Homes for sale in Mantoloking, NJ — current 08738 listings, median property value $2M (oceanfront trophy estates $6M-$20M+), the substantial 0.39 mi² extreme-wealth barrier island Jersey Shore borough listed by Forbes 2012 as one of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes" with substantial 1999 highest income per person in NJ, incorporated April 10 1911 from Brick Township with substantial Unami/Lenni-Lenape name origin, K-12 sending to Point Pleasant Beach School District (Garnet Gulls HS #1 Public HS in Ocean County), substantial exclusively residential zoning (no commercial establishments allowed), 99.5% homeownership rate, median household income $250,001, and substantial Mantoloking Bridge (CR 528) primary barrier-island-to-mainland Brick Township connection.
If you're searching for homes for sale in Mantoloking, NJ, you're looking at the substantial substantial substantial extreme-wealth Jersey Shore barrier island borough at the substantial substantial northern end of the Barnegat Peninsula immediately south of Bay Head in Ocean County — a substantial substantial 0.64-square-mile borough of just 331 residents (2020), est. 332 (2023), est. **336 (July 2025)**, that swells to ~5,000 in peak summer season. Mantoloking was incorporated on April 10, 1911, from portions of Brick Township. The substantial name Mantoloking comes from the substantial Unami language of the Lenni-Lenape Native Americans who substantial historically lived in NJ. The substantial borough is renowned as substantial one of the wealthiest communities in NJ — substantial highest income per person in New Jersey in 1999, listed by Forbes magazine in 2012 as one of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes". Median household income $250,001 (NeighborhoodScout) or $250,001 (NJ Census Bureau 2024). Median property value $2M (Data USA 2024), with substantial substantial substantial 99.5% homeownership rate. Mantoloking students attend public schools in Point Pleasant Beach for K-12 as part of a substantial sending/receiving relationship with the Point Pleasant Beach School District (Garnet Gulls HS, substantial #1 Public HS in Ocean County per US News + Niche). The substantial borough maintains substantial exclusively residential character through substantial substantial stringent zoning regulations that prohibit commercial establishments. Mayor: E. Laurence "Lance" White III (R, term ends December 31, 2026). Borders Bay Head N, Brick Township W (across Barnegat Bay via Mantoloking Bridge / CR 528), and Lavallette S. ZIP 08738.
Mantoloking is the rare substantial substantial substantial extreme-wealth barrier island Jersey Shore borough — substantial substantial substantial one of the wealthiest communities in NJ. The substantial substantial substantial median household income $250,001 (NJ Census Bureau 2024) — substantial substantial substantial 1999 highest income per person in NJ, substantial Forbes 2012 "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes." The substantial 0.64-square-mile borough (substantial 0.39 sq mi land + 0.25 sq mi water = 39.69% water) is the substantial substantial substantial substantial substantial smallest Ocean County borough by area rank (533rd of 565 in state, 31st of 33 in county). The substantial substantial substantial barrier island residential character combines substantial substantial Atlantic Ocean oceanfront residences (eastern Mantoloking) + substantial substantial substantial Barnegat Bay bayfront residences (western Mantoloking), substantial substantial post-2012 storm rebuilds (substantial homes elevated above flood level and rebuilt to substantial higher building code standards), substantial substantial exclusively residential zoning (substantial commercial establishments prohibited, substantial development density limited), and substantial substantial K-12 sending to Point Pleasant Beach School District (substantial Garnet Gulls HS, substantial #1 Public HS in Ocean County per US News + Niche). Population 331 (2020, +11.8% from 296 in 2010, but -30.0% from 423 in 2000 — substantial net decrease of approximately 21.7% over two decades reflects substantial substantial second-home / vacation-home demographic shift). Substantial summer population swells to ~5,000 — substantial substantial substantial substantial primarily second-home and substantial vacation-property character. Density approximately 849/sq mi. Elevation 0 ft (substantial substantial barrier island sea-level character). Substantial 99.5% homeownership rate. Substantial substantial 3 cars per household. Median age 57.2 years (substantial substantial retirement / second-home heavy demographic). Substantial substantial substantial substantial residents work at home in substantial high proportion (substantial average commute 45.9 minutes — substantial substantial when commuting is required, substantial NYC commute via NJ Transit Bay Head Station nearby in Bay Head). Mayor: E. Laurence "Lance" White III (R, term ends December 31, 2026); Municipal Clerk Beverley A. Konopada. ZIP 08738 — substantial substantial separate ZIP from neighboring Bay Head + Point Pleasant Beach (08742).
