08204
Cape May, New Jersey.
Cape May, Cape May County, NJ · Ocean City, NJ metro · population 16,573
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$2,453 (+169%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $59,462 +9%
- $684,538$744,000 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $202,344 +37%
- $541,656$744,000 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 08204$3,905
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.
Typical home values in zip 08204 rose 8.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Cape May, NJ — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 08204
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 08204$744,000
- Ocean City$813,023
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.4 | 08212 | Cape May Point | 138 | — | $1,644,488 |
| 3.7 | 08242 | Rio Grande | 4,141 | — | $437,026 |
| 3.9 | 08251 | Villas | 10,503 | — | $414,305 |
| 4.6 | 08260 | Wildwood | 12,959 | $1,866 | $665,047 |
| 9.2 | 08247 | Stone Harbor | 965 | — | $2,591,421 |
| 11.5 | 08210 | Cape May Court House | 17,143 | — | $464,353 |
| 12.7 | 08202 | Avalon | 1,612 | — | $2,833,672 |
| 17.3 | 08243 | Sea Isle City | 2,000 | — | $1,537,842 |
| 19.6 | 08327 | Leesburg | 3,408 | — | $233,095 |
| 19.8 | 08230 | Ocean View | 5,700 | — | $487,350 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.