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N.J. Towns With The Highest - And Lowest - Tax Hikes Last Year
The state released data showing each town's average property tax hike in 2015. Patch ranked them from to largest to the smallest.
So you say you’re paying too much in taxes?
Maybe you shouldn’t feel so badly — especially when one N.J. community (Walpack) had a 315 percent tax hike in 2015.
The N.J. Department of Community Affairs released data recently showing the average tax bills and property tax hikes for every municipality in the state. The data also shows how the rates have changed over the years.
In this installment, Patch will look at all N.J. communities and their property tax hikes between 2014 and 2015, when the average bill jumped 2.4 percent, and rank them from top to bottom.
Indeed, 503 of the state’s 565 municipalities had a property tax hikes last year. But who had the highest?
Here are every town’s property tax hikes in 2015 (in order of percentages):
- Walpack Township 315.12
- West Amwell Township 23.69
- Tavistock Borough 21.21
- New Hanover 17.05
- Seaside Heights 12.52
- Woodland 11.43
- Mantoloking 11
- Greenwich 10.57
- Frenchtown 10.04
- Washington 9.58
- Hi-nella 9.21
- Chester 8.62
- Deal 8.48
- Bass River 8.2
- Asbury Park 8.18
- Eatontown 7.89
- Totowa 7.55
- Downe 7.54
- Newark 7.46
- Upper Deerfield 7.34
- Englewood Cliffs 7.31
- West New York 7.17
- Allenhurst 7.15
- Tabernacle 7
- Caldwell 7
- East Greenwich 6.93
- Rochelle Park 6.84
- Lakewood 6.69
- Shamong 6.62
- Beach Haven 6.61
- Mountainside 6.54
- Chesterfield 6.33
- Audubon Park 6.2
- Westville 6.19
- Toms River 6.09
- Pemberton 5.98
- Hainesport 5.74
- Moorestown 5.73
- Vineland 5.7
- Carneys Point 5.67
- Highlands 5.52
- Edgewater 5.47
- Springfield 5.47
- Haledon 5.4
- Woolwich 5.35
- West Deptford 5.28
- Bordentown 5.27
- Wallington 5.21
- Oxford 5.19
- Edgewater Park 5.13
- Cinnaminson 5.11
- North Hanover 5.06
- Roselle Park 5.05
- Hazlet 4.99
- Palisades Park 4.95
- Lower Alloways Creek 4.94
- Allamuchy 4.92
- Hammonton 4.91
- Elk 4.91
- Warren 4.9
- Hackensack 4.89
- West Wildwood 4.89
- Willingboro 4.88
- Chesilhurst 4.88
- Flemington 4.85
- Harrison 4.83
- Beverly 4.79
- Alloway 4.78
- Keyport 4.75
- Millburn 4.74
- Oradell 4.72
- Independence 4.7
- South Harrison 4.7
- Kenilworth 4.68
- Woodstown 4.68
- Jamesburg 4.67
- Pemberton 4.64
- Midland Park 4.63
- Carteret 4.63
- Mansfield 4.55
- Woodbury Heights 4.53
- Seaside Park 4.52
- Riverside 4.49
- Monroe 4.49
- Greenwich 4.48
- Newfield 4.48
- Pittsgrove 4.46
- Harvey Cedars 4.46
- Palmyra 4.44
- Bordentown 4.42
- Pine Beach 4.42
- Northfield 4.37
- North Arlington 4.37
- Marlboro 4.34
- Lindenwold 4.3
- Moonachie 4.2
- Orange 4.2
- Hawthorne 4.17
- Lebanon 4.13
- Netcong 4.12
- Franklin Township 4.12
- Delran Township 4.09
- Bay Head Borough 4.05
- Hoboken City 4.03
- Madison Borough 4
- Alpine Borough 3.96
- Upper Freehold Township 3.96
- Brigantine City 3.95
- Hope Township 3.89
- Commercial Township 3.86
- Gloucester City City 3.85
- Rockaway Borough 3.85
- Barrington Borough 3.84
- Lakehurst Borough 3.83
- Somerdale Borough 3.82
- Merchantville Borough 3.81
- Oaklyn Borough 3.81
- Monmouth Beach Borough 3.81
- Saddle Brook Township 3.79
- Carlstadt Borough 3.78
- Freehold Township 3.78
- Holland Township 3.78
- Southampton Township 3.76
- Fair Haven Borough 3.75
- Lower Township 3.73
- Prospect Park Borough 3.73
- Bloomingdale Borough 3.71
- Deerfield Township 3.65
- Watchung Borough 3.63
- Knowlton Township 3.62
- Ringwood Borough 3.62
- Burlington Township 3.59
- Mount Holly Township 3.59
- Lawrence Township 3.59
- Clayton Borough 3.59
