Ocean County, New Jersey Court Filings Intelligence
Live court-record analysis of property-related filings (foreclosure, probate, divorce, partition, guardianship). Data sourced direct from Ocean County court dockets. Updated 2026-06-03. See methodology.
Most recent filing in this dataset: 2026-06-03. Dataset refreshes nightly; report regenerates monthly.
At a glance
76 verified property-related court filings tracked across 5 months (Feb 2026 to Jun 2026).
19 typical monthly filing volume.
26% of filings involve owners whose mailing address differs from the property address (20 of 76 filings).
$522,000 median estimated property value across the 70 filings with property-enrichment data (92% coverage).
4.0% New Jersey unemployment rate (BLS, as of 2026-04). Filings should be read against the local-economy backdrop.
Filing type breakdown
| Filing type | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Lien | 35 | 46.1% |
| Foreclosure (Post-Filing) | 27 | 35.5% |
| Tax Sale | 9 | 11.8% |
| Estate | 4 | 5.3% |
| Pre-Probate | 1 | 1.3% |
Each row is a distinct case verified for current owner-of-record before inclusion.
Monthly filing activity
| Month | Filings | vs prior |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 13 | |
| Mar 2026 | 11 | -2 |
| Apr 2026 | 20 | +9 |
| May 2026 | 31 | +11 |
| Jun 2026 | 1 | -30 |
Each row reflects new filings entering the dataset that month, after ownership verification. Most recent month may be partial.
Geographic concentration by ZIP
Top 10 ZIPs in Ocean County account for 97.4% of all tracked filings, showing where distressed real estate activity clusters.
| ZIP | City | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08724 | Brick | 33 | 43.4% |
| 08723 | Brick | 29 | 38.2% |
| 08527 | Jackson | 3 | 3.9% |
| 08755 | Toms River | 2 | 2.6% |
| 08753 | Toms River | 2 | 2.6% |
| 08722 | Beachwood | 1 | 1.3% |
| 08721 | Berkeley | 1 | 1.3% |
| 08759 | Manchester Township | 1 | 1.3% |
| 08751 | Seaside Heights | 1 | 1.3% |
| 08757 | Toms River | 1 | 1.3% |
Based on filings with a parseable property address (100% of Ocean County filings).
Property value distribution
| Estimated value | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $150k - $250k | 2 | 2.9% |
| $250k - $400k | 9 | 12.9% |
| $400k+ | 59 | 84.3% |
Source: third-party property enrichment (92% coverage on Ocean County filings). Median $522,000; mean $576,673.
Day-of-week filing pattern
| Day | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mon | 5 | 6.6% |
| Tue | 28 | 36.8% |
| Wed | 20 | 26.3% |
| Thu | 7 | 9.2% |
| Fri | 16 | 21.1% |
| Sat | 0 | 0.0% |
Filings cluster Monday through Friday, with weekend filings essentially absent (court system closed). Computed for 76 filings with a parseable date.
Property characteristics
Parcel-level detail for the 68 Ocean County filings that match county GIS records:
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median county-assessed value | $272,050 |
| Median lot size | 0.21 acres |
| Median annual property tax | $6,729 |
| Property class: Residential | 68 filings |
Source: Ocean County public parcel data via the county's GIS REST API. Court records are public information.
Local-market benchmark
Demographics of the ZIPs where filings cluster, weighted by filing count and benchmarked against Census ACS 2023 5-year:
| Indicator | Filing-weighted average |
|---|---|
| Median household income (where filings cluster) | $99,449 |
| Median home value | $371,112 |
| Owner-occupancy rate | 81.9% |
| Median gross rent | $1,703/mo |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates, weighted by Keystone's filing volume across 10 top ZIPs.
Why these filings are invisible on most public foreclosure sites
The largest public foreclosure-aggregator interfaces surface only post-auction bank-owned properties in New Jersey. Pre-foreclosure court filings are not visible to their non-paying users. Keystone tracks the court filing the day it hits the docket, weeks or months before any property reaches the auction stage those aggregators surface.
Methodology and full audit: Court-vs-aggregator coverage gap report.
Methodology and data sources
- Court filings are collected directly from Ocean County court records, which are public information.
- Every filing in this dataset has been verified for current owner-of-record. Entity-owned filings (LLCs, trusts, banks) and properties where the named party is not the current owner are excluded.
- Property value figures come from third-party enrichment (92% coverage on this dataset).
- Individual case data, defendant names, and property addresses are not published. Reports show aggregated statistics only.
- The methodology page at /reports/methodology documents data sources, sample sizes, and known limitations in detail.
- This report was generated 2026-06-03 from the live database. Numbers reflect the dataset at that moment.
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View Ocean County availabilityCite: Keystone Court Data, "Ocean County New Jersey Court Filings Intelligence," 2026-06-03, https://keystonecourtdata.com/reports/ocean-nj-court-filings-intelligence · Download data (CSV)