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N.J. Towns Where Property Taxes Hurt The Most — And Least
We know N.J. taxes are high. But how much do they hurt? We ranked towns that have the biggest — and smallest — tax impact on their incomes.
We know New Jersey taxes are high. But how much do they hurt? We ranked towns that have the biggest — and smallest — property tax impact on their incomes, using U.S. Census data and New Jersey property tax data.
While some sample sizes, such as the town of Tavistock, which has a population of five, may be considered small, we thought it would be important to show a glimpse of how much the nation's highest property taxes impact all New Jerseyans lives.
You may be surprised to see who is at the top of the list. Towns like Passaic and Orange do not rely as heavily on property taxes as the state's wealthier community town. But the sting of property taxes hurts these towns, too.
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The figures below show the percentage of property taxes that each town's household pays out of its median income.
Here is the list, with each town and the percentage of property tax impact on its income:
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- Passaic City 29.2
- Orange City 24.7
- Paterson City 23.2
- East Orange City 22.82
- Atlantic City City 22.22
- Roselle Borough 22.10
- Tavistock Borough 21.8
- Lodi Borough 20.77
- Elizabeth City 20.63
- Deal Borough 20.01
- Harrison (Hudson) 19.62
- Irvington Township 18.63
- Union City 18.46
- Prospect Park Borough 18.40
- Montclair Township 18.15
- New Brunswick City 17.473
- Wildwood City 17.471
- Bayonne City 17.39
- Guttenberg Town 17.26
- Newark City 16.94
- Loch Arbour Village 16.93
- Fairview Borough 16.73
- Weehawken Township 16.69
- Long Branch City 16.66
- Haledon Borough 16.63
- Highland Park Borough 16.06
- Princeton 16.04
- Garfield City 15.96
- Englewood City 15.92
- Wallington Borough 15.84
- West New York Town 15.83
- Alpine Borough 15.794
- Flemington Borough 15.71
- Hackensack City 15.69
- Plainfield City 15.66
- Kearny Town 15.56
- Roselle Park Borough 15.56
- Newton Town 15.52
- Asbury Park City 15.47
- Ventnor City 15.44
- Perth Amboy City 15.39
- Fort Lee Borough 15.34
- Leonia Borough 15.28
- Lakewood Township 15.27
- Allenhurst Borough 15.24
- Hillside Township 15.23
- Cresskill Borough 15.21
- Seaside Heights Borough 14.95
- Palisades Park Borough 14.88
- Caldwell Township 14.84
- Ridgefield Park Village 14.69
- Bloomfield Township 14.47
- West Orange Township 14.32
- South Orange Village 14.30
- Cliffside Park Borough 14.27
- Bernardsville Borough 14.25
- Bloomingdale Borough 14.17
- Summit City 14.08
- Rahway City 14.07
- Far Hills Borough 14.04
- New Milford Borough 13.97
- Little Ferry Borough 13.96
- Saddle River Borough 13.92
- Netcong Borough 13.91
- Hi-nella Borough 13.84
- Egg Harbor City 13.82
- Salem City 13.77
- Bay Head Borough 13.75
- Millburn Township 13.70
- Avon-by-the-Sea Borough 13.697
- Tenafly Borough 13.66
- Elmwood Park Borough 13.59
- Old Tappan Borough 13.57
- Clifton City 13.52
- Belleville Township 13.47
- Harvey Cedars Borough 13.42
- Spring Lake Borough 13.41
- South Hackensack Township 13.40
- Linden City 13.39
- Watchung Borough 13.33
- North Arlington Borough 13.31
- Rutherford Borough 13.29
- North Bergen Township 13.22
- Chester Borough 13.05
- East Newark Borough 13.043
