Which N.J. counties have the highest, lowest property taxes? Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20). These portions have a 3.3125% sales tax rate. Phone: (718) 715-1758 Last spring, by a margin of 93 to 4, Loch Arbour residents voted to pull out of the Ocean Township School District and enter into a drastically less expensive agreement with the West Long Branch and Shore Regional school districts. All data and statistsics are subject to change and may be incorrect or slightly outdated. H���[k�@���� h���@m9�Ź�����9Z��P��;+Y�cUk�d�ޝs���ٗ4ъzVS�@YF� �$�^�4�~�4��\^�n'����� px�'�4���d�B%&T=y}ю���QK�6�Z�!���o����!0����4yi��)o�r����.�W�g���͟ME���e���9�P�\� ����L���~� ���&M�Y1{$*+I�u��MJ�ʯi2-��E�p�%���j-�����T����;��;��b�V�4�IM`鏚S,�&�l.�>����I� Interlaken is in a send-receive relationship with West Long Branch and Shore Regional High School. Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, 14. district general tax rate effective tax rate 2018 general tax rates bergen county park ridge boro 2.767 2.438 ramsey boro 2.397 2.274 ridgefield boro 2.417 1.933 ridgefield park village 3.848 3.339 ridgewood village 2.565 2.240 riveredge boro 3.395 2.790 rivervale twp 2.525 2.533 rochelle park twp 2.460 2.446 rockleigh boro 0.946 0.895 rutherford boro 2.701 2.447 saddle brook twp 2.537 2.445 The city teetered on the brink of bankruptcy after the closing of five casino caused its tax base to shrink by more than half. Do not use the information on this website as an absolute source of 100% up to date information. By Samantha Marcus | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. From 2016 to 2017, the tiny Monmouth County village with an average residential property value of $1.1 million saw an enviable 24 percent drop-off in its average tax bill. Sales Tax Breakdown So your tax rate could be higher than someone who owns a similar house in another town, but you may not actually pay more if your town says your house is worth less. Hasbrouck Heights Borough, Bergen County, 49. Eleven of these towns saw reductions of more than $500. (Sallie Graziano | For NJ.com), 30. Property taxes actually went down in in these N.J. towns, Here are the 30 N.J. towns with the highest property taxes, Here are the 30 N.J. towns with the lowest property taxes, Which N.J. counties have the highest, lowest property taxes, N.J. property taxes hit a record high in 2017. As a result, those towns might charge a higher tax rate on its properties to generate the same amount of tax revenue as another town. Average equalized tax rate in Gloucester County: 3.208. At 5.764, Audubon Park Borough, Camden County, had the fourth-highest equalized tax rate. Average equalized tax rate in Gloucester County: 3.208. There are probably 67 different reasons for why property taxes were lower in these 67 municipalities. Email: [email protected]. But while taxpayers there got a real tax cut, state officials say the year-over-year reduction shown here could be a one-shot because "In 2017, Atlantic City casino properties were shifted to a Payment in Lieu of Taxes program, which artificially reduced statewide ratable and levy increases over 2016.". Find NJ.com Politics on Facebook. But not everyone saw a tax hike last year. It is equal to $10 per $1000 of taxable assessed value. Chris Christie’s administration implemented a state takeover of the city’s government, included a property tax decrease — the city’s first since 2008. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. At 7.402, Woodlynne Borough in Camden County had the second-highest tax rate in New Jersey in 2017. Property Tax Rate: $21.20 [The property tax rate shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. Your tax bill includes revenues collected by the Township on behalf of the municipality, county and school district. So, all things being equal, here is the list of the 30 New Jersey municipalities with the highest property tax rates in 2017. All rights reserved (About Us). Average equalized tax rate in Camden County: 3.523. The average equalized tax rate in New Jersey was 2.320 percent in 2017, according to data from the Department of Community Affairs. Browse the Lakewood, NJ sales tax rate on our Tax Rates tables and find out about high income and property taxes. Moorestown Township, Burlington County, (Ed Murray | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com). Here are the 30 N.J. towns with the highest property taxes, N.J. moves on plan to save your property tax break. Laurel Springs Borough, Camden County, 23. The state's average residential property tax bill climbed from $8,549 in 2016 to $8,690 in 2017. There is one residential tax bill that is divvied up among the residents. West Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, 27. That's not the tax rate you'll see on your tax bill, but if you are searching for the towns with the best rates, it's the one to use. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Equalized tax rate in Bridgeton in Cumberland County, was 4.418, Average equalized tax rate in Cumberland County: 2.814, Equalized tax rate in Prospect Park Borough, Passaic County, was 4.441, Equalized tax rate in Egg Harbor City, Atlantic County, was 4.548, The average equalized tax rate in Atlantic County: 2.509, Equalized tax rate in Pine Hill Borough, Camden County, was 4.587, Equalized tax rate in Woodbury, Gloucester County, was 4.601, Equalized tax rate in Roselle Borough, Union County, was 4.631, Average equalized tax rate in Union County: 2.761, Equalized tax rate in Lindenwold Borough, Camden County, was 4.787, Equalized tax rate in Pleasantville, Atlantic County, was 4.827, Average equalized tax rate in Atlantic County: 2.509, Equalized tax rate in Hi-nella Borough, Camden County, was 4.846, Equalized tax rate in Laurel Springs Borough in Camden County was 4.892, Average equalized tax rate in Camden County:  3.523, Equalized tax rate in Trenton in Mercer County was 4.919, Average equalized tax rate in Mercer County: 2.731, Equalized tax rate in Irvington Township, Essex County, was 5.203, Average equalized tax rate in Essex County: 2.787, At 5.379, Penns Grove Borough in Salem County had the fifth-highest equalized tax rate in 2017, The average equalized tax rate in Salem County: 3.287. Our list of the highest ones have far higher tax rates. See the numbers for your town. �q�! ), 56. Equalized tax rate in Westville in Gloucester County was 4.136 in 2017. It's no surprise, for example, that the towns with lots of million-dollar houses would have higher average property taxes. © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. Owner name, mailing address for 301 Ocean Ave. To make your research easier, ownership records include current and previous owners. Samantha Marcus may be reached at smarcus@njadvancemedia.com. Find NJ.com Politics on Facebook. At 19.231, Winfield Township, in Union County, had the highest equalized tax rate of any New Jersey municipality in 2017. The tax rate in Rockleigh, where the average assessed value of a home is $1.6 million, dropped from .956 to .872. ;}g�ӵY���1��9�m���NܯV��t$��-��|g��ʂ'R�~x�2��k�=�2$��ڼ�L��=�� Washington Township, Burlington County, (Jessica Remo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com), 19. They are the ones with highest tax rates. So you've got to keep a close watch on both the tax rate and how much towns say houses are worth to figure which ones are charging the most. The median property tax in New Jersey is $6,579.00 per year for a home worth the median value of $348,300.00. Plus, scanned images of document images are one-click away. By Samantha Marcus | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. (Rob Spahr | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com). Lakewood Township, Ocean County. The school tax levy dropped from $2.1 million to $1.3 million, and the total levy for schools, the county and municipality slid nearly $783,000. The December 2019 total local sales tax rate was also 6.625%. The general tax rate is used to compute the tax on a property.