31 ESSEX AVENUE
Maplewood, Essex County · Block 38.7, Lot 12
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 $779 ($12,146 → $12,925) using 2024→2025 rates (2.313 → 2.401) × assessed net.
Assessment net change: +2.5% ($525,100 → $538,300).
Assessment
| Land | $272,500 |
|---|---|
| Improvements | $265,800 |
| Net (taxable assessed, 2026) | $538,300 |
| Town avg ratio used | 96.50% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123)) |
| Implied equalized value | $557,824 |
| 2025 tax (MOD-IV billed) | $12,924.59 |
| Est. 2025 tax @ general rate | $12,925 |
| Mailing address (2026) | 31 ESSEX AVENUE, MAPLEWOOD; N. J., 07040 |
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 | $538,300 | — |
| 2025 | $525,100 | $12,924.59 |
| 2024 | $525,100 | $12,145.56 |
| 2023 | $353,600 | $12,786.18 |
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 | $353,600 | 77.90% | $453,915 | — | — |
| 2024 | $525,100 | 100.00% | $525,100 | +48.5% | +15.7% |
| 2025 | $525,100 | 100.00% | $525,100 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2026 | $538,300 | 96.50% | $557,824 | +2.5% | +6.2% |
2024: Published average ratio exceeded 100%; New Jersey treats that as 100% for equalization.
2025: Published average ratio exceeded 100%; New Jersey treats that as 100% for equalization.
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 | $353,600 | 3.616 | $12,786 | $12,786.18 | — |
| 2024 | $525,100 | 2.313 | $12,146 | $12,145.56 | -5.0% |
| 2025 | $525,100 | 2.401 | $12,608 | $12,924.59 | +3.8% |
| 2026 | $538,300 | — | — | — | — |
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 ($779): schools ≈ +52.6%, county ≈ +18.0%, municipal ≈ +29.3%.
| Regional / consolidated school (1.356) | $7,299 |
|---|---|
| County (0.333) | $1,793 |
| County open space (0.015) | $81 |
| Municipal purpose (0.654) | $3,520 |
| Municipal open space (0.010) | $54 |
| Municipal library (0.033) | $178 |
Property details
| Class | 2 |
|---|---|
| Building class | 16 |
| Building | 1.5SF1G |
| Land description | 38X100 |
| Dwellings | 1 |
| Commercial units | — |
| Year built | 1935 |
| Acreage | 0.0872 |
| Zoning | R2-4 |
| Tax map page | 21 |
| Additional lots | — |
| Census tract / block | — |
| Special tax codes | — |
| MOD-IV current-year tax | — |
| Last sale | $136,000 · 7/1/1997 · sale assessment $53,200 |
| Deed book / page | 05486 / 00891 |
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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.