Cape May is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Cape May, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Cape May have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Cape May in 100 people: 11 kids under 18 (NJ: 22)
For every 100 households, 65 own and the rest rent, beside 64 owners across NJ. Cape May counts about 2,716 residents (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 56 in every 100 adults 25 and older. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Cape May changed by −23%.
Median age 56.7 (NJ 40.1).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.9 points.
Counted by household. Plus 47.8% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 11% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 18 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Cape May says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 2 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Cape May
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Cape May’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Cape May or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Cape May in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.