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12,995people live here $50,156median household income▼ 38% below US $1,640median rent per month▲ 16% above US $266,200median home value▼ 20% below US

Holiday City-Berkeley is an unincorporated community in Ocean County, NJ. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Holiday City-Berkeley

Holiday City-Berkeley is an unincorporated community in New Jersey with home prices that remain within reach, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and a growing population. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Holiday City-Berkeley deals with rent well above the national average, household incomes below the national average, commute times longer than most cities, and college degree attainment below the national average.

The good

Affordable home prices
Clean air
Growing population

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
Below-average household incomes
Above-average commute times
Low college degree attainment
High rent burden for renters
Cold winters

How Holiday City-Berkeley compares

Median household income

Holiday City-Berkeley$50,156

New Jersey avg$103,556

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Holiday City-Berkeley$1,640

New Jersey avg$1,720

US$1,413

Median home value

Holiday City-Berkeley$266,200

New Jersey avg$454,400

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Holiday City-Berkeley

Based on Holiday City-Berkeley's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,280

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $65,600 a year
72% of Holiday City-Berkeley renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$53,240

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $26,620
Homes cost 5.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 16% above US

$1,640/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,640 a month median. That premium adds up quickly for renters whose income hasn't kept pace with local prices. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $266,200. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $266,200 · 72% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

5.3% county unemployment

Unemployment in Ocean County is 5.3%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Ocean County (county-wide)

Safety

138 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Holiday City-Berkeley doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Berkeley Township Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 535/100k · Policed by Berkeley Township Police Department (township-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 28% above US

33 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 33.4 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 13% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

83%

Work from home

13%

Carpool

3.0%

Walk

0.7%

Other

0.4%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 83°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 23°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 54% below US

17% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

0 public schools inside the boundary

No public school is located inside the boundary; students attend schools in the surrounding district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve (18 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Holiday City-Berkeley's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and air quality that stays clean most of the year; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and household incomes below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,640/mo) equals 39% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes.

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