Belleville Municipal Tax Increase Lower Than Expected For Homeowners

BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville Town Council voted to adopt the 2023 municipal budget during a special meeting on Monday.

The town’s spending plan will mean a municipal tax increase of $47 to the average home assessed at $278,000 – about half of what officials forecasted when the budget was introduced earlier this year. Read More: Belleville Would See Tax Increase Under Proposed Town Budget

Watch a video of the Oct. 2 town council meeting here. See a copy of the user-friendly budget here.

Property taxes in New Jersey are generally made up of three parts: school, municipal and county. Here’s how that played out in Belleville last year:

• School – 38.8%
• Municipal – 48%
• County – 13.2%

The Belleville Board of Education voted to approve the 2023-2024 spending plan earlier this year. According to district administrators, the budget will mean a tax levy increase of 2.02 percent. Local property owners with a home assessed at $278,700 will see an increase of $81 to the school portion of their taxes.

• See Related: Belleville School Budget Gets Green Light (Here's The Tax Impact)

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