State Releases Average Tax Bills For Middlesex County Towns

MIDDLESEX COUNTY – On Wednesday of this week, the Murphy administration released the calendar year 2019 property tax data for all of New Jersey’s 565 municipalities. The new release shows the average tax bill for every Middlesex County town in 2019.

Patch ranked the average tax bill for all Middlesex County towns, from highest to lowest (see below). Highland Park pays the highest average tax bill in all of Middlesex County.

The majority of municipalities in the state had average residential property tax decreases or increases under two percent, according to state officials.

“We’re delivering on our promise to provide property tax stability while restoring New Jersey’s fiscal standing and growing our economy,” said Gov. Phil Murphy. “Statewide property values have grown more in the first two years of my administration than at any point since the Great Recession. That’s what we call progress.”

The administration says it is allocating hundreds of millions of dollars of constitutionally-dedicated taxpayer funds for more school aid, lowering the cost of health care for public employees, supporting more shared services between local governments, and more fully securing the long-term stability of New Jersey’s pension system.

Here is the Middlesex County list of towns and their average 2019 tax bill, ranked highest to lowest, as well as the percentage increase or decrease from 2018:

Highland Park Borough, $12,143 -3.77%

Metuchen Borough, $10,945 -1.07%

Cranbury Township $10,931, 8.61%

East Brunswick Township, $10,374 -2.05%

Plainsboro Township, $10,333 -2.09%

Milltown Borough, $9,903 -6.31%

South Brunswick Township, $9,737 -3.98%

Edison Township, $9,715 -2.97%

North Brunswick Township, $9,032 -2.61%

Dunellen Borough, $8,941 -2.66%

Middlesex Borough, $8,555 -3.21%

Spotswood Borough, $8,484 -2.71%

Woodbridge Township, $8,079 -2.70%

Monroe Township, $7,801 -1.59%

Old Bridge Township, $7,633 -1.19%

Piscataway Township, $7,613 -2.14%

Jamesburg Borough, $7,594 -1.29%

Sayreville Borough, $7,580 -1.92%

South Amboy City, $7,541 -1.35%

South Plainfield Borough, $7,468 -2.77%

Perth Amboy City, $7,167 -1.27%

South River Borough, $6,777 -2.83%

Carteret Borough, $6,745 -2.62%

New Brunswick City, $6,572 -2.95%

Helmetta Borough, $6,363 -1.49%