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See The Highest, Lowest Property Taxes In Sussex County
Depending on your zip code, owning a home in Sussex County can cost an arm and a leg or just a leg. See where your town falls on this map.
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SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ — There’s no doubt about it, property taxes can be a tough pill to swallow for homeowners in Sussex County. But depending on where you live in the county, the price can be extraordinarily high ... or way below the state average.
Every year, state officials release property tax statistics for each town and city in New Jersey. There were 565 municipalities on this year's list. Read More: See How Every NJ Towns Ranks For Property Taxes
It's no secret that property taxes are one of the biggest gripes for people living in Sussex County, which was one of four in New Jersey with the highest median bills in the entire nation, according to a recent study from The Tax Foundation.
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According to the latest state figures, the average property tax in New Jersey was $9,284 for a home valued at $335,623 last year.
Here is the 2021 list for Sussex County, ranked from highest to lowest.
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- Sparta Township - $12,416 average property tax on a $370,907 home
- Green Township - $11,356 average property tax on a $313,039 home
- Fredon Township - $10,107 average property tax on a $337,949 home
- Andover Township - $9,934 average property tax on a $258,998 home
- Byram Township - $9,240 average property tax on a $256,394 home
- Lafayette Township - $8,845 average property tax on a $305,970 home
- Newton Town - $8,319 average property tax on a $185,553 home
- Ogdensburg Borough - $8,310 average property tax on a $220,737 home
- Stanhope Borough - $8,283 average property tax on a $192,621 home
- Wantage Township - $7,470 average property tax on a $261,178 home
- Frankford Township - $7,377 average property tax on a $270,242 home
- Hopatcong Borough - $7,286 average property tax on a $216,091 home
- Franklin Borough - $7,183 average property tax on a $175,045 home
- Stillwater Township - $7,021 average property tax on a $210,913 home
- Hardyston Township - $6,988 average property tax on a $233,227 home
- Hampton Township- $6,940 average property tax on a $231,573 home
- Andover Borough - $6,918 average property tax on a $237,685 home
- Hamburg Borough - $6,883 average property tax on a $155,720 home
- Vernon Township- $6,515 average property tax on a $207,308 home
- Sandyston Township - $6,177 average property tax on a $217,799 home
- Susex Borough - $6,093 average property tax on a $180,197 home
- Branchville Borough - $6,035 average property tax on a $255,138 home
- Montague Township- $4,604 average property tax on a $156,553 home
- Walpack Township - $515 average property tax on a $68,423 home
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