| Property Tax Records are available to the | | | | street. When searching by street name it is |
| public in the state of New Jersey. The public | | | | recommended that you just type in the name of |
| tax databases contain a wealth of important | | | | the street; for example if you want to search |
| information that will help you become | | | | for properties on "Main Street" just type in |
| educated home owners as well as potential | | | | "Main" and search. When searching by name, |
| home buyers. Until recently, searching the | | | | simply type in a last name. |
| tax records involved a trip down to the | | | | |
| county records office and probably the better | | | | |
| part of an afternoon. Not anymore, with just | | | | |
| a few clicks you can search tax records in | | | | What valuable information lies in each tax |
| any of the following NJ counties: | | | | record? |
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| Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape | | | | You'll find the basic information on the |
| May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, | | | | property block and lot location, property |
| Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Ocean, | | | | size in acres, owner name and address, the |
| Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and | | | | current property assessment, and the current |
| Warren | | | | and past taxes paid on that property. Total |
| | | | assessment price is broken down into two |
| | | | values, one for the land and the other for |
| | | | the improvements. The land assessment value |
| The three most popular public tax records | | | | is what the raw land is worth; whereas the |
| databases for New Jersey are: | | | | improvement assessment value is the combined |
| | | | value of any buildings and structures on that |
| | | | property. The next best piece of information |
| | | | available to you is the "last sale" |
| Morris County Tax Board | | | | information. This shows you the last time |
| | | | this property changed deed owners and what |
| Monmouth County Tax Board | | | | the sales price was. This is an extremely |
| | | | useful piece of information that you can use |
| | | | when potentially purchasing a home. |
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| Why so many links? | | | | |
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| Open them up and take a look. You'll notice | | | | How can this information be used? |
| that not every site has the most up-to-date | | | | |
| database, and some sites (like Monmouth and | | | | If you are a current property owner and you |
| TaxRecords) allow you to search all counties. | | | | think you are paying too much in property |
| All of these sites are free to use and | | | | taxes, you can easily find properties that |
| contain information that is obtained directly | | | | surround your home and determine how much |
| from each county tax board. | | | | your neighbors are paying in taxes. Some |
| | | | records will also list the square footage of |
| | | | the home and the acreage of the lot so you |
| | | | can see how properties compare to eachother. |
| How do you search the tax record databases? | | | | This information comes extremely handy if you |
| | | | want to appeal your current tax assessment. |
| The Monmouth and Morris County Tax Board | | | | If you are a potential home buyer, you can |
| sites are among the easiest to use. On these | | | | see what surrounding houses are worth and |
| sites you are able to search by property | | | | what they currently pay in property taxes. |
| owner (last name), street name and address, | | | | This easily lets you know if the home seller |
| as well as the direct block and lot number. | | | | is charging a fair market value price for |
| When you search by street name, these sites | | | | their home. |
| will list all the properties on that given | | | | |