Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Cape May Point’s typical home value is $1,651,000, where New Jersey’s towns sit at $606,000 and U.S. towns at $332,000. Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Cape May Point. Cape May Point’s trail density is 3.3 miles per square mile, above both the New Jersey town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Saint Peter's-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church and Brandywine Shoal Light Station is on the National Register of Historic Places. Cape May Point has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Cape May Point beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 22% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Census counts: 198 in 1880, a low of 104 in 1930, 305 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1983 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cape May Point. Close and well known come first.
9 mi Theme parkMorey's Piers
36 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant
13 mi LandmarkFort Miles14 mi Zoo & aquariumCape May County Park & Zoo9 mi Theme parkHunt's Pier
32 mi Theme parkGillians Wonderland Pier and Island WaterparkMorey's Piers: Smallbones, CC0 · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Fort Miles: Unknown, Public domain · Gillians Wonderland Pier and Island Waterpark: Kevin Jarrett from Northfield, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cape May Point, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Cape May Point.
98% of Cape May Point households own their home. Typical home values rose 16% in the year to September 2026. The typical Cape May Point home is worth about $1,651,000, up 16% in a year, 3 times the New Jersey typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
People 65 and older are 70% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 0% of residents (22% statewide). 49% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Cape May Point.
Somewhere between 53% and 80% women
The Census survey reached too few of Cape May Point’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.7 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Cape May Point | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0.7% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.8% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 23.9% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 24.6% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 44.9% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.2% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 15.2% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.2% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.1% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.4% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 31.9% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Cape May Point’s average trip to work is 16 minutes. Since 2013, Cape May Point has added 41 jobs, to 57 in 2023. Most working residents leave Cape May Point for work: only 2% work in town.
| Cape May Point | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 91 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cape May Point.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cape May Point State Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Pavilion Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Cape May Bird Observatory - Northwood Center | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Cape May Point has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 28° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cape May Point beats the New Jersey average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Cape May Point.
| Cape May Point | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 36% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Cape May Point | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 3.9% | 12.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.9% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 16.4% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Cape May Point; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Cape May Point residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Borough in Cape May County, New Jersey, US
Cape May Point is a borough located at the tip of the Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough, and all of Cape May County, is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 305, an increase of 14 (+4.8%) from the 2010 census count of 291, which in turn reflected an increase of 50 (+20.7%) from the 241 counted in the 2000 census. The summer population can reach 4,500. The Cape May Light is located in Lower Township, but is also a point of identity for Cape May Point as it uses the lighthouse as a logo for municipal-owned vehic…
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Cape May Point has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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