Deal is home to a significant population of OrthodoxSephardic Jews, mainly of Syrian origin. As many as 80% of Deal's Jewish population are Sephardi Jews, and the year-round population jumps ten-fold to over 6,000 during the summer, many of them Syrian Jews.[20][21] In the 2000 census, 16.4% of Deal residents identified as being of Syrian heritage, the greatest percentage of Syrian Americans in any municipality in the country.[22] Most of the town consisted of homes close to or over one hundred years old in the Victorian and American Foursquare styles.
In 2007, Deal was ranked by Forbes magazine as the 13th most expensive ZIP Code in the nation with a median sale price of $1,825,000.[23] It was also named the 4th most expensive zip code in New Jersey in 2017, with a median sale price of $1,207,500.[24] In 2019, PropertyShark ranked Deal in a tie with 94110 in San Francisco as the 85th most expensive ZIP Code in the country, and second-highest in New Jersey, with a median sales price of $1,500,000.[25] Then again in 2021, it was ranked as the second-most expensive zip code in New Jersey with a typical home value of $2,141,154 [26] In 2022, Deal was ranked as the most expensive zip code in New Jersey, with homes valued at $2,400,000.[27]
History
A group from Rhode Island settled in the area of Middletown Township and Shrewsbury Township in the mid-1660s, after having purchased what was known as the Monmouth Patent. Thomas Whyte, an English carpenter from the shore-side community of Deal, Kent, acquired 500 acres (200 ha) in Shrewsbury Township along the shore that became known as "Deal", from the name of the English town.[28][29] Present-day Norwood Avenue dates back to the early 18th century construction of the Long Branch-Deal Turnpike.[30]
On August 14, 1829, at 11:30 PM local time, the fall of a meteorite was observed.[31] The weight of the recovered stone was 28 grams (0.99 oz). The meteorite was officially named "Deal" and it was classified as an ordinary chondrite L.[32]
In summer 2009, several residents of Deal were involved in a scandal called Operation Bid Rig, which involved public corruption, money laundering, and trafficking of human organs.[34]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.32 square miles (3.42 km2), including 1.18 square miles (3.07 km2) of land and 0.14 square miles (0.35 km2) of water (10.30%).[1][2] The borough's beaches have been expanded significantly due to reclamation of the beach by way of dredging.[citation needed]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include South Elberon.[35]
Deal Lake covers 158 acres (64 ha) and is overseen by the Deal Lake Commission, which was established in 1974. Seven municipalities border the lake, accounting for 27 miles (43 km) of shoreline, also including Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Interlaken, Loch Arbour, Neptune Township and Ocean Township.[39]
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Of the 333 households, 12.9% had children under the age of 18; 40.8% were married couples living together; 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 45.3% were non-families. Of all households, 35.7% were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.90.[17]
14.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 17.6% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 28.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 88.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 82.7 males.[17]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $59,615 (with a margin of error of +/− $17,199) and the median family income was $95,833 (+/− $32,359). Males had a median income of $52,625 (+/− $17,303) versus $25,139 (+/− $4,348) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $46,867 (+/− $8,038). About 4.1% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.[46]
2000 census
As of the 2000 U.S. census,[14] there were 1,070 people, 434 households, and 289 families residing in the borough. The population density was 880.5 inhabitants per square mile (340.0/km2). There were 953 housing units at an average density of 784.3 per square mile (302.8/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.39% White, 1.21% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 2.71% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 5.05% of the population.[44][45]
There were 434 households, out of which 19.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.02.[44][45]
In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.[44][45]
The median income for a household in the borough was $58,472, and the median income for a family was $65,313. Males had a median income of $57,857 versus $27,813 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $38,510. About 7.8% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.[44][45]
Government
Local government
Deal is governed under the Walsh Act form of government.[5][47][48] The borough is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use the commission form of government.[49] The governing body consists of three commissioners, who are elected at-large on a non-partisan basis to serve concurrent four-year terms of office as part of the May municipal election. Each commissioner is assigned a department to administer and oversee; the commissioners select one of their members to serve as mayor.
