Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ vs Ocean Acres, NJ

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricHoliday City-Berkeley, NJOcean Acres, NJ
Population12,99519,204
Median Household Income$50,156$121,924
Median Rent$1,640/mo$2,241/mo
Median Home Value$266,200$402,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income71.6%66.6%
Poverty Rate9.6%2%
Unemployment Rate5.3% (county)5.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k138*80*
Property Crime Rate /100k535*646*
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr286286
Summer Highs83°F81°F
Winter Lows23°F29°F
Snowfall24 in/yr10 in/yr
Avg Commute33.4 min32.6 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher—14.2
College Degree Rate16.6%36.3%
Foreign-Born %9.5%6.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+7.1%+7.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices both cities (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.