N.J. property taxes hit another new high in 2016

NJ Advance Media for NJ.com ^ | January 25, 2017 at 7:01 PM | Susan K. Livio and Carla Astudillo

[Olog-hai]

New Jersey’s infamously high property tax bills topped $8,500 per home in 2016, a 2.35 percent increase over the previous year, according to figures released Wednesday by the Department of Community Affairs.

Property owners paid $8,549 — $196 more than they did in 2015 when the average tax bill rose about 2.2 percent, according to the analysis.

The average residential bill has risen from $8,161 in 2014 to $8,353 in 2015 to $8,549 in 2016.

Each year, the average bill set a new high bar for what Garden State property owners pay. […]

Gov. Chris Christie’s spokesman Brian Murray said the increases would have been even higher had the Republican governor not instituted a 2 percent cap that took effect in 2011. …

[Reno89519]

Nice job Christi. /s

[headstamp 2]

Wait until a full fledged Democrat governor gets in.

[King Moonracer]

Hah,hah.

[xp38]

Any sanctuary cities in Jersey?

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Wait...WHAT? Isn’t Christi (R, NJ) their Governor?

How can this be? *SMIRK*

[Insigne123]

Not Christie’s fault... 90% NJ dems for illegals, welfare, sanctuary cities, etc.

[Olog-hai]

Well, this article lists Newark, Jersey City, East Orange, Maplewood (that surprised me), Princeton, and a number of others. (Would not surprise me if towns like Elizabeth, Camden and Trenton would be, but I don't know for sure.)

[Insigne123]

Christie Hiakawi Chief in Leni Lenape tribe

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I shouldn’t be so mean and/or dismissive. Wisconsin is FINALLY getting a CLUE! ;)

[Francis McClobber]

Paging Howard Jarvis!

[198ml]

Ditto.

[arthurus]

NJ is trying to reduce its population.

[xp38]

hmmm.....no more federal funds.....taxes going up even higher

[Snowybear]

Holy hell. I have a house on 6.5 acres in MA and I’m not paying anything close to that.

[pepsi_junkie]

Would not surprise me if towns like Elizabeth, Camden and Trenton would be, but I don't know for sure.

Gee I hope not, hate to see Camden ruined...

[AlaskaErik]

$8500 would pay the property taxes on my main home and my winter home and still leave us with enough to take a vacation to Hawaii or Europe. And I don't have run down shacks either. My main home is in a gated community and my winter home is in one of the more desirable neighborhoods.

[Secret Agent Man]

NJ actively trying to become the absolute worst place to live.

[vette6387]

“Paging Howard Jarvis!”

Yes, but the RATs here in CA continue to try and figure out a way around Prop 13.

[bohica1]

Every time I read taxes are going up in NJ, I thank God we moved from there almost 30 yrs ago!