Highest NJ Property Tax Rates: See How Your Town Compares To Others (2024)

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Patch put together a list of all New Jersey towns and cities, along with their county and general property tax rates.

Posted Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 12:57 pm ET|Updated Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 1:25 pm ET

But which parts of the state are paying the most?

Recently the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (NJDCA) published its latest tax tables, which are based on 2023 data.

The five New Jersey cities and towns with the highest general property tax rates for 2023 were Elizabeth, Winfield, Union, East Brunswick, and Scotch Plains.

Before you check out the town-by-town tax rates, here are a few things to keep in mind.

SCHOOL, MUNICIPAL, COUNTY – Property taxes in New Jersey are made up of three parts: school, municipal, and county. In 2022, the average property owner in New Jersey paid 52.7 percent of their total for school taxes, 29.6 percent for municipal taxes, and 17.6 percent for county taxes.

Read More: Which NJ Schools Rely Most, Least On State Aid?

HOME VALUES – One way to make comparisons between towns is based on their general tax rates. But if you take a look at a town’s “effective tax rate” – the amount of property tax paid relative to a home’s value – a different story often emerges.

BANG FOR THE BUCK – Some experts have pointed out that a high tax bill doesn't necessarily mean a homeowner is getting ripped off – it depends on what you get for the money. “While no taxpayers in high-tax jurisdictions will be celebrating their yearly payments, it's worth noting that property taxes are largely rooted in the ‘benefit principle’ of government finance – the people paying the bills are most often the ones benefiting from the services,” researchers from The Tax Foundation recently wrote.

BLAMING POLITICS – Taxes and home values have gone up steadily throughout the state over the past decade, regardless of what political party is in the governor's seat. When former Republican Gov. Chris Christie and the state Legislature reached a historic deal for a 2 percent cap in 2011, the average property tax bill in New Jersey was at $7,759 for a home valued at $299,014. By the time Christie left office, the average property tax payment had risen by 13 percent. It has continued to go up since then; according to tax table figures, the average property tax increased by 8.25 percent between 2022 and 2018, the first year Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy took office.

That being said, Patch put together a list of all New Jersey towns and cities, along with their county and general property tax rates.

General NJ Property Tax Rates By County

Atlantic

Absecon City 3.323

Atlantic City 3.565
Brigantine City 1.848
Buena Boro 3.370
Buena Vista Twp 2.823
Corbin City City 2.105
Egg Harbor City 5.391
Egg Harbor Twp 3.348
Estell Manor City 2.875
Folsom Boro 2.204
Galloway Twp 3.326
Hamilton Twp 3.394
Hammonton Town 2.747
Linwood City 3.737
Longport Boro 1.066
Margate City 1.650
Mullica Twp 3.553
Northfield City 3.545
Pleasantville City 5.116
Port Republic City 3.079
Somers Point City 3.470
Ventnor City 2.661
Weymouth Twp 2.699

Bergen

Allendale Boro 2.199
Alpine Boro 0.790
Bergenfield Boro 3.410
Bogota Boro 4.294
Carlstadt Boro 1.645
Cliffside Park Boro 2.676
Closter Boro 2.144
Cresskill Boro 2.321
Demarest Boro 2.918
Dumont Boro 3.965
Elmwood Park Boro 2.992
E Rutherford Boro 1.623
Edgewater Boro 1.597
Emerson Boro 3.216
Englewood City 2.980
Englewood Cliffs Boro 1.141
Fairlawn Boro 3.495
Fairview Boro 2.261
Fort Lee Boro 2.474
Franklin Lakes Boro 1.730
Garfield City 3.281
Glen Rock Boro 3.160
Hackensack City 2.879
Harrington Park Boro 3.031
Hasbrouck Heights Boro 2.577
Haworth Boro 3.042
Hillsdale Boro 3.082
Hohokus Boro 2.330
Leonia Boro 3.361
Little Ferry Boro 2.747
Lodi Boro 3.276
Lyndhurst Twp 2.032
Mahwah Twp 2.037
Maywood Boro 2.153
Midland Park Boro 3.381
Montvale Boro 2.464
Moonachie Boro 2.020
New Milford Boro 3.915
North Arlington Boro 2.442
Northvale Boro 3.093
Norwood Boro 2.645
Oakland Boro 2.374
Old Tappan Boro 2.154
Oradell Boro 2.668
Palisades Park Boro 1.479
Paramus Boro 1.534
Park Ridge Boro 3.185
Ramsey Boro 2.737
Ridgefield Boro 1.673
Ridgefield Park Village 2.946
Ridgewood Village 2.804
Riveredge Boro 3.866
Rivervale Twp 2.714
Rochelle Park Twp 2.775
Rockleigh Boro 0.775
Rutherford Boro 3.042
Saddle Brook Twp 2.336
Saddle River Boro 1.021
So Hackensack Twp 2.131
Teaneck Twp 3.302
Tenafly Boro 2.772
Teterboro Boro 1.178
Upper Saddle Riv Boro 2.480
Waldwick Boro 2.908
Wallington Boro 3.272
Washington Twp 2.706
Westwood Boro 2.293
Woodcliff Lake Boro 2.165
Wood Ridge Boro 2.825
Wyckoff Twp 1.893

