Homes for sale in Jackson Township, NJ — current 08527 listings, median sale ~$515K (55+ Westlake + older subdivisions $350K-$525K, single-family Colonial + newer construction Cassville + Jackson Heights + Cooks Bridge $475K-$725K, larger custom-build Pinelands-zoned acreage estates $700K-$1.5M+), the substantial substantial substantial substantial primary 100.55-square-mile township (substantial substantial 4th-largest of 565 NJ municipalities by area, 1st of 33 in Ocean County by total area — substantial substantial largest Ocean County township), pop 58,544 (2020) +6.7% from 2010 +37% from 2000, est. 60,275 (2023), incorporated March 6 1844 from Dover Township (now Toms River) named after Andrew Jackson 7th US President, motto "A Place for All Seasons," substantial substantial Six Flags Great Adventure Resort (160-acre amusement park opened July 1 1974 with 14 roller coasters + 47 attractions + up to 3M annual visitors "World's Ultimate Thrill Park" + Six Flags Hurricane Harbor 22-acre water park opened May 27 2000 with 464K visitors 2024 3 pools 22 water slides + Six Flags Wild Safari drive-through wildlife park) substantial substantial primary NJ economic + tourism anchor, substantial substantial own K-12 Jackson School District (6 elementary + 2 middle + 2 HS — Jackson Memorial HS Southern Regional Rams athletic conference rival + Jackson Liberty HS), substantial portion in NJ Pinelands National Reserve + Prospertown Lake, substantial growing Orthodox Jewish community spillover from Lakewood Township reshaping recent political + demographic transition, Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) form adopted July 1 2006 with nonpartisan elections + 5-member Township Council Mayor Michael Reina, substantial NJ Transit bus 139 Port Authority NYC + 317 Philadelphia + I-195 grants access to Garden State Parkway + I-295 + NJ Turnpike I-95, substantial Niche "sparse suburban feel" + "lot of parks" + above-average public schools, substantial primary suburban-mainland between NYC + Philadelphia.