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Aberdeen
A large suburban township in western Monmouth County with commuter rail access, shopping corridors, and residential neighborhoods stretching toward the Bayshore region.
Atlantic Highlands
Atlantic Highlands is a bayshore borough in northern Monmouth County, on hills overlooking Sandy Hook Bay and the distant Manhattan skyline.
Hazlet
A suburban township in northern Monmouth County with strong transportation access to both the Bayshore and New York City.
Highlands
A small bayshore borough at the entrance to Sandy Hook Bay with a working-waterfront identity and strong boating culture.
Holmdel
An affluent inland Monmouth County township known for parks, large residential neighborhoods, Bell Works, and the PNC Bank Arts Center.
Keansburg
A Bayshore borough on Raritan Bay known for its boardwalk, amusement rides, fishing pier, and working-class beach-town history.
Keyport
A small waterfront borough on Raritan Bay known for its marina, restaurants, fishing culture, and walkable downtown.
Union Beach
A Bayshore borough along Raritan Bay known for waterfront parks, marsh landscapes, and strong ties to the northern Monmouth Bayshore communities.
Allenhurst
A compact residential borough with historic homes, quiet beach blocks, and a strong preservation-minded identity.
Asbury Park
Asbury Park is the Shore's music-and-nightlife town, the one that pulls a different crowd than the family beaches nearby.
Avon-by-the-Sea
Avon-by-the-Sea is one of the North Shore's small, quiet residential beach towns, a borough of under two thousand people set between Sylvan Lake and the Shark River inlet.
Belmar
Belmar is the busy, youth-heavy beach town on the south side of the Shark River inlet, the loud middle between quieter Avon and Spring Lake.
Bradley Beach
Bradley Beach is the small, family-first stretch of the Monmouth coast between Avon and Ocean Grove, known less for any single attraction than for being calmer than the towns around it.
Brielle
Brielle is a small, residential borough on the north bank of the Manasquan River in southern Monmouth County, just up from the inlet at Point Pleasant Beach and Manasquan.
Deal
Deal is a small, affluent beachfront borough in Monmouth County, between Long Branch and Asbury Park.
Eatontown
An inland Monmouth County borough known for shopping centers, Fort Monmouth redevelopment, and its location between Long Branch, Ocean Township, and Red Bank.
Fair Haven
A small residential borough along the Navesink River known for boating, tree-lined streets, and a quiet downtown atmosphere.
Lake Como
A small borough between Belmar and Spring Lake Heights that functions largely as part of the greater Belmar beach and nightlife area.
Loch Arbour
One of New Jersey's smallest municipalities, tucked between Allenhurst and Deal Lake.
Long Branch
Long Branch is an oceanfront city in Monmouth County and one of the more developed beachfronts on the northern Shore.
Manasquan
A beach town at the southern end of Monmouth County, bordered by the Manasquan Inlet and known for surfing, fishing, and a strong local identity.
Monmouth Beach
A primarily residential beach borough between Sea Bright and Long Branch, with a quieter pace centered around the ocean, river, and private beach clubs.
Neptune City
A small borough just inland from Bradley Beach and Avon-by-the-Sea, connected closely to Shark River and the surrounding beach communities.
Ocean Grove
A historic seaside community founded as a Methodist camp meeting town in the late 19th century.
Oceanport
A small borough along the Shrewsbury River known for Monmouth Park Racetrack, waterfront neighborhoods, and the ongoing redevelopment of Fort Monmouth.
Red Bank
One of the Shore region's most prominent downtowns, known for restaurants, theaters, nightlife, shopping, and NJ Transit rail access.
Rumson
An affluent riverfront borough between the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers known for large homes, boating culture, and quiet residential streets.
Sea Bright
A narrow barrier-island town between the ocean and the Shrewsbury River, known for beach clubs, waterfront restaurants, and one of the most compact geographies on the Shore.
Sea Girt
Sea Girt is a small, affluent, almost entirely residential beach borough in Monmouth County, between Spring Lake and Manasquan.
Spring Lake
A quiet residential beach town known for its long noncommercial boardwalk, Victorian homes, and slower pace.
Spring Lake Heights
A residential borough just west of Spring Lake and Sea Girt, known for quiet neighborhoods, local businesses, and proximity to the beach communities nearby.
Wall Township
A large township bordering Belmar, Spring Lake, Manasquan, and the inland western sections of Monmouth County.
West Long Branch
A small residential borough inland from Long Branch and Monmouth Beach, known for Monmouth University, tree-lined neighborhoods, and proximity to the oceanfront communities nearby.
Point Pleasant
A riverfront and bayfront borough neighboring Point Pleasant Beach and Brielle.
Point Pleasant Beach
Point Pleasant Beach is the quintessential family-friendly anchor of the northern Jersey Shore, home to Jenkinson's, the family name now synonymous with the town's boardwalk empire.
Bay Head
Bay Head is the quiet, old-money end of the northern Shore, a small residential borough where the appeal is what it doesn't have.
Beachwood
Beachwood is a small residential borough in Ocean County, set along the Toms River where it widens toward Barnegat Bay.
Berkeley Township
A large Ocean County township stretching from inland Pine Barrens areas to barrier-island communities near Seaside Park and South Seaside Park.
Island Beach State Park
A protected barrier-island landscape south of Seaside Park, known for undeveloped beaches, dunes, surf fishing, birding, and bay-side access.
Island Heights
Island Heights is a Victorian borough on the north bank of the Toms River, near where it meets Barnegat Bay.
Lacey Township
Lacey Township is a large, mainland township on the western shore of Barnegat Bay in Ocean County, made up mainly of the communities of Forked River and Lanoka Harbor.
