Name: Wildwood Crest, NJ statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Wildwood Crest

Cape May County gains about 0.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in4,317

Moved out4,262

Net+55

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Atlantic County, NJ396588−192

Philadelphia County, PA351206+145

Gloucester County, NJ280224+56

Camden County, NJ302171+131

Montgomery County, PA221111+110

Burlington County, NJ191131+60

Delaware County, PA217102+115

Cumberland County, NJ251

Within New Jersey, other states or abroad

Arrivals

40%58%

Leavers

39%60%

Within New JerseyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$117K

Leavers$103K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Cape May County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 10.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Cape May County report $116,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $102,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $38,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $957 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,529 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $590,900.
Getting to work: 19 minutes each way on average; 18.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Wickenburg, AZ matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
10.8%
89% above the median place
Income of households moving in8
$116,835
66% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$102,827
46% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Wildwood Crest	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	10.8%	89% above
Moved from another state1County figure	3.3%	66% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure	0.7	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure	$116,835	66% above
Income of households moving out8County figure	$102,827	46% above

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 65.5%, above the median place (median 7.1%).

Wildwood Crest16.6%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$38,280

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

16.6%

19% below the median place

Home price to income

8.6x

125% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

17%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$58,200

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Wildwood Crest, $957 a month, and local prices for everything else (98.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Wildwood Crest, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Corrales, NM	13.4% vs 16.6%	$33,200	Compare
Frankenmuth, MI	12.0% vs 16.6%	$19,700	Compare
Margate City, NJ	13.3% vs 16.6%	$48,600	Compare

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Vacant homes1
65.5%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Renters paying 30%+1
60.1%
19% above the median place
Median home value1
$590,900
85% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Wildwood Crest	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$957	30% below
Rent to income1	16.6%	19% below
Property tax rate1	0.9%	4% above
Home price to income1	8.6x	125% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	98.9	2% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,857	15% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$115,800	8% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$5,633	73% above
Median home value1	$590,900	85% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	3.9%	24% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	78.7%	53% above
Homeownership1	81.3%	22% above
Renters paying 30%+1	60.1%	19% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$2,529	35% above
Vacant homes1	65.5%	above (median 7.1%)
Median year built1	1970	0% below

Work and pay

Mean commute is 19 min, 22% below the median place.

Mean commute1
19 min
22% below the median place
Income per person1
$58,237
45% above the median place
Works from home1
18.5%
49% above the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Wildwood Crest	Vs median
Median household income1	$69,089	14% below
Income per person1	$58,237	45% above
Unemployment1County figure	5.3%	8% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$50,126	24% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	3.2%	14% below
Jobs6County figure	43,316	71% below
Poverty rate1	9.6%	11% below
Mean commute1	19 min	22% below
Works from home1	18.5%	49% above
Commutes by transit1County figure	0.9%	4% above

Who lives here

Household size is 1.6, 36% below the median place.

Household size1
1.6
36% below the median place
Median age1
63.7
63% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.9%
6% above the median place

All 9 people measures

Measure	Wildwood Crest	Vs median
Population1	3,077	6646th largest
Population change since 20207	-3.2%	below (median 1.1%)
Median age1	63.7	63% above
Bachelor's or higher1	45.8%	43% above
High school or higher1	97.9%	6% above
Household size1	1.6	36% below
Born abroad1County figure	4.6%	48% below
No health insurance1County figure	5.0%	22% below
Homes with broadband1	85.5%	7% below

Life in Wildwood Crest

57 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents58.5 5.8×

Playgrounds per 10k16.3 +73%

Grocery stores per 10k6.5 3.1×

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k16.3 +46%

Libraries per 10k6.5 7.5×

Named paths and bike trails2 km +10%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars69.6 3.3×

Shops64.7 2.1×

Arts, recreation and fitness15.7 3.8×

Doctors' offices and clinics16.7 −17%

Child care centers1.4 −39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools13
1
89% below the median place
Students per teacher13
5.7
63% below the median place
Public school students13
194
96% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Wildwood Crest	Vs median
Public schools13	1	89% below
Public school students13	194	96% below
Students per teacher13	5.7	63% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure	69.6	235% above
Shops per 10k9County figure	64.7	114% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure	15.7	283% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure	16.7	17% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure	1.4	39% below
Parks per 10k10	58.5	above (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k10	16.3	73% above
Grocery stores per 10k10	6.5	207% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10	16.3	46% above
Libraries per 10k10	6.5	above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails10	2.2	10% above
Transit stops per sq mi10	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure	57	338% above

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 331, 73% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k

331

73% above the median place

Property crime per 100k

960

21% below the median place

Months reported

12 of 12

by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Median air quality index16
36
16% below the median place
Tornado risk15
38.3
53% below the median place
Hurricane risk15
93.1
32% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Wildwood Crest	Vs median
July average high14County figure	85°F	2% below
January average low14County figure	27°F	6% above
Average temperature14County figure	55°F	1% above
Annual precipitation14County figure	46.1 in	5% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure	91.0	2% below
Hurricane risk15County figure	93.1	32% above
Tornado risk15County figure	38.3	53% below
Wildfire risk15County figure	86.4	41% above
Heat wave risk15County figure	92.4	3% above
Median air quality index16Metro figure	36	16% below
Good air days16Metro figure	82.2%	20% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Down 2.9% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 13.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 32.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Down 3.1% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$58,200

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 33% of places

Pay vs rent

+3.1 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 85% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Wildwood Crest in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$957/mo (2024)	$1,200/mo	$980 to $1,460/mo	+3.8%
Median household income	$69,089 (2024)	$87,500	$74,000 to $103,500	+4.0%
Median home value	$590,900 (2024)	$837,000	$607,000 to $1,153,000	+6.0%
Population	3,000 (2025)	2,970	2,850 to 3,100	−0.2%

The median home would be worth 9.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 8.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Wildwood Crest

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Wickenburg, AZ	$991	$67,600	Compare
Williamson, AZ	$1,142	$89,398	Compare
North Myrtle Beach, SC	$1,263	$72,722	Compare
Oak Island, NC	$1,339	$85,872	Compare

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Common questions

Is Wildwood Crest a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Public schools here have 5.7 students per teacher, fewer than in 99% of the 1,648 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 224 New Jersey places. Households average 1.60 people, smaller than in 99% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 287 New Jersey places. On cost, space and class size it scores 59 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Wildwood Crest expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $590,900.

What salary do you need to live in Wildwood Crest?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $38,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Wildwood Crest safe?

There were 331 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Wildwood Crest?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Wickenburg, AZ, Williamson, AZ, North Myrtle Beach, SC and Oak Island, NC.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Wildwood Crest with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Wildwood Crest itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/wildwood-crest-new-jersey

Citytistics. “Wildwood Crest, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/wildwood-crest-new-jersey/

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