New Jersey property tax rankings, 2025

Ranked by effective rate, which the state publishes so places can be compared fairly. 430 of 548 municipalities raised their rate this year.

Lowest effective rates

#TownCountyEffective rate
1Avalon BoroughCape May County 0.348
2Loch Arbour VillageMonmouth County 0.412
3Stone Harbor BoroughCape May County 0.413
4Cape May Point BoroughCape May County 0.416
5Walpack TownshipSussex County 0.429
6Deal BoroughMonmouth County 0.435
7Spring Lake BoroughMonmouth County 0.444
8Sea Isle City CityCape May County 0.453
9Sea Girt BoroughMonmouth County 0.520
10Allenhurst BoroughMonmouth County 0.528

Highest effective rates

#TownCountyEffective rate
1Winfield TownshipUnion County 23.405
2Audubon Park BoroughCamden County 6.867
3Salem CitySalem County 4.505
4Woodlynne BoroughCamden County 4.334
5Hi Nella BoroughCamden County 4.276
6Laurel Springs BoroughCamden County 3.793
7Orange City TownshipEssex County 3.765
8Penns Grove BoroughSalem County 3.748
9Pennsville TownshipSalem County 3.714
10Bridgeton CityCumberland County 3.625

Biggest increases since 2024

#TownCountyChange
1Chesilhurst BoroughCamden County +19.4%
2Millstone BoroughSomerset County +17.7%
3Fairfield TownshipCumberland County +16.6%
4Lumberton TownshipBurlington County +14.2%
5Plumsted TownshipOcean County +13.9%
6Weymouth TownshipAtlantic County +13.1%
7Dennis TownshipCape May County +13.1%
8Lower Alloway Creek TownshipSalem County +12.7%
9Port Republic CityAtlantic County +12.6%
10Morristown TownMorris County +11.7%

Biggest decreases since 2024

#TownCountyChange
1Riveredge BoroughBergen County -39.0%
2Bethlehem TownshipHunterdon County -38.0%
3Carneys Point TownshipSalem County -34.6%
4Ramsey BoroughBergen County -27.0%
5Shrewsbury TownshipMonmouth County -18.4%
6Oradell BoroughBergen County -15.7%
7Allenhurst BoroughMonmouth County -15.6%
8Little Silver BoroughMonmouth County -14.9%
9Upper Freehold TownshipMonmouth County -14.3%
10Highlands BoroughMonmouth County -13.6%

Increases and decreases compare the published general tax rates for 2024 and 2025. 16 municipalities whose rate moved more than 40% are left out, because a move that size almost always means property was reassessed. A higher rate doesn't always mean a higher bill, because assessments change too.

How rates are spread

01753502090.0–2.03502.0–4.034.0–6.016.0–8.08.0–10.010.0–12.012.0–14.014.0–16.016.0–18.018.0–20.020.0–22.0122.0–24.0
Number of New Jersey municipalities in each effective rate band, 2025 (per $100 of assessed value)

Reading these rankings

The median effective rate in New Jersey is 2.141 per $100. Half of municipalities are above it and half below.

Effective rate is the fair way to compare places, because it accounts for how far each one's assessments are from market value. To estimate a bill for a particular home, use the general tax rate and the assessed value on its page.

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Source: New Jersey Division of Taxation, 2025 General Tax Rates by County and Municipality. Retrieved 2026-10-24.