Town guides
Jersey Shore towns, Red Bank to Seaside Heights
Plain guides to each town. What homes cost, what's nearby, and how you'd get to the city.
Monmouth County
Red Bank
$$Monmouth County
Rumson, Fair Haven and Little Silver
$$$$Monmouth County
Sea Bright
$$$Monmouth County
Long Branch (Pier Village, West End, Elberon)
$$$Monmouth County
Deal, Allenhurst, Interlaken and Loch Arbour
$$$$Monmouth County
Asbury Park
$$Monmouth County
Ocean Grove (Neptune Township)
$$Monmouth County
Bradley Beach
$$$Monmouth County
Belmar
$$$Monmouth County
Spring Lake
$$$$Monmouth County
Sea Girt
Ask MonicaMonmouth County
Manasquan
$$$Monmouth County
Middletown, Wall and Neptune
$$Monmouth County
Ocean County
Point Pleasant Beach
$$$Ocean County
Point Pleasant Borough
Ask MonicaOcean County
Bay Head
$$$$Ocean County
Brick (mainland and barrier island)
$Ocean County
Lavallette
$$$Ocean County
Toms River (mainland and Ortley Beach)
$Ocean County
Seaside Heights and Seaside Park
$$Ocean County
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Scores run from 1 to 5. Tap a column to sort. A dash means we don't have a score yet, so ask Monica.
| Price tier | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury Park | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | $$ |
| Bay Head | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | $$$$ |
| Belmar | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | $$$ |
| Bradley Beach | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | $$$ |
| Brick (mainland and barrier island) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | $ |
| Deal, Allenhurst, Interlaken and Loch Arbour | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $$$$ |
| Lavallette | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | $$$ |
| Long Branch (Pier Village, West End, Elberon) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | $$$ |
| Manasquan | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | $$$ |
| Middletown, Wall and Neptune | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $$ |
| Ocean Grove (Neptune Township) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | $$ |
| Point Pleasant Beach | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | $$$ |
| Point Pleasant Borough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Ask Monica |
| Red Bank | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | $$ |
| Rumson, Fair Haven and Little Silver | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | $$$$ |
| Sea Bright | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | $$$ |
| Sea Girt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Ask Monica |
| Seaside Heights and Seaside Park | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1* | $$ |
| Spring Lake | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | $$$$ |
| Toms River (mainland and Ortley Beach) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | $ |
* Quiet is 1 in Seaside Heights and 4 in Seaside Park.
Prices are typical values or recent median sales from public portals as of late summer 2026. Small towns have few sales, so numbers swing a lot. Use these as ranges, not appraisals. Ask Monica for current MLS data.
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