Mantoloking has substantial no own school district — substantial substantial substantial students attend public schools in Point Pleasant Beach for K-12 as part of a substantial sending/receiving relationship with the Point Pleasant Beach School District. Substantial 2 schools: G. Harold Antrim Elementary School (PreK-5) and Point Pleasant Beach High School at 700 Trenton Avenue (grades 6-12). PPB HS — 326 students 2023-24, 38.3 FTE, 8.5:1 ratio, Principal Nathan Grosshandler, Red/White, motto "The Few, The Proud, The Beach," Shore Conference, Garnet Gulls — substantial recently ranked #1 Public High School in Ocean County by US News and Niche.com. Substantial 22 AP courses with open enrollment. Substantial Apple Distinguished School District + Future Ready Schools NJ.
Mantoloking is renowned as substantial one of the wealthiest communities in NJ — substantial substantial highest income per person in New Jersey in 1999. Forbes magazine in 2012 listed Mantoloking as substantial one of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes." Median household income $250,001 (NJ Census Bureau 2024). Median property value $2M (Data USA 2024). Substantial 99.5% homeownership rate. Substantial 3 cars per household. Substantial 99.6% US citizens. The substantial substantial substantial extreme-wealth demographic substantial drives substantial substantial substantial premium oceanfront + bayfront residential pricing.
The substantial Mantoloking borough maintains substantial substantial substantial exclusively residential character through substantial substantial substantial stringent zoning regulations that prohibit commercial establishments and substantial limit development density. Substantial no boardwalk, substantial no commercial corridors, substantial no businesses — substantial substantial substantial purely residential barrier island character. Substantial substantial substantial Mantoloking Bridge (CR 528) connects the substantial substantial barrier island to substantial substantial Brick Township mainland across Barnegat Bay. Substantial substantial residents access substantial commercial amenities in neighboring municipalities.
Mantoloking's substantial 0.39-square-mile barrier island housing stock concentrates in substantial substantial substantial substantial substantial Atlantic Ocean oceanfront residences (substantial eastern Mantoloking, substantial substantial direct beach access), substantial substantial substantial Barnegat Bay bayfront residences (substantial western Mantoloking, substantial private dock potential), and substantial substantial newer post-2012 rebuilds (substantial elevated above flood level, substantial substantial higher building code standards). Median property value $2M (Data USA 2024). The substantial substantial extreme-wealth character substantially anchors substantial substantial substantial trophy oceanfront pricing — substantial Forbes 2012 "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes" designation. Substantial newer Mantoloking real estate is substantial substantial substantial substantial substantial some of the newest in the nation (per NeighborhoodScout) — substantial substantial substantial reflects substantial substantial post-2012 storm rebuild substantial substantial post-storm reconstruction era. Substantial substantial substantial residents are substantial influx of substantial substantial affluent people. Substantial median age 57.2 years (substantial substantial retirement / second-home heavy demographic). Substantial substantial substantial substantial summer population swells to ~5,000 vs ~331 year-round — substantial substantial substantial substantial substantial primarily second-home + vacation-property character. ZIP 08738 — substantial substantial separate from neighboring Bay Head + Point Pleasant Beach (08742).
Substantial substantial inland and substantial substantial center-block single-family residences without substantial substantial substantial direct Atlantic Ocean or Barnegat Bay frontage. The most accessible Mantoloking entry point — substantial substantial substantial primary-residence + substantial substantial substantial second-home buyers seeking substantial substantial substantial extreme-wealth barrier island character. Substantial substantial walking-distance proximity to substantial substantial Atlantic Ocean beaches.
Substantial substantial substantial Barnegat Bay bayfront residences with substantial substantial private dock potential. Substantial substantial substantial newer post-2012 rebuilds substantial substantial elevated above flood level. The largest segment by transaction volume — substantial substantial substantial substantial substantial substantial primary-residence and substantial substantial substantial substantial second-home demand from substantial substantial high-net-worth NJ-NYC buyers anchored by the substantial K-12 sending to Point Pleasant Beach HS Garnet Gulls (substantial substantial #1 Public HS in Ocean County).