Lavallette
Lavallette is the quiet borough between the Shore's louder towns: a small, walkable beach community on the Barnegat Peninsula, surrounded by Toms River's sections and a short drive north of Seaside Heights.
Mantoloking
Mantoloking is a small, intensely private barrier-island borough on the Barnegat Peninsula, sitting between Bay Head and the Brick Township beaches with the ocean on one side and Barnegat Bay on the other.
Ocean Gate
A small borough on the Toms River known for its waterfront boardwalk, beach area, parks, and quiet residential atmosphere.
Ortley Beach
Ortley Beach is Toms River's beach: a small, residential, rental-heavy strip of the barrier island between Seaside Heights and Lavallette.
Pine Beach
A quiet residential borough along the Toms River known for waterfront homes, parks, and tree-lined neighborhoods.
Seaside Heights
Seaside Heights is the Shore's loud, neon boardwalk town, the one most outsiders picture when they think Jersey Shore.
Seaside Park
If you find yourself in Seaside Heights, you're probably looking to do one of a couple of things, depending on whether you have kids in tow or not.
Toms River
Toms River is the seat of Ocean County and one of the largest, most sprawling townships on the Shore, set on the mainland where the river meets Barnegat Bay.
Barnegat Township
A mainland township along Barnegat Bay known for suburban neighborhoods, marinas, parks, and access to the southern Ocean County shore region.
Barnegat Light
Barnegat Light is the quiet northern tip of Long Beach Island, a borough built around Old Barney, the inlet, and a working fishing fleet.
Beach Haven
A charming town on Long Beach Island, Beach Haven offers plenty to those who want family attractions combined with costal beauty.
Harvey Cedars
A small LBI borough with a residential, family-oriented atmosphere and limited commercial development.
Ship Bottom
The gateway town to Long Beach Island, where traffic from the Route 72 causeway first reaches the beach.
Stafford Township
A large mainland township centered around Manahawkin and closely tied to Long Beach Island through the Route 72 causeway.
Surf City
A central LBI borough with a balanced mix of residential blocks, small businesses, beach access, and casual restaurants.
Tuckerton
A historic bayfront borough known for its maritime history, fishing culture, marsh landscapes, and connections to Great Bay and Little Egg Harbor.
Absecon
A mainland city west of Atlantic City known for residential neighborhoods, rail access, older commercial corridors, and proximity to the casinos and beaches nearby.
Atlantic City
"The World's Famous Playground" — Atlantic City, also known as the Las Vegas of the East and Monopoly City, is the East Coast's gaming and resort capital, drawing more than 27 million visitors a year.
Brigantine
Minutes form Atlantic City, but miles away in terms of pace, Brigantine is renowned for its chill vibes and sparsely packed beaches, an ideal destination for families and those looking for slower pace in Atlantic City.
Galloway Township
A large mainland township north of Atlantic City known for suburban neighborhoods, wooded areas, Stockton University, and proximity to the marshes and bayfront landscapes surrounding the Atlantic County coast.
Longport
The quiet southern end of Absecon Island, with limited commercial activity, wide beaches, and a heavily residential feel.
Margate
A Downbeach town known for Lucy the Elephant, residential beach blocks, restaurants, and a strong summer-home culture.
Northfield
A small mainland city between Atlantic City and Somers Point known for residential neighborhoods, local businesses, and convenient access to the Shore destinations nearby.
Port Republic
A small historic city along the Mullica River known for wooded surroundings, marsh landscapes, and strong ties to the Pine Barrens and Great Egg Harbor estuary region.
Ventnor City
A residential beach city just south of Atlantic City, sharing the same barrier island but with a quieter pace.
Avalon
The northern half of Seven Mile Island, known for quiet beaches, high-end homes, polished retail, and a restrained resort atmosphere.
Cape May
Cape May is the Shore's Victorian town: a National Historic Landmark at the southern tip of New Jersey, known for blocks of preserved nineteenth-century houses, a walkable downtown on the Washington Street Mall, and wide Atlantic beaches.
Cape May Point
A small borough at the southwestern tip of Cape May County, known for quiet streets, birding, state park access, and views around the lighthouse and Delaware Bay.
Lower Township
The Cape May area is sprawling, much befitting an area that shares a name with a County.
Middle Township
A large mainland Cape May County township that surrounds the inland side of Stone Harbor, Avalon, the Wildwoods, and North Wildwood.
North Wildwood
The northern section of the Wildwoods, known for free beaches, the inlet, the seawall, Hereford Inlet Lighthouse, and a strong bar and restaurant scene around Olde New Jersey Avenue.
Ocean City
Ocean City is the Shore's big family resort: a dry town built around a long boardwalk, amusement rides, downtown shopping on Asbury Avenue, and wide beaches.
Sea Isle City
A barrier-island town known for beaches, a concrete promenade, bayfront restaurants, fishing culture, and a lively summer bar scene.
Somers Point
A bayfront city at the foot of the bridge to Ocean City, known for marinas, waterfront restaurants, bars, and live music venues.
Stone Harbor
The southern half of Seven Mile Island, known for beaches, a walkable shopping district, nature areas, and a quieter upscale atmosphere.
West Cape May
West Cape May is a small borough on Cape Island, just inland of Cape May City.
West Wildwood
A small bayside borough west of Wildwood, separated from the oceanfront towns by back-bay water and reached by bridge.
Wildwood
The loudest and most amusement-driven of the Wildwoods, known for free beaches, a large boardwalk, Morey's Piers, waterparks, tram cars, motels, and summer events.
Wildwood Crest
Wildwood Crest is the southernmost of the three main Wildwoods.