Bayville is the largest community in Berkeley Township, Ocean County, a family-friendly bayshore area along Barnegat Bay with boating, affordable homes, and Central Regional schools. It offers year-round shore living at an accessible price.
The largest community in Berkeley Township, along Barnegat Bay. Family-friendly bayshore living at an accessible price.
Bayville is the principal community of Berkeley Township — an Ocean County bayshore area whose township spans about 43 square miles and 43,754 residents (2020), stretching from Barnegat Bay west into the Pine Barrens. Known for boating, waterfront and lagoon homes, and year-round affordability, it draws families and downsizers who want shore living without a shore-town price.
The median sale runs near $375K, among the more attainable on the bay, from inland ranches to lagoon-front homes with docks. Berkeley Township runs its own elementary schools and sends older students to Central Regional, anchored by Central Regional High School. Run under a township government with quick Parkway access, Bayville offers genuine value on the water.
Bayville draws families and downsizers who want bayshore living, boating access, and year-round value. Its affordability and water access are the central draw.
Bayville offers some of the most attainable prices on Barnegat Bay, a genuine entry point to shore living.
Lagoon homes, marinas, and bay frontage put boating and fishing within easy reach for residents.
Unlike seasonal shore towns, Bayville is a true year-round community with schools, parks, and steady neighborhoods.
An attainable bayshore market.
Lagoon-front and bayfront homes with docks and water views, the township's most desirable properties.
Comparable to: Forked River waterfront.
Updated single-family homes across Bayville's established neighborhoods — the heart of the market.
Comparable to: Beachwood, Toms River.
Smaller inland homes and ranches — among the most attainable shore-area options in the county.
Comparable to: Manchester, Whiting.
A township of distinct sections:
The commercial and residential center along Route 9, with established homes close to shops and township services.
The bayside neighborhoods with water views and access, among the most sought-after addresses in the township.
Lagoon-front homes with private docks and quick boat access to Barnegat Bay, prized by boaters.
An established inland section of single-family homes, popular with families for its value and quiet streets.
The wooded inland reaches near Double Trouble State Park, with larger lots and a quiet, natural setting.
"Bayville is the principal community of Berkeley Township — a 43-square-mile area of 43,754 stretching from Barnegat Bay into the Pine Barrens. Known for boating, waterfront homes, and year-round affordability, it draws families and downsizers who want shore living without a shore-town price, near $375K."
Bayville cross-shops with Toms River, Forked River, Beachwood, and Manchester.
Town | Median | Population | Land Area |
|---|---|---|---|
Bayville ★ | $375,000 | 43,754 | 42.7 mi² |
$440,000 | 28,655 | 83.3 mi² | |
$450,000 | 95,438 | 40.6 mi² | |
$375,000 | 11,045 | 3.0 mi² | |
$320,000 | 45,115 | 81.4 mi² |
★ Subject community. Sources: Ocean County government; U.S. Census. Bayville is the principal community of Berkeley Township; township population 43,754 (2020 census) across 42.7 sq mi of land along Barnegat Bay and the Pine Barrens. A family-friendly bayshore community known for boating and value; served by Berkeley Township schools with older students attending Central Regional High School; a township government; median sale price approximately $375,000. Comparison figures approximate. Verify property-specific pricing with The Prodigy Team before contract.
Value on the Bay. Bayville is one of the few places left where waterfront and bay-access living remains genuinely affordable.
Made for Boaters. Lagoons, marinas, and bay frontage make it easy to keep a boat and be on the water in minutes.
A Year-Round Community. With schools, parks, and steady neighborhoods, Bayville lives as a true hometown, not a summer-only stop.
Nature at the Edge. Double Trouble State Park and the Pine Barrens give the western township miles of trails and preserved land.
Schools + Government. Berkeley Township runs its own elementary schools and sends older students to Central Regional High School, under a township government.
Around $375K. Waterfront homes run $500K-$700K+, the core market $375K-$500K, and inland homes $275K-$375K.
Berkeley Township runs its own elementary schools, and older students attend Central Regional High School.
Yes — Bayville is the largest community within Berkeley Township and shares its government and schools.
Its affordable bayshore living, Barnegat Bay boating and lagoon homes, and family-friendly, year-round neighborhoods.
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