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Housing in Seaville

A typical Seaville home is worth roughly $573,000

The median sale price was $215,000 in May 2026.

Typical home value
$573K
▼ 4.8% in a year · NJ $454K
Estimate
Median sale price
$215K
May 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
4
in May · 16 for sale
2-bedroom rent
$2,320
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$7,573
NJ $9,590

Only 4 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.

What kind of housing town is Seaville?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 61% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Seaville rose 61% over the past 5 years, about the same as across New Jersey. Last year prices fell 4.8%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Seaville home at roughly $573,000 today.

Seaville areaNew Jersey
0%+50%+100%+150%+200%200020052010201520202025
−4.8%
past year
+61%
past 5 years
+73%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $573K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Seaville, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

The homes

93% of Seaville households own their home

Half of Seaville’s homes were built before 1990.

Owners and renters
Own 93%Rent 7%

New Jersey: 64% own.

1990
typical home built · NJ 1970
$7,573
median property tax bill · NJ $9,590
1.64%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · NJ 2.11%
24%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Affordability

A typical home costs 4.1 years of income

About the same as across New Jersey. Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$491,000
Typical Seaville home $573K

That’s $83K short of a typical Seaville home.

The typical home, each month
$3,790
Loan $2,840Tax $780Insurance $170

A two-bedroom rents for about $2,320 a month here, $1,470 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Seaville’s typical property tax (1.64% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $2,320

Renters already here pay a median of $2,069, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,710
1 bedroom$1,770
2 bedrooms$2,320
3 bedrooms$3,100
4 bedrooms$3,110
7%
of households rent · NJ 36%
62
renter households
45%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · NJ 52%
20%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$2,069
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Cape May County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Seaville vs. its neighbors

Seaville is the priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Seaville$573K*−4.8%†$2,320—$139,444
Ocean View$480K+6.3%$2,320—$107,344
Upper$412K*+0.4%†$1,87010$111,991
Dennis$360K*+1.5%†$1,76018$105,506
Palermo$395K*−3.7%†$2,300—$101,005

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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