261 RUNNYMEDE ROAD
Essex, Essex County · Block 13, Lot 6.6
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 up $796 ($11,722 → $12,519) using 2024→2025 rates (2.164 → 2.311) × assessed net.
Assessment net change: 0.0% ($541,700 → $541,700).
Assessment
| Land | $358,000 |
|---|---|
| Improvements | $183,700 |
| Net (taxable assessed, 2026) | $541,700 |
| Town avg ratio used | 72.77% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123)) |
| Implied equalized value | $744,400 |
| 2025 tax (MOD-IV billed) | $12,518.69 |
| Est. 2025 tax @ general rate | $12,519 |
| Mailing address (2026) | 261 RUNNYMEDE ROAD, ESSEX FELLS; N.J., 07021 |
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 | $541,700 | — |
| 2025 | $541,700 | $12,518.69 |
| 2024 | $541,700 | $11,722.39 |
| 2023 | $541,700 | $11,744.06 |
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 | $541,700 | 92.49% | $585,685 | — | — |
| 2024 | $541,700 | 93.46% | $579,606 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | $541,700 | 81.60% | $663,848 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 2026 | $541,700 | 72.77% | $744,400 | 0.0% | +12.1% |
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 | $541,700 | 2.168 | $11,744 | $11,744.06 | — |
| 2024 | $541,700 | 2.164 | $11,722 | $11,722.39 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | $541,700 | 2.311 | $12,519 | $12,518.69 | +6.8% |
| 2026 | $541,700 | — | — | — | — |
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 ($796): schools ≈ +64.6%, county ≈ +18.4%, municipal ≈ +17.0%.
| District school (0.795) | $4,307 |
|---|---|
| Regional / consolidated school (0.441) | $2,389 |
| County (0.415) | $2,248 |
| County open space (0.019) | $103 |
| Municipal purpose (0.641) | $3,472 |
Property details
| Class | 2 |
|---|---|
| Building class | 17 |
| Building | — |
| Land description | 108X185 AVG |
| Dwellings | 1 |
| Commercial units | — |
| Year built | 1953 |
| Acreage | 0.4587 |
| Zoning | — |
| Tax map page | 13 |
| Additional lots | — |
| Census tract / block | — |
| Special tax codes | — |
| MOD-IV current-year tax | — |
| Last sale | $285,000 · 7/24/1995 · sale assessment $53,100 |
| Deed book / page | 05376 / 00768 |
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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.