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No. 33 Most Expensive Small Town: Spring Lake, N.J.

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No. 33 Most Expensive Small Town: Spring Lake, N.J.

Median home value: $1,259,716
YOY price change: -5.6%
Population: 3,862
2010 Rank: 45

Spring Lake, a seaside town in central New Jersey's Monmouth County, has the state's longest noncommercial boardwalk and two miles of beach. Highlights include old, Victorian-style mansions, shopping and dining amenities, and several nearby golf courses. Spring Lake is a year-round community, but it also attracts many summer visitors and Census data show that 31.4 percent of housing units are vacant.

See the Zillow Home Value Index for Spring Lake, N.J.