148 Tiller Avenue, Manahawkin
Listing courtesy of The CRESI Group LLC. Contact:
6097092742
Matt Quinn, Realtor
On a summer evening at Manahawkin Lake Park, the township's concert series is playing a few minutes from the stretch of Route 72 that every LBI-bound car has to use. Manahawkin is Stafford Township's commercial and civic center, and it's the last stop before Route 72 crosses the Manahawkin Bay Bridge onto Long Beach Island.
I've lived in Ocean County my whole life, and I've done repeat business in Stafford, including closed sales in Manahawkin on Castaway Road and Prospect Avenue. If a house below catches your eye, call or text me and I'll tell you what that part of town is really like.
Daily life here runs through the commercial core. Stafford Square Mall, the Manahawkin Flea Market and a long mix of national retailers and local businesses line Route 72 and Route 9. This is where a lot of southern Ocean County comes for shopping, schools and services, so most errands stay close to home.
Manahawkin Lake Park is the center of community life, and the township's annual Founders Day is a long-running local tradition. Southern Regional, the grade 7 to 12 district shared by Stafford, Ocean Township (Waretown) and the six LBI towns, is here too.
The cost of being at the center of everything is summer traffic. Route 72 and the Manahawkin Bay Bridge, officially the Dorland J. Henderson Memorial Bridge, are the only road onto LBI, so summer weekends back up through town. People who have lived here a while plan their errands around the rush. The rest of the year, getting around the region is easy.
A Manahawkin mailing address covers a lot of ground. On the MLS it takes in much of Stafford's side of Ocean Acres, the lagoon streets around Beach Haven West, and older streets closer to the commercial core. Most of what's listed is single-family, and the active listings run from homes built in the 1960s to new construction finished in 2026. If you want a dock, the lagoon sections are where to look. If you want an inland suburban street, Ocean Acres is the usual starting point.
As of October 2026, there are 81 active homes and condos listed with a Manahawkin address, priced from $69,000 to $3,199,999.
Know which section you're in. A Manahawkin address can mean the commercial core, a lagoon street or an Ocean Acres subdivision, and Ocean Acres also crosses into Barnegat Township. Tour more than one section before you decide what Manahawkin feels like.
Flood homework near the water. On waterfront and low-lying lots, confirm the flood zone and flood insurance cost for the exact property. I worked construction, and I'd get an actual elevation certificate before trusting any quoted premium.
Summer traffic and the commute. Parkway Exit 63 connects to Route 72 right in town, which makes highway trips easy most of the year. Build summer weekend backups into your commute math, especially near the beach-traffic corridor.
School district. The Stafford Township School District covers PreK through 6th grade, and grades 7 to 12 attend the Southern Regional School District. Confirm the district for the specific address, especially near the Barnegat line.
Want to be on the water? See Stafford Township waterfront homes for sale
Looking for more yard? See Ocean Acres homes for sale
Nearby neighborhoods
Tell me whether you want to be near the shopping, on a lagoon, or on a quieter suburban street, and I'll point you to the part of Manahawkin that fits. If it's the wrong fit, I'll tell you that too.
Matt Quinn, United Real Estate Associates
(609) 709-2742
matt@mattquinnsellshomes.com
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