204 LINCOLN AVE

Cape May Point Boro, Cape May County · Block 46, Lot 3

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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)
+3.5%

Estimated tax up $556 ($15,832 → $16,388) using 2024→2025 rates (0.740 → 0.766) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($2,139,400 → $2,139,400).

Assessment

Land$600,000
Improvements$1,539,400
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$2,139,400
Town avg ratio used53.50% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$3,998,879
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$16,387.80
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$16,388
Mailing address (2026)28 NEWTOWN WOODS RD, NEWTOWN SQ PA, 19073

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 2022 sale of $2,170,750: implied equalized value $3,998,879 is $1,828,129 above 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 $757,713.

Building permits for 204 LINCOLN AVE

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 3 permits for 204 LINCOLN AVE in Cape May Point Boro. 1 is still open in the state file. Permit 20220082+A, a new building, was issued 27 Dec 2022 and closed 29 May 2024 with a Certificate of Occupancy. The reported cost is $372,900. The reported size is 17,839 square feet.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
20220024 Demolition International Residential Code 12 Apr 2022 28 Sep 2022, Certificate of Approval $13,800
20220082+A New International Residential Code 27 Dec 2022 29 May 2024, Certificate of Occupancy $372,900
20230082+B Alteration International Residential Code 18 May 2023 Open in the state file $13,900

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 Cape May Point Boro construction office.

Flood zone for 204 LINCOLN AVE

FEMA’s flood map places the mapped point for 204 LINCOLN AVE in zone AE. The mapped base flood elevation is 8 feet (NAVD88).

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 4.2 feet and the highest at 5.1 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 204 LINCOLN AVE

This lot is within the Cape May Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant sewer system. Please verify with the provider.

This lot is within the Cape May Point Boro 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 $2,139,400 —
2025 $2,139,400 $16,387.80
2024 $2,139,400 $15,831.56
2023 $600,000 $15,596.24

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 $600,000 67.90% $883,652 — —
2024 $2,139,400 60.79% $3,519,329 +256.6% +298.3%
2025 $2,139,400 54.27% $3,942,141 0.0% +12.0%
2026 $2,139,400 53.50% $3,998,879 0.0% +1.4%

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 $600,000 0.729 $4,374 $15,596.24 —
2024 $2,139,400 0.740 $15,832 $15,831.56 +261.9%
2025 $2,139,400 0.766 $16,388 $16,387.80 +3.5%
2026 $2,139,400 — — — —

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$449 2.7%
County
$8,130 49.6%
Municipal
$7,809 47.7%

Of the estimated increase of $556, the school portion moved $0 up, the county portion $193 up, and the municipal portion $364 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (0.021)$449
County (0.312)$6,675
County library (0.050)$1,070
County open space (0.018)$385
Municipal purpose (0.365)$7,809

Property details

Class2 — Residential (four families or less)
Building class23 — Highest estate quality single-family dwelling
Building2SF
Land description100X100
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built2023
Acreage0.2296
Zoning—
Tax map page11
Additional lotsL4 OBE L146;147
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$2,170,750 · 3/11/2022 · sale assessment $906,300
Deed book / page04045 / 00342

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.