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NJ Property Tax Hikes, Town-By-Town: What Are You Paying?
N.J. officials have updated their tax information, and you may be surprised to see the biggest tax hikes in place from 2016 to 2017.
If you have a problem with your local town's tax hike, maybe you'll want to look elsewhere in New Jersey to live. Because if you're paying an extra $831 a year to live in Fairfield Township, maybe you should consider Wanaque, where taxes dropped more than $500 a year.
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs has updated its property tax data to show how much each town is paying for property taxes, on average. Patch compiled the list of towns, their home values and how much more — or less — each community is paying this year (see list below).
The DCA website also provides detailed information about the property tax levy in each county, municipality, fire district and school district as well as other statistical information useful for the public’s understanding of the individual components that make up each taxpayer’s property tax bill. You can find that information by clicking here.
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“The department now provides access to even more information to help taxpayers better understand their tax bills and see the savings derived from property tax relief programs in their municipalities,” said Charles Richman, DCA commissioner. “This data shows in great detail the many ways the Christie Administration is providing property taxpayers with assistance.”
Here is the list of towns, their counties, and their average tax hikes/decreases, in order, from 2015 to 2016:
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- Fairfield Township, Essex $831
- Haworth, Bergen $829
- Mantoloking, Ocean $773
- Englewood Cliffs, Bergen $692
- Moorestown, Burlington $685
- Loch Arbour, Monmouth $660
- Princeton, Mercer $634
- Allentown, Monmouth $626
- Tenafly, Bergen $613
- Millburn, Essex $592
- Kinnelon, Morris $575
- Franklin Lakes, Bergen $564
- Prospect Park, Passaic $561
- Weehawken, Hudson $555
- Elizabeth, Union $552
- Saddle River, Bergen $551
- Pilesgrove, Salem $547
- Logan Township, Gloucester $543
- Norwood, Bergen $540
- Ho-Ho-Kus, Bergen $535
- Montclair, Essex $513
- Fanwood, Union $503
- Peapack-Gladstone, Somerset $500
- Chesterfield, Burlington $498
- Park Ridge, Bergen $496
- Fairview, Bergen $484
- Oceanport, Monmouth $483
- Demarest, Bergen $481
- Matawan, Monmouth $478
- Glen Ridge, Essex $476
- Highland Park, Middlesex $470
- Farmingdale, Monmouth $465
- Summit, Union $462
- Saddle Brook, Bergen $459
- Tewksbury, Hunterdon $448
- Fair Haven, Monmouth $448
- Cresskill, Bergen $446
- Haddonfield, Camden $445
- Paterson, Passaic $440
- Mountain Lakes, Morris $438
- Woodstown, Salem $432
- River Vale, Bergen $428
- Gloucester City, Camden $427
- Gloucester Township, Camden $427
- South Orange, Essex $421
- Beach Haven, Ocean $420
- Hillsdale, Bergen $418
- Closter, Bergen $417
- Mannington, Salem $416
- Rocky Hill, Somerset $412
- Tavistock, Camden $405
- Hampton Township, Sussex $398
- Wallington, Bergen $398
- East Greenwich Township, Gloucester $393
- Branchville, Sussex $392
- Harrington Park, Bergen $391
- Green Township, Sussex $390
- Pine Valley, Camden $386
- Lebanon Township, Hunterdon $383
- Ridgewood, Bergen $381
- Monmouth Beach, Monmouth $380
- Long Hill Township, Morris $376
- Maplewood, Essex $375
- Merchantville, Camden $375
- Woodcliff Lake, Bergen $368
- Westfield, Union $368
- Caldwell Township Essex $368
- Secaucus, Hudson $368
