Cape May County, NJ: 23 findings, 9 at a watch level and 14 noted
23 findings fired for Cape May County, NJ this run, against a typical home value of $806,250 in August 2026 and covered employment of 34,680 in 2026 Q1. 11 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-06. Back to Cape May County, NJ.
12 findings #
watchCape May County, NJ's price-to-rent ratio of 34.4 ranks 6th of 1,399 US counties, a watch level here: price-to-rent in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- test: priceToRent percentile = 99.64234620886981 >= 90
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level
watchCape May County, NJ's price-to-rent ratio is 34.4, a watch level here: typical home value worth 25 or more years of typical rent (typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- test: priceToRent = 34.41758652306842 >= 25
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
typical home value / (typical rent × 12), Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchCape May County, NJ's years of wages of 15.1 ranks 19th of 3,063 US counties, a watch level here: years of wages in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- test: yearsOfWages percentile = 99.41214892227302 >= 90
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level
watchCape May County, NJ's years of wages is 15.1, a watch level here: typical home value worth 10 or more years of one average covered wage (typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52), one average covered job rather than a household; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- test: yearsOfWages = 15.082489039953874 >= 10
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52), one average covered job rather than a household; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchCape May County, NJ's typical asking rent is +10.9% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 8 percent above a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZORI; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- test: rent.yoyPct = 10.92957042654484 >= 8
arithmetic on Zillow ZORI; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchCape May County, NJ's covered employment is -0.6% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -0.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchCape May County, NJ's typical asking rent of $1,952 scores 81 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 10 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 71 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 71 = |81 across US counties - 10 across New Jersey counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchCape May County, NJ's covered employment of 34,680 scores 79 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 10 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 69 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 69 = |79 across US counties - 10 across New Jersey counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchCape May County, NJ's average weekly wage of $1,028 scores 48 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 0 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 48 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 48 = |48 across US counties - 0 across New Jersey counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCape May County, NJ's typical asking rent rose 2.8% from $1,900 in July 2026 to $1,952 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +2.8% = (1952.1258741258741 - 1899.6292771250144) / 1899.6292771250144 × 100
- 1952.1258741258741 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1899.6292771250144 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteCape May County, NJ's average weekly wage was 2.4% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +2.4 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteCape May County, NJ's typical home value rose 0.9% from $799,281 in July 2026 to $806,250 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.9% = (806249.5341197742 - 799280.9274392036) / 799280.9274392036 × 100
- 806249.5341197742 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 799280.9274392036 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
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