- Harrison Town 3.59
- Livingston Township 3.55
- Garwood Borough 3.53
- Montclair Township 3.52
- Milltown Borough 3.49
- Bethlehem Township 3.49
- Fairfield Township 3.48
- Galloway Township 3.43
- Ridgefield Borough 3.43
- Phillipsburg Town 3.43
- Butler Borough 3.43
- Mantua Township 3.43
- East Rutherford Borough 3.42
- Hardwick Township 3.42
- South Amboy City 3.42
- Scotch Plains Township 3.41
- Westfield Town 3.41
- Long Beach Township 3.38
- River Vale Township 3.37
- Mansfield Township 3.35
- New Milford Borough 3.33
- Long Branch City 3.31
- Sayreville Borough 3.31
- Harding Township 3.3
- Closter Borough 3.27
- Alexandria Township 3.27
- Lumberton Township 3.25
- Maple Shade Township 3.24
- Spring Lake Borough 3.24
- Metuchen Borough 3.24
- Bridgewater Township 3.23
- Logan Township 3.23
- Elmwood Park Borough 3.2
- Camden City 3.19
- Washington Township 3.17
- Pitman Borough 3.16
- Upper Pittsgrove Township 3.15
- Demarest Borough 3.14
- Pilesgrove Township 3.14
- Edison Township 3.14
- South Plainfield Borough 3.14
- Cresskill Borough 3.13
- Evesham Township 3.13
- Kearny Town 3.13
- Estell Manor City 3.11
- Hackettstown Town 3.11
- Wyckoff Township 3.08
- Burlington City 3.08
- Milford Borough 3.07
- Port Republic City 3.06
- Hopewell Borough 3.06
- Franklin Township 3.05
- South River Borough 3.03
- Monroe Township 3.03
- Park Ridge Borough 3.01
- Berkeley Heights Township 3.01
- Elizabeth City 3
- Haddon Heights Borough 2.99
- Florham Park Borough 2.98
- Wayne Township 2.97
- Old Tappan Borough 2.96
- Little Falls Township 2.96
- Stafford Township 2.96
- Deptford Township 2.96
- Hasbrouck Heights Borough 2.95
- Summit City 2.95
- Green Township 2.95
- Jackson Township 2.94
- Woodlynne Borough 2.93
- Roosevelt Borough 2.92
- Roseland Borough 2.91
- Stratford Borough 2.89
- Gibbsboro Borough 2.87
- Mannington Township 2.87
- Cliffside Park Borough 2.85
- Berkeley Township 2.85
- Eagleswood Township 2.82
- Middletown Township 2.82
- Sussex Borough 2.81
- Victory Gardens Borough 2.8
- Freehold Borough 2.8
- Howell Township 2.79
- Bogota Borough 2.78
- Wenonah Borough 2.78
- Franklin Borough 2.77
- Hillsborough Township 2.77
- Garfield City 2.76
- Quinton Township 2.75
- Pequannock Township 2.74
- Bellmawr Borough 2.72
- Belleville Township 2.72
- Collingswood Borough 2.71
- Clinton Township 2.71
- Franklin Township 2.69
- South Toms River Borough 2.69
- Margate City 2.68
- Wantage Township 2.68
- Eastampton Township 2.67
- Medford Township 2.65
- Elsinboro Township 2.65
- Barnegat Township 2.65
- Ridgefield Park Village 2.64
- South Hackensack Township 2.63
- Berlin Township 2.63
- Woodbridge Township 2.62
- Pennsville Township 2.61
- Rutherford Borough 2.6
- Waldwick Borough 2.59
- Roselle Borough 2.56
- Peapack-Gladstone Borough 2.56
- Delaware Township 2.56
- Stanhope Borough 2.55
- Mendham Borough 2.55
- Loch Arbour Village 2.55
- Ventnor City 2.54
- Boonton Town 2.54
- Westampton Township 2.53
- Plumsted Township 2.53
- Riverton Borough 2.52
- Aberdeen Township 2.52
- Washington Township 2.51
- Millstone Borough 2.51
- Pompton Lakes Borough 2.51
- Manasquan Borough 2.51
- Delanco Township 2.5
- Neptune City Borough 2.5
- Bernards Township 2.49
- Manchester Township 2.49
- Tenafly Borough 2.48
- Linwood City 2.47
- Bernardsville Borough 2.47
- Dover Town 2.47
- Corbin City 2.46
- Pine Hill Borough 2.46
- Mahwah Township 2.42
- Woodland Park Borough 2.42
- Point Pleasant Borough 2.42
- Pine Valley Borough 2.4
- Brielle Borough 2.4
- Union Township 2.39
- Hanover Township 2.39
- Springfield Township 2.38
- Northvale Borough 2.37
- Andover Borough 2.37
- East Hanover Township 2.37
