Toms River vs Lakewood

Toms River and Lakewood on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

55C−

D+48

Toms River ahead by 7Editorial weights

Category by category

DHousingD−

Toms River +7 pts

C−SchoolsD

Toms River +13 pts

BCost of livingC

Toms River +18 pts

DCommuteB

Lakewood +32 pts

CAmenitiesD

Toms River +16 pts

C−EmploymentF

Toms River +28 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$404kMedian home value$716k

$1,731Median rent$1,718

30.1 minMean commute20.8 min

$100kMedian household income$57k

1.44%Effective property tax1.42%

36th pctWithin-state proficiency22nd pct

35Restaurants & cafés19

94,956Population69,585

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.