For the seven consecutive years, this South Jersey county is listed as having the lowest county tax rate in New Jersey.

Marc Pfeiffer, associate director at the Center for Urban Policy Research at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, has updated his online guide to property taxes across the ...

New Jersey’s property taxes are expensive — no doubt about it. New Jersey in 2023 had an effective tax rate of 1.77%, behind only Illinois, according to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, a ...

North Jersey property taxes rose sharply in 2025, with Passaic County seeing the fastest rate growth and some towns climbing above a 6% levy per $100 of assessed value. While affluent suburbs report ...

Property taxes primarily fund local services like schools, police, and road construction. Towns with more businesses or higher-valued homes can set lower tax rates. Tax-exempt properties, such as ...