Cape May County property tax rates, 2025

16 municipalities, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Cape May County is 0.8705 per $100.

Lowest general rate
0.608Avalon Borough
Highest general rate
3.084Wildwood City
Municipalities
162025
1 Avalon Borough 0.608 0.348-0.006
2 Stone Harbor Borough 0.776 0.413+0.028
3 Cape May Point Borough 0.766 0.416+0.026
4 Sea Isle City City 0.905 0.453+0.011
5 Cape May City 1.093 0.587+0.036
6 Ocean City City 1.160 0.640+0.038
7 West Cape May Borough 1.444 0.690-0.060
8 Wildwood Crest Borough 1.447 0.863+0.020
9 North Wildwood City 1.585 0.878+0.033
10 Lower Township 2.018 1.014+0.057
11 West Wildwood Borough 2.070 1.036+0.109
12 Middle Township 2.082 1.388+0.054
13 Woodbine Borough 1.712 1.391+0.023
14 Dennis Township 2.145 1.395+0.249
15 Upper Township 2.303 1.437+0.117
16 Wildwood City 3.084 1.577+0.083

Rates are per $100 of assessed value. Rank 1 has the lowest effective rate in the county.

Source: New Jersey Division of Taxation, 2025 General Tax Rates by County and Municipality. Retrieved 2026-10-24.

Property tax in Cape May County

In 2025, the general tax rate in Cape May County ranges from 0.608 in Avalon Borough to 3.084 in Wildwood City, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $1,824 to $9,252 a year before exemptions. Because assessments sit at different shares of market value from place to place, compare places with the effective rate, which is what the ranking above uses.

Choose a municipality above for its rate history and a bill calculator, or read the New Jersey property tax guide for how assessments, due dates and appeals work.