NEW JERSEY'S UGLY TAX PICTURE
Gov. Jon S. Corzine has promised permanent and sustainable property tax relief for taxpayers since 2005, but in 2008 the average property tax bill in New Jersey reached $7,045 – a nearly 20 percent increase since 2005 – the year before Corzine took office. It has ballooned by more than 50 percent since 2001 – the year before Corzine’s Democratic colleagues took control of state government.
This year, Corzine eliminated property tax rebate checks for 1.2 million households.
Enter your town’s name in the box below to see how your municipality’s average property tax bill has changed since 2001 and 2005. You can also see how it changed from 2007 to 2008, which reflects the 2 percent decrease, on average, Corzine cut in municipal aid – the same amount he proposes for this year.
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