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Ocean City, New Jersey is one of the great places in the U.S. for that retirement or second home. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, weather and other demographics.


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Ocean City, New Jersey
Near the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey
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Ocean City, New Jersey


Population
. 1990 2000 2007
Cape May County blank 102,326 blank
Ocean City 15,512 15,378 14,923



Ocean City
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2010 .$570,790-3.7%
Jun $583,000 . .
May $386,000 . .
Apr $745,000 . .
Mar $632,000 . .
Feb $569,000 . .
Jan $545,000 . .
2009 .$592,462-5.5%
2008 .$627,02118.7%
2007 . $528,304 -18.2%
2006 . $645,956 -2.5%
2005 . $662,822 17.2%
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Cost of Living (2010)
196% GPTR 99 City Average
127%



Home Sales Price Comparison
(2010)
. . GPTR 99 City Avg
Near Large City Philadelphia na
Home Sales Price in Philadelphia $210,000 $213,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 272% of Philadelphia home prices 155%



Ocean City
Distance to Nearest Large City
(pop. > 200,000)
65 miles  to Philadelphia GPTR 99 City Average
97 miles



Air Quality
Atlantic City - Cape May metro
. Good Days Moderate Days Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days Unhealthy Days
2008 215 52 1 0
2007 301 57 7 0
2006 316 43 2 1
2005 313 45 3 0




Ocean City
Water Quality
. % Good % Threatened % Impaired
2006 na na na
2004 na na na
2002 26 0 74




Taxes
(2009-2010)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 7.0% -- 19* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 115 days 2* -- 99 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Ocean City
Recreation
. # of Parks # of Parks
(99 City Avg)
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc.
(managed by National Park Service)
Independence National Historical Park, Edgar Allan Poe National Historical Site plus 9 more 7
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc.
(other federal agency-managed sites)
3 26
State Parks, Sites, etc. 12 11



Crime Report
(crimes per 10,000 population)
. Total Crimes Violent Crimes Property Crimes
2008 624 21 603
2007 785 19 766
2006 694 15 679
2005 643 18 625




Ocean City
Climate
(1971-2000)
. . 99 City Avg
January - Avg Low Temp 29 F 27 F
January - Avg Daily Temp 35 F 37 F
July - Avg Daily Temp 75 F 74 F
July - Avg High Temp 81 F 86 F
Avg Annual Precipitation 39 in 35 in



Elevation
10 feet GPTR 99 City Average
1,660 feet



Ocean City
Natural Hazards
. Risk Level 99 City Average
Total Hazard Risk Lower Moderate
Earthquake .2% .6%
Tsunami No Risk No Risk
Hurricane 20-40 0
Flood Very High Very High
Tornado Very Low Low
Volcano No Risk No Risk
Wildfire Low Low



Demographics
(2006)
. . 99 City Avg
White 93.6% 83.3%
Black 4.3% 6.9%
Native American 0.1% 0.8%
Asian 0.6% 3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.5% 3.3%
Multiple Races 0.9% 2.4%
Hispanic (of any race) 2.0% 8.7%



Ocean City
Median Age (2006)
48 years GPTR 99 City Average
36 years



Family Income & Housing
(2006)
. . 99 City Average
Total Housing Units 20,298 26,131
Occupied Housing Units 37% 86%
Vacant Housing Units (seasonal or recreational use) 63% 14%
Home Ownership Rate na 54%
Median Family Income $61,731 $55,423
Average Family Size 2.71 2.91



Ocean City
Medical Care
(2009)
Hospital/Medical Center City Distance from City Accredited - Dept. of HHS, AOA or JCAHO GPTR 99 City
Average
Shore Memorial Hospital Somers Point 5 miles Yes 4 accredited hospitals within 10 miles of city
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center Atlantic City 10 miles Yes



Population Density
(2007)
. . 99 City Avg
Land Area (sq mi) 7 31
People Per Square Mile 2,132 2,035



Ocean City
Building Permits
(single family homes)
2009 26
2008 52
2007 64
2006 97
2005 154




Heating and Cooling Degree Days
(avg annual)
. . 99 City Avg
Total Degree Days 5,431 5,926
HDD 4,480 4,677
CDD 951 1,249



EPA Hazardous Material Cleanup Sites
(Ocean City Area)
Ocean City Area EPA Cleanup Sites


Legend:
Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties (EPA hazardous material cleanup sites defined at Environment link)



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