Middlesex County Property Tax Appeal — New Jersey

Assessed by: The Tax Board's primary responsibility is the certification of property tax assessments. Other functions of the Tax Board are the equalization of assessments for the purpose of county taxes, the preparation of the abstract of ratables, the supervision of municipal tax assessors, the certification of municipal tax rates and other various (mandated) tasks and reports, and the development of inter-municipal equalization of assessments. The Tax Board also conducts hearings of real property tax assessment appeals filed by the taxpayer and renders judgments.

Assessment cycle: annual

Notices typically mailed: A green and white assessment card is mailed in late January, which lists your tax assessment for that year.

In Middlesex County, New Jersey uses a 100% assessment ratio, meaning your property is assessed at its full market value. The New Jersey County Tax Boards Association established that all real property be assessed at 100% of its market value. The County Assessor determines each property's the full and fair value as if it were to sell in fair and bona fide sale by private contract on the October 1 preceding the date the assessor completes the assessment list. For example, if your home's market value is $391,500 (the county median), at New Jersey's 100% assessment ratio your assessed value would be $391,500, resulting in approximately $7,125 in annual taxes at the county's effective rate of 1.82%.