Property Taxes Keep Rising In Nutley And Belleville: See Latest 5-Year Breakdowns

BELLEVILLE-NUTLEY, NJ — The average homeowner is paying more than $11,000 in property taxes in Belleville, and more than $13,000 in Nutley, new state data shows.

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs recently released updated tax tables for each municipality in the state. Here are the latest numbers:

BELLEVILLE

In 2025, the average Belleville resident paid $11,634 in property taxes on a home valued at $279,899 (not including credits and deductions).

Here are the previous five years for comparison:

• 2024 – $11,273 in taxes on a home valued at $279,525
• 2023 – $10,909 in taxes on a home valued at $278,760
• 2022 – $10,688 in taxes on a home valued at $277,596
• 2021 – $10,513 in taxes on a home valued at $277,094
• 2020 – $10,347 in taxes on a home valued at $276,474

NUTLEY

In 2025, the average Nutley resident paid $13,314 in property taxes on a home valued at $493,362 (not including credits and deductions).

Here are the previous five years for comparison:

• 2024 – $12,942 in taxes on a home valued at $491,883
• 2023 – $12,650 in taxes on a home valued at $491,074
• 2022 – $12,439 in taxes on a home valued at $321,936
• 2021 – $12,344 in taxes on a home valued at $321,172
• 2020 – $11,791 in taxes on a home valued at $320,248

Property taxes in New Jersey are mainly made up of three parts: school, municipal and county. Here’s how that played out in both towns for 2025, according to state data (percentages rounded up):

BELLEVILLE

• School – 39.8%
• Municipal – 47.2%
• County – 13%

NUTLEY

• School – 51.2%
• Municipal – 34.1%
• County – 14.7%

PROPERTY, POLITICS AND TAX RELIEF

Taxes and home values have gone up steadily throughout New Jersey over the past decade, regardless of what political party is in power. Statewide, the average tax bill topped $10,000 for the second time last year.

When former Republican Gov. Chris Christie and the state Legislature reached a historic deal for a 2 percent cap in 2011, the average property tax bill in New Jersey was at $7,759 for a home valued at $299,014. By the time Christie left office, the average property tax payment had risen by 13 percent.

The average tax bill in New Jersey continued to rise under former Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat. When Murphy first took office in 2018, the average tax bill stood at $8,767. In 2025, the average bill reached $10,570 – a 20.5 percent increase.

New Jerseyans continue to pay among the highest property taxes in the nation. To combat the rising cost of living, the state has funneled billions into relief programs like Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters (ANCHOR). Another property tax program available in New Jersey is the Stay NJ program, which offers benefits to eligible homeowners aged 65 and older. Other aid programs include the “Senior Freeze,” which reimburses eligible senior citizens and disabled persons for property tax or mobile home park site fee increases on their principal residence.

Learn more about each program at the following links:

• ANCHOR program
• Stay NJ program
• Senior Freeze

Some experts have pointed out that a high tax bill doesn't necessarily mean a homeowner is getting ripped off, however – it depends on what you get for the money.

“While no taxpayers in high-tax jurisdictions will be celebrating their yearly payments, it's worth noting that property taxes are largely rooted in the ‘benefit principle’ of government finance: the people paying the bills are most often the ones benefiting from the services,” researchers from The Tax Foundation say.

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