TOWN SPOTLIGHT
LACEY TOWNSHIP BY ERIN MCFEETERS
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ew-build communities, shore homes with a water view, and ranch-style homes with a backyard of pine trees—Lacey Township has something for everyone. “We’re a small town and we have small-town ways about us, and we’re always there to help each other out,” said Lacey Township Business Administrator Veronica Laureigh. “People in the community know each other and want to know each other.”
Lacey Township encompasses the communities of Forked River, Lanoka Harbor, Bamber Lakes, and more. The township is on the coast of Barnegat Bay, nestled in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, and is the second largest township in Ocean County, just behind Jackson Township at around 83 square miles. According to New Jersey Realtors® February 2021 housing market statistics, the median sales price
for single-family homes in Lacey Township is $277,500, a 15.6 percent increase over last February. Prices in the adult community sector of the market are on the rise, as well. In February 2021, the median sales price was $465,000 for adult community properties, a 10.2 percent increase over last year and nearly $190,000 more than single-family homes in the area. The township’s unique location along U.S. Highway Route 9 and the Garden NEW JERSEY REALTOR® | May/June 2021 | 17
