The average property tax bill in New Jersey was $9,112 last year, but some taxpayers pay just a fraction of that.
Here’s a look at where people are paying the least in every county, which is measured by the average property tax bill. The average property tax bill is a function of a town’s tax rate and its average residential property value.
The second yard stick is the equalized tax rate.
Some towns assess the value of homes at about 100 percent of what they’ll sell for on the market. Others, however, assess homes at a much lower value because time has passed since the last revaluation. Those towns might charge a higher tax rate on its properties to generate the same amount of tax revenue as another town. So your tax rate could be higher than someone who owns a similar house in another town, but you may not actually pay more if your town says your house is worth less.
The equalized tax rate shows what your tax rate would look like if every house was assessed at 100 percent of what it will get on the open market.
We’ve calculated both for you: The towns with the smallest property tax bills in each county, as well as those whose equalized rates are lowest.
Here’s the county-by-county breakdown of the lowest-taxed towns:
Atlantic County
The average property tax bill in Corbin was $3,671 in 2020, the lowest in Atlantic County.
Runners up
Folsom: $4,131
Estell Manor: $4,670
The equalized tax rate in Longport was 0.943 in 2020, the lowest in Atlantic County.
Runners up
Margate: 1.334
Brigantine: 1.631
Bergen County
Teterboro Airport is located on 827 acres of land in the Bergen County boroughs of Teterboro and Moonachie.
The average property tax bill in Teterboro was $2,068 in 2020, the lowest in Bergen County.
Runners up
Carlstadt Borough: $6,964
East Rutherford: $7,063
The equalized tax rate in Alpine was 0.769 in 2020, the lowest in Bergen County.
Runners up
Saddle River: 0.992
Rockleigh: 1.026
Burlington County
The average property tax bill in Washington Township was $3,008 in 2020, the lowest in Burlington County.
Runners up
Pemberton Township: $4,045
Pemberton Borough: $4,096
The equalized tax rate in Washington Township was 1.130 in 2020, the lowest in Burlington County.
Runners up
New Hanover: 1.624
Pemberton: 2.018
Camden County
The average property tax bill in Camden was $1,811 in 2020, the lowest in Camden County.
Runners up
Audubon Park: $2,621
Brooklawn: $4,409
The equalized tax rate in Tavistock was 1.767 in 2020, the lowest in Camden County.
Runners up
Pine Valley: 2.135
Haddonfield: 2.949
Cape May County
The average property tax bill in Woodbine Borough was $1,985 in 2020, the lowest in Cape May County.
Runners up
Dennis: $3,243
Lower: $4,133
The equalized tax rate in Avalon was 0.465 in 2020, the lowest in Cape May County.
Runners up
Stone Harbor: 0.547
Cape May Point: 0.556
Cumberland County
The boardwalk at the end of Strawberry Avenue, Commercial Township.
The average property tax bill in Commercial Township was $2,710 in 2020, the lowest in Cumberland County.
Runners up
Downe: $3,316
Bridgeton: $3,546
The equalized tax rate in Commercial Township was 2.747 in 2020, the lowest in Cumberland County.
Runners up
Downe: 2.781
Vineland: 2.805
Essex County
The average property tax bill in Newark was $6,790 in 2020, the lowest in Essex County.
Runners up
Irvington: $8,276
East Orange: $9,086
The equalized tax rate in Fairfield was 1.696 in 2020, the lowest in Essex County.
Runners up
Millburn: 1.892
Essex Fells: 2.069
Gloucester County
The average property tax bill in Paulsboro was $4,379 in 2020, the lowest in Gloucester County.
Runners up
Logan: $4,615
Greenwich: $5,314
The equalized tax rate in Logan was 2.054 in 2020, the lowest in Gloucester County.
Runners up
South Harrison: 2.687
Harrison: 2.842
Hudson County
The average property tax bill in Secaucus was $6,559 in 2020, the lowest in Hudson County.
Runners up
East Newark: $6,928
Jersey City: $7,279
The equalized tax rate in Hoboken was 1.090 in 2020, the lowest in Hudson County.