As of 2024[update], members of the Deal Committee are Mayor Samuel M. Cohen (Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety), Jack Kassin (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance) and David Simhon (Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property), all serving concurrent terms of office ending May 15, 2028.[3][50][51][52]
Mayor Harry Franco, who had first been elected as a commissioner, died on January 30, 2013.[53]
Federal, state, and county representation
Deal is located in the 6th Congressional District[54] and is part of New Jersey's 11th state legislative district.[55][56][57]
Monmouth County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of five members who are elected at-large to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January, the board selects one of its members to serve as director and another as deputy director.[64] As of 2024[update], Monmouth County's Commissioners are Director Thomas A. Arnone (R, Neptune City, 2025),[65] Susan M. Kiley (R, Hazlet Township, 2024),[66]
Erik Anderson (R, Shrewsbury, 2026),[67]
Nick DiRocco (R, Wall Township, 2025),[68] and
Deputy Director Ross F. Licitra (R, Marlboro Township, 2026).[69][70][71]
As of March 2011, there were a total of 616 registered voters in Deal, of which 113 (18.3%) were registered as Democrats, 146 (23.7%) were registered as Republicans and 357 (58.0%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.[79]
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 71.4% of the vote (225 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 27.9% (88 votes), and other candidates with 0.6% (2 votes), among the 316 ballots cast by the borough's 602 registered voters (1 ballot was spoiled), for a turnout of 52.5%.[80][81] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 71.0% of the vote (303 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 25.8% (110 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (2 votes), among the 427 ballots cast by the borough's 678 registered voters, for a turnout of 63.0%.[82] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 66.7% of the vote (314 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 32.1% (151 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (4 votes), among the 471 ballots cast by the borough's 768 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 61.3.[83]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 75.8% of the vote (122 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 22.4% (36 votes), and other candidates with 1.9% (3 votes), among the 163 ballots cast by the borough's 597 registered voters (2 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 27.3%.[84][85] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 65.4% of the vote (172 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 31.6% (83 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 3.0% (8 votes), among the 263 ballots cast by the borough's 654 registered voters, yielding a 40.2% turnout.[86]
Education
Deal School District serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade at Deal School.[87][88][89][90] As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 160 students and 19.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.2:1.[91] In the 2016–17 school year, Deal had the 35th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 165 students.[92] In the 2013–2014 school year, nearly 90% of the district's enrollment was from students participating in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, for whom the state paid the district $12,500 in supplemental aid per student.[93]
As of May 2010[update], the borough had a total of 18.57 miles (29.89 km) of roadways, of which 17.11 miles (27.54 km) were maintained by the municipality, 0.00 miles (0 km) by Monmouth County and 1.46 miles (2.35 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[105]
Route 71, Norwood Ave., is the only state highway serving Deal directly -- much of which is a divided road with a median. However, several other highways are accessible in neighboring towns, including Route 35, Route 18, Route 66, and the Garden State Parkway.
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Deal has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average temperature above 32.0 °F (0.0 °C), at least four months with an average temperature at or above 50.0 °F (10.0 °C), at least one month with an average temperature at or above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C) and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. Although most summer days are slightly humid with a cooling afternoon sea breeze in Deal, episodes of heat and high humidity can occur with heat index values above 103 °F (39 °C). Since 1981, the highest air temperature was 100.5 °F (38.1 °C) on August 9, 2001, and the highest daily average mean dew point was 77.5 °F (25.3 °C) on August 13, 2016. July is the peak in thunderstorm activity and the average wettest month is August. Since 1981, the wettest calendar day was 5.60 inches (142 mm) on August 27, 2011. During the winter months, the average annual extreme minimum air temperature is 3.4 °F (−15.9 °C).[110] Since 1981, the coldest air temperature was −6.6 °F (−21.4 °C) on January 22, 1984. Episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values below −7 °F (−22 °C). The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm), and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter activity.
Climate data for Deal, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1981–2019
According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Deal would have a dominant vegetation type of Appalachian Oak (104) with a dominant vegetation form of Eastern Hardwood Forest (25).[113] The plant hardiness zone is 7a with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 3.4 °F (−15.9 °C).[110] The average date of first spring leaf-out is March 24[114] and fall color typically peaks in early-November.
