above the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Dover Beaches South	Vs median
Median household income1	$144,844	80% above
Income per person1	$88,753	121% above
Unemployment1	4.6%	6% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$58,848	11% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	2.4%	35% below
Jobs6County figure	192,715	28% above
Poverty rate1County figure	10.5%	3% below
Mean commute1	32 min	28% above
Works from home1	14.7%	18% above
Commutes by transit1County figure	0.9%	7% above

Who lives here

Median age is 65.3, 67% above the median place.

Median age1
65.3
67% above the median place
Household size1
1.9
24% below the median place
High school or higher1
98.5%
7% above the median place

All 8 people measures

Measure	Dover Beaches South	Vs median
Population1	1,601	6646th largest
Median age1	65.3	67% above
Bachelor's or higher1	51.9%	62% above
High school or higher1	98.5%	7% above
Household size1	1.9	24% below
Born abroad1County figure	8.0%	9% below
No health insurance1County figure	4.1%	36% below
Homes with broadband1	97.5%	6% above

Life in Dover Beaches South

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 residents12.5 +23%

Playgrounds per 10k12.5 +33%

Grocery stores per 10k12.5 5.9×

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k68.7 6.2×

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

Measure	Dover Beaches South	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	115	above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure	65,536	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure	11.8	23% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	19.3	7% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	31.4	4% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	4.4	7% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	22.2	10% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	2.0	13% below
Parks per 10k9	12.5	23% above
Playgrounds per 10k9	12.5	33% above
Grocery stores per 10k9	12.5	above (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	68.7	above (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure	37	185% above

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 South. 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

Measure	Dover Beaches South	Vs median
July average high12County figure	86°F	1% below
January average low12County figure	25°F	3% below
Average temperature12County figure	54°F	1% below
Annual precipitation12County figure	47.3 in	8% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure	96.2	4% above
Hurricane risk13County figure	93.2	32% above
Tornado risk13County figure	47.2	42% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	95.2	56% above
Heat wave risk13County figure	95.7	6% above
Median air quality index14County figure	39	9% below
Good air days14County figure	78.8%	15% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Down 12.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 81.5% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 44.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

n/a

No local price data

Pay vs rent

+15.2 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 99% of places

Family fit

n/a

Not enough local figures

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Dover Beaches South in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 12% of the median income in 2030, down from 12% 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,489/mo (2024)	$1,840/mo	$1,510 to $2,250/mo	+3.6%
Median household income	$144,844 (2024)	$189,500	$160,000 to $224,000	+4.6%
Median home value	$753,400 (2024)	$1,072,000	$778,000 to $1,476,000	+6.1%

The median home would be worth 5.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.2 now.

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

Places like Dover Beaches South

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

Place	Rent	Income
St. Pete Beach, FL	$1,811	$114,583	Compare
Rancho Mirage, CA	$1,510	$107,364	Compare
Fountain Hills, AZ	$1,890	$112,654	Compare
Palmer Ranch, FL	$1,794	$102,838	Compare

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Common questions

Is Dover Beaches South a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 12.7% a year while rent rose -2.6%, so pay gained on rent more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 287 New Jersey places. 64% of homes stand vacant, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 149 New Jersey places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Dover Beaches South expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $753,400.

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

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 South?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are St. Pete Beach, FL, Rancho Mirage, CA, Fountain Hills, AZ and Palmer Ranch, FL.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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).

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