Substantial substantial substantial substantial oceanfront trophy estate residences with substantial substantial direct Atlantic Ocean beach frontage. Substantial substantial substantial newer post-2012 rebuild construction at substantial substantial highest building code standards. Among the substantial substantial substantial most-distinctive substantial Jersey Shore "Gold Coast" / extreme-wealth trophy waterfront residential inventory, with substantial substantial substantial discerning ultra-high-net-worth substantial NJ-NYC-PA + substantial international second-home demand. Substantial substantial Forbes 2012 "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes" benchmark.
Mantoloking's substantial compact 0.39-square-mile barrier island footprint segments by substantial Atlantic Ocean oceanfront corridor, substantial Barnegat Bay bayfront western corridor, substantial substantial Route 35 / Ocean Avenue central residential spine, substantial Mantoloking Bridge (CR 528) gateway, and substantial Bay Head border / Lavallette border residential blocks.
The substantial substantial Atlantic Ocean oceanfront corridor — substantial substantial substantial substantial direct Atlantic Ocean beach frontage residences. Substantial substantial substantial $6M-$20M+ trophy oceanfront estates. Substantial substantial substantial post-2012 rebuilds elevated above flood level. Substantial substantial substantial discerning ultra-high-net-worth ownership profile. Among the substantial substantial substantial most-distinctive substantial Jersey Shore extreme-wealth oceanfront residential pockets.
The substantial Barnegat Bay bayfront western corridor — substantial substantial substantial bayfront residences with substantial substantial substantial private dock potential. Substantial substantial substantial substantial Bay Head Yacht Club proximity (in neighboring Bay Head). Substantial substantial substantial substantial substantial $3M-$6M core-tier bayfront residential inventory. Substantial substantial newer custom-build post-2012 reconstruction.
The substantial Route 35 / Ocean Avenue central residential spine runs north-south through Mantoloking. Substantial substantial inland and substantial substantial center-block residential inventory. Substantial substantial substantial $2M-$3M entry tier. Substantial substantial walking-distance proximity to substantial substantial Atlantic Ocean beaches and substantial substantial Barnegat Bay.
The substantial substantial substantial substantial substantial Mantoloking Bridge (County Route 528) — substantial substantial substantial barrier-island-to-mainland connection across Barnegat Bay to substantial substantial substantial Brick Township. Substantial substantial primary vehicular access route from the substantial mainland to the substantial substantial barrier island. Substantial substantial residential pockets adjacent to substantial substantial substantial Mantoloking Bridge benefit from substantial substantial substantial substantial substantial primary commuter connection.
The substantial substantial substantial substantial substantial substantial Bay Head Border northern Mantoloking + substantial Lavallette Border southern Mantoloking residential blocks. Substantial substantial walking-distance proximity to substantial Bay Head Historic District + substantial NJ Transit Bay Head Station + substantial Lavallette small commercial corridor. Substantial substantial substantial substantial substantial substantial substantial residential continuity along the substantial substantial substantial barrier peninsula.
"Mantoloking is the substantial substantial substantial substantial extreme-wealth barrier island Jersey Shore borough — substantial 0.39 sq mi of substantial Forbes 2012 'America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes' real estate. With substantial median household income $250,001 (1999 highest income per person in NJ), substantial 99.5% homeownership, K-12 sending to Point Pleasant Beach HS Garnet Gulls (#1 Public HS in Ocean County), substantial exclusively residential zoning (no commercial establishments allowed), and substantial substantial substantial post-2012 storm rebuilds elevated above flood level, Mantoloking is one of the substantial substantial substantial most-distinctive substantial substantial substantial substantial wealth-anchored barrier island enclaves on the entire Jersey Shore. Median property value $2M; oceanfront trophy estates reach $6M-$20M+."
Mantoloking cross-shops most directly with Bay Head (immediately N, substantial Jersey Shore "Gold Coast" barrier island borough, similar substantial extreme-wealth pricing, K-8 own + Point Pleasant Beach HS sending), Lavallette (immediately S, substantial Barnegat Peninsula barrier island, substantial 9-12 sending to Point Pleasant Beach HS), Point Pleasant Beach (substantial Jenkinson's destination borough, K-12 receiving district for Mantoloking), and substantial substantial NJ Gold Coast peer communities like Deal (substantial Monmouth County extreme-wealth borough, substantial Forbes "Most Expensive ZIP" peer).