P. Hal Sims (1886–1949) and Dorothy Rice Sims (1889–1960), contract bridge celebrities and experts whose home in Deal was a headquarters and retreat for authorities on the game, 1920s–1930s[129]
Joseph Sitt (born 1964), real estate investor, founder of the retail chain Ashley Stewart, and founder of global real estate company Thor Equities[116]
^"It's a Summer Thing; For Like-Minded New Yorkers, a Season of Separation", The New York Times, May 26, 1996. Accessed May 22, 2015. "The psychiatrists are on Cape Cod, the black professionals are in Azurest on Long Island and the Syrian Jews are in Deal on the Jersey shore.... Nowhere is the closeness of the Syrian Jewish community more evident than in Deal, a sleepy Jersey shore town that swells to 6,000 people in the summer."
^Fahim, Kareem. "Sephardic Jews Developed Haven on the Jersey Shore", The New York Times, July 24, 2009. Accessed July 18, 2012. "In the late 1960s, Sephardic Jews who lived in Brooklyn and spent summers in nearby Bradley Beach began buying land in Deal; by 1973, more than 100 families had bought property in the town. By the mid-1990s, thousands of Sephardic Jews were flocking to the town during the summers, and today, local historians estimate, they make up 80 percent of the population."
^Top Most Expensive U.S. Zip Codes in 2019, PropertyShark, November 18, 2019. Accessed December 14, 2019. "Monmouth County contributed New Jersey’s second ultra-pricey zip. At $1,500,000, Deal’s 07723 shared #85 with San, Francisco’s 94110."
^Solis, Steph; and Mikle, Jean. 'Solomon Dwek, 42, released early from federal prison", Asbury Park Press, March 23, 2015. Accessed May 22, 2015. "Dwek's prominence in the Sephardic Jewish community in Deal gave him access to people like Rabbi Saul Kassin, the head of the Sephardic community in the United States, and Rabbi Eliahu Ben-Haim, a relative of Dwek's. Both pleaded guilty to charges related to money laundering."
^Home PageArchived July 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Deal Lake Commission. Accessed July 8, 2015. "The Deal Lake Commission was created by the seven Monmouth County, NJ towns that surround Deal Lake. The Commission was chartered in 1974 by the Borough of Allenhurst, City of Asbury Park, Borough of Deal, Borough of Interlaken, Village of Loch Arbour, Neptune Township, and Ocean Township."
^Loder, Stephanie. "Deal Mayor Harry Franco, 79, dies following illness", Asbury Park Press, February 1, 2013. Accessed March 6, 2013. "Harry I. Franco, the borough's 13th mayor, died Wednesday following an illness. He was 79. Last year, Franco was re-elected to the borough's Board of Commissioners and then selected by commissioners to be mayor."
^Biography, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Frank Pallone, Jr., was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, where he grew up and still resides."
^Monmouth County Government, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed July 19, 2022. "Monmouth County is governed by five commissioners elected at-large for three-year terms. Each January, the freeholders select one of their members to serve as the director of the board for the year to preside over the meetings and activities of the Board."
^Deal Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Deal School District. Accessed March 11, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Deal School District. Composition: The Deal School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Deal."
^Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 35. Deal - Enrollment: 165; Grades: K-8; County: Monmouth"
^McGlone, Peggy. "NJ Interdistrict Choice program shows huge growth but limited reach", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 8, 2014, updated March 29, 2019. Accessed February 20, 2020. "The K-8 district in the wealthy Monmouth County Shore town receives almost $2 million in extra state aid, $12,573 for each of its 145 out-of-town Choice students. Only 15 students in the district’s one school live in Deal."
^Public Minutes August 27, 2018, Deal School District. Accessed October 21, 2018. "Approve the tuition arrangement for the 2018-2019 School Year with Shore Regional High School at a rate of $10,824.32 per pupil for regular education."
^Mullen, Shannon; Shields, Nancy; and Matheson, Kathy. "Crime, school solutions costly as city seeks rebirth; High school improving, but not enough, many say", Asbury Park Press, January 27, 2005. Accessed August 28, 2013. "It was the day of the charter school's annual lottery, when names of applicants are drawn at random to fill the last remaining slots in next fall's freshman class. Academy Charter, now in its seventh year, is free to students in Asbury Park and the seven nearby towns that are sending districts for Asbury Park High School: Allenhurst, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como, formerly South Belmar."
