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Found within zip codes: 07762
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About Spring Lake
Spring Lake is a very small coastal borough (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,993 people and just one neighborhood, Spring Lake is the 406th largest community in New Jersey. Spring Lake has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.
Spring Lake home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Spring Lake real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Spring Lake is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 92.89% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Spring Lake is a borough of sales and office workers, managers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Spring Lake who work in management occupations (22.24%), sales jobs (20.13%) and office and administrative support (9.50%).
In addition, Spring Lake is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
Spring Lake is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
One downside of living in Spring Lake is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Spring Lake, the average commute to work is 35.28 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small borough, Spring Lake does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Spring Lake Information and Demographics
If knowledge is power, Spring Lake is a pretty powerful place. 59.46% of the adults in Spring Lake have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 19.23% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Spring Lake in 2000 was $59,445, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $237,780 for a family of four.
The people who call Spring Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spring Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Spring Lake include Irish, Italian, German, Polish and English.
The most common language spoken in Spring Lake is English.
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| RENTAL PRICE | Very high cost relative to NJ, very high cost relative to the nation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER | DETAILS |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density) , coastal |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Single-family homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments and a few Small apartment buildings |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Large dwellings (4 or 5 bedrooms), some Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms) and a few Small dwellings (1, 2, or no bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 – 1994) and some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOMEOWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | Mostly Nautical, Quiet, Urban Sophisticates and Hip & Trendy |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | Mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Mixed ages and some Families with children (family households with school-aged children) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 10 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Wealthy (among the 15% most wealthy communities in America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | Mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Government employees and some Manufacturing & Laborers |
| ETHNICITY / ANCESTRY | Mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry and some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | Mostly English speaking |
School Rating Information
Spring Lake Educational Rating
Rates the quality of all K-12 public schools that your children would be exposed to if you lived in this neighborhood. Learn More
| SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD * | GRADES |
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H W MOUNTZ ELEM
411 TUTTLE AVE, SPRING LAKE, NJ 07762 (732) 449-6380 |
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SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS ELEM
1110 HWY NO 71, SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS, NJ 07762 (732) 449-6149 |
KG-08 |
* Depending on where you live in this neighborhood, your children may attend these schools or other schools outside the neighborhood. Always check with your local school department to determine which schools your children may attend based on your specific address and your child's grade-level.
This neighborhood is served by one 1 district.
SPRING LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT
263 Students enrolled in District
Studentsper classroom
11
State average is
12
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 96.2 | 53.0 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.0 | 17.1 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 3.4 | 20.6 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.4 | 8.5 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 1.5 | 31.9 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $9,510 | $2,501,000 | 31.9 |
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| STUDENT | $1,943 | $511,000 | 6.5 |
| STAFF | $1,684 | $443,000 | 5.7 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $764 | $201,000 | 2.6 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $426 | $112,000 | 1.4 |
| OPERATION | $5,646 | $1,485,000 | 18.9 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $1,186 | $312,000 | 4.0 |
| OTHER | $726 | $191,000 | 2.4 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $12,376 | $3,255,000 | 41.5 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $7,920 | $2,083,000 | 26.6 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $29,806 | $7,839,000 | 100.0 |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 59.5 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 1.3 |
Spring Lake, NJ Appreciation Rates Help
| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO NJ* | COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
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| SINCE 1990 | 184.81% | 5.17% | 10 | 9 |
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Spring Lake Crime Data
Spring Lake Annual Crimes
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Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents
National Median 4.0
My chances of becoming a victim
in Spring Lake SUBSCRIBE FOR DETAIL
in New Jersey 1 in 324
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| Spring Lake | New Jersey |
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Population 2,993
Spring Lake violent crimes
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| REPORT TOTAL | SUBSCRIBE | SUBSCRIBE | SUBSCRIBE | SUBSCRIBE |
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Population 308,745,538
United States violent crimes
| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
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| REPORT TOTAL | 14,748 | 84,767 | 367,832 | 778,901 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.05 | 0.27 | 1.19 | 2.52 |
Property Crime Rate Comparison per 1,000 residents
National Median 29.4
My chances of becoming a victim
in Spring Lake SUBSCRIBE FOR DETAIL
in New Jersey 1 in 48
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Population 2,993
Spring Lake property crimes
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Population 308,745,538
United States property crimes
| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
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| REPORT TOTAL | 2,159,878 | 6,185,867 | 737,142 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 7.00 | 20.04 | 2.39 |
Crimes Per Square Mile
National Median 39.3
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