2124 MERRITT DR

Northfield City, Atlantic County · Block 85, Lot 13

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Assessment year 2026 · Rate year 2025 · Prior rate 2024

Assessments are tax year 2026; latest published general rate we have is 2025. Estimate uses that rate until the 2026 rate is loaded.

Estimated tax story (homeowner view)
+5.2%

Estimated tax up $447 ($8,632 → $9,079) using 2024→2025 rates (3.592 → 3.778) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($240,300 → $240,300).

Assessment

Land$83,200
Improvements$157,100
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$240,300
Town avg ratio used61.13% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$393,097
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$9,078.53
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$9,079
Mailing address (2026)2124 MERRITT DRIVE, NORTHFIELD; NJ, 08225

How the ratio works: New Jersey towns often assess below full market value. The average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123) estimates what percent of true market value the town’s assessments represent. Implied equalized value ≈ assessed net ÷ (ratio ÷ 100). Example: assessed $187,600 at 55.89% ≈ $335,700 equalized. Tax bills still use assessed value × the general tax rate — not the equalized figure.

Change since the 2025 sale of $407,000: implied equalized value $393,097 is $13,903 below that sale. This is not an appraisal.

This class 2 — residential (four families or less) — net assessment sits above the town class-2 average of $220,352.

Building permits for 2124 MERRITT DR

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 4 permits for 2124 MERRITT DR in Northfield City. 4 are still open in the state file. Permit 020250400+A, an alteration, was issued 3 Mar 2026 and is open in the state file. The reported cost is $2,000.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
020240043 Alteration International Residential Code 2 Feb 2024 Open in the state file $12,000
020250290 Alteration International Residential Code 4 Sep 2025 Open in the state file $3,982
020250400 Alteration International Residential Code 29 Dec 2025 Open in the state file $35,000
020250400+A Alteration International Residential Code 3 Mar 2026 Open in the state file $2,000

The file does not name the work. This file is a full record from 2021 on. Older permits are mostly missing. A repair from before then can be absent here and still be at the Northfield City construction office.

Flood zone for 2124 MERRITT DR

FEMA’s flood map returned no flood zone at the mapped point for 2124 MERRITT DR.

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 21.4 feet and the highest at 24.9 feet (NAVD88).

These figures are estimates. The zone and any flood elevation come from FEMA’s flood map at a point for this address, and that point can fall in the street. The high and low come from the state’s 10-foot ground scan of the lot outline. A cell can catch a ditch, the street, or the edge of the lot. They are not a survey and not an insurance rating. A licensed surveyor measures the ground and the building. The town floodplain administrator, or a licensed engineer, confirms what the zone means for this lot. No zone at this point, or zone X, does not mean the lot will not flood.

Water and sewer for 2124 MERRITT DR

This lot is within the ACUA City Island Plant sewer system. Please verify with the provider.

This lot is within the NJ American Water - Atlantic County water system. Please verify with the provider.

These lines come from the state’s sewer service areas and public community water areas, read at a point for this address. That point can fall in the street. Being inside a named area means the lot is inside that mapped system, not that a pipe or a meter is on the house. Being outside means the lot is outside the mapped service area, which is usually a septic system or a private well. It is not a hookup record. Please verify with the provider. How we read water and sewer.

Year-by-year assessed value & tax

From NJ MOD-IV files (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026). Tax is the MOD-IV billed amount when present; otherwise —. Current mailing is in Assessment above.

Year Assessed net Tax
2026 $240,300 —
2025 $240,300 $9,078.53
2024 $240,300 $8,631.58
2023 $240,300 $8,518.64

Assessed value & ratio history

Parcel assessed nets come from MOD-IV year files (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026). Town average ratios are from Abstract / Chapter 123 when available — implied equalized = assessed ÷ (ratio ÷ 100).

Tax year Assessed net Avg ratio Implied equalized Assessed Δ Equalized Δ
2023 $240,300 87.20% $275,573 — —
2024 $240,300 80.79% $297,438 0.0% +7.9%
2025 $240,300 69.84% $344,072 0.0% +15.7%
2026 $240,300 61.13% $393,097 0.0% +14.2%

Tax year history

Assessed net is from that year’s MOD-IV file. Est. tax = assessed × that year’s general rate when we have the rate sheet. Billed tax is the MOD-IV tax field when present (often empty for the newest file year).

Tax year Assessment net General rate Est. tax (that year) Billed tax Est. vs prior
2023 $240,300 3.545 $8,519 $8,518.64 —
2024 $240,300 3.592 $8,632 $8,631.58 +1.3%
2025 $240,300 3.778 $9,079 $9,078.53 +5.2%
2026 $240,300 — — — —

Where your money goes

Component $ = net × (component rate ÷ 100). Percents are share of school + county + municipal components for rate year 2025.

Schools
$5,013 55.2%
County
$1,353 14.9%
Municipal
$2,713 29.9%

Of the estimated increase of $447, the school portion moved $161 up, the county portion $123 up, and the municipal portion $163 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (1.299)$3,121
Regional / consolidated school (0.787)$1,891
County (0.527)$1,266
County health (0.022)$53
County open space (0.014)$34
Municipal purpose (1.080)$2,595
Municipal library (0.049)$118

Property details

Class2 — Residential (four families or less)
Building class17 — Above standard quality single-family dwelling
Building1SF2G
Land description110X205
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built1964
Acreage0.5177
ZoningR-1 — town zoning code
Tax map page13
Additional lots—
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$407,000 · 11/21/2025 · sale assessment $240,300
Deed book / page15848 / 00224

The class, building class, SR1A, and special-tax words are the state’s names for those codes. The zoning code is the town’s. A code that is not on the state list keeps the code and says so.

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Sources: NJ Division of Taxation MOD-IV (current parcel file) and tax rates for 2025 (Abstract of Ratables). Building permits are read live from the NJ construction-permit file for this block and lot. The flood zone is read live from FEMA’s flood map at a point for this address. The high and low are read live from the state’s 10-foot ground scan. Water and sewer are read live from the state’s service-area maps at that same point. Those map readings are estimates, not a survey and not a hookup record. Estimates are not an official tax bill. Owner names are not shown. Water and sewer · Full disclaimer.