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40.27° N · 74.10° W · GEOID 3473020

Tinton Falls

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

New JerseyTinton Falls, NJTinton FallsTinton Falls

The short answer

Tinton Falls is home to 19,361 people. Median household income is $117,308 a year and median rent is $1,746 a month, 17.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $478,000, about 4.1x annual median household income.

The story in Tinton Falls is how fast things are changing. Rent took 26.1% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 17.9% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share rose 0.2 points on average, so affordability held up better here. Also notable: High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 80% of places we track, yet 65% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent.

73OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Tinton Falls scores better than 73% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 96th of 287 in New Jersey.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%57
Economy 20%57
Safety 20%89
Amenities 15%26
Education 10%84
Commute 10%21
Growth 5%73
Median gross rent
$1,746
28% above the median place
Median household income
$117,308
46% above the median place
Median home value
$478,000
50% above the median place
Unemployment
5.8%
19% above 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 Tinton Falls

  • Life nearby21 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 91% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
  • Life nearbyOpenStreetMap shows 2.6 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 89% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Tinton Falls

Monmouth County loses about 1.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in23,028
Moved out23,567
Net−539

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Ocean County, NJ4,0884,657−569
Middlesex County, NJ3,2822,339+943
Hudson County, NJ1,370789+581
Kings County, NY1,585515+1,070
Richmond County, NY1,663
New York County, NY670823−153

Within New Jersey, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New JerseyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$133K
Leavers$117K

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

Who moves here
2.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Monmouth County report $132,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $117,000, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$69,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,746 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,535 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $478,000.
Getting to work
30 minutes each way on average; 17.0% work from home; 4.0% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Muskego, WI matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
2.3%
60% below the median place
Moved from another state1
0.9%
57% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$132,507
88% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTinton FallsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year12.3%60% below
Moved from another state10.9%57% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-1.067% below
Income of households moving in8County figure$132,50788% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$117,02067% above
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 65.5%, 29% above the median place.

Tinton Falls17.9%
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
$69,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.9%
12% below the median place
Home price to income
4.1x
7% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$91,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Tinton Falls, $1,746 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 Tinton Falls, but easier on the budget

Places that match Tinton Falls on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Muskego, WI9114.0% vs 17.9%$7,900Compare
Bridgeport, WV9113.3% vs 17.9%n/aCompare
Columbia, IL9012.6% vs 17.9%$4,000Compare
Teays Valley, WV9012.2% vs 17.9%$7,800Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
65.5%
29% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$7,448
128% above the median place
Homeownership1
84.1%
27% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureTinton FallsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,74628% above
Rent to income117.9%12% below
Property tax rate11.6%71% above
Home price to income14.1x7% 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$7,448128% above
Median home value1$478,00050% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.2%95% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure64.2%25% above
Homeownership184.1%27% above
Renters paying 30%+165.5%29% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,53535% above
Vacant homes14.7%34% below
Median year built119911% above
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $72,344, 81% above the median place.

Income per person1
$72,344
81% above the median place
Commutes by transit1
4.0%
366% above the median place
Median household income1
$117,308
46% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute30 min +22%
Poverty rate6.8% −37%
Works from home17.0% +37%
Unemployment5.8% +19%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTinton FallsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$117,30846% above
Income per person1$72,34481% above
Unemployment15.8%19% above
Average annual pay6County figure$74,43513% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.5%49% above
Jobs6County figure279,01285% above
Poverty rate16.8%37% below
Mean commute130 min22% above
Works from home117.0%37% above
Commutes by transit14.0%366% above
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 2.2%, 66% below the median place.

