The average tax bill in New Jersey has gone up 41.78 percent from 2000 to 2015.
Given the Garden State's reputation as one of the most taxed states in the country, few residents will be surprised to learn that the tax bills New Jerseyans have been paying over the past 15 years have been going up. How high, and by how much the bills are increasing, however, are matters of geography.
The state Department of Community Affairs released data Thursday indicating the average tax bills for every municipality in the state, and how those rates have changed over the years.
Statewide, the average residential tax bill jumped 2.4 percent from 2014 to 2015. On average, New Jersey residents shelled out $8,353 in taxes last year.
With rates adjusted for inflation, the average tax bill in New Jersey has gone up 41.78 percent from 2000 to 2015.
Which counties have the highest, lowest property taxes?
A small town in Camden County recorded the highest average tax bill last year, at $30,723. See the average tax bill, and average increase over the past 15 years, in your town via the links below:
- Atlantic County
- Bergen County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cape May County
- Cumberland County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Morris County
- Ocean County
- Passaic County
- Salem County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
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