NEWARK, NJ – New Jersey’s property taxes, which are the highest in the nation, just keep rising. So you shouldn’t be surprised when you see more money being taken out of your account once again this year.
But you may be surprised when you see how expensive it’s gotten to live in your town, especially compared to other towns. And maybe you’ll be pleased to see that property taxes actually rose at a much slower rate in 2018 than they did the year before.
Researchers put together a list of all towns and their average annual property tax bills, from highest to lowest. Researchers also put together the percentage tax bill increases and decrease from 2017 to 2018 (see lists below).
The data, released this week, comes from the state Department of Community Affairs.
Between 2017 and 2018, the average homeowner’s tax bill rose to $8,767, an increase of less than 1 percent –an improvement over the 2016 hike of 2.3 percent. It was lower than the 2 percent cap former Gov. Chris Christie put into effect in 2011, according to the analysis.
Here is the list of communities, their counties and their average tax bills:
- Tavistock Borough, Camden $31,736
- Millburn Township, Essex $24,308
- Alpine Borough, Bergen $21,299
- Tenafly Borough, Bergen $20,717
- Rumson Borough, Monmouth $20,602
- Mountain Lakes Borough, Morris $20,471
- Glen Ridge Borough, Essex $20,209
- Essex Fells Township, Essex $20,054
- Demarest Borough, Bergen $19,797
- Princeton, Mercer $19,388
- Montclair Township, Essex $19,370
- Mendham Township, Morris $19,195
- Upper Saddle River Borough, Bergen $18,421
- South Orange Village, Essex $18,354
- Ridgewood Village, Bergen $17,970
- Summit City, Union $17,919
- Haworth Borough, Bergen $17,780
- Mantoloking Borough, Ocean $17,762
- Franklin Lakes Borough, Bergen $17,264
- Saddle River Borough, Bergen $17,146
- Westfield Town, Union $16,914
- Old Tappan Borough, Bergen $16,726
- Cresskill Borough, Bergen $16,722
- Deal Borough, Monmouth $16,529
- Ho-Ho-Kus Borough, Bergen $16,273
- Glen Rock Borough, Bergen $16,253
- North Caldwell Borough, Essex $16,083
- Livingston Township, Essex $15,933
- Maplewood Township, Essex $15,630
- Chester Township, Morris $15,602
- Mendham Borough, Morris $15,598
- Woodcliff Lake Borough, Bergen $15,598
- Closter Borough, Bergen $15,565
- Bernardsville Borough, Somerset $15,362
- Harrington Park Borough, Bergen $15,262
- Haddonfield Borough, Camden $15,182
- Far Hills Borough, Somerset $15,179
- Allendale Borough, Bergen $15,136
- Colts Neck Township, Monmouth $15,121
- Montgomery Township, Somerset $15,112
- Fair Haven Borough, Monmouth $15,046
- Oradell Borough, Bergen $14,984
- Rockleigh Borough, Bergen $14,942
- River Vale Township, Bergen $14,939
- Warren Township, Somerset $14,786
- Kinnelon Borough, Morris $14,763
- Chatham Township, Morris $14,740
- Allenhurst Borough, Monmouth $14,442
- West Windsor Township, Mercer $14,374
- Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon $14,367
Highest-to-lowest increases (and decreases)
- Interlaken Borough, Monmouth 15.15%
- Elmer Borough, Salem 14.70%
- Wrightstown Borough, Burlington 11.35%
- Stow Creek Township, Cumberland 10.53%
- Allenhurst Borough, Monmouth 9.01%
- Orange City, Essex 8.79%
- Stone Harbor Borough, Cape May 8.00%
- Ship Bottom Borough, Ocean 7.92%
- Milford Borough, Hunterdon 7.67%
- Carneys Point Township, Salem 7.33%
- Farmingdale Borough, Monmouth 7.26%
- Englishtown Borough, Monmouth 6.48%
- Englewood Cliffs Borough, Bergen 5.89%
- Cape May City, Cape May 5.75%
- Tuckerton Borough, Ocean 5.55%
- West New York Town, Hudson 5.43%
- Vineland City, Cumberland 5.40%
- Rumson Borough, Monmouth 5.38%
- Fieldsboro Borough, Burlington 5.33%
- Trenton City, Mercer 5.29%
- West Cape May Borough, Cape May 5.16%
- Lawrence Township, Cumberland 5.12%
- Paterson City, Passaic 5.07%
- Red Bank Borough, Monmouth 5.02%
- Hazlet Township, Monmouth 5.01%
- Eatontown Borough, Monmouth 4.99%
- Long Branch City, Monmouth 4.92%
- Dover Town, Morris 4.89%
- Spring Lake Heights Borough, Monmouth 4.84%
- Beach Haven Borough, Ocean 4.81%
- Highland Park Borough, Middlesex 4.70%
- Pleasantville City, Atlantic 4.65%
- Oldmans Township, Salem 4.63%
- Andover Borough, Sussex 4.61%
- Medford Lakes Borough, Burlington 4.58%
- Rockleigh Borough, Bergen 4.50%
- Boonton Town, Morris 4.50%
- Elk Township, Gloucester 4.49%
- Avalon Borough, Cape May 4.47%
- Glen Gardner Borough, Hunterdon 4.45%
- Sea Bright Borough, Monmouth 4.45%
- Teterboro Borough, Bergen 4.40%
- Ocean Township, Monmouth 4.39%
- Bay Head Borough, Ocean 4.38%
- Kingwood Township, Hunterdon 4.37%
- Manasquan Borough, Monmouth 4.36%
- Dunellen Borough, Middlesex 4.35%
- Wildwood City, Cape May 4.31%
- Merchantville Borough, Camden 4.29%
- Upper Deerfield Township, Cumberland 4.24%