Town | Median Sale | Avg. Tax | Land Area |
|---|---|---|---|
Mantoloking ★ | $2,000,000 | $17,500 | 0.39 mi² |
$2,243,000 | $14,800 | 0.79 mi² | |
Lavallette | $1,150,000 | $10,800 | 0.59 mi² |
$995,000 | $11,200 | 1.42 mi² | |
Deal (Monmouth) | $3,950,000 | $19,500 | 1.2 mi² |
★ Subject town. Sources: Ocean County government, Mantoloking has no own school district — K-12 sending to Point Pleasant Beach School District (Garnet Gulls HS, #1 Public HS in Ocean County per US News + Niche); Data USA 2024 median property value $2M; NJ Census Bureau median household income $250,001; NeighborhoodScout median household income $250,001; population 331 (2020, +11.8% from 296 in 2010, -30.0% from 423 in 2000), est. 332 (2023), est. 336 (July 2025); Forbes 2012 "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes" designation; 1999 highest income per person in NJ; 99.5% homeownership rate; 3 cars per household; summer population ~5,000. Mantoloking pricing varies substantially by section — oceanfront trophy estates command $6M-$20M+ pricing. Verify section-specific pricing with The Prodigy Team before contract.
Borough History & Lenni-Lenape Name Origin. Mantoloking was incorporated on April 10, 1911, from portions of Brick Township. The substantial name Mantoloking comes from the substantial Unami language of the Lenni-Lenape Native Americans who historically lived in NJ. The substantial substantial borough is situated on a substantial substantial narrow barrier beach peninsula between Barnegat Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The substantial substantial municipality covers approximately 0.64 square miles (0.39 land + 0.25 water = 39.69% water — substantial substantial substantial substantial reflecting substantial substantial barrier island character) and maintains substantial substantial exclusively residential character through substantial substantial stringent zoning regulations that prohibit commercial establishments and substantial substantial limit development density. Population 331 (2020), est. 332 (2023), est. 336 (July 2025). Substantial substantial substantial population decreased sharply from 423 residents in 2000 to 296 in 2010, representing a substantial 30.0% decline, before substantial substantial substantial partially rebounding to 331 in 2020 (an 11.8% increase from 2010). This substantial net decrease of approximately 21.7% over the two decades coincides with the substantial substantial small land area of 0.39 sq mi, yielding substantial substantial substantial substantial population density of approximately 849/sq mi. Substantial summer population grows to approximately 5,000 people. Density rank 533rd of 565 in state by area; 31st of 33 in county. Elevation 0 ft (substantial substantial barrier island sea-level character). Mayor: E. Laurence "Lance" White III (R, term ends December 31, 2026); Municipal Clerk Beverley A. Konopada. ZIP 08738.
Substantial Wealth & Forbes "Most Expensive ZIP." Mantoloking is among the substantial substantial wealthiest communities in NJ. In 1999, it had the substantial highest income per person in New Jersey. In 2012, Forbes magazine listed Mantoloking as substantial one of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes." Median household income $250,001 (NJ Census Bureau 2024 / NeighborhoodScout). Substantial 2.6% poverty rate (substantial substantial substantial extreme low). Average household income $231,639. Median property value $2M (Data USA 2024); median value of home with mortgage $1,262,500 (per Point2Homes data; substantial 34.78% of housing units have mortgages). Substantial 91.17% owner-occupied; 8.83% renter-occupied. Substantial monthly housing costs $2,558 median. Substantial substantial substantial median construction year 1979; substantial new construction expanded substantial substantial post-2012 storm rebuilds. Per NeighborhoodScout: "Mantoloking's real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation" — substantial substantial substantial reflects substantial substantial substantial post-storm reconstruction era.
K-12 Sending to Point Pleasant Beach Schools. Mantoloking has substantial no own school district — substantial substantial substantial students attend public schools in Point Pleasant Beach for K-12 as part of a substantial sending/receiving relationship with the Point Pleasant Beach School District. Substantial 2 schools: G. Harold Antrim Elementary School (PreK-5) and Point Pleasant Beach High School at 700 Trenton Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach 08742 (grades 6-12). PPB HS — 326 students 2023-24, 38.3 FTE, 8.5:1 ratio, Principal Nathan Grosshandler, Red/White, motto "The Few, The Proud, The Beach," Shore Conference, Garnet Gulls — substantial recently ranked #1 Public High School in Ocean County by US News and Niche.com. Substantial 22 AP courses with open enrollment. Apple Distinguished School District + Future Ready Schools NJ + Sustainable Jersey for Schools.
