Politics & Government
Bergen's Property Taxes Highest in State
Taxes averaged $10,642 last year, report says.
Property taxes in Bergen County are higher than they are anywhere else in the state, according to new statistics released by the NJ Department of Community Affairs in a NorthJersey.com report.
The report sites 2013 figures, which saw property taxes statewide jump about one percent. In Bergen County, the average tax bill in 2013 – including municipal, school and county taxes – was $10,642, up 1.5 percent from 2012, the report said.
The spike pushed Bergen past Essex to claim the #1 taxpayer spot of all counties in the state last year, the report said.
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According to the report, the highest and lowest tax-paying counties in NJ are as follows:
Highest
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Bergen – Average $10, 642
Essex – Average $10,590
Union – Average $9,932
Morris – Average $9,547
Passaic – Average $9,368
Lowest
Cumberland – Average $3,706
Cape May – Average $4,557
Salem – Average $4,871
Ocean – Average $5,470
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