Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Property Taxes in New Jersey
The counties where property tax takes the smallest share of a home's value. Several are in states with no income tax offset, and a handful are in Alaska boroughs where there is effectively no municipal levy at all.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
New Jersey ranked
| # | County | Effective rate | Median home | Annual tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape May County | 1.325% | $395,000 | $5,233 |
| 2 | Bergen County | 1.686% | $593,200 | $10,001 |
| 3 | Monmouth County | 1.765% | $566,500 | $10,001 |
| 4 | Ocean County | 1.773% | $366,600 | $6,499 |
| 5 | Morris County | 1.796% | $557,000 | $10,001 |
| 6 | Hudson County | 1.851% | $508,600 | $9,413 |
| 7 | Somerset County | 1.909% | $523,900 | $10,001 |
| 8 | Hunterdon County | 2.005% | $498,800 | $10,001 |
| 9 | Essex County | 2.023% | $494,400 | $10,001 |
| 10 | Union County | 2.046% | $488,800 | $10,001 |
| 11 | Middlesex County | 2.204% | $439,300 | $9,684 |
| 12 | Passaic County | 2.276% | $439,400 | $10,001 |
| 13 | Burlington County | 2.419% | $326,700 | $7,902 |
| 14 | Cumberland County | 2.455% | $205,600 | $5,048 |
| 15 | Sussex County | 2.468% | $342,800 | $8,462 |
| 16 | Atlantic County | 2.475% | $272,700 | $6,749 |
| 17 | Mercer County | 2.508% | $351,000 | $8,804 |
| 18 | Warren County | 2.524% | $323,100 | $8,156 |
| 19 | Gloucester County | 2.809% | $283,500 | $7,964 |
| 20 | Salem County | 3.030% | $223,000 | $6,757 |
| 21 | Camden County | 3.075% | $262,200 | $8,063 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Lowest Property Taxes across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in New Jersey