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A town of 9,735, settled in 1931.
Only 4 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower average trip to work than Villas. The biggest park or preserve is Cox Hall Creek Wildlife Management Area, at 196 acres. We don’t grade Villas yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Villas’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census counts: 2,085 in 1960, 9,134 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 1920 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Villas. Close and well known come first.
36 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall
7 mi Theme parkMorey's Piers
31 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant
36 mi Theme parkSteel Pier9 mi Zoo & aquariumCape May County Park & Zoo7 mi Theme parkHunt's PierBoardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Morey's Piers: Smallbones, CC0 · 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
Villas 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Villas.
Most working residents leave Villas for work: only 5% work in town. 6.1% of workers work from home in Villas, against 16% in New Jersey’s towns and 11% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Villas has added 132 jobs, to 742 in 2023.
| Villas | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.1% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Villas home is worth about $412,000, up 5.2% in a year, 28% below the New Jersey typical home. 91% of Villas households own their home.
| Villas | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,719 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cape May County Park South - Fishing Creek Wildlife Preserve | — | 224 |
| 2. Cox Hall Creek Wildlife Management Area | 0.1 mi | 196 |
| 3. Shorebirds Tolz Beach Preserve | 0.1 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Villas has chilly 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
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 46 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Villas.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Villas beats the New Jersey average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Villas. Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 8 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Villas.
| Villas | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 28% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Villas | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Villas; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Villas residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Place in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
Villas, also known as the Villas, 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. The locality is also home to the community of Miami Beach. As of the 2020 census, Villas had a population of 9,134. Villas is served by ZIP code 08251, which extends northward of Miami Beach to encompass the Del Haven community of Middle Township.
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3 towns share a border with Villas.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villas | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lower Township | #376 | C− | C− | B+ | D | B |
| Middle Township | #405 | C− | D | C | C+ | B+ |
| North Cape May | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Villas and North Cape May aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Villas with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Villas yet; the figures below are still real.
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