Homes for sale in Manchester Township, NJ — current 08733 + 08759 (Whiting) listings, median sale ~$325K (55+ Crestwood Village + Leisure Village West + Leisure Knoll + Pine Ridge at Crestwood + Cedar Glen Lakes $150K-$300K, non-55+ single-family Pine Lake Park + Whiting $325K-$500K, larger custom-build Pinelands-zoned acreage $475K-$900K+), the substantial substantial substantial 82.51-square-mile mid-Ocean County township nicknamed "The Great Pine City" (substantial 9th-largest of 565 NJ municipalities by area, 3rd-largest of 33 Ocean County), pop 45,115 (2020) est. 46,053 (2023), incorporated April 6 1865 named after Manchester England, substantial substantial substantial primary NJ 55+ active-adult retirement capital — substantial Crestwood Village 6-phase 55+ community CDP (pop 8,426 in 2020) + Whiting unincorporated W-side community (ZIP 08759 elevation 180 ft) + Leisure Village West CDP (pop 3,692 in 2020) + multiple additional 55+ retirement communities, substantial substantial own PreK-12 Manchester Township School District (6 schools, 2,916 students 2024-25, substantial low 9.9:1 ratio, DFG B, Superintendent Diane Pedroza, HQ 121 Route 539 Whiting + Manchester Township HS receives ~150 Lakehurst Borough students + administrative responsibility for state Regional Day School in Jackson), substantial substantial site of Hindenburg disaster May 6 1937 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station (historical marker), substantial Lakehurst Borough separate enclave municipality completely surrounded by Manchester with Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst military presence, Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) form government with Mayor Robert Arace + Municipal Clerk Teri Giercyk, substantial substantial substantially more accessible 55+ retirement pricing than coastal Ocean County counterparts, substantial substantial substantial primary NJ retirement migration destination from NJ + NYC + PA fixed-income retirees, 35-minute LBI summer access via Stafford Township Manahawkin Bay Bridge causeway.