Living in Toms River
In Toms River, unemployment is 4.3% (2024).
At the end of 2020, Toms River had a population of 92,830. The city faced an unemployment rate of 4.32% at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 8,988 at the end of 2024.
More recorded crime than 86% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 66% of American cities that publish it.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Toms River?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 60.38 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Verizon 300 Mbps home internet17Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.57 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Visible unlimited mobile plan18Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 1,716 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)4Official |
| Median monthly rent | 1,599 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records3Official |
| Recorded property crimes | 984 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)7Official |
Is Toms River a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
9.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 8,988 of 92,830 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Work and income
Toms River 4.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary | 4,365 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 4.32 %country median 4.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official |
What does a salary buy in Toms River?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €3,385 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31 | − €1,716 |
| Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,587 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Toms River. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Toms River. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 151.7 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2023 | Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release5Official · county |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Toms River when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,292 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | NIBRS 2025 Table 40: Offense Type by State and Territory by Agency8Official · parent municipality |
| Recorded violent crimes | 125 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)7Official |
Mobility and administration
Toms River's nearest airport was TTN, 63 km away and offered 14 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Toms River. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 6.5 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.2°C in January to 23.8°C in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Toms River 6.5
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6.52 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 5.33 · Feb 6.94 · Mar 10.56 · Apr 16.5 · May 21.83 · Jun 26.56 · Jul 29.72 · Aug 28.72 · Sep 25.22 · Oct 19.28 · Nov 13.28 · Dec 8.22 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -5.72 · Feb -5.61 · Mar -2.06 · Apr 3.56 · May 9.39 · Jun 14.44 · Jul 17.89 · Aug 16.78 · Sep 11.89 · Oct 5.39 · Nov 0.222 · Dec -3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.222 · Feb 0.667 · Mar 4.28 · Apr 10 · May 15.61 · Jun 20.5 · Jul 23.78 · Aug 22.78 · Sep 18.56 · Oct 12.33 · Nov 6.72 · Dec 2.61 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 112.5 · Feb 81.03 · Mar 123.4 · Apr 96.01 · May 90.93 · Jun 99.57 · Jul 114 · Aug 127.5 · Sep 118.9 · Oct 115.3 · Nov 95 · Dec 147.6 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information9Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 25.4 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)16Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 6.42 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)16Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In United States: Springfield ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.6 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.6 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.6 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.6 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
Toms River's total area was 101 km² at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the population density reached 940.2 people per km².
By nationality
National passport90.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 101 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)12Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 9.47 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official |
| Foreign residents | 8,988 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official |
| Population density | 940.2 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official |
| Population | 92,830 people | 31 Dec 2020 | U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202015Official |
Alternatives for people set on Toms River
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Ramtown as a Toms River alternative in the same region
14 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Unemployment: 1.1% Ramtown vs 4.3% Toms River−74%
- Median gross pay, city: €6,156 Ramtown vs €4,365 Toms River+41%
- Residents: 6,329 Ramtown vs 92,830 Toms River−93%
- Foreign residents: 11.5% Ramtown vs 9.5% Toms River+21%
- Annual PM2.5: 6.5 µg/m³ Ramtown vs 6.5 µg/m³ Toms Riversame level
Cities near Toms River
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 1,587 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 2,481 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 1,783 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 4,707 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 6,156 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 1,059 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 2,277 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 1,875 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 5,794 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the unemployment rate in Toms River?
The unemployment rate is 4.32 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is the air quality good in Toms River?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.52 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.
How safe is Toms River?
Police recorded 3,292 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: NIBRS 2025 Table 40: Offense Type by State and Territory by Agency.
How many people live in Toms River?
The published population is 92,830 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.
How many foreign residents live in Toms River?
8,988 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is Toms River a good place to live?
Toms River may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Toms River?
Pine Lake Park, Beachwood borough, Holiday City-Berkeley, Lakewood, Point Pleasant are near Toms River. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Toms River, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 633e04a5237e112e70ee08f5efed2d2c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/toms-river/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
- FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
- NIBRS 2025 Table 40: Offense Type by State and Territory by Agency cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-25
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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- U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb Places (layer 4 incorporated places, layer 5 CDPs; identical query) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-11
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
- U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
- Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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