Runners up
Jersey City: 1.383
Weehawken: 1.738
Hunterdon County
The average property tax bill in Glen Gardner was $6,337 in 2020, the lowest in Hunterdon County.
Runners up
Bloomsbury: $6,725
Lebanon: $6,762
The equalized tax rate in Lambertville was 2.011 in 2020, the lowest in Hunterdon County.
Runners up
Stockton: 2.148
Tewksbury: 2.193
Mercer County
The average property tax bill in Trenton was $3,423 in 2020, the lowest in Mercer County.
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Runners up
Hamilton: $6,255
Ewing: $6,892
The equalized tax rate in Princeton was 1.993 in 2020, the lowest in Mercer County.
Runners up
West Windsor: 2.466
Lawrence: 2.658
Middlesex County
The average property tax bill in Helmetta was $6,312 in 2020, the lowest in Middlesex County.
Runners up
South River: $6,657
New Brunswick: $6,689
The equalized tax rate in Cranbury was 1.632 in 2020, the lowest in Middlesex County.
Runners up
Monroe: 2.036
Piscataway: 2.066
Monmouth County
The average property tax bill in Shrewsbury was $4,252 in 2020, the lowest in Monmouth County.
Runners up
Keansburg: $5,447
Asbury Park: $5,906
The equalized tax rate in Spring Lake was 0.583 in 2020, the lowest in Monmouth County.
Runners up
Deal: 0.619
Allenhurst: 0.652
Morris County
The average property tax bill in Victory Gardens was $4,889 in 2020, the lowest in Morris County.
Runners up
Riverdale: $6,135
Dover: $6,790
The equalized tax rate in Harding was 1.060 in 2020, the lowest in Morris County.
Runners up
Florham Park: 1.524
Madison: 1.668
Ocean County
The average property tax bill in Manchester was $4,183 in 2020, the lowest in Ocean County.
Runners up
Berkeley: $4,520
South Toms River: $4,959
The equalized tax rate in Mantoloking was 0.668 in 2020, the lowest in Ocean County.
Runners up
Lavallette: 0.808
Bay Head: 0.836
Passaic County
The average property tax bill in Paterson was $8,245 in 2020, the lowest in Passaic County.
Runners up
West Milford: $9,148
Wanaque: $9,192
The equalized tax rate in North Haledon was 2.446 in 2020, the lowest in Passaic County.
Runners up
Totowa: 2.488
Passaic: 2.681
Salem County
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The average property tax bill in Lower Alloways Creek was $1,998 in 2020, the lowest in Salem County.
Runners up
Salem: $3,256
Penns Grove: $4,361
The equalized tax rate in Lower Alloways Creek was 1.150 in 2020, the lowest in Salem County.
Runners up
Oldmans: 2.672
Upper Pittsgrove: 2.776
Somerset County
The average property tax bill in Bedminster was $6,328 in 2020, the lowest in Somerset County.
Runners up
Franklin Township: $7,581
Manville: $7,669
The equalized tax rate in Bedminster was 1.358 in 2020, the lowest in Somerset County.
Runners up
Far Hills: 1.374
Peapack and Gladstone: 1.877
Sussex County
The average property tax bill in Walpack was $514 in 2020, the lowest in Sussex County.
Runners up
Montague: $4,549
Branchville: $5,843
The equalized tax rate in Walpack was 0.672 in 2020, the lowest in Sussex County.
Runners up
Branchville: 2.271
Sandyston: 2.408
Union County
The average property tax bill in Winfield was $3,757 in 2020, the lowest in Union County.
Runners up
Plainfield: $9,003
Linden: $9,112
The equalized tax rate in Summit was 1.851 in 2020, the lowest in Union County.
Runners up
Mountainside: 1.940
Westfield: 2.196
Warren County
The average property tax bill in Phillipsburg was $4,469 in 2020, the lowest in Warren County.
Runners up
Harmony: $5,120
White: $5,647
The equalized tax rate in Harmony was 2.078 in 2020, the lowest in Warren County.
Runners up
White Township: 2.133
Blairstown Township: 2.404
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Samantha Marcus may be reached at smarcus@njadvancemedia.com.