20 Towns With The Highest, Lowest Tax Bills In NJ (2024)

Depending on what town you live in residents can see their average tax bill range from as high as close to $30K and as low as around $2K.

Posted Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 1:25 pm ET|Updated Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 1:41 pm ET

In 2022, the state average residential tax bill was $9,274 which is an increase of $309 over 2021, according to NJ's Division of Taxation. Depending on what town or county you live in residents can see their average tax bill range from as high as just under $30,000 and as low around $2,000.

Here are the 20 New Jersey towns with the highest average residential tax bill for 2022:

1. Tavistock Borough in Camden County has an average residential tax bill of $29,997 which is a decrease of $722 from 2021.
2. Millburn Township in Essex County has an average residential tax bill of $24,626 which is an increase of $128 from 2021.
3. Demarest Borough in Bergen County has an average residential tax bill of $22,642 which is an increase of $659 from 2021.
4. Tenafly Borough in Bergen County has an average residential tax bill of $22,416 which is an increase of $450 from 2021.
5. Glen Ridge Borough Township in Essex County has an average residential tax bill of $22,060 which is an increase of $411 from 2021.
6. Rumson Borough in Monmouth County has an average residential tax bill of $22,014 which is an increase of $473 from 2021.
7. Mountain Lakes Borough in Morris County has an average residential tax bill of $21,864 which is a decrease of $12 from 2021.
8. Alpine Borough in Bergen County has an average residential tax bill of $21,196 which is a decrease of $266 from 2021.
9. Montclair Township in Essex County has an average residential tax bill of $20,776 which is an increase of $455 from 2021.
10. South Orange Village Township in Essex County has an average residential tax bill of $20,498 which is an increase of $735 from 2021.
11. Princeton in Mercer County has an average residential tax bill of $20,490 which is an increase of $31 from 2021.
12. Essex Fells Township in Essex County has an average residential tax bill of $20,422 which is an increase of $44 from 2021.
13. Deal Borough in Monmouth County has an average residential tax bill of $20,215 which is an increase of $441 from 2021.
14. Mantoloking Borough in Ocean County has an average residential tax bill of $19,345 which is an increase of $58 from 2021.
15. Mendham Township in Morris County has an average residential tax bill of $19,330 which is an increase of $15 from 2021.
16. Ridgewood Village in Bergen County has an average residential tax bill of $19,195 which is an increase of $194 from 2021.
17. Haworth Borough in Bergen County has an average residential tax bill of $18,906 which is an increase of $339 from 2021.
18. Saddle River Borough in Bergen County has an average residential tax bill of $18,741 which is an increase of $113 from 2021.
19. Upper Saddle River Borough in Bergen County has an average residential tax bill of $18,389 which is an increase of $232 from 2021.
20. Summit City in Union County has an average residential tax bill of $18,245 which is a decrease of $9 from 2021.

Here are the 20 New Jersey towns with the lowest average residential tax bill for 2022:

1. Camden City in Camden County has an average residential tax bill of $1,943 which is an increase of $25 from 2021.
2. Woodbine Borough in Cape May County has an average residential tax bill of $2,064 which is an increase of $35 from 2021.
3. Lower Alloway Creek Township in Salem County has an average residential tax bill of $2,091 which is an increase of $18 from 2021.
4. Teterboro Borough in Bergen County has an average residential tax bill of $2,339 which is an increase of $125 from 2021.
5. Commercial Township in Cumberland County has an average residential tax bill of $2,779 which is an increase of $34 from 2021.
6. Washington Township in Burlington County has an average residential tax bill of $2,922 which is a decrease of $33 from 2021.
7. Dennis Township in Cape May County has an average residential tax bill of $3,289 which is an increase of $44 from 2021.
8. Trenton City in Mercer County has an average residential tax bill of $3,431 which is a decrease of $32 from 2021.
9. Salem City in Salem County has an average residential tax bill of $3,448 which is an increase of $120 from 2021.
10. Downe Township in Cumberland County has an average residential tax bill of $3,476 which is an increase of $165 from 2021.
11. Bridgeton City in Cumberland County has an average residential tax bill of $3,601 which is an increase of $20 from 2021.
12. Corbin City in Atlantic County has an average residential tax bill of $3,911 which is an increase of $110 from 2021.
13. Winfield Township in Union County has an average residential tax bill of $3,983 which is an increase of $41 from 2021.
14. Folsom Borough in Atlantic County has an average residential tax bill of $4,302 which is an increase of $37from 2021.
15. Lower Township in Cape May County has an average residential tax bill of $4,381 which is an increase of $161 from 2021.
16. Pemberton Township in Burlington County has an average residential tax bill of $4,386 which is an increase of $189 from 2021.
17. Manchester Township in Ocean County has an average residential tax bill of $4,436 which is an increase of $118 from 2021.
18. Penns Grove Borough in Salem County has an average residential tax bill of $4,447 which is an increase of $183 from 2021.
19. Brooklawn Borough in Camden County has an average residential tax bill of $4,463 which is an increase of $175 from 2021.
20. Logan Township in Gloucester County has an average residential tax bill of $4,469 which is a decrease of $138 from 2021.

Looking at the 21 counties in New Jersey, Essex County averaged the highest tax bill with $12,910 in 2022, an increase of $227 from 2021. Cumberland County has the lowest with $4,677, which also saw an increase of $101 from 2021.

Here are the average tax bills for New Jersey's 21 counties:

1. Essex County - $12,910
2. Bergen County - $12,725
3. Union County - $11,615
4. Morris County - $11,184
5. Passaic County - $10,620
6. Somerset County - $10,504
7. Hunterdon County - $10,429
8. Monmouth County - $10,003
9. Hudson County - $9,340
10. Middlesex County - $9,042
11. Mercer County - $8,786
12. Sussex County - $8,173
13. Warren County - $7,342
14. Gloucester County - $7,315
15. Burlington County - $7,272
16. Camden County - $7,041
17. Ocean County - $6,909
18. Atlantic County - $6,421
19. Salem County - $6,205
20. Cape May County - $5,726
21. Cumberland County - $4,677

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