Pleasantville, NJ vs Ocean City, NJ

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

MetricPleasantville, NJOcean City, NJ
Population20,71211,261
Median Household Income$53,661$101,782
Median Rent$1,354/mo$1,683/mo
Median Home Value$194,100$840,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9999
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income56.9%55.9%
Poverty Rate25.1%9.8%
Unemployment Rate6.7% (county)9.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k29562
Property Crime Rate /100k1,3951,765
Median AQI36—
Good AQI Days /yr300—
Summer Highs84°F78°F
Winter Lows27°F32°F
Snowfall17 in/yr17 in/yr
Avg Commute21.6 min27.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher118.5
College Degree Rate11%56.7%
Foreign-Born %29.1%7.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.1%-1.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.