Cost of living in Cape May, New Jersey
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,013 a month.
Cape May is a city in New Jersey. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $62,576 a year.
- People
- 2,767
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,013
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $62,576
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $863,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,857
- Cape May County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Cape May, New Jersey has about 2,767 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $863,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Cape May County is $1,857 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Cape May. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area, prices sit at 98.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
New Jersey taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.6% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Cape May's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical New Jersey home paid 25.19¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Cape May's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for New Jersey in the table we use.
Among 485 places we list in New Jersey with a rent figure, 471 have higher typical rent than Cape May.
Nearby places
- Erma
Typical rent $1,530
Compare with Cape May - Wildwood Crest
Typical rent $957
Compare with Cape May - North Cape May
Typical rent $1,709
Compare with Cape May - Wildwood
Typical rent $997
Compare with Cape May - Rio Grande
Typical rent $1,305
Compare with Cape May - Villas
Typical rent $1,719
Compare with Cape May - North Wildwood
Typical rent $1,210
- Whitesboro
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New Jersey
Bigger places in New Jersey
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.