ErmaNJ
A town of 1,959.
Is Erma a good place to live?
We don’t grade Erma yet; the figures below are still real.
Erma lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 40% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Moving to Erma: who provides what
Erma is unincorporated, so Cape May County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Erma.
Erma has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute for Erma comes to 22 minutes, against 30 minutes in New Jersey’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Most people who work leave Erma to do it: just 1% work in town. This New Jersey town had 245 jobs in 2023, down 56 from 2013. The typical household income in the town is $97,000.
| Erma | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Erma is coastal flooding, at a high overall level
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Erma comes to 75 of 100, above both New Jersey’s towns (52 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). FEMA puts two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to coastal flooding, and 27% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Erma
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 28° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Erma is
28% of adults feel lonely in Erma. CDC measures, 32 in all: Erma beats New Jersey on 6 and trails on 6. In Erma, nearly a third of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 19% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Erma | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Erma | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A typical New Jersey spread of ages in Erma
Erma: 35% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. No age group stands out against New Jersey: all are within 4 points. In Erma, the age of the median resident is 44.8 years.
| Erma | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.8 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 45% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 39% and 70% women
The Census survey reached too few of Erma’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±15.3 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Erma | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.6% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.2% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.2% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.7% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.9% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.2% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
Homes in Erma sell for about $405K
Erma’s midpoint rent comes in at $1,530 a month. The share of households in Erma who live in a home they own: 80%.
| Erma | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,530 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Morey's Piers and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Erma. Close and well known come first.
5 mi Theme parkMorey's Piers
35 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall
30 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant
36 mi Theme parkSteel Pier5 mi Theme parkHunt's Pier9 mi Zoo & aquariumCape May County Park & ZooPhoto credits
Morey's Piers: Smallbones, CC0 · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Steel Pier: Make Lemons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Everything we know about Erma
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Erma; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Erma residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
99% of working residents leave Erma for work
Where Erma’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Erma
Populated place in Cape May County, New Jersey, US
Erma is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Lower Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 2,031, a decline of 103 from the 2010 census count of 2,134.
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- Area
- 3.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
Erma’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Erma.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erma | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rio Grande | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Erma and Rio Grande aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Erma with a neighbor →
Questions about Erma
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Erma, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Erma yet; the figures below are still real.