Name: Holiday City South, NJ statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Holiday City 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: 8.1% 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: $72,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,821 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,446 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $266,700.
Getting to work: 32 minutes each way on average; 12.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
8.1%
41% 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	Holiday City South	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	8.1%	41% 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

Rent to income is 42.3%, 107% above the median place.

Holiday City South42.3%

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

$72,840

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

42.3%

107% above the median place

Home price to income

5.2x

36% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

42%

well over the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$28,700

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Holiday City South, $1,821 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 Holiday City South, but easier on the budget

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

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ	39.2% vs 42.3%	$600	Compare
Micco, FL	37.5% vs 42.3%	$1,000	Compare
Lady Lake, FL	36.1% vs 42.3%	$2,000	Compare

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Homeownership1
89.5%
35% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,446
23% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.3%
44% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Holiday City South	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,821	33% above
Rent to income1	42.3%	107% above
Property tax rate1	1.3%	44% above
Home price to income1	5.2x	36% 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	$3,483	7% above
Median home value1	$266,700	16% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	6.0%	87% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	73.4%	42% above
Homeownership1	89.5%	35% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	58.3%	15% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,446	23% below
Vacant homes1County figure	17.7%	151% above
Median year built1	1985	0% above

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$51,660
36% below the median place
Mean commute1
32 min
28% above the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Holiday City South	Vs median
Median household income1	$51,660	36% below
Income per person1County figure	$44,947	12% above
Unemployment1County figure	5.5%	11% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$58,848	11% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	2.4%	35% below
Jobs6County figure	192,715	28% above
Poverty rate1	7.9%	26% below
Mean commute1	32 min	28% above
Works from home1	12.0%	4% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Median age is 69.5, 78% above the median place.

Median age1
69.5
78% above the median place
Household size1
1.8
29% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
84.9%
8% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher17.1% −47%

High school or higher95.2% +3%

Born abroad7.7% −13%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Holiday City South	Vs median
Population1	4,270	6646th largest
Median age1	69.5	78% above
Bachelor's or higher1	17.1%	47% below
High school or higher1	95.2%	3% above
Household size1	1.8	29% below
Born abroad1	7.7%	13% below
No health insurance1County figure	4.1%	36% below
Homes with broadband1	84.9%	8% below

Life in Holiday City 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 residents9.4 −8%

Playgrounds per 10k9.4 −0%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k2.3 −79%

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	Holiday City 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	9.4	8% below
Playgrounds per 10k9	9.4	0% below
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	2.3	79% below
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 Holiday City 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	Holiday City 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

Up 12.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 12.4% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 59.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$28,300

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 1% of places

Pay vs rent

-0.0 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 52% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

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

Holiday City South in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 43% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 42% 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	$1,821/mo (2024)	$2,310/mo	$1,900 to $2,820/mo	+4.1%
Median household income	$51,660 (2024)	$65,500	$55,000 to $77,000	+4.0%
Median home value	$266,700 (2024)	$388,000	$282,000 to $535,000	+6.5%

The median home would be worth 5.9 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 Holiday City South

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

Place	Rent	Income
Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ	$1,640	$50,156	Compare
Micco, FL	$1,430	$45,794	Compare
Sun City, AZ	$1,569	$54,586	Compare
Lady Lake, FL	$1,387	$46,074	Compare

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Common questions

Is Holiday City South a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $375 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 287 New Jersey places. The median rent takes 42.3% 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. On cost, space and class size it scores 24 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Holiday City South expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 42.3% 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 $266,700.

What salary do you need to live in Holiday City South?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $72,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Holiday City South?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ, Micco, FL, Sun City, AZ and Lady Lake, 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); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Holiday City South with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Holiday City South itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/holiday-city-south-new-jersey

Citytistics. “Holiday City South, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/holiday-city-south-new-jersey/

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