Best PlacesCape May Court House, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cape May Court House, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cape May Court House ranks 20,897th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cape May Court House
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Cape May Court House's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cape May Court House ranks high
- TransitBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Short commute20.8 minutes each way, better than 85% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of towns
Where Cape May Court House ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,358 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cape May Court House
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cape May Court House home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $96,103; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Cape May Court House's effective rate of 1.22%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cape May Court House
Cape May Court House runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cape May Court House.
Who works in Cape May Court House, and how
Work in Cape May Court House centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Cape May Court House
Cape May Court House has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of towns. The coast is about 8 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Cape May Court House and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Cape May Court House, month by month
Cape May Court House sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 37° | 29° |
| April | 65° | 54° | 45° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 61° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Cape May Court House
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cape May Court House
Schools across Cape May Court House average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Middle Township Elementary #2D · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dennis Township Elementary/middle SchoolsC− · 29% proficient
- Middle Township Elementary #4D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Cape May County Technical High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Middle Township High SchoolD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cape May Court House school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cape May Court House measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Cape May Court House against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cape May Court House
Is Cape May Court House a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cape May Court House ranks 20,897th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, biking, and big-city access, and lowest on state finances and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cape May Court House expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $368,200. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $96,103 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Cape May Court House safe?
Yes, Cape May Court House is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $184 per resident a year.
Compare Cape May Court House with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cape May Court House. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cape May Court House represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Cape May Court House detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cape May Court House: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cape May Court House: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cape May Court House: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cape May Court House: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cape May Court House detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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