What is the median home value in North Wildwood, NJ?

Name: Home values in North Wildwood, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in North Wildwood, NJ is $459,900 (±$48,992), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In North Wildwood, the median home value went from $354,000 in 2015–2019 to $459,900 in 2020–2024 (+29.9%).

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: $459,900 (±$48,992)
Owner-occupied homes: 1,654 (±153)
Most common range: $300,000 to $499,999

Home values in North Wildwood

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	North Wildwood	Cape May County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $50,000	3.0% (±2.6 points)	3.6%	2.5%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	3.1% (±2.6 points)	1.8%	1.8%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	2.8% (±2.9 points)	1.3%	2.2%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	2.0% (±2.5 points)	5.0%	4.3%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	9.4% (±5.4 points)	15.9%	12.9%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	36.8% (±10.1 points)	33.4%	34.2%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	31.0% (±8.0 points)	26.9%	34.5%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	11.7% (±5.3 points)	12.4%	7.6%	7.1%

The most common range is $300,000 to $499,999, 36.8% 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.

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	North Wildwood	Cape May County	New Jersey	United States
Median home value	$459,900 (±$48,992)	$434,600 (±$9,304)	$454,400 (±$1,150)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	1,654 (±153)	36,053 (±805)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142

In North Wildwood, the median home value is not measurably different from Cape May County ($434,600).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey ($454,400).

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

In Cape May County, North Wildwood ranks 9 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 262 of 561.

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

How home values in North Wildwood 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	$354,000 (±$27,319)	$459,900 (±$48,992)	+29.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,957 (±$158)	$2,258 (±$325)	+15.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$4,725 (±$590)	$5,798 (±$460)	+22.7%	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 North Wildwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with North Wildwood
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
North Wildwood	—	$459,900 (±$48,992)	—
West Wildwood Borough	1.4 mi	$400,800 (±$45,048)	Not measurably different
Wildwood	1.7 mi	$391,300 (±$44,915)	Lower
Stone Harbor Borough	2.9 mi	$2,000,000 or more	—
Wildwood Crest Borough	3.2 mi	$590,900 (±$101,953)	Higher
Rio Grande	4.4 mi	$317,400 (±$55,061)	Lower
Whitesboro	5.0 mi	$248,700 (±$62,788)	Lower
Erma	5.1 mi	$409,900 (±$74,860)	Not measurably different
Cape May Court House	5.2 mi	$381,200 (±$49,820)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wildwood, NJ ($391,300), Rio Grande, NJ ($317,400), Whitesboro, NJ ($248,700).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wildwood Crest Borough, NJ ($590,900).

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
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)
12	Wildwood	$391,300 (±$44,915)
13	Lower Township	$364,900 (±$16,201)
14	Dennis Township	$360,400 (±$17,497)
15	Middle Township	$342,200 (±$20,370)

Showing 13 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 North Wildwood

What is the average home value in North Wildwood, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $459,900 (±$48,992) for owner-occupied homes in North Wildwood (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in North Wildwood gone up?

In North Wildwood, the median home value went from $354,000 in 2015–2019 to $459,900 in 2020–2024 (+29.9%).

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 North Wildwood 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 North Wildwood city, Cape May County, New Jersey (county subdivision:53490, 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.