- Midland Park Borough 12.81
- Bogota Borough 12.81
- Sussex Borough 12.79
- Norwood Borough 12.78
- Woodland Park Borough 12.74
- Barrington Borough 12.72
- Pine Valley Borough 12.68
- Raritan Township 12.666
- Penns Grove Borough 12.660
- Northvale Borough 12.52
- Rumson Borough 12.50
- Collingswood Borough 12.476
- Hawthorne Borough 12.474
- Moonachie Borough 12.46
- Somers Point City 12.45
- Somerville Borough 12.44
- Bergenfield Borough 12.41
- Garwood Borough 12.40
- Nutley Township 12.352
- Longport Borough 12.351
- Closter Borough 12.29
- Maplewood Township 12.28
- Demarest Borough 12.268
- Bound Brook Borough 12.266
- Little Falls Township 12.261
- Bernards Township 12.20
- Morristown Town 12.15
- Ridgefield Borough 12.10
- Teaneck Township 12.06
- Voorhees Township 11.99
- Hasbrouck Heights Borough 11.97
- Washington Borough 11.964
- Bradley Beach Borough 11.949
- Bellmawr Borough 11.947
- Hightstown Borough 11.91
- Mendham Township 11.892
- Freehold Borough 11.890
- Ridgewood Village 11.88
- Red Bank Borough 11.85
- River Edge Borough 11.83
- Pine Hill Borough 11.77
- Woodlynne Borough 11.76
- Lyndhurst Township 11.73
- North Plainfield Borough 11.71
- Margate City 11.70
- Woodbury City 11.67
- Allendale Borough 11.65
- Westfield Town 11.517
- Westwood Borough 11.511
- Jersey City City 11.49
- Wayne Township 11.48
- Union Township (Union) 11.47
- Rockleigh Borough 11.469
- Mountain Lakes Borough 11.468
- Haworth Borough 11.462
- Ocean Township (Monmouth) 11.4467
- Mansfield Township (Warren) 11.44
- Keyport Borough 11.39
- Brigantine City 11.37
- Rockaway Borough 11.36
- Lake Como Borough (South Belmar) 11.306
- Eatontown Borough 11.304
- Linwood City 11.30
- Frenchtown Borough 11.28
- Hackettstown Town 11.27
- Dumont Borough 11.247
- Pompton Lakes Borough 11.244
- Madison Borough 11.242
- Mendham Borough 11.22
- North Haledon Borough 11.21
- Scotch Plains Township 11.19
- Cape May City 11.159
- Oaklyn Borough 11.157
- Long Beach Township 11.12
- Buena Borough 11.08
- Belvidere Town 11.07
- Belmar Borough 11.068
- Haddonfield Borough 11.063
- Park Ridge Borough 11.060
- Pennington Borough 11.058
- Manville Borough 11.056
- Beach Haven Borough 11.049
- Boonton Town 11.040
- Woodcliff Lake Borough 11.03
- Greenwich Township (Warren) 10.995
- Maywood Borough 10.992
- Glen Ridge Borough 10.98
- West Long Branch Borough 10.97
- Kinnelon Borough 10.96
- Keansburg Borough 10.9557
- Mount Olive Township 10.9553
- Montvale Borough 10.951
- Merchantville Borough 10.90
- Hillsdale Borough 10.89
- Walpack Township 10.87
- Jamesburg Borough 10.86
- Somerdale Borough 10.83
- Franklin Lakes Borough 10.82
- Livingston Township 10.80
- West Cape May Borough 10.79
- Wharton Borough 10.78
- Hopewell Borough 10.77
- North Hanover Township 10.76
- Essex Fells Township 10.75
- Verona Township 10.73
- Lindenwold Borough 10.70
- Neptune City Borough 10.68
- Franklin Township (Hunterdon) 10.672
- Rochelle Park Township 10.671
- South Bound Brook Borough 10.664
- Totowa Borough 10.661
- Clark Township 10.655
- Springfield Township (Union) 10.651
- Seaside Park Borough 10.638
- Colts Neck Township 10.637
- Harrington Park Borough 10.55
- River Vale Township 10.54
- Northfield City 10.53
- Long Hill Township 10.51
- Clementon Borough 10.46
- Wanaque Borough 10.44
- Atlantic Highlands Borough 10.42
- Stone Harbor Borough 10.3395
- Randolph Township 10.3394
