![These 20 towns in NJ have the most expensive property taxes](https://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/02/attachment-expensive-property-taxes.jpg?w=980&q=75)
These 20 towns in NJ have the most expensive property taxes
💸 Property taxes in New Jersey hit a new high in 2023
💸 Nearly 20 towns are paying over $19,000
💸 See where the most taxed NJ homeowners live in list below
TRENTON — In the land of high property taxes, some property tax bills are so expensive that even a New Jersey native would find them staggering.
Property taxes on average increased by 3.2% in 2023, according to new data from the Department of Community Affairs.
The bump means that 222 municipalities now have average property taxes above $10,000. At the bottom of this not-so-exclusive club is Freehold with an average bill of $10,311.
The statewide average in 2023 was $9,803.
It comes as no surprise, then, that New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation.
RELATED: Compare your town's average property tax change
More NJ towns paying more
Less common is having a property tax bill north of $19,000 — only 19 towns can boast such a feat. That's up from 16 towns in 2022.
For homeowners in these municipalities, the average increase of 3.2% translates to another $600 paid in property taxes.
Most of these towns are in North Jersey. More than half of them are in Bergen and Essex counties.
Essex Fells is notable in that its property taxes went down in 2023 by 0.4% but still had an average bill of over $20,000.
Another town saw its property tax bills go up by more than $8,200 just last year.
Top 20 NJ towns with the most expensive property taxes
Gallery Credit: Rick Rickman
Report a correction 👈 | 👉 Contact our newsroom
30 neighborhoods in NJ where richest families live
Gallery Credit: New Jersey 101.5
More From WPG Talk Radio 95.5 FM
![Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Said This About Trump](http://townsquare.media/site/564/files/2024/07/attachment-IMG_4698.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
![It’s Time for New Jersey Corn and Tomatoes (Delicious Photos)](http://townsquare.media/site/564/files/2024/07/attachment-IMG_7433.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
![Can Trump Defeat Biden in New Jersey? Here’s The Honest Answer](http://townsquare.media/site/564/files/2024/07/attachment-IMG_52681.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
![Special ed teacher had ‘sexual relationship’ with Freehold, NJ student, prosecutors say](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/06/attachment-Havemann-Niedrach-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![New Jersey Elects Anti-Trump, ‘Sloppy Chris Christie’ Friend](http://townsquare.media/site/564/files/2024/03/attachment-Welcome-to-New-Jersey-sign-on-Interstate-295-in-Salem-County.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Locals say these are the best ice cream/custard stands in Southern New Jersey](http://townsquare.media/site/564/files/2023/04/attachment-Untitled-design-32.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Why Jack Ciatterelli Should be the Next Governor of New Jersey](http://townsquare.media/site/564/files/2024/06/attachment-IMG_6124.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
![Sumo wrestling takes Atlantic City, NJ, by storm](http://townsquare.media/site/399/files/2024/06/attachment-Untitled-design-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![NJ man charged in rape, kidnapping, attempted murder involving child](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2024/06/attachment-Irvington.jpg?w=980&q=75)