243 FOURTH AVENUE
West, Cape May County · Block 41, Lot 1
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 down $208 ($5,210 → $5,002) using 2024→2025 rates (1.504 → 1.444) × assessed net.
Assessment net change: 0.0% ($346,400 → $346,400).
Assessment
| Land | $260,000 |
|---|---|
| Improvements | $86,400 |
| Net (taxable assessed, 2026) | $346,400 |
| Town avg ratio used | 44.36% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123)) |
| Implied equalized value | $780,884 |
| 2025 tax (MOD-IV billed) | $5,002.02 |
| Est. 2025 tax @ general rate | $5,002 |
| Mailing address (2026) | PO BOX 3114, BETHLEHEM; PA, 18017 |
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.
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 | $346,400 | — |
| 2025 | $346,400 | $5,002.02 |
| 2024 | $346,400 | $5,209.86 |
| 2023 | $346,400 | $5,268.74 |
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 | $346,400 | 57.71% | $600,243 | — | — |
| 2024 | $346,400 | 49.76% | $696,141 | 0.0% | +16.0% |
| 2025 | $346,400 | 47.81% | $724,535 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2026 | $346,400 | 44.36% | $780,884 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
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 | $346,400 | 1.521 | $5,269 | $5,268.74 | — |
| 2024 | $346,400 | 1.504 | $5,210 | $5,209.86 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | $346,400 | 1.444 | $5,002 | $5,002.02 | -4.0% |
| 2026 | $346,400 | — | — | — | — |
Where your money goes
Component $ = net × (component rate ÷ 100). Percents are share of school + county + municipal components for rate year 2025.
Of the estimated change ($-208): schools ≈ +68.3%, county ≈ +31.7%, municipal ≈ 0.0%.
| District school (0.257) | $890 |
|---|---|
| Regional / consolidated school (0.324) | $1,122 |
| County (0.354) | $1,226 |
| County library (0.057) | $197 |
| County open space (0.021) | $73 |
| Municipal purpose (0.431) | $1,493 |
Property details
| Class | 2 |
|---|---|
| Building class | 16 |
| Building | 2S-F |
| Land description | 50X150 |
| Dwellings | 1 |
| Commercial units | — |
| Year built | 1902 |
| Acreage | 0.1722 |
| Zoning | — |
| Tax map page | 3 |
| Additional lots | — |
| Census tract / block | — |
| Special tax codes | — |
| MOD-IV current-year tax | — |
| Last sale | $1 · 5/11/2009 · sale assessment $403,700 · SR1A 10 |
| Deed book / page | 03379 / 00938 |
See this lot on the statewide map, then come back for the full tax story.
Show on mapSources: NJ Division of Taxation MOD-IV (current parcel file) and tax rates for 2025 (Abstract of Ratables). Estimates are not an official tax bill. Owner names are not shown. Full disclaimer.