- Sea Girt Borough 10.3344
- Millstone Borough 10.326
- Plainsboro Township 10.30
- Pleasantville City 10.279
- North Brunswick Township 10.270
- Saddle Brook Township 10.269
- Mantoloking Borough 10.268
- Emerson Borough 10.266
- Beverly City 10.261
- Dunellen Borough 10.25
- Trenton City 10.12
- Magnolia Borough 10.08
- West Caldwell Township 10.03
- Carteret Borough 10.02
- Fair Haven Borough 10.008
- Lincoln Park Borough 9.9996
- Chatham Township 9.997
- Waldwick Borough 9.991
- Franklin Township (Warren) 9.98
- Haddon Heights Borough 9.94
- Fair Lawn Borough 9.93
- Ringwood Borough 9.92
- Glassboro Borough 9.91
- Spotswood Borough 9.896
- Monroe Township (Middlesex) 9.895
- Mount Ephraim Borough 9.88
- Matawan Borough 9.873
- Boonton Township 9.8726
- Montville Township 9.864
- Surf City Borough 9.862
- Oceanport Borough 9.85
- Ho-Ho-Kus Borough 9.82
- Manchester Township 9.81
- Glen Rock Borough 9.803
- Warren Township 9.800
- South Amboy City 9.795
- Hampton Borough 9.793
- East Brunswick Township 9.792
- Cedar Grove Township 9.759
- Roosevelt Borough 9.756
- Point Pleasant Boro 97.44
- Raritan Borough 9.73
- Holmdel Township 9.71
- Haddon Township 9.70
- Ramsey Borough 9.68
- Phillipsburg Town 9.66
- Buena Vista Township 9.66159
- Wenonah Borough 9.645
- Chesilhurst Borough 9.644
- Runnemede Borough 9.642
- Dover Town 9.635
- Pitman Borough 9.630
- East Windsor Township 9.61
- New Providence Borough 9.609
- Point Pleasant Beach 9.605
- Eastampton Township 9.59
- Franklin Borough 9.5817
- Franklin Borough 9.5815
- Parsippany-Troy Hills Township 9.569
- Oradell Borough 9.565
- Pilesgrove Township 9.560
- Stratford Borough 9.55
- Highlands Borough 9.5427
- Bordentown City 9.5427
- Riverside Township 9.53
- Lawnside Borough 9.529
- Carlstadt Borough 9.526
- Roseland Borough 9.51
- Monroe Township (Gloucester) 9.49
- Greenwich Township (Cumberland) 9.48
- Clinton Town 9.46
- Delaware Township 9.45
- White Township 9.43
- Independence Township 9.40
- Butler Borough 9.388
- Edison Township 9.383
- Rocky Hill Borough 9.3678
- Lavallette Borough 9.3675
- Pennsville Township 9.361
- Little Silver Borough 9.3559
- Middlesex Borough 9.3550
- Wyckoff Township 9.354
- Woodbury Heights Borough 9.347
- Neptune Township 9.340
- Upper Deerfield Township 9.335
- Rockaway Township .9334
- Oakland Borough 9.31
- Fairfield Township (Essex) 9.30
- Laurel Springs Borough 9.2925
- Milford Borough 9.2924
- Wall Township 9.290
- West Milford Township 9.28
- Paramus Borough 9.27
- Woodbridge Township 9.262
- Moorestown Township 9.260
- Montgomery Township 9.24
- Paulsboro Borough 9.2141
- Fredon Township 9.2140
- Farmingdale Borough 9.210
- Chester Township 9.209
- Robbinsville Township 9.206
- Monmouth Beach Borough 9.204
- Berlin Borough 9.19
- Gibbsboro Borough 9.165
- Berkeley Township 9.161
- Medford Township 9.159
- West Amwell Township 9.158
- Shrewsbury Township 9.14
- Victory Gardens Borough 9.13
- Washington Township 9.1245
- Alpha Borough 9.1240
- Fanwood Borough 9.120
- Waterford Township 9.1185
- Oxford Township 9.1182
- South River Borough 9.1176
- Southampton Township 9.1175
- Denville Township 9.114
- Ogdensburg Borough 9.111
- Wood-Ridge Borough 9.09
- Metuchen Borough 9.085
- Andover Borough 9.084
- Barnegat Township 9.083
- Swedesboro Borough 9.07
- Upper Saddle River Borough 9.06
- Manasquan Borough 9.052
- Cranford Township 9.050