^Our Story, Academy Charter High School. Accessed October 21, 2018. "Academy Charter High School is a free public high school for residents of Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken, and Lake Como."
^Synagogues, Jewish Federation of Monmouth County. Accessed May 22, 2015.
^Home Page, Congregation Hechal Shaul of Deal. Accessed July 13, 2017. "The Prayers in Congregation Hechal Shaul are according to the customs of Egyptian Heritage of Ahaba Ve Ahva Cairo, Egypt."
^Home Page, Congregation Magen David of West Deal. Accessed February 15, 2015.
^About Us, Ohel Yaacob Congregation. Accessed February 15, 2015.
^Home Page, Congregation Ohel Simha. Accessed July 13, 2017.
^Home Page, Saint Mary of the Assumption Church. Accessed May 22, 2015.
^Johnson, Ken. "A Failed Love and a Museum's Birth; Bauer Recalls Key Figures in the Guggenheim's Creation", The New York Times, August 21, 2014. Accessed March 21, 2017. "In 1939, after a brief imprisonment — Bauer had been included in the Nazi-organized exhibition 'Degenerate Art' two years earlier — he came to America, whereupon Guggenheim made him a hard-to-refuse offer. He would provide Bauer with a 25-room mansion in the shore town Deal, N.J., and a stipend of $15,000 a year (more than $255,000 today), the interest from a $300,000 trust fund."
^"An Unforgettable Evening", Jewish Image, September 2, 2021. Accessed March 9, 2024. "Jacqueline introduced our keynote speaker, Adela Cojab. Adela’s inspirational speech described her family’s move to Deal, New Jersey from Mexico when she was a young child, her education at Hillel Yeshiva, and standing up against anti-Semitism at New York University."
^Epstein, Nadine. "From the Editor", Moment, January 6, 2016. Accessed September 22, 2019. "I grew up in Deal, New Jersey, where many Jews from Aleppo now live."
^Hevesi, Dennis. "George K. Fraenkel, Pioneering Chemist, Dies at 87", The New York Times, June 27, 2009. Accessed August 10, 2012. "George Kessler Fraenkel was born in Deal, N.J., on July 27, 1921, and grew up in Scarsdale, N.Y. He was one of three children of Osmond and Helene Esberg Fraenkel."
^Olszewski, Anthony. "Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague's Shore house", Hudson County Facts, April 10, 2010, copied from Life, February 7, 1938. Accessed March 21, 2017. "Hague's $125,000 Summer home at Deal, N.J. was paid for by check of John Milton, long Hague's lawyer and close crony."
^Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey 2004, p. 261. Skinder-Strauss Associates, 2004. ISBN1-57741-187-0. Accessed July 13, 2017. "Mr. Kean was born May 21, 1963, in Montclair. He grew up in Deal and is a graduate of Red Bank Catholic High School."
^David Rockwell Biography, rockwellgroup. Accessed April 7, 2015. "David Rockwell, FAIA, has long harbored a fascination with immersive environments. He grew up in the theater—his mother, a vaudeville dancer and choreographer, often cast him in community repertory productions. But when he was 12, David's family had a dramatic scene change, moving from Deal, New Jersey to Guadalajara, Mexico."
^Shattuck, Florence. "Do Women Excel Men at Bridge?", The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 14, 1933. Accessed March 25, 2015. "Dorothy Rice Sims is the charming hostess who presides over the beautiful Sims estate at Deal, N. J., which reminds one of the castles of the feudal barons in medieval days."
^Kadoch, Joseph. "Real Estate Mogul Jeff Sutton Makes Waves on the Jersey Shore"Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Jewish Voice, January 25, 2012. Accessed July 13, 2017. "The owner of Wharton Properties, a commercial real estate company with prized holdings in New York City, made headlines recently when he purchased a property on the Jersey Shore for $22.6 million. Sporting 5.3 acres and an impressive 350 feet of beachfront, his new estate – located at 91 Ocean Avenue in Deal – represents one of the most expensive acquisitions made in Monmouth County real estate history."
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