- Flemington, Hunterdon $366
- Allendale, Bergen $366
- Manasquan, Monmouth $364
- Watchung, Somerset $362
- Edison, Middlesex $361
- Spotswood, Middlesex $358
- Harrison, Hudson $353
- Montgomery Township, Somerset $353
- Upper Saddle River, Bergen $349
- Westwood, Bergen $349
- Kearny, Hudson $341
- Oradell, Bergen $330
- West Cape May, Cape May $330
- Audubon Park, Camden $329
- Spring Lake Heights, Monmouth $329
- Mendham Borough, Morris $329
- River Edge, Bergen $327
- Montvale, Bergen $325
- Upper Pittsgrove Township, Salem $325
- West Windsor, Mercer $325
- Edgewater, Bergen $324
- Liberty Township, Warren $323
- Mansfield Township, Burlington $323
- Cranford, Union $321
- Bound Brook, Somerset $321
- Lakewood, Ocean $320
- Mendham Township, Morris $318
- Voorhees, Camden $317
- Hackettstown, Warren $317
- Raritan, Somerset $316
- Surf City, Ocean $315
- Elmer, Salem $313
- Lebanon, Hunterdon $313
- Sussex, Sussex $312
- Harrison, Gloucester $310
- Old Tappan, Bergen $307
- Rockleigh, Bergen $306
- Stafford Township, Ocean $305
- Ringwood, Passaic $305
- Glen Rock, Bergen $302
- Belleville, Essex $301
- Hanover Township, Morris $301
- Ridgefield, Bergen $300
- Metuchen, Middlesex $300
- Toms River, Ocean $297
- Stanhope, Sussex $297
- Hoboken, Hudson $296
- Egg Harbor City, Atlantic $294
- Lyndhurst, Bergen $289
- Pittsgrove Township, Salem $287
- Maywood, Bergen $286
- Verona, Essex $286
- North Arlington, Bergen $285
- New Milford, Bergen $285
- Longport, Atlantic $283
- Springfield Township, Burlington $282
- Madison, Morris $279
- Linden, Union $279
- Monroe Township, Middlesex $278
- South Brunswick, Middlesex $274
- Emerson, Bergen $270
- Helmetta, Middlesex $266
- Rutherford, Bergen $266
- Fredon Township, Sussex $265
- Raritan, Hunterdon $265
- Lopatcong Township, Warren $265
- Allenhurst, Monmouth $263
- Kenilworth, Union $262
- Cliffside Park, Bergen $261
- Warren, Somerset $261
- Haddon Township, Camden $261
- Lacey, Ocean $261
- Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth $260
- Mullica Township, Atlantic $259
- Woodbury Heights, Gloucester $258
- Cinnaminson, Burlington $254
- West Orange, Essex $254
- Quinton Township, Salem $253
- Barnegat Light, Ocean $253
- Elsinboro, Salem $252
- Livingston, Essex $251
- Mountainside, Union $250
- Midland Park, Bergen $249
- Pennsville Township, Salem $248
- New Providence, Union $247
- Franklin Township, Gloucester $247
- Newark, Essex $246
- Cedar Grove, Essex $246
- Dumont, Bergen $242
- Marlboro, Monmouth $242
- Woodland Park, Passaic $242
- Scotch Plains, Union $242
- Harding Township, Morris $241
- Oakland, Bergen $240
- Totowa, Passaic $239
- Chester Borough, Morris $239
- Chatham Borough, Morris $239
- Palisades Park, Bergen $239
- East Brunswick, Middlesex $238
- North Bergen, Hudson $237
- Wenonah, Gloucester $236
- Island Heights, Ocean $235
- Westville, Gloucester $235
- Frenchtown, Hunterdon $234
- Woodland Township, Burlington $234
- Cranbury, Middlesex $234
- Hamburg, Sussex $233
- East Amwell Township, Hunterdon $232
- Bloomingdale, Passaic $232
- Swedesboro, Gloucester $231
- Hopewell Township, Mercer $230
- Bernards, Somerset $230
- Sparta, Sussex $230
- South Hackensack, Bergen $230
- Ship Bottom, Ocean $229
- High Bridge, Hunterdon $228
- Orange, Essex $227
- Roxbury, Morris $227
- Wantage, Sussex $227
- Millstone, Somerset $227
- Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris $226
- Freehold Township, Monmouth $223
- Barrington, Camden $223
- Byram Township, Sussex $223
- Fair Lawn, Bergen $222
- Netcong, Morris $222
