State Releases Average Tax Bills For Somerset County Towns

SOMERSET COUNTY — The Murphy administration released the calendar year 2019 property tax data for New Jersey’s municipalities on Wednesday. The new release shows the average tax bill for every Somerset County town.

Patch ranked the average tax bill for all Somerset County towns, from highest to lowest (see below). Bernardsville had the highest average tax bill: $15,670.

The majority of municipalities in the state had average residential property tax decreases or increases under two percent, according to state officials.

"We're delivering on our promise to provide property tax stability while restoring New Jersey's fiscal standing and growing our economy," said Gov. Phil Murphy. "Statewide property values have grown more in the first two years of my administration than at any point since the Great Recession. That's what we call progress."

The administration says it is allocating hundreds of millions of dollars of constitutionally-dedicated taxpayer funds for more school aid, lowering the cost of health care for public employees, supporting more shared services between local governments, and more fully securing the long-term stability of New Jersey’s pension system.

Here is the Somerset County list of towns and their average 2019 tax bill, ranked highest to lowest, as well as the percentage increase or decrease from 2018:

1. Bernardsville Borough: $15,670 -2.01%
2. Montgomery Township: $15,511 -2.64%
3. Warren Township: $15,153 -2.49%
4. Far Hills Borough: $15,148 0.20%
5. Watchung Borough: $14,822 -4.79%
6. Peapack and Gladstone Borough: $13,993 -0.96%
7. Bernards Township: $12,732 -1.40%
8. Green Brook Township: $12,206 -2.09%
9. Rocky Hill Borough: $10,526 -7.63%
10. Somerville Borough: $9,892 -1.34%
11. Branchburg Township: $9,617 -2.10%
12. Hillsborough Township: $9,524 -2.64%
13. Bridgewater Township: $9,311 -1.82%
14. Millstone Borough: $9,298 -3.26%
15. North Plainfield Borough: $8,491 -2.45%
16. South Bound Brook Borough: $8,183 -0.62%
17. Bound Brook Borough: $8,180 -2.08%
18. Raritan Borough: $8,177 -4.21%
19. Manville Borough: $7,607 -1.40%
20. Franklin Township: $7,524 -2.46%
21. Bedminster Township: $6,302 -1.94%

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