Real Estate
Big Gap Between Highest, Lowest Property Tax In Essex County: Map
Depending on your zip code, owning a home in Essex County can cost an arm and a leg … or just a leg. See where your town falls on this map.
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ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — There’s no doubt about it, property taxes can be a tough pill to swallow for homeowners in Essex 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 Essex 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 Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest (see map below).
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- Millburn - $24,485 average property tax on a $1,264,010 home
- Glen Ridge - $21,647 average property tax on a $667,163 home
- Essex Fells - $20,374 average property tax on a $931,338 home
- Montclair - $20,320 average property tax on a $628,952 home
- South Orange - $19,759 average property tax on a $583,852 home
- Maplewood - $17,143 average property tax on a $501,458 home
- North Caldwell - $16,556 average property tax on a $692,112 home
- Livingston - $16,314 average property tax on a $705,245 home
- West Orange - $14,701 average property tax on a $337,703 home
- Verona - $12,737 average property tax on a $430,750 home
- Nutley - $12,344 average property tax on a $321,172 home
- Caldwell - $12,167 average property tax on a $422,836 home
- West Caldwell - $11,685 average property tax on a $443,103 home
- Cedar Grove - $11,588 average property tax on a $471,174 home
- Bloomfield - $11,064 average property tax on a $352,041 home
- Roseland - $10,756 average property tax on a $467,168 home
- Fairfield - $10,719 average property tax on a $528,821 home
- Belleville - $10,513 average property tax on a $277,094 home
- Orange - $10,401 average property tax on a $179,961 home
- East Orange - $9,235 average property tax on a $166,697 home
- Irvington - $8,473 average property tax on a $141,717 home
- Newark - $6,811 average property tax on a $182,436 home
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