- Florham Park, Morris $220
- Jefferson, Morris $220
- Sea Isle, Cape May $220
- Bayonne, Hudson $219
- Freehold, Monmouth $218
- Lawrence Township, Mercer $218
- Mount Ephraim, Camden $218
- Hasbrouck Heights, Bergen $216
- Dunellen, Middlesex $214
- Long Branch, Monmouth $213
- Pine Beach, Ocean $213
- Mansfield Township, Warren $213
- Jamesburg, Middlesex $212
- Hillsborough, Somerset $212
- Collingswood, Camden $212
- Weymouth Township, Atlantic $211
- Clinton, Hunterdon $211
- Pennington, Mercer $211
- Washington Township, Burlington $211
- Morristown, Morris $209
- Neptune, Monmouth $209
- Chatham Township, Morris $209
- Woodlynne, Camden $209
- Woolwich Township, Gloucester $209
- Plainfield, Union $208
- Barnegat, Ocean $206
- Lavallette, Ocean $205
- Millstone Township, Monmouth $204
- Chester Township, Morris $204
- Brielle, Monmouth $203
- Newfield, Gloucester $203
- Magnolia, Camden $202
- White Township, Warren 202
- Margate, Atlantic $202
- Monroe Township, Gloucester $202
- Teaneck, Bergen $201
- East Orange, Essex $201
- Ridgefield Park, Bergen $201
- Branchburg, Somerset $200
- Montville, Morris $198
- Gibbsboro, Camden $198
- Nutley, Essex $197
- Bernardsville, Somerset $196
- Alloway Township, Salem $196
- Shamong Township, Burlington $196
- Audubon, Camden $196
- Wyckoff, Bergen $195
- Willingboro, Burlington $194
- Califon, Hunterdon $193
- Bergenfield, Bergen $192
- Sandyston, Sussex $191
- Northvale, Bergen $191
- Elk Township, Gloucester $191
- Plumsted Township, Ocean $191
- West Deptford, Gloucester $189
- Garfield, Bergen $188
- Andover, Sussex $187
- Haddon Heights, Camden $187
- Rumson, Monmouth $187
- Lindenwold, Camden $186
- Jersey City, Hudson $186
- Englishtown, Monmouth $186
- Brick, Ocean $184
- Wayne, Passaic $184
- Riverdale, Morris $184
- Washington Township, Morris $184
- Newton, Sussex $183
- Milltown, Middlesex $183
- Deerfield, Cumberland 182
- Robbinsville, Mercer $182
- Pitman, Gloucester $181
- Carlstadt, Bergen $181
- Downe Township, Cumberland $181
- Westampton Township, Burlington $181
- Stone Harbor, Cape May $180
- Greenwich Township, Warren $180
- Bedminster, Somerset $179
- Sayreville, Middlesex $179
- Aberdeen, Monmouth $178
- North Caldwell, Essex $177
- Riverton, Burlington $177
- Hazlet, Monmouth $177
- Union Beach, Monmouth $175
- Keyport, Monmouth $175
- Washington Township, Bergen $174
- Hammonton, Atlantic $173
- Little Ferry, Bergen $172
- Tinton Falls, Monmouth $172
- Hamilton Township, Atlantic $172
- Eagleswood, Ocean $170
- Irvington, Essex $169
- Glen Gardner, Hunterdon $169
- Ocean Township, Ocean $169
- Manville, Somerset $169
- Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean $168
- Little Falls, Passaic $168
- Milford, Hunterdon $167
- Clayton, Gloucester $166
- West Caldwell, Essex $166
- Greenwich Township, Gloucester $166
- Southampton Township, Burlington $166
- Deptford, Gloucester $165
- Middlesex Borough, Middlesex $165
- Sea Girt, Monmouth $165
- Laurel Springs, Camden $164
- South Bound Brook, Somerset $164
- East Newark, Hudson $162
- Woodbridge, Middlesex $161
- Victory Gardens, Morris $161
- New Brunswick, Middlesex $161
- Waterford, Camden $160
- Boonton, Morris $159
- Ogdensburg, Sussex $158
- Howell, Monmouth $157
- Vineland, Cumberland $157
- Buena, Atlantic $156
- Franklin Township, Somerset $155
- Readington, Hunterdon $155
- Burlington City, Burlington $154
- Hopewell, Mercer $154
- Ocean Gate, Ocean $151
- Springfield Township, Union $151
- Randolph, Morris $151
- Butler, Morris $150
- Lower Alloways Creek, Salem $149
- Paramus, Bergen $148