Demographics + Transportation. Substantial 99.6% US citizens. In 2024, there were 28.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (456 people) than any other race or ethnicity. Substantial 16 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 3 Other (Hispanic) residents are the substantial substantial second and third most common ethnic groups. Substantial 47.6% of population was 65 or older (2010 census, substantial substantial substantial reflects substantial substantial retirement-heavy demographic). Median age 57.2 years (current). Substantial substantial 162 households (2010), with substantial 103 family households. Substantial average household 1.77 people. Substantial 3 cars per household (substantial substantial substantial high vehicle ownership). Average commute 45.9 minutes (substantial substantial substantial reflects substantial substantial NYC + Philadelphia commute distances when commuting). Most residents work at home. Substantial substantial Mantoloking Bridge (CR 528) provides substantial substantial primary barrier-island-to-mainland vehicular access across Barnegat Bay to substantial substantial substantial Brick Township. Substantial NJ Transit Bay Head Station nearby in neighboring Bay Head — substantial substantial substantial direct ~2.5-hour NYC Penn Station service via the North Jersey Coast Line. Substantial Routes 35 + 88 accessibility. Borders Bay Head N, Brick Township W (across Barnegat Bay), Lavallette S.
The median property value in Mantoloking is approximately $2M (Data USA 2024). Substantial inland/center-block residences start ~$2M-$3M; substantial Barnegat Bay bayfront residences with substantial private dock potential range $3M-$6M; substantial oceanfront trophy estates with direct Atlantic Ocean beach frontage range $6M-$20M+. Median household income $250,001 (NJ Census Bureau 2024 / NeighborhoodScout). Substantial 99.5% homeownership rate. Mantoloking was listed by Forbes magazine in 2012 as one of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes" and had the highest income per person in New Jersey in 1999. Substantial NeighborhoodScout: "Mantoloking's real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation" — reflects substantial post-2012 storm reconstruction era. Average tax bill approximately $17,500.
Mantoloking has substantial no own school district. Students from Mantoloking attend public schools in Point Pleasant Beach for K-12 as part of a substantial sending/receiving relationship with the Point Pleasant Beach School District. 2 schools: G. Harold Antrim Elementary School (PreK-5) and Point Pleasant Beach High School at 700 Trenton Avenue (grades 6-12, 326 students 2023-24, 8.5:1 ratio, Principal Nathan Grosshandler, Garnet Gulls, Red/White, motto "The Few, The Proud, The Beach"). Point Pleasant Beach HS was recently ranked #1 Public High School in Ocean County by US News and Niche.com. Substantial 22 AP courses with open enrollment.
Mantoloking is renowned as substantial one of the wealthiest communities in NJ. The substantial borough had the substantial highest income per person in New Jersey in 1999, and Forbes magazine in 2012 listed Mantoloking as substantial one of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes." Median household income $250,001 (NJ Census Bureau 2024). Median property value $2M (Data USA 2024). The substantial extreme-wealth character is anchored by: (1) substantial substantial substantial substantial substantial barrier island Atlantic Ocean + Barnegat Bay waterfront character; (2) substantial substantial exclusively residential zoning (substantial commercial establishments prohibited); (3) substantial substantial limited 0.39 sq mi land area drives substantial supply scarcity; (4) substantial substantial substantial substantial primarily second-home / vacation-home demographic. Substantial 99.5% homeownership; substantial 3 cars per household; substantial 2.6% poverty rate.
The substantial name Mantoloking comes from the substantial Unami language of the Lenni-Lenape Native Americans who substantial historically lived in New Jersey. Mantoloking was incorporated on April 10, 1911, from portions of Brick Township. The substantial borough is situated on a substantial substantial narrow barrier beach peninsula between Barnegat Bay and the Atlantic Ocean — substantial reflects substantial Lenni-Lenape historic geographic naming convention.
The Prodigy Team works the substantial substantial substantial substantial Atlantic Ocean oceanfront trophy estate corridor ($6M-$20M+), the substantial Barnegat Bay bayfront western corridor ($3M-$6M), the substantial Route 35 / Ocean Avenue central residential spine ($2M-$3M), the substantial Mantoloking Bridge (CR 528) gateway pockets, and the substantial Bay Head Border + Lavallette Border residential blocks every week. Cinematic 4K aerial drone marketing — particularly valuable for Mantoloking's substantial substantial substantial $2M-$20M+ Forbes "Most Expensive ZIP Codes" trophy oceanfront + bayfront barrier island inventory and substantial substantial substantial substantial post-2012 storm rebuild elevated construction character — NYS/NJ broker representation, and 20+ years of Monmouth + Ocean County transactional experience.
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