258 BAY RD

Ocean City, Cape May County · Block 70.14, Lot 41.5

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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)
+284.0%

Estimated tax up $60,387 ($21,260 → $81,647) using 2024→2025 rates (1.122 → 1.160) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: +271.5% ($1,894,800 → $7,038,500).

Assessment

Land$1,894,800
Improvements$5,143,700
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$7,038,500
Town avg ratio used51.70% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$13,614,120
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$81,646.60
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$81,647
Mailing address (2026)401 HILLSIDE ROAD, WILMINGTON; DE, 19807

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 06 — Sale of only part of the assessed parcel marks it non-usable, or the price is a nominal amount.

This class 2 — residential (four families or less) — net assessment sits above the town class-2 average of $660,774.

Building permits for 258 BAY RD

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 7 permits for 258 BAY RD in Ocean City. Permit 20230799, a new building, was issued 30 May 2023 and closed 2 Oct 2025 with a Certificate of Occupancy. The reported cost is $3,623,975. The reported size is 5,462 square feet.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
20230642 Alteration International Residential Code 2 May 2023 18 May 2023, Certificate of Approval $500
20230799 New International Residential Code 30 May 2023 2 Oct 2025, Certificate of Occupancy $3,623,975
20230799+A Alteration International Residential Code 14 Nov 2023 2 Oct 2025, Certificate of Approval $16,450
20230799+B Alteration International Residential Code 4 Apr 2024 2 Oct 2025, Certificate of Approval $26,753
20230799+C Alteration International Residential Code 6 Jun 2025 2 Oct 2025, Certificate of Approval $0
20230799+D Alteration International Residential Code 26 Sep 2025 29 Oct 2025, Certificate of Approval $5,000
20230799+E Alteration International Residential Code 15 Oct 2025 29 Oct 2025, Certificate of Approval $0

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 Ocean City construction office.

Flood zone for 258 BAY RD

FEMA’s flood map places the mapped point for 258 BAY RD in zone AE. The mapped base flood elevation is 9 feet (NAVD88).

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 4.7 feet and the highest at 7.6 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 258 BAY RD

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

This lot is within the NJ American Water - Ocean City 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 $7,038,500 —
2025 $1,894,800 $81,646.60
2024 $1,894,800 $21,259.66
2023 $1,894,800 $20,293.31

Mailing changed in 2024 to 401 HILLSIDE ROAD, WILMINGTON; DE, 19807.

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 $1,894,800 67.27% $2,816,709 — —
2024 $1,894,800 59.32% $3,194,201 0.0% +13.4%
2025 $1,894,800 55.25% $3,429,502 0.0% +7.4%
2026 $7,038,500 51.70% $13,614,120 +271.5% +297.0%

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 $1,894,800 1.071 $20,293 $20,293.31 —
2024 $1,894,800 1.122 $21,260 $21,259.66 +4.8%
2025 $1,894,800 1.160 $21,980 $81,646.60 +3.4%
2026 $7,038,500 — — — —

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$14,288 17.5%
County
$22,875 28.0%
Municipal
$44,483 54.5%

Of the estimated increase of $60,387, the school portion moved $10,536 up, the county portion $16,528 up, and the municipal portion $33,323 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (0.203)$14,288
County (0.307)$21,608
County open space (0.018)$1,267
Municipal purpose (0.572)$40,260
Municipal library (0.060)$4,223

Property details

Class2 — Residential (four families or less)
Building class23 — Highest estate quality single-family dwelling
Building2SF-BG
Land description97X123
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built2025
Acreage0.2739
Zoning—
Tax map page—
Additional lots41.06 SUBDIV FILED 3/2/21
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$3,400,000 · 4/28/2021 · sale assessment $1,894,800 · SR1A 06 — Sale of only part of the assessed parcel
Deed book / page03982 / 00677

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.