- Pleasantville, Atlantic $147
- Old Bridge, Middlesex $146
- Hainesport, Burlington $146
- Union Township, Union $146
- Hopatcong, Sussex $145
- Penns Grove, Salem $145
- Montague Township, Sussex $144
- Englewood, Bergen $143
- Delran, Burlington $143
- Avalon, Cape May $142
- Cherry Hill, Camden $142
- Allamuchy, Warren $141
- Bloomsbury, Hunterdon $140
- Medford, Burlington $140
- Waldwick, Bergen $140
- Shrewsbury, Monmouth $139
- Clark, Union $138
- Elmwood Park, Bergen $137
- Bordentown, Burlington $137
- Andover, Sussex $137
- West New York, Hudson $137
- Hardyston, Sussex $136
- Glassboro, Gloucester $135
- Lower Township, Cape May $135
- Jackson, Ocean $135
- Rockaway Borough, Morris $134
- Lambertville, Hunterdon $134
- South River, Middlesex $133
- Roselle Park, Union $132
- Upper Township, Cape May $132
- Middletown, Monmouth $131
- Mahwah, Bergen $131
- South Plainfield, Middlesex $130
- Berlin, Camden $130
- Edgewater Park, Burlington $130
- Mantua Township, Gloucester $129
- Berkeley, Ocean $129
- East Windsor, Mercer $129
- Ocean City, Cape May $129
- Ocean Township, Monmouth $128
- Asbury Park, Monmouth $128
- Seaside Heights, Ocean $127
- Belvidere, Warren $127
- Bogota, Bergen $127
- Point Pleasant Boro, Ocean $126
- Burlington Township, Burlington $123
- Alpha, Warren $123
- Maple Shade, Burlington $122
- Clementon, Camden $122
- Mount Olive, Morris $122
- Lawrence Township, Cumberland $122
- West Long Branch, Monmouth $122
- North Brunswick, Middlesex $122
- Washington Township, Warren $121
- Delanco, Burlington $119
- Pine Hill, Camden $118
- Garwood, Union $118
- West Amwell Township, Hunterdon $118
- Blairstown, Warren $118
- South Harrison, Gloucester $118
- Far Hills, Somerset $117
- Washington Borough, Warren $117
- Piscataway, Middlesex $117
- Evesham Township, Burlington $117
- Kingwood Township, Hunterdon $116
- Lodi, Bergen $116
- Hawthorne, Passaic $116
- Berkeley Heights, Union $115
- Mount Arlington, Morris $114
- North Wildwood, Cape May $114
- South Toms River, Ocean $112
- Somerville, Somerset $112
- Lincoln Park, Morris $112
- Independence Township, Warren $111
- Rahway, Union $110
- Haledon, Passaic $109
- Pohatcong Township, Warren $109
- Union City, Hudson $109
- Stratford, Camden $109
- North Haledon, Passaic $108
- Woodbury, Gloucester $107
- Folsom, Atlantic $106
- Ramsey, Bergen $106
- Holmdel, Monmouth $105
- North Plainfield, Somerset $105
- Oaklyn, Camden $103
- Carteret, Middlesex $103
- Bridgewater, Somerset $103
- Fairfield Township, Cumberland $102
- Washington Township, Gloucester $100
- Clifton, Passaic $100
- East Hanover, Morris $99
- Bellmawr, Camden $98
- Knowlton, Warren $96
- Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic $95
- West Milford, Passaic $93
- Woodbine, Cape May $92
- Ewing, Mercer $92
- Manchester, Ocean $92
- Bloomfield, Essex $91
- Winslow Township, Camden $90
- Riverside Township, Burlington $89
- Pennsauken, Camden $89
- Oldmans Township, Salem $88
- Mine Hill, Morris $88
- Buena Vista, Atlantic $88
- Millville, Cumberland $88
- Hopewell Township, Cumberland $87
- Holland Township, Hunterdon $86
- Little Silver, Monmouth $82
- Guttenberg, Hudson $80
- Wrightstown, Burlington $78
- Mount Laurel, Burlington $76
- Manalapan, Monmouth $76
- Wildwood, Cape May $75
- Palmyra, Burlington $75
- Hillside, Union $74
- New Hanover Township, Burlington $72
- Somerdale, Camden $71
- Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth $69
- Hightstown, Mercer $65
- Tuckerton, Ocean $64
- Lakehurst, Ocean $64
- Hardwick Township, Warren $64
- National Park, Gloucester $64
