Throughout this series I am using resources and links from a variety of sources. I’m sharing as I go and will update this page as the series progresses. Helpful initial resources: NEW JERSEY HOMEOWNER’S GUIDE TO PROPERTY TAXES TOOLKIT. This is “a comprehensive resource answering homeowners’ everyday questions about how their home’s value is assessed, how...Continue reading
Month: February 2023
Demystifying Property Tax 201: Property tax dashboard (1998-2022)
This data was published by the NJ Department of Community Affairs (that site is here). Each year, the state collects prior year property tax data and published them in standalone Excel files. I've been compiling the data year on year and now have all of them in Tableau. In 2019 I published a property tax...Continue reading
Demystifying Property Tax 101: Series Primer
I am launching a 2023 series on CivicParent about the local government budget process and property tax. My hope is for this series to be: A practical roadmap for taxpayers who may want to engage the 2023 local budget cycle in their community. Primarily targeted at taxpayers who are relatively new to the realm of...