What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for The Dunes?
The Dunes is ranked #11 of 12 eligible neighborhoods in Long Beach Township; #55 of 137 eligible neighborhoods in NJ; and #6,898 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
The Dunes
Long Beach Township, NJ | Ocean County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
52.0
Stability and Strength
47.8
Value Opportunity
27.4
Momentum
93.3
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Long Beach Township, NJ |
| County | Ocean County |
| National rank | #6,898 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #55 of 137 |
| City rank | #11 of 12 |
| County rank | #11 of 15 |
| National percentile | 53.9 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $2,462,997 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 12.1% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.43% |
| Home value to income ratio | 23.75 |
| Median household income | $103,704 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 58.7% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 21.7% |
| Homeownership rate | 89.7% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 80.1% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 72.1% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in The Dunes
Is The Dunes one of the best neighborhoods in Long Beach Township?
The Dunes has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 52.0 and a city ranking of #11 of 12 eligible neighborhoods in Long Beach Township.
How much are homes worth in The Dunes?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for The Dunes is approximately $2,462,997.
Are home values rising or falling in The Dunes?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 12.1% year over year and 0.43% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for The Dunes?
The Dunes has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 93.3. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in The Dunes?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $103,704.
How affordable is The Dunes relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 23.75. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is The Dunes primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 89.7%.
What is the unemployment rate in The Dunes?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 21.7%.
How educated are residents of The Dunes?
Approximately 58.7% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in The Dunes face high rent burden?
Approximately 72.1% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score The Dunes?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications3
Estimated originations2
Home-purchase applications1
Origination rate65.0%
Home-purchase share45.6%
Average application loan$892,737
Total application loan amount$2,763,301
National application rank#14,268 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 19.1% YoY; originations 38.0% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.