What is the median home value in Cape May, NJ?

Name: Home values in Cape May, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Cape May, NJ is $863,900 (±$65,604), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Cape May, the median home value went from $652,900 in 2015–2019 to $863,900 in 2020–2024 (+32.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $863,900 (±$65,604)
Owner-occupied homes: 928 (±135)
Most common range: $500,000 to $999,999

Home values in Cape May

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Cape May	Cape May County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $50,000	0.0% (±4.7 points)	3.6%	2.5%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.0% (±4.7 points)	1.8%	1.8%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	0.0% (±4.7 points)	1.3%	2.2%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.0% (±4.7 points)	5.0%	4.3%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	0.6% (±1.0 points)	15.9%	12.9%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	21.1% (±14.2 points)	33.4%	34.2%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	49.4% (±14.2 points)	26.9%	34.5%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	28.9% (±9.0 points)	12.4%	7.6%	7.1%

The most common range is $500,000 to $999,999, 49.4% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Cape May against Cape May County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cape May	Cape May County	New Jersey	United States
Median home value	$863,900 (±$65,604)	$434,600 (±$9,304)	$454,400 (±$1,150)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	928 (±135)	36,053 (±805)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142

In Cape May, the median home value is higher than in Cape May County ($434,600).

It is also higher than in New Jersey ($454,400).

It is higher than the national figure ($332,700).

In Cape May County, Cape May ranks 5 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 63 of 561.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Cape May have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$652,900 (±$86,908)	$863,900 (±$65,604)	+32.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$2,369 (±$350)	$2,586 (±$418)	+9.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$6,112 (±$739)	$6,165 (±$1,102)	+0.9%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near Cape May

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cape May
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Cape May	—	$863,900 (±$65,604)	—
West Cape May Borough	2.2 mi	$751,100 (±$65,948)	Lower
Lower Township	3.0 mi	$364,900 (±$16,201)	Lower
Cape May Point Borough	3.6 mi	$1,050,000 (±$108,837)	Higher
Erma	3.7 mi	$409,900 (±$74,860)	Lower
Wildwood Crest Borough	3.9 mi	$590,900 (±$101,953)	Lower
North Cape May	3.9 mi	$393,300 (±$40,021)	Lower
Wildwood	5.4 mi	$391,300 (±$44,915)	Lower
Rio Grande	5.5 mi	$317,400 (±$55,061)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Cape May Borough, NJ ($751,100), Lower Township, NJ ($364,900), Erma, NJ ($409,900).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cape May Point Borough, NJ ($1,050,000).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Cape May County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
1	Stone Harbor Borough	$2,000,000 or more
2	Avalon Borough	$1,959,000 (±$146,594)
3	Sea Isle City	$1,087,300 (±$43,074)
4	Cape May Point Borough	$1,050,000 (±$108,837)
5	Cape May	$863,900 (±$65,604)
6	Ocean City	$840,500 (±$49,163)
7	West Cape May Borough	$751,100 (±$65,948)
8	Wildwood Crest Borough	$590,900 (±$101,953)
9	North Wildwood	$459,900 (±$48,992)
10	Upper Township	$411,500 (±$19,373)
11	West Wildwood Borough	$400,800 (±$45,048)

Showing 11 of 16 places in Cape May County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cape May

What is the average home value in Cape May, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $863,900 (±$65,604) for owner-occupied homes in Cape May (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Cape May gone up?

In Cape May, the median home value went from $652,900 in 2015–2019 to $863,900 in 2020–2024 (+32.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Is this what homes in Cape May sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Cape May city, Cape May County, New Jersey (county subdivision:10270, in state:34 county:009).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.