174 PASSAIC ST

Garfield City, Bergen County · Block 18, Lot 25

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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)
+4.3%

Estimated tax up $54,859 ($1,289,190 → $1,344,049) using 2024→2025 rates (3.337 → 3.479) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($38,633,200 → $38,633,200).

Assessment

Land$13,521,800
Improvements$25,111,400
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$38,633,200
Town avg ratio used50.76% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$76,109,535
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$1,344,049.03
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$1,344,049
Mailing address (2026)25 E SPRING VALLEY AVE, MAYWOOD NJ, 07607

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.

The stored sale is not used for a change-since-sale figure. SR1A 25 — Full consideration under $100 marks it non-usable, or the price is a nominal amount.

Building permits for 174 PASSAIC ST

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 15 permits for 174 PASSAIC ST in Garfield City. 12 are still open in the state file. Permit 26CP0181, an alteration, was issued 27 Apr 2026 and is open in the state file. The reported cost is $1,200.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
97-0198 Alteration Business Uses 2 Apr 1997 Open in the state file $14,000
22CP0057 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 28 Jan 2022 24 Mar 2022, Certificate of Approval $4,800
22CP0429 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 25 Jul 2022 25 Sep 2023, Certificate of Approval $12,000
22CP0439 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 27 Jul 2022 3 Jan 2023, Certificate of Approval $563,000
22CP0603 Alteration Business Uses 12 Oct 2022 Open in the state file $2,650
22CP0716 Alteration Business Uses 7 Dec 2022 Open in the state file $9,000
23CP0307 Alteration Business Uses 23 May 2023 Open in the state file $250,000
23CP0548 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 28 Sep 2023 Open in the state file $163,000
23CP0550 Alteration Business Uses 2 Oct 2023 Open in the state file $2,300
24CP0287 Alteration Business Uses 14 May 2024 Open in the state file $1,600
24CP0552 Alteration Mercantile buildings 10 Sep 2024 Open in the state file $5,400
25CP0144 Alteration Business Uses 1 Apr 2025 Open in the state file $1,750
25CP0451 Alteration International Residential Code 22 Sep 2025 Open in the state file $30,195
26CP0128 Alteration Business Uses 30 Mar 2026 Open in the state file $10,000
26CP0181 Alteration Business Uses 27 Apr 2026 Open in the state file $1,200

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 Garfield City construction office.

Flood zone for 174 PASSAIC ST

FEMA’s flood map places the mapped point for 174 PASSAIC ST in zone X.

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 3.9 feet and the highest at 65.6 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 174 PASSAIC ST

This lot is within the PVSC sewer system. Please verify with the provider.

This lot is within the Garfield WD 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 $38,633,200 —
2025 $38,633,200 $1,344,049.03
2024 $45,633,200 $1,522,779.88
2023 $45,633,200 $1,497,225.29

Mailing changed in 2026 to 25 E SPRING VALLEY AVE, MAYWOOD NJ, 07607.

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 $45,633,200 65.96% $69,183,141 — —
2024 $45,633,200 61.15% $74,625,020 0.0% +7.9%
2025 $38,633,200 56.68% $68,160,198 -15.3% -8.7%
2026 $38,633,200 50.76% $76,109,535 0.0% +11.7%

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 $45,633,200 3.281 $1,497,225 $1,497,225.29 —
2024 $45,633,200 3.337 $1,522,780 $1,522,779.88 +1.7%
2025 $38,633,200 3.479 $1,344,049 $1,344,049.03 -11.7%
2026 $38,633,200 — — — —

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$652,515 48.5%
County
$159,941 11.9%
Municipal
$531,593 39.6%

Of the estimated increase of $54,859, the school portion moved $29,748 up, the county portion $11,590 up, and the municipal portion $13,522 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (1.689)$652,515
County (0.396)$152,987
County open space (0.018)$6,954
Municipal purpose (1.317)$508,799
Municipal library (0.059)$22,794

Property details

Class4A — Commercial
Building class—
Building1SCB
Land description1377802 SF
Dwellings—
Commercial units1
Year built—
Acreage31.63
Zoning—
Tax map page—
Additional lots—
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$10 · 11/11/2015 · sale assessment $33,681,400 · SR1A 25 — Full consideration under $100
Deed book / page02110 / 01336

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.