Where Does Berkeley's Average Property Tax Bill Rank In NJ?

New Jersey's property taxes, which are the highest in the nation, just keep rising. But where does Berkeley 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

Berkeley's average property tax bill costs $4,322, which ranks 535th out of 566 communities. Berkeley has the cheapest average property tax in Ocean County besides Manchester ($4,093).

However, Berkeley's average property tax increased 4.18 percent from 2017 to 2018, ranking 53rd 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)

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.