What is the median rent in Wildwood Crest Borough, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Wildwood Crest Borough, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Wildwood Crest Borough, NJ is $957 (±$163) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 351 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Wildwood Crest Borough, the median gross rent went from $986 in 2015–2019 to $957 in 2020–2024 (−2.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $957 (±$163)
Rented homes: 351 (±148)
$2,000 or more: 11.1%
Since 2015–2019: −2.9%

How much rent costs in Wildwood Crest Borough

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Wildwood Crest Borough	Cape May County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±12.0 points)	5.3%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	56.4% (±23.2 points)	25.1%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	32.5% (±21.7 points)	26.5%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±12.0 points)	21.7%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	3.4% (±5.1 points)	14.9%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±12.0 points)	3.5%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	7.7% (±11.4 points)	3.0%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 56.4% of renting households.

11.1% of rented homes in Wildwood Crest Borough cost $2,000 or more a month.

Wildwood Crest Borough against Cape May County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wildwood Crest Borough	Cape May County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$957 (±$163)	$1,360 (±$96)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	351 (±148)	8,167 (±665)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Wildwood Crest Borough, median gross rent is lower than in Cape May County ($1,360).

It is also lower than in New Jersey ($1,720).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Cape May County, Wildwood Crest Borough ranks 13 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 545 of 548.

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

How rent in Wildwood Crest Borough has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$986 (±$147)	$957 (±$163)	−2.9%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	27.5% (±6.5 points)	18.7% (±7.6 points)	−8.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	42.3% (±12.4 points)	35.7% (±18.8 points)	−6.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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 gross rent in places near Wildwood Crest Borough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wildwood Crest Borough
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Wildwood Crest Borough	—	$957 (±$163)	—
Wildwood	1.5 mi	$997 (±$233)	Not measurably different
West Wildwood Borough	2.1 mi	$1,225 (±$755)	Not measurably different
North Wildwood	3.2 mi	$1,210 (±$122)	Higher
Erma	3.3 mi	$1,530 (±$666)	Not measurably different
Cape May	3.9 mi	$1,013 (±$454)	Not measurably different
Rio Grande	3.9 mi	$1,305 (±$565)	Not measurably different
Lower Township	4.1 mi	$1,386 (±$171)	Higher
West Cape May Borough	5.8 mi	$1,232 (±$580)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: North Wildwood, NJ ($1,210), Lower Township, NJ ($1,386).

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

Median gross rent across Cape May County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
7	Lower Township	$1,386 (±$171)
8	West Cape May Borough	$1,232 (±$580)
9	West Wildwood Borough	$1,225 (±$755)
10	North Wildwood	$1,210 (±$122)
11	Cape May	$1,013 (±$454)
12	Wildwood	$997 (±$233)
13	Wildwood Crest Borough	$957 (±$163)
14	Woodbine Borough	$945 (±$150)

Showing 8 of 14 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 Wildwood Crest Borough

What is the average rent in Wildwood Crest Borough, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Wildwood Crest Borough is $957 (±$163) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Wildwood Crest Borough?

In Wildwood Crest Borough, the median gross rent went from $986 in 2015–2019 to $957 in 2020–2024 (−2.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

How many rentals in Wildwood Crest Borough cost more than $2,000 a month?

11.1% of rented homes in Wildwood Crest Borough have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Wildwood Crest Borough higher than in Cape May County?

In Wildwood Crest Borough, median gross rent is lower than in Cape May County ($1,360).

It is also lower than in New Jersey ($1,720).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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 Wildwood Crest borough, Cape May County, New Jersey (county subdivision:81200, 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 B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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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.