- Chesilhurst, Camden $64
- Pequannock, Morris $63
- Keansburg, Monmouth $63
- Green Brook, Somerset $62
- Beachwood, Ocean $60
- Estell Manor, Atlantic $60
- Frankford, Sussex $59
- Rockaway, Morris $59
- Long Beach Township, Ocean $58
- Highlands, Monmouth $57
- Wildwood Crest, Cape May $57
- Camden, Camden $57
- Harmony Township, Warren $56
- Bridgeton, Cumberland $56
- Tabernacle Township, Burlington $56
- Red Bank, Monmouth $54
- Pompton Lakes, Passaic $52
- Berlin Township, Camden $48
- Mount Holly, Burlington $48
- Winfield Township, Union $48
- Greenwich Township Cumberland $47
- Absecon, Atlantic $46
- Medford Lakes, Burlington $45
- Alexandria Township, Hunterdon $44
- Franklin Township, Hunterdon $43
- Port Republic, Atlantic $43
- Fieldsboro, Burlington $42
- Harvey Cedars, Ocean $42
- Dennis Township, Cape May $41
- Denville, Morris $41
- Colts Neck, Monmouth $40
- Maurice River Township, Cumberland $39
- Bradley Beach, Monmouth $39
- Trenton, Mercer $38
- Stillwater Township, Sussex $37
- Oxford Township, Warren $37
- Middle Township, Cape May $36
- Cape May Point, Cape May $35
- Northfield, Atlantic $35
- Somers Point, Atlantic $35
- Boonton Township, Morris $34
- Florence Township, Burlington $34
- Wharton, Morris $33
- Lumberton Township, Burlington $31
- Pemberton Township, Burlington $31
- Phillipsburg, Warren $31
- Stockton, Hunterdon $26
- Beverly City, Burlington $26
- Essex Fells, Essex $25
- Alpine, Bergen $22
- Galloway Township, Atlantic $22
- Pemberton, Burlington $20
- Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon $18
- Paulsboro, Gloucester $17
- Avon-by-the-Sea, Monmouth $14
- Brooklawn, Camden $14
- North Hanover, Burlington $13
- Salem, Salem $12
- Belmar, Monmouth $10
- Lawnside, Camden $9
- Wall, Monmouth $7
- Bordentown, Burlington $7
- Walpack, Sussex $6
- Little Egg Harbor, Ocean $4
- Eastampton Township, Burlington $3
- Fort Lee, Bergen $2
- Hi-nella, Camden $2
- Hope Township, Warren $0
- Rochelle Park, Bergen $-2
- Upper Deerfield Township, Cumberland $-4
- Wood-Ridge, Bergen $-4
- Stow Creek Township, Cumberland $-5
- Leonia, Bergen $-7
- Franklin Borough, Sussex $-7
- Roselle, Union $-8
- Vernon, Sussex $-14
- Roseland, Essex $-15
- Runnemede, Camden $-15
- Atlantic City, Atlantic $-15
- Brigantine, Atlantic $-17
- Corbin City, Atlantic $-18
- Spring Lake, Monmouth $-27
- Commercial Township, Cumberland $-28
- Neptune City, Monmouth $-29
- Ventnor City Atlantic $-30
- Carneys Point Township, Salem $-30
- Clinton Township, Hunterdon $-37
- West Wildwood, Cape May $-38
- Morris Plains, Morris $-39
- Hamilton Township, Mercer $-40
- Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth $-41
- Morris Township, Morris $-44
- Linwood, Atlantic $-47
- Bass River Township, Burlington $-53
- Perth Amboy, Middlesex $-69
- Bay Head, Ocean $-72
- East Rutherford, Bergen $-77
- Lafayette Township, Sussex $-77
- Union Township, Hunterdon $-80
- Eatontown, Monmouth $-85
- South Amboy, Middlesex $-92
- Interlaken, Monmouth $-118
- Delaware Township, Hunterdon $-121
- Moonachie, Bergen $-130
- Teterboro, Bergen $-133
- Deal, Monmouth $-134
- Dover, Morris $-138
- Shiloh, Cumberland $-161
- Lake Como, (South Belmar) Monmouth $-163
- Roosevelt, Monmouth $-166
- Plainsboro, Middlesex $-167
- Hampton, Hunterdon $-179
- Franklin Township, Warren $-190
- Sea Bright, Monmouth $-199
- Cape May, Cape May $-206
- Seaside Park, Ocean $-281
- Frelinghuysen Township, Warren $-298
- Passaic, Passaic $-421
- Hackensack, Bergen $-455
- Wanaque, Passaic $-526
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