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Moving to Loch Arbour, NJ
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About Loch Arbour
Loch Arbour is a tiny oceanfront village (about a tenth of a square mile) between Allenhurst and the Atlantic, with Deal Lake at its back. It is a non-operating school district: students attend West Long Branch schools for PreK–8 and Shore Regional High School for 9–12. Its principal visuals are the beach, the lake, and its quiet residential streets.
Home prices in Loch Arbour
Home prices in Loch Arbour vary by neighborhood and property type.
Top places in Loch Arbour
- Loch Arbour beach
- Deal Lake
- Allenhurst station (adjacent, walkable)
- Oceanfront residential streets
Commuting from Loch Arbour
- Rail: no in-town stop, but the North Jersey Coast Line crosses the village and Allenhurst station is about a 12-minute walk (Moovit). Allenhurst–NY Penn typically runs 1h50–2h05 (Shore Insight Monmouth County guide, June 2025); some services require a transfer at Long Branch. Rome2Rio showed limited direct Allenhurst–NY Penn service around 1h38 — use the typical 1h50–2h05 range rather than overstating the limited direct runs.
- Bus: NJ Transit 837 serves the village; Academy runs from Kingsley Street (Allenhurst) to Port Authority in about 2h15 (Rome2Rio).
- Drive: roughly 1h10–1h25 to Midtown with no traffic via the Garden State Parkway (Rome2Rio showed ~1h13 no-traffic); longer in peak traffic.
- Sources read: Shore Insight Monmouth County transit guide (June 2025), Rome2Rio Loch Arbour–New York, Moovit.
Loch Arbour FAQs
- What is the housing market like in Loch Arbour, NJ?
Home prices in Loch Arbour vary by neighborhood and property type. - How is the commute from Loch Arbour, NJ?
Rail: no in-town stop, but the North Jersey Coast Line crosses the village and Allenhurst station is about a 12-minute walk (Moovit). Allenhurst–NY Penn typically runs 1h50–2h05 (Shore Insight Monmouth County guide, June 2025); some services require a transfer at Long Branch. Rome2Rio showed limited direct Allenhurst–NY Penn service around 1h38 — use the typical 1h50–2h05 range rather than overstating the limited direct runs.
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Transit
Official town resources. School report cards via the New Jersey Department of Education.