For The 10th Year In A Row, Ocean City Named NJ's Favorite Beach

OCEAN CITY, NJ — For the tenth consecutive year, a statewide poll has named Ocean City as "New Jersey's Favorite Beach."

Representatives of the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium announced the winners of the annual contest, decided via an online poll, in a presentation on the Ocean City Music Pier on Friday morning.

The survey was introduced in 2008 by the Sea Grant Consortium to “inspire pride in and stewardship of New Jersey’s beaches while promoting a little healthy competition between New Jersey’s favorite beach towns.”

The online voters are prevented from voting more than once.

The contest included winners for the four coastal counties, and Ocean City was the top beach in Cape May County, in addition to being overall winner. Sea Isle City was second in Cape May County and second overall.

In recent years, Ocean City has been named “Best Beach in America” and “Best Beach” in many other statewide polls. “America’s Greatest Family Resort” also has been recognized for its boardwalk, downtown, ecotourism, family destinations, women-owned businesses and more.

“It’s great to see Ocean City achieve this honor,” Mayor Jay Gillian said. “Every year, we face new challenges. But Ocean City remains the best beach in the state and a tradition for generations of families. I want to congratulate and thank the city team, our public safety departments, the Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Tourism Development Commission, the Boardwalk and Downtown Merchants associations, local businesses, all volunteer groups and the entire community in making Ocean City a wonderful place to live, work and play.”