Toms River is a township located on the Jersey Shore in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its mainland portion is also a census-designated place of the same name, which serves as the county seat of Ocean County. Formerly known as the Township of Dover, voters in a 2006 referendum approved a change of the official name to the Township of Toms River, adopting the name of the largest unincorporated community within the township. The township is a bedroom suburb of New York City in the New York metropolitan area, and a regional commercial hub in central New Jersey.
Mid-Atlantic
Toms River
Ocean County, NJ
Population
92,827
Walk Score
71 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,592
Median home value
$356,100
Chartered
1768
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