Monthly Archives: February 2015
Reducing New Jersey’s Property Taxes Through Consolidation

The possibility of reducing property taxes by consolidating the 565 municipalities of New Jersey was called into question in a recent study conducted by the Rutgers University’s Local Government Research Center. The study — entitled “Size May Not Be The Issue” — was conducted by Marc Pfeiffer and Raphael J. Caprio. Their main conclusion: the […]

No Matter Where You Live In New Jersey, You’re Paying Too Much

  NJ.com See which N.J. counties have the highest and lowest property taxes NJ.com TRENTON — Three New Jersey counties saw average property tax bills top $10,000 in 2014, and just as many exceeded $9,000. Property taxes are highest in the northern part of the state, where bills averaged $10,896 in Essex, $10,826 in Bergen, […]