State Releases Average Tax Bills For Ocean County Towns

OCEAN COUNTY – The Murphy administration released the calendar year 2019 property tax data for New Jersey’s municipalities on Wednesday. The new release shows the average tax bill for every Ocean County town.

Patch ranked the average tax bill for all Ocean County towns, from highest to lowest (see below). Mantoloking had the highest average tax bill: $18,412

The majority of municipalities in the state had average residential property tax decreases or increases under two percent, according to state officials.

“We’re delivering on our promise to provide property tax stability while restoring New Jersey’s fiscal standing and growing our economy,” said Gov. Phil Murphy. “Statewide property values have grown more in the first two years of my administration than at any point since the Great Recession. That’s what we call progress.”

The administration says it is allocating hundreds of millions of dollars of constitutionally-dedicated taxpayer funds for more school aid, lowering the cost of health care for public employees, supporting more shared services between local governments, and more fully securing the long-term stability of New Jersey’s pension system.

Here is the Ocean County list of towns and their average 2019 tax bill, ranked highest to lowest, as well as the percentage increase or decrease from 2018:

1. Mantoloking Borough, Ocean $18,412 -3.66%
2. Bay Head Borough, Ocean $13,304 -1.44%
3. Harvey Cedars Borough, Ocean $9,547 0.76%
4. Long Beach Township, Ocean $9,500 -3.88%
5. Beach Haven Borough, Ocean $9,043 2.81%
6. Point Pleasant Beach Borough, Ocean $8,689 -2.20%
7. Seaside Park Borough, Ocean $8,236 -7.80%
8. Point Pleasant Borough, Ocean $7,979 -3.82%
9. Island Heights Borough, Ocean $7,696 -4.56%
10. Jackson Township, Ocean $7,673 -2.76%
11. Surf City Borough, Ocean $7,418 -4.04%
12. Lakewood Township, Ocean $7,047 -6.03%
13. Lavallette Borough, Ocean $6,923 -1.58%
14. Barnegat Light Borough, Ocean $6,901 -2.32%
15. Ship Bottom Borough, Ocean $6,720 0.70%
16. Brick Township, Ocean $6,682 -2.98%
17. Barnegat Township, Ocean $6,600 -1.23%
18. Plumsted Township, Ocean $6,593 1.79%
19. Eagleswood Township, Ocean $6,577 -7.03%
20. Pine Beach Borough, Ocean $6,511 -2.72%
21. Stafford Township, Ocean $6,431 -1.62%
22. Toms River Township, Ocean $6,352 -1.92%
23. Lacey Township, Ocean $5,883 -1.68%
24. Tuckerton Borough, Ocean $5,599 -1.75%
25. Ocean Township, Ocean $5,571 -2.02%
26. Seaside Heights Borough, Ocean $5,329 -3.63%
27. Ocean Gate Borough, Ocean $5,293 -4.41%
28. Lakehurst Borough, Ocean $4,986 -0.38%
29. Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean $4,986 -6.81%
30. Beachwood Borough, Ocean $4,928 -1.10%
31. South Toms River Borough, Ocean $4,902 -2.22%
32. Berkeley Township, Ocean $4,358 -0.84%
33. Manchester Township, Ocean $4,148 -1.34%