- Haddonfield Borough 2.36
- Beachwood Borough 2.36
- Spring Lake Heights Borough 2.35
- Ridgewood Village 2.34
- Medford Lakes Borough 2.34
- Jefferson Township 2.34
- Maplewood Township 2.33
- Emerson Borough 2.32
- Glassboro Borough 2.31
- Waterford Township 2.3
- Oakland Borough 2.29
- Winslow Township 2.29
- Dunellen Borough 2.29
- East Brunswick Township 2.29
- North Haledon Borough 2.26
- Harrington Park Borough 2.24
- Bayonne City 2.24
- Chatham Township 2.23
- Plainfield City 2.22
- Lake Como Borough 2.22
- Maurice River Township 2.22
- Upper Saddle River Borough 2.21
- Clark Township 2.21
- Clifton City 2.21
- Allentown Borough 2.2
- Wall Township 2.19
- Mendham Township 2.18
- Piscataway Township 2.17
- Fairview Borough 2.14
- Long Hill Township 2.14
- Denville Township 2.14
- West Orange Township 2.14
- Saddle River Borough 2.13
- Franklin Lakes Borough 2.13
- Westwood Borough 2.13
- Sea Girt Borough 2.13
- West Milford Township 2.12
- Essex Fells Township 2.12
- Manalapan Township 2.11
- South Brunswick Township 2.1
- New Providence Borough 2.09
- Somers Point City 2.08
- Fort Lee Borough 2.08
- Wanaque Borough 2.07
- Ho-Ho-Kus Borough 2.06
- Cedar Grove Township 2.06
- Wildwood Crest Borough 2.04
- Egg Harbor Township 2.03
- Berlin Borough 2.03
- Rumson Borough 2.03
- Middlesex Borough 2.03
- Lambertville City 2.03
- Hamburg Borough 2.02
- Ocean City City 2.01
- Far Hills Borough 2
- Tinton Falls Borough 2
- Hopewell Township 1.97
- Glen Ridge Borough 1.96
- South Orange Village 1.94
- Dumont Borough 1.93
- Fair Lawn Borough 1.93
- Ramsey Borough 1.92
- Bergenfield Borough 1.9
- Lawrence Township 1.89
- Frelinghuysen Township 1.88
- Randolph Township 1.88
- Haddon Township 1.87
- Andover Township 1.87
- Pennington Borough 1.87
- Verona Township 1.86
- Guttenberg Town 1.85
- Pennsauken Township 1.84
- Haworth Borough 1.83
- Blairstown Township 1.83
- Rockaway Township 1.83
- Lebanon Borough 1.82
- North Wildwood City 1.81
- Linden City 1.81
- Rocky Hill Borough 1.81
- Highland Park Borough 1.81
- Princeton 1.81
- Avalon Borough 1.8
- Newton Town 1.8
- Holmdel Township 1.8
- Leonia Borough 1.72
- Bedminster Township 1.72
- New Brunswick City 1.69
- Buena Borough 1.67
- Longport Borough 1.67
- Ocean Township 1.67
- Ship Bottom Borough 1.66
- Hamilton Township 1.64
- Morristown Town 1.63
- Califon Borough 1.63
- Mountain Lakes Borough 1.62
- Shrewsbury Borough 1.62
- Green Brook Township 1.6
- Roxbury Township 1.6
- North Brunswick Township 1.6
- Lawnside Borough 1.59
- Lincoln Park Borough 1.59
- Cranford Township 1.58
- South Bound Brook Borough 1.58
- Clinton Town 1.58
- Lyndhurst Township 1.56
- North Plainfield Borough 1.56
- Kinnelon Borough 1.56
- Rahway City 1.55
- Readington Township 1.55
- Nutley Township 1.55
- Maywood Borough 1.54
- West Caldwell Township 1.53
- Atlantic Highlands Borough 1.52
- Glen Rock Borough 1.51
- Winfield Township 1.51
- Paramus Borough 1.5
- Little Silver Borough 1.5
- Egg Harbor City 1.48
- Woodbury City 1.48
- Somerville Borough 1.47
- Montville Township 1.47
- Parsippany-Troy Hills Township 1.47
- Raritan Township 1.47
- Fairfield Township 1.47
- Stone Harbor Borough 1.46
- Hillside Township 1.46
- Runnemede Borough 1.43
- Fredon Township 1.43
- Magnolia Borough 1.42
- Harmony Township 1.41
- Washington Township 1.41
- Sparta Township 1.41
- Branchburg Township 1.41
- Union City City 1.41
- Cape May City 1.39
- Laurel Springs Borough 1.38
- Neptune Township 1.37
- Englewood City 1.34
- Point Pleasant Beach Borough 1.33
- Morris Plains Borough 1.31
- Plainsboro Township 1.31
- North Caldwell Borough 1.31
- Cherry Hill Township 1.3
