Best PlacesCape May Point, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cape May Point, 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 Point ranks 7,630th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Cape May Point
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 Point's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cape May Point ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute13.5 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$149,519 median, better than 97% of towns
Where Cape May Point ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,358 a month, better than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cape May Point
A household needs to earn about $258,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cape May Point home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $149,519, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Point's effective rate of 0.83%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Cape May Point
Cape May Point 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 Point.
Who works in Cape May Point, and how
Work in Cape May Point centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 51%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in Cape May Point
The coast is about 1 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Cape May Point, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Cape May Point, month by month
Cape May Point sees roughly 68 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 Point
The nearest airport, Atlantic City International, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cape May Point
Schools across Cape May Point average a C−, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Cape May Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sandman Consolidated SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Lower Cape May Regional High SchoolC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cape May Point school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cape May Point 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 Point against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cape May Point
Is Cape May Point a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cape May Point ranks 7,630th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, civic engagement, and short commutes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cape May Point expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $983,200. The overall cost of living runs about 47% above the national average. Set against a $149,519 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Cape May Point safe?
Cape May Point is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $231 per resident a year.
Compare Cape May Point with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cape May Point. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cape May Point 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 Point detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cape May Point: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cape May Point: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cape May Point: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cape May Point: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cape May Point 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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