State Releases Average Tax Bills For Sussex County Towns

SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ – The Murphy administration released the calendar year 2019 property tax data for New Jersey's municipalities on Wednesday. The new release shows the average tax bill for every Sussex County town.

Patch ranked the average tax bill for all Sussex County towns, from highest to lowest (see below). Sparta Township had the highest average tax bill: $12,293. The lowest goes to Walpack Township: $515.

The majority of municipalities in the state had average residential property tax decreases or increases under two percent, according to state officials.

"We're delivering on our promise to provide property tax stability while restoring New Jersey's fiscal standing and growing our economy," said Gov. Phil Murphy. "Statewide property values have grown more in the first two years of my administration than at any point since the Great Recession. That's what we call progress."

The administration says it is allocating hundreds of millions of dollars of constitutionally-dedicated taxpayer funds for more school aid, lowering the cost of health care for public employees, supporting more shared services between local governments, and more fully securing the long-term stability of New Jersey's pension system.

Here is the Sussex County list of towns and their average 2019 tax bill, ranked highest to lowest, as well as the percentage increase or decrease from 2018:

• Sparta Township: $12,293 -2.07%
• Green Township: $10,834 4.62%
• Fredon Township: $9,912 -1.70%
• Andover Township: $9,451 -1.51%
• Byram Township: $9,119 -0.79%
• Lafayette Township: $8,237 -0.53%
• Ogdensburg Borough: $8,071 -1.63%
• Stanhope Borough: $7,967 -1.21%
• Newton Town: $7,921 -0.12%
• Andover Borough: $7,194 0.56%
• Hopatcong Borough: $7,134 -0.73%
• Wantage Township: $6,998 -3.14%
• Frankford Township: $6,899 -1.12%
• Hampton Township: $6,856 -2.08%
• Franklin Borough: $6,624 -1.79%
• Hardyston Township: $6,608 -1.35%
• Stillwater Township: $6,476 -0.21%
• Hamburg Borough: $6,374 -2.87%
• Vernon Township: $6,088 -4.99%
• Sussex Borough: $5,792 1.27%
• Sandyston Township: $5,650 -0.74%
• Branchville Borough: $5,540 -1.57%
• Montague Township: $4,387 -3.73%
• Walpack Township: $515 -14.58%

Curious about some other counties? Here is the data we compiled for nearby Warren County and for Morris County.

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