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The TaxLienSimple Index · Cape May County, NJ · 2026

Cape May County, New Jersey — Tax-Sale Inventory

Live tax-lien / deed inventory we track in Cape May County, scored against New Jersey's statutory terms. Statutory terms are inherited from the state — verify with the county before bidding.

58 /100
Tier B
The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.
Live parcels
29
Product mix
29 foreclosure
Next auction
2026-08-05
State sale type
Tax Lien
Redemption (state)
Owner may redeem any time until foreclosure; investor must generally wait 2 years from the certificate date before starting foreclosure (municipal holders can move sooner)

Statutory terms are inherited from New Jersey. Interest bid down from a statutory ceiling of 18% per annum; PLUS a one-time redemption penalty of 2% (certificates $200-$5,000), 4% ($5,001-$10,000), or 6% (over $10,000) assessed only on redemption Bidding drives the interest rate down from 18%; when it reaches 0%, bidders switch to offering a cash premium over the taxes owed (premium earns no interest and is refunded without interest on redemption).

Local Inventory Mix

The tax-sale inventory TaxLienSimple currently tracks in this county, by product family and opening bid, plus our modeled bidder-competition band.

Live parcels tracked
29
Foreclosures
29
Competition
High score 71.6
Auction format
Online inferred, verify with county

Source: TaxLienSimple live inventory + TaxLienSimple county-competition model.

Remote Investor Snapshot

Verified public-data profile for out-of-area investors — every figure below traces to the cited government source. Blank fields mean the source does not publish that value for this area (we never estimate).

Market & demographics

Population
95,456
5-yr population growth
+1% growing
Median household income
$83,870
Median age
50.9
Poverty rate
9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Housing market

Median home value
$372,300
Median gross rent
$1,285/mo
Owner-occupied
78.4% 21.6% renter
Vacancy rate
56.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes
$5,071/yr
Effective property-tax rate
1.36% of home value

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Natural-hazard risk & safety

FEMA risk rating
Relatively Moderate score 91/100
Top hazards
Coastal Flooding, Strong Wind
Unemployment rate
8%

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (2023); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS (2023 annual)

Growth & livability signals

New residential permits
803 units, 2023
Broadband subscription
89.8%
Bachelor's degree +
35.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (2023); U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 (household broadband subscription; FCC availability not yet integrated); U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 (educational attainment — school-quality proxy; NCES ratings not yet integrated)

Risk & opportunity flags

Opportunity Zone tracts
2 tax-advantaged
EPA Superfund (NPL) sites
1
EPA Brownfield sites
0

Source: U.S. Treasury CDFI Fund / IRS designated Opportunity Zones; U.S. EPA (SEMS National Priorities List; ACRES Brownfields)

Read the score correctly. The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.

See Cape May County parcels

Open the 29 live parcels we track here — addresses, parcel numbers, opening bids and auction dates.

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The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.

© 2026 TaxLienSimple · The TaxLienSimple Index is compiled from state tax statutes and county treasurer/tax-collector offices; live inventory counts reflect parcels currently tracked by TaxLienSimple and update continuously. Nothing here is investment or legal advice.