Burlington

Bass River Twp 2.194
Beverly City 4.800
Bordentown City 3.531
Bordentown Twp 3.094
Burlington City 4.254
Burlington Twp 2.889
Chesterfield Twp 3.122
Cinnaminson Twp 3.477
Delanco Twp 3.416
Delran Twp 3.775
Eastampton Twp 3.224
Edgewater Park Twp 3.353
Evesham Twp 3.017
Fieldsboro Boro 2.910
Florence Twp 2.403
Hainesport Twp 2.553
Lumberton Twp 2.503
Mansfield Twp 3.268
Maple Shade Twp 3.686
Medford Twp 3.318
Medford Lakes Boro 3.595
Moorestown Twp 2.676
Mt Holly Twp 3.132
Mt Laurel Twp 2.807
New Hanover Twp 2.782
No Hanover Twp 2.210
Palmyra Boro 4.234
Pemberton Boro 2.594
Pemberton Twp 2.876
Riverside Twp 3.844
Riverton Boro 3.737
Shamong Twp 2.987
Southampton Twp 3.177
Springfield Twp 3.085
Tabernacle Twp 3.034
Washington Twp 1.662
Westampton Twp 2.703
Willingboro Twp 4.285
Woodland Twp 2.812
Wrightstown Boro 3.284

Camden

Audubon Boro 3.903
Audubon Park Boro 6.667
Barrington Boro 4.623
Bellmawr Boro 3.776
Berlin Boro 3.380
Berlin Twp 3.835
Brooklawn Boro 4.118
Camden City 3.425
Cherry Hill Twnshp 3.897
Chesilhurst Boro 3.846
Clementon Boro 4.432
Collingswood Boro 3.822
Gibbsboro Boro 4.259
Gloucester City 5.004
Gloucester Twp 3.989
Haddon Twp 3.822
Haddonfield Boro 3.188
Haddon Heights Boro 3.404
Hi Nella Boro 5.592
Laurel Springs Boro 5.392
Lawnside Boro 4.514
Lindenwold Boro 4.773
Magnolia Boro 4.684
Merchantville Boro 5.073
Mount Ephraim Boro 5.156
Oaklyn Boro 5.097
Pennsauken Twp 4.069
Pine Hill Boro 5.126
Pine Valley Boro
Runnemede Boro 4.369
Somerdale Boro 4.461
Stratford Boro 4.622
Tavistock Boro 1.447
Voorhees Twp 4.223
Waterford Twp 4.297
Winslow Twp 3.531
Woodlynne Boro 7.912

Cape May

Avalon Boro 0.609
Cape May City 1.074
Cape May Point Boro 0.729
Dennis Twp 1.808
Lower Twp 1.931
Middle Twp 1.973
North Wildwood City 1.519
Ocean City 1.071
Sea Isle City 0.852
Stone Harbor Boro 0.735
Upper Twp 2.075
West Cape May Boro 1.521
West Wildwood Boro 1.897
Wildwood City 2.929
Wildwood Crest Boro 1.406
Woodbine Boro 1.708