No health insurance1
2.2%
66% below the median place
Median age1
46.6
19% above the median place
High school or higher1
96.8%
5% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.2 −12%
Bachelor's or higher54.3% +69%
Born abroad9.5% +7%
Homes with broadband92.6% +0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureTinton FallsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population119,3612383rd largest
Population change since 202072.0%72% above
Median age146.619% above
Bachelor's or higher154.3%69% above
High school or higher196.8%5% above
Household size12.212% below
Born abroad19.5%7% above
No health insurance12.2%66% below
Homes with broadband192.6%0% above
05

Life in Tinton Falls

Public schools here have 8.6 students per teacher, fewer than in 99% of the 1,707 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

2 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 10 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Old Mill at Tinton Falls listed 1973
  • Tinton Falls Historic District listed 1977

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents2.6 −75%
Playgrounds per 10k1.0 −89%
Grocery stores per 10k1.0 −51%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k5.7 −49%
Libraries per 10k1.0 +18%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −60%
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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Gateway National Recreation Area 14 miles
  • Great Kills Park 19 miles
  • Governors Island National Monument 29 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars29.1 +40%
Shops39.0 +29%
Arts, recreation and fitness7.3 +78%
Doctors' offices and clinics35.0 +73%
Child care centers2.7 +17%

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

Students per teacher14
8.6
44% below the median place
Nearest National Park Service site11
13.7
56% below the median place
Public school students14
2,332
52% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureTinton FallsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools14633% below
Public school students142,33252% below
Students per teacher148.644% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure29.140% above
Shops per 10k9County figure39.029% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure7.378% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure35.073% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.717% above
Parks per 10k102.675% below
Playgrounds per 10k101.089% below
Grocery stores per 10k101.051% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k105.749% below
Libraries per 10k101.018% above
Named paths and bike trails100.860% below
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1113.756% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1121above (median 2)
National Register listings12285% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 50, 74% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
50
74% below the median place
Months reported
10 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Good air days17
91.3%
33% above the median place
Median air quality index17
36
16% below the median place
Heat wave risk16
98.6
9% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureTinton FallsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure86°F1% below
January average low15County figure24°F4% below
Average temperature15County figure54°F1% below
Annual precipitation15County figure47.6 in9% above
Natural hazard risk16County figure96.34% above
Hurricane risk16County figure93.132% above
Tornado risk16County figure55.132% below
Wildfire risk16County figure88.845% above
Heat wave risk16County figure98.69% above
Median air quality index17County figure3616% below
Good air days17County figure91.3%33% above
08

Tinton Falls in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Tinton Falls does better than 60% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 27%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,746/mo (2024)$2,170/mo$1,780 to $2,650/mo+3.7%
Median household income$117,308 (2024)$149,500$126,500 to $177,000+4.1%
Median home value$478,000 (2024)$675,000$490,000 to $930,000+5.9%
Population19,539 (2025)19,85019,040 to 20,690+0.3%

The median home would be worth 4.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.1 now.

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

09

Places like Tinton Falls

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

PlaceRentIncome
Massanetta Springs, VA$1,822$114,737Compare
Lake Murray of Richland, SC$1,944$119,107Compare
Milford, CT$1,882$111,201Compare
Wekiwa Springs, FL$1,974$116,596Compare
Wekiwa Springs, FLMilford, CTLake Murray of Richland, SCMassanetta Springs, VATinton Falls, NJTinton FallsMassanetta SpringsLake Murray of RichlandMilfordWekiwa SpringsTinton FallsMassanetta SpringsLake Murray of RichlandMilfordWekiwa Springs

Places built like Tinton Falls

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Tinton Falls performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Tinton Falls, NJ17.9%6.1%/yr2.0%
Oak Ridge, NJ13.5%0.3%/yrn/aCompare
Broadview Heights, OH12.6%2.9%/yr-0.9%Compare
Melville, NY26.3%4.7%/yrn/aCompare
Mountain Top, PA9.3%5.1%/yrn/aCompare
Point Pleasant, NJ20.0%3.3%/yr4.0%Compare
Pewaukee, WI18.0%0.7%/yr2.8%Compare

Common questions

Is Tinton Falls a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 73 out of 100, better than 73% of the places we rate and 96th of 287 in New Jersey. 21 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 91% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. OpenStreetMap shows 2.6 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 89% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 80 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Tinton Falls expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.9% 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 $478,000.

What salary do you need to live in Tinton Falls?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $69,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Tinton Falls safe?

There were 50 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Tinton Falls?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Massanetta Springs, VA, Lake Murray of Richland, SC, Milford, CT and Wekiwa Springs, FL.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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 Tinton Falls with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Tinton Falls itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/tinton-falls-new-jersey

Citytistics. “Tinton Falls, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/tinton-falls-new-jersey/

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