Retiring in Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant offers a real, genuine Jersey Shore retirement and second-home draw, anchored by Point Pleasant Borough's below-average property-tax rate and a senior population share running close to New Jersey's statewide average.
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Learn moreA senior population share close to the statewide average
Point Pleasant Borough's 65-plus population share runs a real, sourced 16.83%-18.9% across sources reviewed this pass -- genuinely close to New Jersey's 17.8% statewide average and the 18% national average, consistent with a real, ongoing Jersey Shore retiree and second-home draw.
A genuinely favorable property-tax rate for retirees on a fixed income
Point Pleasant Borough's effective property tax rate (roughly 1.56%, equalized) runs below New Jersey's 1.88% statewide average -- a real, meaningful consideration for retirees budgeting a fixed income against New Jersey's otherwise nation-leading property-tax burden.
Two real lifestyle options for retirees
Retirees can choose between Point Pleasant Borough's quieter, more affordable boating/canal lifestyle or Point Pleasant Beach's higher-cost, boardwalk-adjacent oceanfront lifestyle -- two genuinely different real retirement settings under one common name.
Healthcare access via the regional network
No major hospital sits inside either Point Pleasant municipality itself -- retirees should confirm current, specific healthcare-facility access and Medicare/insurance-network participation directly for a target address.
Key takeaways
- Point Pleasant Borough's senior population share (16.83%-18.9%) runs close to New Jersey's statewide average.
- The Borough's 1.56% effective property tax rate runs below New Jersey's statewide average -- a real positive for retirees.
- Retirees can choose between the Borough's quieter boating-town setting or the Beach's boardwalk-adjacent oceanfront setting.
- Confirm current healthcare-facility access directly, since no major hospital sits inside either municipality.
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