What is the median rent in Wildwood, NJ?

Name: Median rent in Wildwood, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Wildwood, NJ is $997 (±$233) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,411 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Wildwood, the median gross rent went from $1,096 in 2015–2019 to $997 in 2020–2024 (−9.0%).

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: $997 (±$233)
Rented homes: 1,411 (±237)
$2,000 or more: 16.9%
Since 2015–2019: −9.0%

How much rent costs in Wildwood

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Wildwood	Cape May County	New Jersey	United States
Less than $500	4.8% (±3.7 points)	5.3%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	45.8% (±14.2 points)	25.1%	7.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	19.1% (±11.0 points)	26.5%	23.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	13.4% (±8.7 points)	21.7%	28.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	15.3% (±8.7 points)	14.9%	17.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.6% (±2.3 points)	3.5%	7.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±3.1 points)	3.0%	8.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 45.8% of renting households.

16.9% of rented homes in Wildwood cost $2,000 or more a month.

Wildwood against Cape May County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wildwood	Cape May County	New Jersey	United States
Median gross rent	$997 (±$233)	$1,360 (±$96)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,411 (±237)	8,167 (±665)	1,230,839 (±7,912)	42,849,984

In Wildwood, 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 ranks 12 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 539 of 548.

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

How rent in Wildwood 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	$1,096 (±$84)	$997 (±$233)	−9.0%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	54.8% (±5.8 points)	56.5% (±7.2 points)	+1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	45.1% (±6.3 points)	18.1% (±7.5 points)	−27.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wildwood
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Wildwood	—	$997 (±$233)	—
West Wildwood Borough	0.9 mi	$1,225 (±$755)	Not measurably different
Wildwood Crest Borough	1.5 mi	$957 (±$163)	Not measurably different
North Wildwood	1.7 mi	$1,210 (±$122)	Not measurably different
Rio Grande	3.9 mi	$1,305 (±$565)	Not measurably different
Erma	4.0 mi	$1,530 (±$666)	Not measurably different
Stone Harbor Borough	4.6 mi	$1,711 (±$240)	Higher
Lower Township	5.0 mi	$1,386 (±$171)	Higher
Cape May	5.4 mi	$1,013 (±$454)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Stone Harbor Borough, NJ ($1,711), 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
6	Middle Township	$1,500 (±$266)
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 9 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

What is the average rent in Wildwood, NJ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Wildwood is $997 (±$233) 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?

In Wildwood, the median gross rent went from $1,096 in 2015–2019 to $997 in 2020–2024 (−9.0%).

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

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

16.9% of rented homes in Wildwood have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Wildwood higher than in Cape May County?

In Wildwood, 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 city, Cape May County, New Jersey (county subdivision:81170, 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.