Cumberland

Bridgeton City 5.075
Commercial Twp 2.576
Deerfield Twp 3.655
Downe Twp 2.437
Fairfield Twp 2.652
Greenwich Twp 3.529
Hopewell Twp 3.470
Lawrence Twp 2.900
Maurice River Twp 2.734
Millville City 3.892
Shiloh Boro 3.136
Stow Creek Twp 3.449
Upper Deerfield Twp 3.346
Vineland City 3.163

Essex

Belleville Twp 3.914
Bloomfield Twp 3.268
Caldwell Boro Twp 3.102
Cedar Grove Twp 2.530
East Orange City 3.168
Essex Fells Twp 2.168
Fairfield Twp 2.053
Glen Ridge Twp 3.374
Irvington Twp 6.073
Livingston Twp 2.372
Maplewood Twp 3.616
Millburn Twp 1.956
Montclair Twp 3.380
Newark City 3.728
North Caldwell Twp 2.216
Nutley Twp 2.576
Orange City Twp 3.727
Roseland Boro 2.315
South Orange Village Tw 3.637
Verona Twp 3.062
West Caldwell Twp 2.701
West Orange Twp 4.598

Gloucester

Clayton Boro 4.041
Deptford Twp 3.268
East Greenwich Twp 3.078
Elk Twp 3.629
Franklin Twp 3.564
Glassboro Boro 3.499
Greenwich Twp 3.262
Harrison Twp 3.136
Logan Twp 2.010
Mantua Twp 2.465
Monroe Twp 3.635
National Park Boro 4.681
Newfield Boro 3.752
Paulsboro Boro 4.396
Pitman Boro 3.401
So Harrison Twp 3.022
Swedesboro Boro 4.215
Washington Twp 3.419
Wenonah Boro 4.219
West Deptford Twp 3.447
Westville Boro 5.015
Woodbury City 4.640
Woodbury Heights Boro 4.747
Woolwich Twp 3.299

Hudson

Bayonne City 2.683
East Newark Boro 2.811
Guttenberg Town 3.994
Harrison Town 2.299
Hoboken City 1.629
Jersey City 2.247
Kearny Town 10.567
North Bergen Twp 1.628
Secaucus Town 3.969
Union City 7.688
Weehawken Twp 1.870
West New York Town 7.935

Hunterdon

Alexandria Twp 2.797
Bethlehem Twp 3.136
Bloomsbury Boro 3.391
Califon Boro 3.672
Clinton Town 3.132
Clinton Twp 2.889
Delaware Twp 2.678
East Amwell Twp 2.570
Flemington Boro 2.900
Franklin Twp 2.761
Frenchtown Boro 3.960
Glen Gardner Boro 3.797
Hampton Boro 3.856
High Bridge Boro 3.954
Holland Twp 3.133
Kingwood Twp 2.544
Lambertville City 2.194
Lebanon Boro 2.575
Lebanon Twp 2.686
Milford Boro 3.990
Raritan Twp 2.724
Readington Twp 2.599
Stockton Boro 1.955
Tewksbury Twp 2.362
Union Twp 2.131
West Amwell Twp 2.250

Mercer

East Windsor Twp 3.398
Ewing Twp 3.697
Hamilton Twp 3.303
Hightstown Boro 4.853
Hopewell Boro 3.240
Hopewell Twp 2.944
Lawrence Twp 3.036
Pennington Boro 3.000
Princeton Boro
Princeton Twp
Trenton City 5.567
Robbinsville Twp 3.119
West Windsor Twp 2.937
Princeton 2.514

Middlesex

Carteret Boro 3.106
Cranbury Twp 1.808
Dunellen Boro 2.708
East Brunswick Twp 11.502
Edison Twp 5.703
Helmetta Boro 3.262
Highland Park Boro 2.498
Jamesburg Boro 6.434
Metuchen Boro 6.722
Middlesex Boro 2.203
Milltown Boro 6.631
Monroe Twp 2.559
New Brunswick City 2.543
North Brunswick Twp 6.222
Old Bridge Twp 5.302
Perth Amboy City 3.011
Piscataway Twp 2.031
Plainsboro Twp 2.498
Sayreville Boro 5.936
South Amboy City 3.088
South Brunswick Twp 5.165
South Plainfield Boro 6.678
South River Boro 2.471
Spotswood Boro 3.581
Woodbridge Twp 11.381