- Colts Neck Township 1.28
- Helmetta Borough 1.28
- Tewksbury Township 1.28
- West Windsor Township 1.27
- Montgomery Township 1.25
- Montvale Borough 1.24
- Florence Township 1.23
- Ogdensburg Borough 1.23
- Kingwood Township 1.23
- Fanwood Borough 1.22
- Old Bridge Township 1.22
- Ocean Township 1.2
- Hampton Township 1.19
- Mount Arlington Borough 1.19
- Bloomfield Township 1.19
- Belmar Borough 1.18
- Mount Laurel Township 1.17
- Morris Township 1.17
- Norwood Borough 1.16
- Wood-Ridge Borough 1.15
- Absecon City 1.14
- Surf City Borough 1.1
- Wildwood City 1.09
- Mullica Township 1.08
- Voorhees Township 1.07
- Woodbine Borough 1.07
- Island Heights Borough 1.07
- Trenton City 1.07
- Union Beach Borough 1.04
- East Windsor Township 1.04
- Hardyston Township 1.03
- West Long Branch Borough 0.99
- Hampton Borough 0.98
- Elmer Borough 0.97
- Chatham Borough 0.97
- Matawan Borough 0.94
- Brick Township 0.93
- Woodcliff Lake Borough 0.88
- North Bergen Township 0.88
- Middle Township 0.87
- Keansburg Borough 0.85
- Washington Township 0.8
- Oceanport Borough 0.8
- Lopatcong Township 0.78
- Spotswood Borough 0.76
- Hillsdale Borough 0.75
- Riverdale Borough 0.75
- East Amwell Township 0.68
- Brooklawn Borough 0.67
- Lafayette Township 0.63
- Stow Creek Township 0.61
- Red Bank Borough 0.58
- Bradley Beach Borough 0.55
- Stillwater Township 0.51
- Penns Grove Borough 0.51
- Little Egg Harbor Township 0.5
- Belvidere Town 0.49
- Byram Township 0.47
- Millstone Township 0.47
- Boonton Township 0.44
- Ewing Township 0.42
- Mount Olive Township 0.4
- Mine Hill Township 0.4
- Manville Borough 0.39
- West Cape May Borough 0.38
- Sea Isle City 0.36
- Hopatcong Borough 0.35
- River Edge Borough 0.31
- Avon-by-the-Sea Borough 0.31
- Passaic City 0.28
- Gloucester Township 0.23
- Buena Vista Township 0.22
- Lodi Borough 0.19
- Stockton Borough 0.19
- Alpha Borough 0.17
- National Park Borough 0.13
- Wharton Borough 0.07
- Bloomsbury Borough 0.06
- Audubon Borough 0.02
- Lavallette Borough 0.01
- Lacey Township -0.01
- East Orange City -0.03
- Ocean Gate Borough -0.04
- Sandyston Township -0.11
- Glen Gardner Borough -0.11
- Folsom Borough -0.12
- Robbinsville Township -0.13
- Teaneck Township -0.14
- Interlaken Borough -0.19
- Cape May Point Borough -0.21
- Cranbury Township -0.21
- Chester Township -0.22
- Raritan Borough -0.25
- East Newark Borough -0.26
- Tuckerton Borough -0.27
- White Township -0.31
- Millville City -0.32
- Mount Ephraim Borough -0.36
- Jersey City City -0.39
- Upper Township -0.41
- Irvington Township -0.43
- Union Township -0.44
- Rockleigh Borough -0.46
- Hopewell Township -0.5
- Hightstown Borough -0.51
- Allendale Borough -0.64
- Weehawken Township -0.7
- Hamilton Township -0.77
- Washington Borough -0.85
- Bound Brook Borough -0.86
- Salem City -0.89
- Pohatcong Township -0.91
- Paulsboro Borough -0.93
- Weymouth Township -0.98
- Perth Amboy City -1.09
- Secaucus Town -1.17
- Clementon Borough -1.19
- Farmingdale Borough -1.19
- Vernon Township -1.2
- Oldmans Township -1.24
- Greenwich Township -1.45
- Frankford Township -1.56
- High Bridge Borough -1.57
- Liberty Township -1.63
- Swedesboro Borough -1.64
- Shiloh Borough -1.87
- Franklin Township -2.04
- Pleasantville City -2.36
- Little Ferry Borough -3
- Shrewsbury Township -3.17
- Englishtown Borough -3.22
- Fieldsboro Borough -3.26
- Dennis Township -3.89
- Bridgeton City -4.28
- Sea Bright Borough -6.36
- Atlantic City City -6.75
- Montague Township -6.94
- Branchville Borough -6.98
- Teterboro Borough -7
- Wrightstown Borough -7.08
- Barnegat Light Borough -7.93
- Paterson City -10.62
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