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The winter-empty Shore About 128,577 New Jersey homes are kept for seasonal use: lived in for weeks a year and empty the rest. In 23 towns they are the majority, so a winter street there is mostly dark windows. Nearly all of them sit on a thin line along the coast.
Absecon city: 2% seasonal Atlantic City city: 7% seasonal Brigantine city: 54% seasonal Buena borough: 1% seasonal Buena Vista township: 0% seasonal Corbin City city: 6% seasonal Egg Harbor township: 2% seasonal Egg Harbor City city: 2% seasonal Estell Manor city: 8% seasonal Folsom borough: 0% seasonal Galloway township: 2% seasonal Hamilton township: 1% seasonal Hammonton town: 1% seasonal Linwood city: 3% seasonal Longport borough: 66% seasonal Margate City city: 59% seasonal Mullica township: 1% seasonal Northfield city: 1% seasonal Pleasantville city: 1% seasonal Port Republic city: 0% seasonal Somers Point city: 14% seasonal Ventnor City city: 38% seasonal Weymouth township: 6% seasonal Allendale borough: 1% seasonal Alpine borough: 1% seasonal Bergenfield borough: 0% seasonal Bogota borough: 0% seasonal Carlstadt borough: 0% seasonal Cliffside Park borough: 1% seasonal Closter borough: 1% seasonal Cresskill borough: 0% seasonal Demarest borough: 0% seasonal Dumont borough: 0% seasonal East Rutherford borough: 0% seasonal Edgewater borough: 1% seasonal Elmwood Park borough: 0% seasonal Emerson borough: 0% seasonal Englewood city: 0% seasonal Englewood Cliffs borough: 0% seasonal Fair Lawn borough: 0% seasonal Fairview borough: 0% seasonal Fort Lee borough: 0% seasonal Franklin Lakes borough: 0% seasonal Garfield city: 0% seasonal Glen Rock borough: 0% seasonal Hackensack city: 0% seasonal Harrington Park borough: 0% seasonal Hasbrouck Heights borough: 0% seasonal Haworth borough: 1% seasonal Hillsdale borough: 1% seasonal Ho-Ho-Kus borough: 1% seasonal Leonia borough: 1% seasonal Little Ferry borough: 0% seasonal Lodi borough: 0% seasonal Lyndhurst township: 0% seasonal Mahwah township: 0% seasonal Maywood borough: 1% seasonal Midland Park borough: 0% seasonal Montvale borough: 0% seasonal Moonachie borough: 0% seasonal New Milford borough: 1% seasonal North Arlington borough: 0% seasonal Northvale borough: 0% seasonal Norwood borough: 0% seasonal Oakland borough: 0% seasonal Old Tappan borough: 1% seasonal Oradell borough: 0% seasonal Palisades Park borough: 0% seasonal Paramus borough: 0% seasonal Park Ridge borough: 0% seasonal Ramsey borough: 0% seasonal Ridgefield borough: 0% seasonal Ridgefield Park village: 0% seasonal Ridgewood village: 0% seasonal River Edge borough: 0% seasonal River Vale township: 0% seasonal Rochelle Park township: 0% seasonal Rockleigh borough: 1% seasonal Rutherford borough: 0% seasonal Saddle Brook township: 0% seasonal Saddle River borough: 0% seasonal South Hackensack township: 0% seasonal Teaneck township: 0% seasonal Tenafly borough: 0% seasonal Teterboro Upper Saddle River borough: 1% seasonal Waldwick borough: 0% seasonal Wallington borough: 0% seasonal Washington township: 0% seasonal Westwood borough: 0% seasonal Woodcliff Lake borough: 0% seasonal Wood-Ridge borough: 0% seasonal Wyckoff township: 0% seasonal Bass River township: 0% seasonal Beverly city: 0% seasonal Bordentown city: 1% seasonal Bordentown township: 0% seasonal Burlington city: 0% seasonal Burlington township: 0% seasonal Chesterfield township: 0% seasonal Cinnaminson township: 0% seasonal Delanco township: 0% seasonal Delran township: 0% seasonal Eastampton township: 0% seasonal Edgewater Park township: 2% seasonal Evesham township: 0% seasonal Fieldsboro borough: 1% seasonal Florence township: 0% seasonal Hainesport township: 0% seasonal Lumberton township: 1% seasonal Mansfield township: 0% seasonal Maple Shade township: 0% seasonal Medford township: 1% seasonal Medford Lakes borough: 0% seasonal Moorestown