New Jersey property guide

New Jersey Property Tax Calculator

Estimate a property tax bill from assessed value, exemptions and local rates. New Jersey rules and editable local assumptions are applied below.

By Calculate My Property EditorialUpdated September 30, 2026Professional review pending
01 / Your inputs

Start with your property.

County names: Census 2025. Choose a district for the 2025 published reference, or enter current parcel millage below.
Property3 inputs
USD
Assessment5 inputs
%
Applied only when no certified taxable value is entered.
USD
Zero estimates a newly assessed property.
USD
Enter a confirmed local exemption, after assessment conversion.
Local rates4 inputs
mills
Illustrative assumption. Replace with the parcel’s effective school millage.
mills
Illustrative county/city/district assumption, not a verified county rate.
USD / year
Special assessments and fixed charges, added after tax caps.
USD / year
Only relief deducted from this bill. Do not enter a later refund or a value exemption here.
All amounts in USD.
Your estimate

Estimated annual property tax

$6,300Based on your inputs · USD
Monthly equivalent
$525
Assessed / taxable scenario
$350,000
Effective rate on value
1.8%
See the breakdown
School taxable base
$350,000
Other taxable base
$350,000
School levy
$2,100
Other levies
$4,200
Tax after bill cap
$6,300
Approved tax-dollar credit applied
$0
Fixed / special charges
$0
The formula

Taxable bases × applicable millage ÷ 1,000 − approved bill credits + fixed charges

Assumptions & limitations (1)
  • Local millage is a user assumption until replaced with the parcel’s certified rates. County names do not establish a parcel tax rate.
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The New Jersey details

How this state changes the estimate

Assessment and taxable value

New Jersey local tax rates apply to the municipality’s assessed value. Municipal assessment-to-market relationships differ; using current market price as if it were the certified assessment can misstate the bill. Enter the actual taxable assessment and local combined rate.

The default assessment conversion is 100.0% where the state uses a uniform ratio. A certified assessed value takes precedence. Do not substitute a county-wide average for a parcel’s taxing-district rates.

Exemptions and caps

Senior Freeze, ANCHOR and other relief programs do not all operate as taxable-value subtractions. Eligibility and reimbursement timing are separate from the initial property-tax bill.

Confirm eligibility using the primary source and local office. A purchase, property classification, tenancy type or exemption can change which rule applies. Enter documented local costs and rates rather than carrying a previous owner’s assumptions into the new deal.

Your bill calendar

Quarterly installments are commonly due February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1. Confirm local grace periods and payment dates.

Independent professional review is pending. 2025 New Jersey general tax rates, converted from dollars per $100 of taxable assessed value to mills. The effective comparison rate is retained in the source record but never used to calculate a bill. Use the certified taxable assessment. These rates do not establish a 2026 or 2027 liability; additional charges and approved tax-dollar deductions are separate.

New Jersey county directory & rate status

County equivalents are from the 2025 US Census Gazetteer. Ranges below summarize the 2025 published local combinations; they are not county-wide rates. Select your exact municipality in the calculator. 0 unnamed source rows are not selectable.

County / local equivalentCounty identifierRate statusGeneral municipal range (mills)
Atlantic County3400123 named combinations · 202511.1100–55.6800
Bergen County3400370 named combinations · 20258.3700–37.3800
Burlington County3400540 named combinations · 202521.0300–49.5700
Camden County3400736 named combinations · 202514.5400–81.0300
Cape May County3400916 named combinations · 20256.0800–30.8400
Cumberland County3401114 named combinations · 202526.6800–57.9000
Essex County3401322 named combinations · 202518.6200–41.5700
Gloucester County3401524 named combinations · 202514.4500–53.8700
Hudson County3401712 named combinations · 202518.0500–108.4800
Hunterdon County3401926 named combinations · 202520.2100–40.2700
Mercer County3402112 named combinations · 202527.3300–58.9000
Middlesex County3402325 named combinations · 202515.6800–121.7700
Monmouth County3402553 named combinations · 20253.7900–35.4700
Morris County3402739 named combinations · 202512.3400–35.3800
Ocean County3402933 named combinations · 20259.1200–35.2000
Passaic County3403116 named combinations · 202529.3400–62.3100
Salem County3403315 named combinations · 202520.0400–86.2800
Somerset County3403521 named combinations · 202511.6000–45.4300
Sussex County3403724 named combinations · 20255.0200–51.3500
Union County3403921 named combinations · 202520.1700–234.1100
Warren County3404122 named combinations · 202526.2000–58.9000
Download the state source record (JSON)
Worked example