Monmouth

Aberdeen Twp 1.995

Allenhurst Boro 0.624

Allentown Boro 2.878
Asbury Park City 1.546
Atlantic Highlands Boro 1.708
Avon By The Sea Boro 0.853
Belmar Boro 1.406
Bradley Beach Boro 0.944
Brielle Boro 1.285
Colts Neck Township 1.556
Deal Boro 0.460
Eatontown Boro 1.971
Englishtown Boro 1.801
Fair Haven Boro 1.574
Farmingdale Boro 1.891
Freehold Boro 2.097
Freehold Twp 1.825
Hazlet Twp 2.071
Highlands Boro 2.006
Holmdel Twp 1.627
Howell Twp 1.793
Interlaken Boro 0.903
Keansburg Boro 2.590
Keyport Boro 2.198
Little Silver Boro 1.800
Loch Arbour Village 0.385
Long Branch City 1.553
Manalapan Twp 1.627
Manasquan Boro 1.665
Marlboro Twp 2.343
Matawan Boro 2.174
Middletown Twp 1.738
Millstone Twp 2.358
Monmouth Beach Boro 1.030
Neptune Twp 1.727
Neptune City Boro 1.928
Ocean Twp 1.490
Oceanport Boro 1.664
Red Bank Boro 1.911
Roosevelt Boro 2.850
Rumson Boro 1.169
Sea Bright Boro 1.024
Sea Girt Boro 0.501
Shrewsbury Boro 1.884
Shrewsbury Twp 1.794
South Belmar Boro 1.146
Spring Lake Boro 0.503
Spring Lake Heights Bor 1.120
Tinton Falls Boro 1.480
Union Beach Boro 2.140
Upper Freehold Twp 2.221
Wall Twp 1.984
West Long Branch Boro 1.397

Morris

Boonton Town 3.291
Boonton Twp 2.477
Butler Boro 2.654
Chatham Boro 1.554
Chatham Twp 1.956
Chester Boro 2.629
Chester Twp 2.535
Denville Twp 2.645
Dover Town 3.157
East Hanover Twp 2.495
Florham Park Boro 1.598
Hanover Twp 2.005
Harding Twp 1.156
Jefferson Twp 2.829
Kinnelon Boro 2.837
Lincoln Park Boro 3.045
Madison Boro 2.059
Mendham Boro 2.454
Mendham Twp 2.089
Mine Hill Twp 2.803
Montville Twp 2.559
Morris Twp 2.005
Morris Plains Boro 2.499
Morristown Town 2.906
Mountain Lakes Boro 2.528
Mount Arlington Boro 1.955
Mount Olive Twp 3.188
Netcong Boro 3.447
Parsippany Tr Hls Twp 3.312
Long Hill Twp 2.245
Pequannock Twp 1.838
Randolph Twp 2.760
Riverdale Boro 1.825
Rockaway Boro 3.250
Rockaway Twp 2.624
Roxbury Twp 2.706
Victory Gardens Boro 3.157
Washington Twp 2.836
Wharton Boro 2.833

Ocean

Barnegat Twp 2.911
Barnegat Light Boro 0.891
Bay Head Boro 0.971
Beach Haven Boro 1.211
Beachwood Boro 2.741
Berkeley Twp 2.320
Brick Twp 2.407
Toms River Twp 1.681
Eagleswood Twp 2.742
Harvey Cedars Boro 0.983
Island Heights Boro 2.070
Jackson Twp 2.471
Lacey Twp 2.369
Lakehurst Boro 2.128
Lakewood Twp 2.264
Lavallette Boro 0.918
Little Egg Harbor Twp 2.771
Long Beach Twp 0.887
Manchester Twp 2.330
Mantoloking Boro 0.816
Ocean Twp 2.323
Ocean Gate Boro 3.019
Pine Beach Boro 1.754
Plumsted Twp 2.595
Point Pleasant Boro 2.186
Pt Pleasant Beach Boro 1.666
Seaside Heights Boro 2.630
Seaside Park Boro 1.609
Ship Bottom Boro 1.149
South Toms River Boro 3.170
Stafford Twp 2.459
Surf City Boro 1.005
Tuckerton Boro 2.822

Passaic

Bloomingdale Boro 4.502
Clifton City 5.794
Haledon Boro 5.193
Hawthorne Boro 3.000
Little Falls Twp 3.282
North Haledon Boro 2.959
Passaic City 4.004
Paterson City 4.903
Pompton Lakes Boro 3.835
Prospect Park Boro 5.522
Ringwood Boro 4.025
Totowa Boro 2.593
Wanaque Boro 4.227
Wayne Twp 5.718
West Milford Twp 3.951
Woodland Park Boro 3.283

Salem

Alloway Township 3.289
Carneys Point Township 3.560
Elmer Boro 3.948
Elsinboro Twp 2.957
Lower Alloway Creek Twp 1.700
Mannington Twp 3.452
Oldmans Twp 2.622
Penns Grove Boro 5.360
Pennsville Twp 4.908
Pilesgrove Twp 3.709
Pittsgrove Twp 3.891
Quinton Twp 3.526
Salem City 7.861
Upper Pittsgrove Twp 2.981
Woodstown Boro 3.966

Somerset

Bedminster Twp 1.340
Bernards Twp 1.886
Bernardsville Boro 2.009
Bound Brook Boro 2.358
Branchburg Twp 1.871
Bridgewater Twp 1.958
Far Hills Boro 1.319
Franklin Twp 1.868
Green Brook Twp 2.300
Hillsborough Twp 2.093
Manville Boro 2.404
Millstone Boro 1.877
Montgomery Twp 3.372
North Plainfield Boro 4.249
Peapack Gladstone Boro 1.777
Raritan Boro 2.847
Rocky Hill Boro 2.165
Somerville Boro 3.862
So Bound Brook Boro 3.786
Warren Twp 1.938
Watchung Boro 2.041

Sussex

Andover Boro 3.239
Andover Twp 4.061
Branchville Boro 2.409
Byram Twp 3.762
Frankford Twp 2.885
Franklin Boro 2.757
Fredon Twp 2.985
Green Twp 3.864
Hamburg Boro 4.769
Hampton Twp 3.161
Hardyston Twp 3.045
Hopatcong Boro 3.499
Lafayette Twp 2.854
Montague Twp 2.892
Newton Town 4.494
Ogdensburg Boro 3.966
Sandyston Twp 3.064
Sparta Twp 3.486
Stanhope Boro 4.425
Stillwater Twp 3.512
Sussex Boro 3.530
Vernon Twp 2.593
Walpack Twp 0.667
Wantage Twp 2.912

Union

Berkeley Heights Twp 4.225
Clark Twp 2.181
Cranford Twp 6.667
Elizabeth City 31.430
Fanwood Boro 2.844
Garwood Boro 2.704
Hillside Twp 8.013
Kenilworth Boro 5.745
Linden City 6.878
Mountainside Boro 1.988
New Providence Boro 5.007
Plainfield City 8.646
Rahway City 7.172
Roselle Boro 8.477
Roselle Park Boro 4.312
Scotch Plains Twp 11.421
Springfield Twp 2.336
Summit City 4.327
Union Twp 21.669
Westfield Town 2.206
Winfield Twp 22.032

Warren

Allamuchy Twp 3.096
Alpha Boro 3.456
Belvidere Town 3.078
Blairstown Twp 2.882
Franklin Twp 3.174
Frelinghuysen Twp 2.702
Greenwich Twp 3.601
Hackettstown Town 3.374
Hardwick Twp 3.507
Harmony Twp 2.577
Hope Twp 3.194
Independence Twp 3.593
Knowlton Twp 3.897
Liberty Twp 3.292
Lopatcong Twp 2.859
Mansfield Twp 3.552
Oxford Twp 4.463
Phillipsburg Town 4.196
Pohatcong Twp 4.298
Washington Boro 5.167
Washington Twp 3.947
White Twp 2.40