township: 0% seasonal Mount Holly township: 0% seasonal Mount Laurel township: 0% seasonal New Hanover township: 7% seasonal North Hanover township: 0% seasonal Palmyra borough: 0% seasonal Pemberton borough: 0% seasonal Pemberton township: 1% seasonal Riverside township: 0% seasonal Riverton borough: 2% seasonal Shamong township: 0% seasonal Southampton township: 0% seasonal Springfield township: 0% seasonal Tabernacle township: 0% seasonal Washington township: 3% seasonal Westampton township: 0% seasonal Willingboro township: 0% seasonal Woodland township: 0% seasonal Wrightstown borough: 0% seasonal Audubon borough: 1% seasonal Audubon Park borough: 0% seasonal Barrington borough: 0% seasonal Bellmawr borough: 0% seasonal Berlin borough: 0% seasonal Berlin township: 0% seasonal Brooklawn borough: 0% seasonal Camden city: 0% seasonal Cherry Hill township: 1% seasonal Chesilhurst borough: 0% seasonal Clementon borough: 0% seasonal Collingswood borough: 1% seasonal Gibbsboro borough: 0% seasonal Gloucester township: 0% seasonal Gloucester City city: 0% seasonal Haddon township: 0% seasonal Haddonfield borough: 0% seasonal Haddon Heights borough: 0% seasonal Hi-Nella borough: 0% seasonal Laurel Springs borough: 0% seasonal Lawnside borough: 0% seasonal Lindenwold borough: 0% seasonal Magnolia borough: 0% seasonal Merchantville borough: 2% seasonal Mount Ephraim borough: 0% seasonal Oaklyn borough: 1% seasonal Pennsauken township: 0% seasonal Pine Hill borough: 2% seasonal Runnemede borough: 0% seasonal Somerdale borough: 0% seasonal Stratford borough: 0% seasonal Tavistock borough: 0% seasonal Voorhees township: 0% seasonal Waterford township: 0% seasonal Winslow township: 0% seasonal Woodlynne borough: 0% seasonal Avalon borough: 81% seasonal Cape May city: 48% seasonal Cape May Point borough: 70% seasonal Dennis township: 5% seasonal Lower township: 28% seasonal Middle township: 12% seasonal North Wildwood city: 74% seasonal Ocean City city: 66% seasonal Sea Isle City city: 76% seasonal Stone Harbor borough: 81% seasonal Upper township: 18% seasonal West Cape May borough: 43% seasonal West Wildwood borough: 69% seasonal Wildwood city: 52% seasonal Wildwood Crest borough: 61% seasonal Woodbine borough: 23% seasonal Bridgeton city: 0% seasonal Commercial township: 0% seasonal Deerfield township: 0% seasonal Downe township: 17% seasonal Fairfield township: 0% seasonal Greenwich township: 0% seasonal Hopewell township: 0% seasonal Lawrence township: 0% seasonal Maurice River township: 3% seasonal Millville city: 0% seasonal Shiloh borough: 0% seasonal Stow Creek township: 0% seasonal Upper Deerfield township: 2% seasonal Vineland city: 0% seasonal Belleville township: 0% seasonal Bloomfield township: 0% seasonal Caldwell borough: 1% seasonal Cedar Grove township: 1% seasonal City of Orange township: 0% seasonal East Orange city: 0% seasonal Essex Fells borough: 0% seasonal Fairfield township: 0% seasonal Glen Ridge borough: 0% seasonal Irvington township: 0% seasonal Livingston township: 1% seasonal Maplewood township: 0% seasonal Millburn township: 0% seasonal Montclair township: 0% seasonal Newark city: 0% seasonal North Caldwell borough: 1% seasonal Nutley township: 0% seasonal Roseland borough: 0% seasonal South Orange Village township: 0% seasonal Verona township: 1% seasonal West Caldwell township: 0% seasonal West Orange township: 0% seasonal Clayton borough: 0% seasonal Deptford township: 0% seasonal East Greenwich township: 0% seasonal Elk township: 0% seasonal Franklin township: 0% seasonal Glassboro borough: 1% seasonal Greenwich township: 0% seasonal Harrison township: 0% seasonal Logan township: 0% seasonal Mantua township: 1% seasonal Monroe township: 0% seasonal National Park borough: 0% seasonal Newfield borough: 0% seasonal Paulsboro borough: 0% seasonal Pitman borough: 0% seasonal South Harrison township: 0% seasonal