Cape May
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Outdoors in Cape May
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1880
Welcome the dude - Chester & Handy, photographers, S.W. Cor. Stockton Hotel Bath Houses, Beach Ave. & Ocean St., Cape M…, 1880
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About Cape May
City in Cape May County, New Jersey, USCape May, sometimes referred to as Cape May City, is a city and seaside resort located at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located on the Atlantic Ocean near the mouth of the Delaware Bay, it is one of the country's oldest vacation resort destinations. The city, and all of Cape May County, is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is the southernmost municipality in New Jersey, and is part of the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's resident population was 2,768, a decrease of 839 (−23.3%) from the 2010 census count of 3,…
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How Cape May ranks
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Housing in Cape May
The typical Cape May home is worth about $745,000, up 8.1% in a year, 28% above the New Jersey typical home.
Only 1 sale in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Safety in Cape May
Safety Grade C-
Cape May reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 80% report less.
Health in Cape May
Compared with New Jersey
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.
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Schools in Cape May
All Cape May schools →School Grade C
The public schools Cape May’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 71% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NJ. Ratings are from neighbors.
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