Westfield Makes Top 25 In NJ For High Property Tax Rates

Westfield NJ

28 February, 2021

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WESTFIELD, NJ — A list of the New Jersey municipalities with the highest tax rates shows several towns in Union County in the top 100, including Westfield. READ MORE: Every NJ Town's Average Property Tax Bill In New 2021 List Patch put together the list of more than 500 municipalities based on data released this month from the state Department of Community Affairs. The good news is that even as the COVID crisis shut the economy down and brought a halt to revenues last year, property taxes rose at a much slower rate in 2020 than they did the year before. On average, the state's property taxes rose 1 percent, from $8,953 to $9,112, from 2019 to 2020. 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. On the list of more than 500 municipalities, Westfield came in at number 24. Other Union County towns in the top 100 were Summit at 18, and Cranford at 97. Number one on the list is wealthy Tavistock, a Camden County town with three large houses in it. It was followed by nearby Millburn in Essex County. These were the top 25 communities in New Jersey. To see the full list, or to look at a separate list of who got the largest increases, click here: Every NJ Town's Average Property Tax Bill In New 2021 List Tavistock Borough, Camden $30,328Millburn Township, Essex $24,370Mountain Lakes Borough, Morris $21,625Tenafly Borough, Bergen $21,552Demarest Borough, Bergen $21,377Glen Ridge Borough, Essex $21,214Rumson Borough, Monmouth $21,153Alpine Borough, Bergen $21,042Essex Fells Borough, Essex $20,413Princeton, Mercer $20,352Montclair Township, Essex $19,963Mendham Township, Morris $19,794Mantoloking Borough, Ocean $19,304South Orange Village Township, Essex $19,147Deal Borough, Monmouth $19,117Upper Saddle River Borough, Bergen $18,886Ridgewood Village, Bergen $18,506Summit City, Union $18,314Haworth Borough, Bergen $18,270Saddle River Borough, Bergen $18,210Franklin Lakes Borough, Bergen $17,524Glen Rock Borough, Bergen $17,373 Cresskill Borough, Bergen $17,236 Westfield Town, Union $17,166$17,166 Old Tappan Borough, Bergen $17,159 Patch Editor Tom Davis contributed reporting to this story. Got news? Email [email protected]. Got photos? Please include express written permission from the photographer for us to use them. To be the first to get free news alerts with breaking stories in your town, or to get a free local newsletter each morning, sign up for Patch breaking news alerts or daily newsletters.