Swedesboro borough: 0% seasonal Washington township: 0% seasonal Wenonah borough: 0% seasonal West Deptford township: 0% seasonal Westville borough: 0% seasonal Woodbury city: 0% seasonal Woodbury Heights borough: 0% seasonal Woolwich township: 0% seasonal Bayonne city: 1% seasonal East Newark borough: 0% seasonal Guttenberg town: 1% seasonal Harrison town: 0% seasonal Hoboken city: 0% seasonal Jersey City city: 1% seasonal Kearny town: 0% seasonal North Bergen township: 0% seasonal Secaucus town: 1% seasonal Union City city: 0% seasonal Weehawken township: 1% seasonal West New York town: 1% seasonal Alexandria township: 0% seasonal Bethlehem township: 1% seasonal Bloomsbury borough: 0% seasonal Califon borough: 0% seasonal Clinton town: 2% seasonal Clinton township: 0% seasonal Delaware township: 1% seasonal East Amwell township: 1% seasonal Flemington borough: 1% seasonal Franklin township: 1% seasonal Frenchtown borough: 0% seasonal Glen Gardner borough: 0% seasonal Hampton borough: 0% seasonal High Bridge borough: 0% seasonal Holland township: 0% seasonal Kingwood township: 0% seasonal Lambertville city: 0% seasonal Lebanon borough: 0% seasonal Lebanon township: 1% seasonal Milford borough: 2% seasonal Raritan township: 0% seasonal Readington township: 0% seasonal Stockton borough: 0% seasonal Tewksbury township: 0% seasonal Union township: 2% seasonal West Amwell township: 2% seasonal East Windsor township: 1% seasonal Ewing township: 1% seasonal Hamilton township: 0% seasonal Hightstown borough: 0% seasonal Hopewell borough: 0% seasonal Hopewell township: 1% seasonal Lawrence township: 1% seasonal Pennington borough: 0% seasonal Princeton: 2% seasonal Robbinsville township: 1% seasonal Trenton city: 0% seasonal West Windsor township: 1% seasonal Carteret borough: 0% seasonal Cranbury township: 1% seasonal Dunellen borough: 0% seasonal East Brunswick township: 0% seasonal Edison township: 0% seasonal Helmetta borough: 0% seasonal Highland Park borough: 0% seasonal Jamesburg borough: 0% seasonal Metuchen borough: 0% seasonal Middlesex borough: 0% seasonal Milltown borough: 0% seasonal Monroe township: 1% seasonal New Brunswick city: 0% seasonal North Brunswick township: 0% seasonal Old Bridge township: 0% seasonal Perth Amboy city: 0% seasonal Piscataway township: 0% seasonal Plainsboro township: 0% seasonal Sayreville borough: 0% seasonal South Amboy city: 2% seasonal South Brunswick township: 0% seasonal South Plainfield borough: 0% seasonal South River borough: 1% seasonal Spotswood borough: 0% seasonal Woodbridge township: 0% seasonal Aberdeen township: 0% seasonal Allenhurst borough: 47% seasonal Allentown borough: 0% seasonal Asbury Park city: 6% seasonal Atlantic Highlands borough: 0% seasonal Avon-by-the-Sea borough: 19% seasonal Belmar borough: 17% seasonal Bradley Beach borough: 25% seasonal Brielle borough: 5% seasonal Colts Neck township: 1% seasonal Deal borough: 73% seasonal Eatontown borough: 0% seasonal Englishtown borough: 0% seasonal Fair Haven borough: 0% seasonal Farmingdale borough: 0% seasonal Freehold borough: 0% seasonal Freehold township: 0% seasonal Hazlet township: 0% seasonal Highlands borough: 7% seasonal Holmdel township: 0% seasonal Howell township: 1% seasonal Interlaken borough: 6% seasonal Keansburg borough: 0% seasonal Keyport borough: 0% seasonal Lake Como borough: 22% seasonal Little Silver borough: 2% seasonal Loch Arbour village: 46% seasonal Long Branch city: 7% seasonal Manalapan township: 1% seasonal Manasquan borough: 19% seasonal Marlboro township: 1% seasonal Matawan borough: 0% seasonal Middletown township: 0% seasonal Millstone township: 0% seasonal Monmouth Beach borough: 15% seasonal Neptune township: 7% seasonal Neptune City borough: 0% seasonal Ocean township: 6% seasonal Oceanport borough: 0% seasonal Red Bank borough: 1% seasonal Roosevelt borough: 2% seasonal Rumson borough: 1% seasonal