- Sparta Township 9.04
- Berlin Township 9.03
- Riverton Borough 9.02
- Peapack-Gladstone Borough 8.98
- Cherry Hill Township 8.94
- Spring Lake Heights Borough 8.92
- High Bridge Borough 8.9006
- Brielle Borough 8.9004
- Pequannock Township 8.8885
- National Park Borough 8.8884
- East Amwell Township 8.867
- Pohatcong Township 8.860
- Wrightstown Borough 8.85
- Absecon City 8.83
- Ocean City 8.82
- Tinton Falls Borough 8.81
- Lopatcong Township 8.807
- Brick Township 8.802
- Avalon Borough 8.79
- East Rutherford Borough 8.789
- Chatham Borough 8.783
- Gloucester Township 8.758
- West Deptford Township 8.7505
- Burlington City 8.7504
- Green Brook Township 8.749
- Mount Arlington Borough 8.748
- Berkeley Heights Township 8.741
- Maple Shade Township 8.73
- Shrewsbury Borough 8.69
- Upper Freehold Township 8.6880
- Hammonton Township 8.685
- Clayton Borough 8.65
- Island Heights Borough 8.6441579
- Woolwich Township 8.6415899
- Carneys Point Township 8.6282315
- Freehold Township 8.6212787
- Holland Township 8.6209235
- Florham Park Borough 8.61802
- Hopewell Township (Mercer) 8.6057929
- Westville Borough 8.6017106
- Egg Harbor Township 8.5801941
- Lawrence Township (Mercer) 8.5791832
- Lafayette Township 8.57884
- Stanhope Borough 8.5661102
- Milltown Borough 8.5562249
- Hazlet Township 8.5445802
- Elk Township 8.542403
- Morris Plains Borough 8.5390049
- Audubon Borough 8.538323
- Green Township 8.5367208
- Englewood Cliffs Borough 8.5041381
- Palmyra Borough 8.479551
- Knowlton Township 8.4767289
- Sayreville Borough 8.47511
- Cranbury Township 8.4700443
- Bridgeton City 8.4693011
- Bordentown Township 8.4619198
- Califon Borough 8.4601142
- Wantage Township 8.448686
- Washington Township 8.4266369
- Shamong Township 8.4212189
- Ewing Township 8.3890171
- Harding Township 8.3814224
- Plumsted Township 8.3807361
- Willingboro Township 8.3685528
- Sea Bright Borough 8.3612207
- Washington Township 8.3309006
- West Windsor Township 8.3267376
- Chesterfield Township 8.300928
- Old Bridge Township 8.2852781
- Kenilworth Borough 8.2826725
- Lambertville City 8.2358
- Middletown Township 8.2058282
- Readington Township 8.2030866
- Hamilton Township (Mercer) 8.187404
- Fairfield Township (Cumberland) 8.187336
- Winslow Township 8.1854795
- Pittsgrove Township 8.1789023
- North Wildwood City 8.1767973
- Mansfield Township (Burlington) 8.1675852
- Roxbury Township 8.1634982
- Hope Township 8.1597954
- Blairstown Township 8.1551585
- Stockton Borough 8.1482173
- Hopatcong Borough 8.1422123
- Byram Township 8.1163519
- Edgewater Park Township 8.1140902
- Clinton Township 8.1053766
- Pennsauken Township 8.0822703
- South Brunswick Township 8.0741289
- Barnegat Light Borough 8.0682444
- Mountainside Borough 8.051911
- Ship Bottom Borough 8.041186
- Galloway Township 8.0265324
- Andover Township 8.0103828
- Woodstown Borough 8.0002191
- Jackson Township 7.993825
- Newfield Borough 7.9919753
- Allentown Borough 7.9898334
- Washington Township 7.9839498
- Mahwah Township 7.980494
- Millville City 7.9716261
- Tewksbury Township 7.9684498
- Lakehurst Borough 7.9618084
- Glen Gardner Borough 7.9384567
- Piscataway Township 7.932307
- West Wildwood Borough 7.9311334
- Millstone Township 7.9220957
- Edgewater Borough 7.8898808
- Jefferson Township 7.8883502
- Mantua Township 7.8767173
- Medford Lakes Borough 7.8627972
- Stillwater Township 7.8623026
