Here's The Average Property Tax Bill In Edison-Metuchen

EDISON-METUCHEN, NJ — Residents of Edison saw an average increase of 4.50 percent in their property taxes for 2020, and Metuchen residents saw 4.21 percent increase according to information provided by the state.

The data released this month comes from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA).

According to information provided to Patch, the average property tax bill in Edison was $10,153 and Metuchen was $11,406.

Here's the breakdown for last year's property tax bill:

Edison

• Average Residential Property Value – $180,392
• Average Total Property Taxes - $10, 153
• Percentage Increase From 2019 – 4.50%

Metuchen

• Average Residential Property Value – $185,685
• Average Total Property Taxes - $11,406
• Percentage Increase From 2019 – 4.21%

A property owner's taxes are composed of three parts: county, school and municipal. Here's how it broke down in 2020:

Edison

• Total Levy On Which Tax Rate Is Computed - $408,687,529
• Total County Levy – 18.3%
• Total School Levy - 56.2%
• Total Municipal Tax Levy - 25.4%

Metuchen

• Total Levy On Which Tax Rate Is Computed - $66,443,496
• Total County Levy – 14.6%
• Total School Levy - 61.8%
• Total Municipal Tax Levy - 23.6%

Patch put together a list of all Middlesex County towns and their average annual property tax bills, from highest to lowest. Here's how Edison and Metuchen compared to other Middlesex County towns:

• Highland Park Borough, $12,168
• Metuchen Borough, $11,406
• Cranbury Township, $10,849
• Plainsboro Township, $10,562
• East Brunswick Township, $10,508
• Milltown Borough, $10,295
• Edison Township, $10,153
• South Brunswick Township, $9,708
• Dunellen Borough, $9,363
• North Brunswick Township, $9,244
• Middlesex Borough, $8,794
• Spotswood Borough, $8,698
• Woodbridge Township, $8,318
• Monroe Township, $8,007
• South Plainfield Borough, $7,804
• Old Bridge Township, $7,768
• Piscataway Township, $7,764
• Sayreville Borough, $7,751
• South Amboy City, $7,692
• Jamesburg Borough, $7,625
• Perth Amboy City, $7,183
• Carteret Borough, $6,954
• New Brunswick City, $6,689
• South River Borough, $6,657
• Helmetta Borough, $6,312

New Jersey's property taxes, which are the highest in the nation, went up. On average, the state's property taxes rose 1 percent, from $8,953 to $9,112, between 2019 and 2020. But it was lower than the 2 percent cap, according to the analysis.

By contrast, between 2018 and 2019, the average homeowner's tax bill rose from $8,767 to $8,953, an increase of 2.12 percent.

(This article contains reporting from Tom Davis, Patch staff)

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