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