- Weymouth Township 7.8535837
- Morris Township 7.8435199
- Delanco Township 7.8352146
- Tuckerton Borough 7.8222043
- Delran Township 7.8182168
- Bethlehem Township 7.8063432
- South Harrison Township 7.8051879
- Hampton Township 7.7898438
- Hamburg Borough 7.7896904
- Allamuchy Township 7.7892171
- Vineland City 7.782834
- Bass River Township 7.7819074
- Frelinghuysen Township 7.7727797
- Mullica Township 7.7721944
- Aberdeen Township 7.7614999
- Maurice River Township 7.7563875
- North Caldwell Borough 7.750039
- Eagleswood Township 7.7487026
- Gloucester City City 7.7319941
- Marlboro Township 7.7291491
- Lumberton Township 7.7252167
- Union Beach Borough 7.723277
- Englishtown Borough 7.7178353
- Toms River Township 7.705325
- Stafford Township 7.68077
- Alexandria Township 7.671982
- Mine Hill Township 7.6662532
- Cinnaminson Township 7.6528998
- Alloway Township 7.647367
- South Plainfield Borough 7.6405064
- Franklin Township (Somerset) 7.615617
- Howell Township 7.6081455
- Hardwick Township 7.6059145
- Ocean Gate Borough 7.6040087
- Hamilton Township (Atlantic) 7.5585345
- Little Egg Harbor Township 7.5358741
- Bridgewater Township 7.5188596
- Deptford Township 7.518409
- Branchville Borough 7.5170892
- Hillsborough Township 7.5133458
- Evesham Township 7.506671
- Bloomsbury Borough 7.4856186
- Secaucus Town 7.468363
- Springfield Township (Burlington) 7.4579981
- Branchburg Township 7.4526483
- Mount Holly Township 7.4522571
- Lebanon Township 7.4357504
- Franklin Township (Gloucester) 7.4252676
- Lacey Township 7.4218762
- Hopewell Township (Cumberland) 7.36
- East Greenwich Township 7.32
- Manalapan Township 7.31
- Helmetta Borough 7.27
- Frankford Township 7.259
- Hoboken City 7.252
- Mannington Township 7.21
- East Hanover Township 7.20
- Mount Laurel Township 7.15
- Kingwood Township 7.14
- Elsinboro Township 7.09
- Sandyston Township 7.07
- Stow Creek Township 7.02
- Liberty Township 7.008
- Harrison Township 6.95
- Brooklawn Borough 6.912
- Tabernacle Township 6.911
- Lower Township 6.89
- Greenwich Township (Gloucester) 6.87
- South Toms River Borough 6.86
- Lebanon Borough 6.85
- Union Township (Hunterson) 6.80
- Hainesport Township 6.79
- Sea Isle City 6.78
- Ocean Township-Waretown (Ocean) 6.75
- Port Republic City 6.74
- Cape May Point Borough 6.72
- Quinton Township 6.70
- Hardyston Township 6.69
- Wildwood Crest Borough 6.68
- Downe Township 6.67
- Middle Township 6.66
- Elmer Borough 6.64
- Upper Pittsgrove Township 6.62
- Pine Beach Borough 6.60
- Vernon Township (Sussex) 6.53
- Interlaken Borough 6.45
- Hanover Township 6.33
- Oldmans Township 6.32
- Harmony Township 6.31
- Florence Township 6.29
- Bedminster Township 6.23
- Riverdale Borough 6.21
- Beachwood Borough 6.12
- Fieldsboro Borough 6.114
- Woodland Township 6.111
- Lawrence Township (Cumberland) 6.05
- Winfield Township 5.987
- Deerfield Township 5.985
- Upper Township 5.93
- Pemberton Township 5.87
- Camden City 5.84
- Folsom Borough 5.73
- Shiloh Borough 5.41
- Estell Manor City 5.31
- New Hanover Township 5.22
- Westampton Township 5.13
- Commercial Township 5.07
- Pemberton Borough 4.93
- Audubon Park Borough 4.90
- Corbin City 4.89
- Woodbine Borough 4.84
- Washington Township 4.76
- Logan Township 4.54
- Montague Township 3.99
- Dennis Township 3.91
- Teterboro Borough 3.69
- Lower Alloways Creek Township 2.46
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