Sea Bright borough: 14% seasonal Sea Girt borough: 25% seasonal Shrewsbury borough: 0% seasonal Shrewsbury township: 0% seasonal Spring Lake borough: 30% seasonal Spring Lake Heights borough: 11% seasonal Tinton Falls borough: 0% seasonal Union Beach borough: 3% seasonal Upper Freehold township: 4% seasonal Wall township: 1% seasonal West Long Branch borough: 3% seasonal Boonton town: 0% seasonal Boonton township: 0% seasonal Butler borough: 0% seasonal Chatham borough: 0% seasonal Chatham township: 0% seasonal Chester borough: 1% seasonal Chester township: 0% seasonal Denville township: 1% seasonal Dover town: 0% seasonal East Hanover township: 1% seasonal Florham Park borough: 2% seasonal Hanover township: 1% seasonal Harding township: 3% seasonal Jefferson township: 2% seasonal Kinnelon borough: 0% seasonal Lincoln Park borough: 0% seasonal Long Hill township: 2% seasonal Madison borough: 0% seasonal Mendham borough: 0% seasonal Mendham township: 2% seasonal Mine Hill township: 0% seasonal Montville township: 1% seasonal Morris township: 0% seasonal Morris Plains borough: 0% seasonal Morristown town: 0% seasonal Mountain Lakes borough: 0% seasonal Mount Arlington borough: 2% seasonal Mount Olive township: 0% seasonal Netcong borough: 0% seasonal Parsippany-Troy Hills township: 0% seasonal Pequannock township: 0% seasonal Randolph township: 0% seasonal Riverdale borough: 0% seasonal Rockaway borough: 0% seasonal Rockaway township: 2% seasonal Roxbury township: 1% seasonal Victory Gardens borough: 0% seasonal Washington township: 1% seasonal Wharton borough: 0% seasonal Barnegat township: 5% seasonal Barnegat Light borough: 83% seasonal Bay Head borough: 39% seasonal Beach Haven borough: 79% seasonal Beachwood borough: 1% seasonal Berkeley township: 9% seasonal Brick township: 6% seasonal Eagleswood township: 6% seasonal Harvey Cedars borough: 77% seasonal Island Heights borough: 5% seasonal Jackson township: 1% seasonal Lacey township: 8% seasonal Lakehurst borough: 0% seasonal Lakewood township: 1% seasonal Lavallette borough: 66% seasonal Little Egg Harbor township: 11% seasonal Long Beach township: 81% seasonal Manchester township: 3% seasonal Mantoloking borough: 52% seasonal Ocean township: 11% seasonal Ocean Gate borough: 36% seasonal Pine Beach borough: 10% seasonal Plumsted township: 0% seasonal Point Pleasant borough: 7% seasonal Point Pleasant Beach borough: 28% seasonal Seaside Heights borough: 51% seasonal Seaside Park borough: 64% seasonal Ship Bottom borough: 75% seasonal South Toms River borough: 0% seasonal Stafford township: 17% seasonal Surf City borough: 74% seasonal Toms River township: 13% seasonal Tuckerton borough: 14% seasonal Bloomingdale borough: 0% seasonal Clifton city: 0% seasonal Haledon borough: 0% seasonal Hawthorne borough: 1% seasonal Little Falls township: 0% seasonal North Haledon borough: 0% seasonal Passaic city: 0% seasonal Paterson city: 0% seasonal Pompton Lakes borough: 0% seasonal Prospect Park borough: 0% seasonal Ringwood borough: 0% seasonal Totowa borough: 1% seasonal Wanaque borough: 1% seasonal Wayne township: 0% seasonal West Milford township: 2% seasonal Woodland Park borough: 0% seasonal Alloway township: 0% seasonal Carneys Point township: 2% seasonal Elmer borough: 0% seasonal Elsinboro township: 10% seasonal Lower Alloways Creek township: 0% seasonal Mannington township: 0% seasonal Oldmans township: 0% seasonal Penns Grove borough: 0% seasonal Pennsville township: 0% seasonal Pilesgrove township: 0% seasonal Pittsgrove township: 0% seasonal Quinton township: 0% seasonal Salem city: 0% seasonal Upper Pittsgrove township: 0% seasonal Woodstown borough: 0% seasonal Bedminster township: 1% seasonal Bernards township: 0% seasonal Bernardsville borough: 2% seasonal Bound Brook borough: 0% seasonal Branchburg township: 0% seasonal Bridgewater township: 0% seasonal Far Hills borough: 