Ocean Acres, NJ vs Hammonton, NJ

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

MetricOcean Acres, NJHammonton, NJ
Population19,20414,840
Median Household Income$121,924$78,087
Median Rent$2,241/mo$1,611/mo
Median Home Value$402,500$349,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)11399
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income66.6%59.2%
Poverty Rate2%9.6%
Unemployment Rate5.3% (county)6.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k80*172
Property Crime Rate /100k646*754
Median AQI3936
Good AQI Days /yr286300
Summer Highs81°F85°F
Winter Lows29°F26°F
Snowfall10 in/yr19 in/yr
Avg Commute32.6 min30.5 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.212.9
College Degree Rate36.3%33.8%
Foreign-Born %6.8%9.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+7.8%+2.4%

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 Ocean Acres (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.