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Cape May Point is a tiny town of 138 people in Cape May County, New Jersey. It's about 34 miles from Dover, DE and 75 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $1k a month.
138people
$1.1MTypical home
$1,360/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
15"Snow
227Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 138
- Part of a metro area
- About 468 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 34 mi to Dover, DE
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,621/mo)
- Median rent $1,360/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (796 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 71
- 17% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to DOV airport
- 66 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 224 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 450 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 128 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cape May County: R+19 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.