What is the rental vacancy rate in Ocean Grove, NJ?

Name: Vacancy rate in Ocean Grove, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Ocean Grove, NJ is 14.7% (±10.8 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 2.0% (±3.3 points).

1,063 (±198) homes, 37.7% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Ocean Grove, the rental vacancy rate went from 4.9% in 2015–2019 to 14.7% in 2020–2024 (+9.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 14.7% (±10.8 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 2.0% (±3.3 points)
Vacant homes: 1,063 (±198)

Vacancy in Ocean Grove against Monmouth County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ocean Grove	Monmouth County	New Jersey	United States
Rental vacancy rate	14.7% (±10.8 points)	4.2% (±0.8 points)	3.5% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	2.0% (±3.3 points)	0.7% (±0.2 points)	0.7% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	1,063 (±198)	18,703 (±1,063)	283,653 (±4,943)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In Ocean Grove, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Monmouth County (4.2%).

It is also higher than in New Jersey (3.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Ocean Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ocean Grove
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Ocean Grove	—	14.7% (±10.8 points)	—
Bradley Beach Borough	0.8 mi	6.6% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Asbury Park	0.8 mi	3.0% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Loch Arbour Village	1.5 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Avon-by-the-Sea Borough	1.5 mi	1.6% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Neptune City Borough	1.6 mi	0.0% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Interlaken Borough	1.6 mi	0.0% (±72.8 points)	Not measurably different
Allenhurst Borough	1.7 mi	3.4% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Wanamassa	2.1 mi	0.0% (±16.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Asbury Park, NJ (3.0%), Avon-by-the-Sea Borough, NJ (1.6%), Neptune City Borough, NJ (0.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Rental vacancy rate across Monmouth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Belford	36.6% (±40.0 points)
2	Ocean Grove	14.7% (±10.8 points)
3	West Freehold	7.5% (±11.4 points)
4 (tie)	Cliffwood Beach	0.0% (±38.1 points)
4 (tie)	East Freehold	0.0% (±31.4 points)
4 (tie)	Fairview	0.0% (±32.7 points)
4 (tie)	Leonardo	0.0% (±24.7 points)
4 (tie)	Lincroft	0.0% (±14.5 points)

Showing 8 of 18 places in Monmouth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Ocean Grove is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Neptune Township, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ocean Grove

Is it hard to find a rental in Ocean Grove?

The rental vacancy rate in Ocean Grove, NJ is 14.7% (±10.8 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in Ocean Grove tighter than it was?

In Ocean Grove, the rental vacancy rate went from 4.9% in 2015–2019 to 14.7% in 2020–2024 (+9.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Ocean Grove?

An estimated 1,063 (±198) housing units, 37.7% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Ocean Grove CDP, New Jersey (place:54480, in state:34).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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