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The median home value in Cape May County, NJ is $806,250 as of 2026-08-31, up 9.32% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$806,250
Year-over-Year
+9.32%
National Rank
#41 of 3071
Cape May County ranks 1st out of 21 counties in NJ by median home price, and is +243.0% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within NJ, the typical county has a median home value of $588,036, making Cape May County +37.1% above the NJ state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.5%, from $802,509 in May 2026 to $806,250 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $802,509 | +7.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $804,637 | +8.0% |
| Jul 2026 | $807,930 | +8.7% |
| Aug 2026 | $806,250 | +9.3% |
Households here earn a median of $91,128 a year against a typical home value of $806,250 — a price-to-income ratio of 8.8×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That makes it one of the least affordable counties in the country relative to local wages. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Cape May County recorded a violent crime rate of 290 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 4,550 per 100,000.
Based on 5 reporting cities covering 13,449 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Cape May County is $806,250. That's up 9.32% from a year earlier. That is about 243.0% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Cape May County the 1st most expensive of 21 counties in New Jersey.
Median household income here is $91,128, so a typical home costs about 8.8× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Cape May County recorded 290 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 13,449 residents across 5 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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