See Manasquan, Belmar Area's Average Property Tax Bills And Hikes

New Jersey's property taxes, which are the highest in the nation, just keep rising. So you shouldn't be surprised when you see more money being taken out of your account once again this year.

But you may be surprised when you see how expensive it's gotten to live in your community, especially compared to other towns. And maybe you'll be pleased to see that property taxes actually rose at a much slower rate in 2018 than they did the year before.

Here are the average property tax bills from the Point Pleasant, Manasquan, Belmar and Asbury Park areas, as well as how much taxes went up in each town in 2018 (and where they're ranked on the state's list of 566 communities):

Tax bills:

• #208 Manasquan $9,277
• #261 Point Pleasant Beach $8,502
• #317 Point Pleasant Boro $7,685
• #374 Belmar $6,888
• #491 Asbury Park $5,291

Hikes:

• #46 Manasquan 4.36%
• #117 Belmar 3.11%
• #132 Point Pleasant Beach 2.92%
• #149 Point Pleasant Boro 2.79%
• #421 Asbury Park 0.99%

Patch also put together a statewide 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

The data, released this week, comes from the state Department of Community Affairs. Here is a map of the property tax averages courtesy of NJ Spotlight:

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.