Top property tax increases/decreases in every county last year

The average property tax bill in New Jersey last year rose 1.6 percent to a statewide average of $8,690, according to a New Jersey 101.5 analysis.

The average tax bill was up in 498 municipalities, including 296 where it was up by more than 2 percent.

The average bill was down in 67 municipalities.

Below is a list of the top average increases and decreases in each county.

FIND YOUR TOWN: Check out our interactive map at the end of the story to see how your town’s tax impact changed last year.

2017 average tax bill and % change

ATLANTIC

BIGGEST HIKE:

MULLICA TWP

$5,459

6.4%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

ATLANTIC CITY

$4,839

-19.%

BERGEN

BIGGEST HIKE:

TETERBORO BORO

$1,973

7.9%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

ROCKLEIGH BORO

$14,315

-8.%

BURLINGTON

BIGGEST HIKE:

NEW HANOVER TWP

$4,709

6.7%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

MOORESTOWN TWP

$11,261

-3.7%

CAMDEN

BIGGEST HIKE:

HI-NELLA BORO

$7,017

6.8%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

PINE HILL BORO

$5,824

-10.7%

CAPE MAY

BIGGEST HIKE:

WEST WILDWOOD BORO

$4,419

12.%

 

BIGGEST CUT: NONE!

CUMBERLAND

BIGGEST HIKE:

FAIRFIELD TWP

$4,025

5.6%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

DOWNE TWP

$3,242

-0.4%

ESSEX

BIGGEST HIKE:

WEST CALDWELL TWP

$10,839

5.1%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

CALDWELL BORO

$11,189

-0.6%

GLOUCESTER

BIGGEST HIKE:

PAULSBORO BORO

$3,989

4.9%

 

BIGGEST CUT: NONE!

HUDSON

BIGGEST HIKE:

BAYONNE CITY

$10,157

3.4%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

EAST NEWARK BORO

$6,559

-7.8%

HUNTERDON

BIGGEST HIKE:

CALIFON BORO

$10,715

6.1%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

BETHLEHEM TWP

$10,013

-2.2%

MERCER

BIGGEST HIKE:

PRINCETON

$18,902

3.1%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

TRENTON CITY

$3,110

-14.7%

MIDDLESEX

BIGGEST HIKE:

PLAINSBORO TWP

$9,848

4.6%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

NEW BRUNSWICK CITY

$6,166

-10.3%

MONMOUTH

BIGGEST HIKE:

SEA BRIGHT BORO

$7,729

15.9%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

LOCH ARBOUR VILLAGE

$16,875

-24.4%

MORRIS

BIGGEST HIKE:

RIVERDALE BORO

$5,804

4.6%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

CHESTER TWP

$12,642

-1.1%

OCEAN

BIGGEST HIKE:

SEASIDE PARK BORO

$7,752

7.7%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

HARVEY CEDARS BORO

$9,631

-3.7%

PASSAIC

BIGGEST HIKE:

HALEDON BORO

$10,420

3.6%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

PATERSON CITY

$7,697

-7.8%

SALEM

BIGGEST HIKE:

PENNSVILLE TWP

$6,189

8.3%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

SALEM CITY

$3,127

-16.3%

SOMERSET

BIGGEST HIKE:

SOMERVILLE BORO

$9,539

4.4%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

WATCHUNG BORO

$13,867

-3.3%

SUSSEX

BIGGEST HIKE:

BRANCHVILLE BORO

$5,622

5.5%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

WALPACK TWP

$1,277

-30.1%

UNION

BIGGEST HIKE:

CLARK TWP

$10,277

4.2%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

ELIZABETH CITY

$9,615

-0.1%

WARREN

BIGGEST HIKE:

WASHINGTON BORO

$7,120

5.3%

 

BIGGEST CUT:

LIBERTY TWP

$6,804

-2.4%

NJ property taxes in 2017

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