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NJ Real Estate Values & Taxes
Current Morris County property tax data ( Use SR1A's for recent sales, Tax Records for all properties. Match tax appeals decisions with 2008 decision codes.)Petition for Appeal [of Assessment], use Form A1, available online from the NJ Dept of the Treasury, Taxation Division.
Foreclosures, see the County Sheriff's sales. The Star Ledger newspaper offers home sale data by town, with mapping.
The Morris County Clerk's Office computerized land record system are now available on-line. This system includes the indexed data of Deeds and Mortgages beginning in 1968 and contains over 4 million images of these documents dating back to 1998. These documents are public record and have always been available to the general public in the Clerk's Record Vault.
Historic data
Our library holds old real estate transaction notices (Green Sheets, TRW Redi Comps, Experian Comps, Comps NJ)
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held from 1993-2003 (paper copy ceased publication). These cover Morris County only. We also have the
Daily Record
(our county's paper of record) newspaper, June 1900-present. If you need a complete record of all transactions relating
to a specific property (title searching) you will need to visit the Morris County Clerk's Office. These records are not
on the Internet.
Need to compare tax rates in several Morris County towns?
County Tax Board Abstract of Ratables provides the equalized tax
rate per $100 for each town in Morris County (only). Note: If you are thinking of purchasing a property in a specific
town, contact the municipal tax assessor and
ask when the last re-evaluation occurred. This can change rates and affect your buying power.
Town-by-town property tax changes
A state-wide table listing average tax bills for 2003 and 2004, with percentage change for 1, 5 and 10 year increments was published in the Star Ledger January 25, 2005 (p. 12). Town by town price changes (2000 & 2005; % change 5 year and 1 year) appeared in the Star Ledger November 13, 2005 (Section 1, p. 20). These tables are not accessible via the Internet. We can provide you with data for specific towns.
New Jersey
- The New Jersey Association of County Tax Boards offers a free state-wide records search.
This data is provided by the County Tax offices. (Towns of NJ, by county, from NJ Dept Treasury.)
Current information only; not all towns are included. Select your county, town and enter address or block/lot number.
Advanced search features include date limitation (last 30 days, etc.)and type of property (residential, commercial, industrial, etc.).
- Some counties have uploaded current tax records to the Internet. They are linked below. Historic information is housed in the Clerk's office.
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