Where Barnegat, Stafford Property Tax Bills Rank In NJ

New Jersey's property taxes, which are the highest in the nation, just keep rising. But where do Barnegat and Stafford stand compared to the rest of the state?

Patch put together a list of all towns and their average annual property tax bills, from highest to lowest. Patch also put together the percentage tax bill increases and decreases from 2017 to 2018.

Read more: Every NJ Town's Average Property Tax Bill In Newly Released List

Barnegat's average property tax bill cost $6,519 last year, ranking 406th out of 566 New Jersey communities. The township's property taxes increased 2.03 percent from 2017 to 2018, which ranks 257th in New Jersey.

Stafford's average property bill cost $6,328, which ranks 428th in the state. The township's property bill increased 3.21 percent, however, which ranks 105th in New Jersey.

Many Ocean County towns were among the top 100 communities with the steepest increases:

• Ship Bottom Borough, 7.92% (eighth)
• Tuckerton Borough, 5.55% (15th)
• Beach Haven Borough, 4.81% (30th)
• Bay Head Borough, 4.38% (44th)
• Berkeley Township, 4.18% (53rd)
• Ocean Township, 3.84% (66th)
• Island Heights Borough, 3.72% (70th)

However, many county towns still had among the 100 cheapest average property taxes in New Jersey:

• Manchester Township, $4,093 (543rd most expensive)
• Berkeley Township, $4,322 (535th)
• Little Egg Harbor Township, $4,668 (521st)
• South Toms River Borough, $4,765 (512th)
• Beachwood Borough, $4,875 (510th)
• Lakehurst Borough, $4,968 (508th)
• Ocean Gate Borough, $5,069 (503rd)
• Seaside Heights Borough, $5,413 (498th)
• Ocean Township, $5,460 (482nd)
• Tuckerton Borough, $5,503 (478th)

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.