A typical Strathmere home is worth about $1,662,000
Up 11.2% in a year, 186% above the New Jersey typical home.
Only 1 sale 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 Strathmere?
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What it takes to buy in Strathmere
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That’s $1.32M short of a typical Strathmere home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,280 a month here, $9,360 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the New Jersey typical property tax (2.11% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
93% of Strathmere households own their home
Half of Strathmere’s homes were built before 1959.
New Jersey: 64% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Up 53.3% in five years
Faster than New Jersey (35.4%).
Show as a table
| January | Strathmere | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $694,000 | $317,000 |
| 2018 | $714,000 | $330,000 |
| 2019 | $771,000 | $343,000 |
| 2020 | $820,000 | $358,000 |
| 2021 | $917,000 | $394,000 |
| 2022 | $1,176,000 | $441,000 |
| 2023 | $1,328,000 | $471,000 |
| 2024 | $1,400,000 | $511,000 |
| 2025 | $1,477,000 | $551,000 |
| 2026 | $1,546,000 | $568,000 |
| August 2026 | $1,662,000 | $580,000 |
A typical Strathmere home worth $676K in September 2016 is worth about $1.66M today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,280
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
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.
Strathmere vs. its neighbors
Strathmere is the priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathmere | $1.66M | +11.2% | $2,280 | — | $108,953 |
| Upper | $412K* | +0.4%† | $1,870 | 10 | $111,991 |
| Ocean City | $1.13M | +10.1% | $2,130 | 150 | $101,782 |
| Sea Isle City | $1.53M | +11.7% | $2,210 | 47 | $108,359 |
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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What Strathmere buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. 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.