SeavilleNJ
With 2,589 residents, this town was settled in 1849.
Is Seaville a good place to live?
Seaville’s median household income is $139,000, above both New Jersey’s towns ($113,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The biggest park or preserve is Cape May National Wildlife Refuge, at 147 acres. We don’t grade Seaville yet; the figures below are still real.
Seaville lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 16% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Pine Barrens and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Seaville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
13 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant
18 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall
19 mi Theme parkSteel Pier
16 mi Theme parkMorey's Piers
9 mi Theme parkGillians Wonderland Pier and Island WaterparkPhoto credits
Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Steel Pier: Make Lemons, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Morey's Piers: Smallbones, CC0 · Gillians Wonderland Pier and Island Waterpark: Kevin Jarrett from Northfield, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Seaville: who provides what
Seaville 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 Seaville.
Seaville has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
2.9% of Seaville working residents work locally. Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles. Its average commute stands at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Upper Township (12%), Middle Township (11%) and Ocean City (8%).
| Seaville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Seaville’s year
In Seaville, the typical July afternoon high is 84°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Seaville, 12.8% of the land is conserved
Seaville’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. Trails total 0.4 miles in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cape May National Wildlife Refuge | — | 147 |
| 2. Beaver Swamp Wildlife Management Area | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Seaville is inland flooding, at a high overall level
On expected storm and flood damage, Seaville sits above 61% of U.S. communities. 38% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 20%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Seaville is
The share of adults in Seaville who say their health is fair or poor: 12%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Seaville beats New Jersey on 15 and trails on 2. 30% of adults in Seaville sleep under 7 hours; 17% get no exercise outside work.
| Seaville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Seaville | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Seaville sell for about $522K
The rent at the middle of the market for Seaville comes to $2,069 a month. In Seaville, 93% of households own their home.
| Seaville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,069 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Seaville
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Seaville; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Seaville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
97% of working residents leave Seaville for work
Where Seaville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Seaville’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Seaville.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ocean View | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Township | #252 | B | D | — | A− | B+ |
| Dennis Township | #356 | C | C | — | C | B |
| Palermo | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Upper Township and Dennis Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Seaville, Ocean View and Palermo aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Seaville with a neighbor →
Questions about Seaville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Seaville, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Seaville yet; the figures below are still real.