Belleville Town Council OKs Latest Budget, Approves Tax Increase

BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville Town Council gave a thumbs-up to the latest municipal budget at this week’s meeting.

The council unanimously voted for final adoption of the fiscal year 2025 budget on Tuesday. It will come with a $96 increase to the municipal portion of an average homeowner’s property taxes – up $7 from an earlier projection.

Every municipal budget increase for the past five years has been under $99, officials previously said.

Property taxes in New Jersey are mainly made up of three parts: school, municipal and county. The average Belleville resident paid $11,273 in property taxes on a home valued at $279,525 last year. Read More: See Average Property Tax Bills In Belleville, Nutley (2025 Update)

In May, the Belleville Public School District’s former state monitor overturned a vote from the board of education. The decision greenlighted the district’s 2025-2026 budget, which will come with a $126 tax increase for a home assessed at $279,900. Read More: State Monitor Makes Decision On Belleville School Budget

The next town council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 28.

Watch footage from this week’s meeting online here, or view it below (video is cued to the public hearing):

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