Follow the default numbers.

With market / assessed value of $350,000, the model gives estimated annual property tax: $6,300.

The formula is taxable bases × applicable millage ÷ 1,000 − approved bill credits + fixed charges. Open the breakdown to trace expenses and assumptions. Change one input at a time to see how your decision changes. This example uses scenario inputs; it is not an offer, tax bill, appraisal or legal determination.

Two percentages that do different jobs

The state’s published municipal table contains both a general tax rate and an effective comparison rate. Only the general rate belongs in the bill calculation. It is quoted as dollars per $100 of taxable assessed value; this tool multiplies that number by ten to express it in mills. The effective rate compares jurisdictions on a statistical market-value basis. It is retained in the downloadable source record for context and is never used to calculate your estimate.

Choose the municipality, then the certified assessment

A county selection alone does not identify a New Jersey tax rate. Choose the exact municipality from the 2025 reference. This mode requires the taxable assessment from the local record, rather than assuming the home’s asking price is the assessment. For example, a hypothetical $150,000 taxable assessment in Absecon City at its 2025 general rate of $3.517 per $100 gives $5,275.50 before separately approved credits and charges. The same market price in another town cannot safely reuse that assessment or rate.

A median-home scenario, with its limits

Census QuickFacts reports a New Jersey median owner-occupied home value of $454,400 for 2020–2024. If a hypothetical property also had a certified taxable assessment of $454,400, Absecon City’s 2025 general rate would yield $15,981.25 before credits and additional charges. This is a dated demonstration of the arithmetic, not a typical statewide bill: a market-value median does not determine a parcel’s certified assessment, municipality, exemptions or current-year tax rate.

Relief does not always change the same number

New Jersey lists ANCHOR, Senior Freeze and Stay NJ alongside other deductions, exemptions and abatements. Application and eligibility depend on the program. This tool does not infer entitlement from an age, income or veteran label. Enter a value deduction only in the state assessment model, or use a certified base that already includes it. The approved tax-dollar credit field is for relief actually deducted from this bill; a later reimbursement must not reduce the displayed amount due at the collector.

The table’s year stays attached to the result

The imported reference covers 2025. Selecting a municipality sets the tax year to match, and the reference stops applying if you choose 2026 or 2027. The calculator then returns to entered local rates. It will not treat the most recently retrieved file as a newly enacted rate. The county table shows municipal ranges to explain variation; those ranges are not selectable average rates and are not substitutes for the exact local row.

Reconcile the annual estimate to collection dates

An annual estimate is a budgeting total. It does not issue installment instructions or determine a local grace period. Check the municipal collector’s statement for the bill year, installment amounts and due dates, especially around a reassessment or sale. A seller’s prorated allocation also depends on the closing contract. Save the assessment, municipality, year, applicable credits and source edition together so a future net-sheet estimate can be reconciled to the same annual bill.

Keep your assumptions with the result

Save the calculation to your deal file to reuse compatible inputs in another tool. The file stays in this browser on this device. Download the CSV to open the complete inputs, results and schedule in Excel or Google Sheets. Use PDF to print the report or save it as a PDF. A share link includes entered financial figures in its URL, so use it only with people you intend to share those numbers with.