2% seasonal Franklin township: 0% seasonal Green Brook township: 0% seasonal Hillsborough township: 0% seasonal Manville borough: 0% seasonal Millstone borough: 0% seasonal Montgomery township: 0% seasonal North Plainfield borough: 0% seasonal Peapack and Gladstone borough: 5% seasonal Raritan borough: 0% seasonal Rocky Hill borough: 0% seasonal Somerville borough: 0% seasonal South Bound Brook borough: 0% seasonal Warren township: 0% seasonal Watchung borough: 1% seasonal Andover borough: 0% seasonal Andover township: 3% seasonal Branchville borough: 0% seasonal Byram township: 8% seasonal Frankford township: 14% seasonal Franklin borough: 0% seasonal Fredon township: 1% seasonal Green township: 0% seasonal Hamburg borough: 0% seasonal Hampton township: 3% seasonal Hardyston township: 3% seasonal Hopatcong borough: 3% seasonal Lafayette township: 0% seasonal Montague township: 2% seasonal Newton town: 1% seasonal Ogdensburg borough: 0% seasonal Sandyston township: 12% seasonal Sparta township: 2% seasonal Stanhope borough: 0% seasonal Stillwater township: 12% seasonal Sussex borough: 0% seasonal Vernon township: 11% seasonal Walpack township: 0% seasonal Wantage township: 0% seasonal Berkeley Heights township: 0% seasonal Clark township: 0% seasonal Cranford township: 0% seasonal Elizabeth city: 0% seasonal Fanwood borough: 0% seasonal Garwood borough: 0% seasonal Hillside township: 0% seasonal Kenilworth borough: 0% seasonal Linden city: 0% seasonal Mountainside borough: 1% seasonal New Providence borough: 1% seasonal Plainfield city: 0% seasonal Rahway city: 0% seasonal Roselle borough: 0% seasonal Roselle Park borough: 0% seasonal Scotch Plains township: 0% seasonal Springfield township: 1% seasonal Summit city: 1% seasonal Union township: 0% seasonal Westfield town: 0% seasonal Winfield township: 0% seasonal Allamuchy township: 2% seasonal Alpha borough: 0% seasonal Belvidere town: 0% seasonal Blairstown township: 0% seasonal Franklin township: 0% seasonal Frelinghuysen township: 1% seasonal Greenwich township: 0% seasonal Hackettstown town: 0% seasonal Hardwick township: 3% seasonal Harmony township: 0% seasonal Hope township: 0% seasonal Independence township: 0% seasonal Knowlton township: 1% seasonal Liberty township: 1% seasonal Lopatcong township: 0% seasonal Mansfield township: 0% seasonal Oxford township: 0% seasonal Phillipsburg town: 0% seasonal Pohatcong township: 0% seasonal Washington borough: 0% seasonal Washington township: 0% seasonal White township: 0% seasonal Most homes kept for the season Barnegat Light borough 1,048 of 1,269 homes · Ocean Long Beach township 6,751 of 8,305 homes · Ocean Avalon borough 4,430 of 5,454 homes · Cape May Stone Harbor borough 2,537 of 3,151 homes · Cape May Beach Haven borough 2,091 of 2,634 homes · Ocean Harvey Cedars borough 918 of 1,189 homes · Ocean Sea Isle City city 5,083 of 6,719 homes · Cape May Ship Bottom borough 1,571 of 2,089 homes · Ocean North Wildwood city 6,246 of 8,413 homes · Cape May Surf City borough 1,840 of 2,497 homes · Ocean Deal borough 696 of 957 homes · Monmouth Cape May Point borough 451 of 643 homes · Cape May West Wildwood borough 626 of 908 homes · Cape May Ocean City city 14,042 of 21,191 homes · Cape May Longport borough 1,027 of 1,556 homes · Atlantic Lavallette borough 1,921 of 2,930 homes · Ocean Seaside Park borough 1,744 of 2,718 homes · Ocean Wildwood Crest borough 3,410 of 5,582 homes · Cape May Margate City city 4,082 of 6,877 homes · Atlantic Brigantine city 5,150 of 9,518 homes · Atlantic The Census Bureau’s five-year American Community Survey: homes vacant because they are held for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, as a share of all homes (the survey’s share of empty homes, times the vacancy rate). A survey of a few homes in a small town carries a wide margin of error; each town’s page shows it. More visual stories →