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The Top 30 Communities in New Jersey with the Highest Property Taxes
NJ Advance Media released an article recently regarding the 30 communities in the state of New Jersey with the highest property tax rate. Keep in mind that there are 565 towns/cities in the entire state. So to be listed in the top 30, in this case, is not something to brag about.
Residents living in any of those 30 communities should call their mayor and city council/commissioners and demand they explain why they are paying more in taxes than 500 plus other communities in this state.
Ask why other communities can function with less money?
Ask when was the last time your taxes didn’t increase?
According to NJ Advance Media, last year New Jersey’s average property tax bill of $9,112 was the highest-in-the-nation.
Listed are just five of those 30 cities. Below is a link to the full article where you’ll find the names of the other 25.
23. Gloucester City
WONDER WHY TAXES ARE SO HIGH?–The Gloucester City School Board this past December spent $1.3 Million to install synthetic turf on the school’s football field; a few years ago they also spent $1 million to build a football field with synthetic turf at the district’s Middle School, even though there are no elementary football teams in South Jersey (CNBNews photo)
A city that is so poor that it qualifies to be an Urban Enterprize Zone, one of only 32 in the state. It is so poor it qualifies to be an ABBOTT District, only 30 other school districts in the state have that unwanted distinction. Another ranking you don’t want is being named a City with one of the highest property taxes in the state. Unfortunately, Gloucester City has that label too. NJ Advance Media ranks it at Number 23, out of 30.
In December, the City School Board approved a $1.3 million contract for a synthetic football field and running track at the high school. READ ARTICLE
Gloucester City received $1 million-plus recently from the federal government’s stimulus bill. Maybe this years’ tax bill will actually go down.
The equalized tax rate in Gloucester, Camden County, was $4.343 in 2020
The average equalized tax rate in Camden County: $3.470
The tax rate on homeowners’ bills: $4.498
Average property value: $107,496
Average property tax bill: $4,835
20. Mount Ephraim
The equalized tax rate in Mount Ephraim Borough, Camden County, was $4.442 in 2020
Average equalized tax rate in Camden County: $3.470
Tax rate on homeowners’ bills: $4.745
Average property value: $145,244
Average property tax bill: $6,891
18. National Park
The equalized tax rate in National Park Borough, Gloucester County, was $4.446in 2020
Average equalized tax rate in Gloucester County: $3.212
Tax rate on homeowners’ bills: $$4.500
Average property value: $138,039
Average property tax bill: $6,211
17. Westville
The equalized tax rate in Westville Borough, Gloucester County, was $4.502 in 2020
The average equalized tax rate in Gloucester County: $3.212
The tax rate on homeowners’ bills: $4.662
Average property value: $125,322
Average property tax bill: $5,842
3. Audubon Park
The equalized tax rate in Audubon Park Borough, Camden County, was $6.311 in 2020
The average equalized tax rate in Camden County: $3.470
The tax rate on homeowners’ bills: $6.319
Average property value: $41,483
Average property tax bill: $2,621
THE TOP 30 TOWNS in New Jersey WITH THE LOWEST PROPERTY TAXES
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Last month NJ Advance Media released a list of the 30 top communities with the lowest tax rates. That is quite an accomplishment and one to be proud of. Residents in those communities should also call their mayor and council members/commissioners and thank them for doing such a great job in a state that is known to have the unwanted reputation of having the highest taxes in the nation.
Listed are just five of those communities. A link with the full list is below.
28. Brooklawn
At $4,409, Brooklawn, in Camden County, has one of the lowest average property tax bills in New Jersey. Tax bills here increased by an average of $22 from 2019 to 2020.
26. Paulsboro
The average real estate tax bill in Paulsboro was $4,379. It is the only Gloucester County community to make the list.
20. North Wildwood
This Jersey Shore city in Cape May County had an average property tax bill of $4,140.
6. Audubon Park Borough
The average property tax bill in Audubon Park Borough, Camden County, was $2,621 last year, a $47 increase. In 2019, the average property tax bill was $2,574.
2. Camden
The average property tax bill in Camden increased $83 to $1,811 in 2020. Homeowners here paid an average of $1,710 in 2018, compared with $1,665 in 2017.
The average home value in 2020 was $56,961.
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POLL REVEALS NJ RESIDENTS FED-UP WITH HIGH TAXES—The public’s views of New Jersey’s quality of life and rating of the state as a good place to live are toward the higher end of their historical range. However, the number of residents who want to leave the state is at a high point, according to the Monmouth University Poll. The desire to exit New Jersey is showing a marked partisan gap, with more Republicans wanting to leave, that was not evident in prior years. Regardless, the state’s property tax burden remains the top reason people cite for their intention to get out of New Jersey, as it has been in the past.
“It’s worth noting that the areas with the least positive views of New Jersey’s quality of life are the heavily Democratic urban areas and the heavily Republican rural counties,” said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute.