53 MENZEL AVENUE
Maplewood, Essex County · Block 47.3, Lot 27.1
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 up $354 ($9,298 → $9,652) using 2024→2025 rates (2.313 → 2.401) × assessed net.
Assessment net change: 0.0% ($402,000 → $402,000).
Assessment
| Land | $194,000 |
|---|---|
| Improvements | $208,000 |
| Net (taxable assessed, 2026) | $402,000 |
| Town avg ratio used | 96.50% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123)) |
| Implied equalized value | $416,580 |
| 2025 tax (MOD-IV billed) | $9,652.02 |
| Est. 2025 tax @ general rate | $9,652 |
| Mailing address (2026) | 53 MENZEL AVE, MAPLEWOOD; NJ, 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 | $402,000 | — |
| 2025 | $402,000 | $9,652.02 |
| 2024 | $402,000 | $9,298.26 |
| 2023 | $277,800 | $10,045.25 |
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 | $277,800 | 77.90% | $356,611 | — | — |
| 2024 | $402,000 | 100.00% | $402,000 | +44.7% | +12.7% |
| 2025 | $402,000 | 100.00% | $402,000 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2026 | $402,000 | 96.50% | $416,580 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
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 | $277,800 | 3.616 | $10,045 | $10,045.25 | — |
| 2024 | $402,000 | 2.313 | $9,298 | $9,298.26 | -7.4% |
| 2025 | $402,000 | 2.401 | $9,652 | $9,652.02 | +3.8% |
| 2026 | $402,000 | — | — | — | — |
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 ($354): schools ≈ +50.0%, county ≈ +20.5%, municipal ≈ +29.5%.
| Regional / consolidated school (1.356) | $5,451 |
|---|---|
| County (0.333) | $1,339 |
| County open space (0.015) | $60 |
| Municipal purpose (0.654) | $2,629 |
| Municipal open space (0.010) | $40 |
| Municipal library (0.033) | $133 |
Property details
| Class | 2 |
|---|---|
| Building class | 16 |
| Building | 2SF2G |
| Land description | 35X100 |
| Dwellings | 1 |
| Commercial units | — |
| Year built | 1926 |
| Acreage | 0.0803 |
| Zoning | R2-4 |
| Tax map page | 26 |
| Additional lots | — |
| Census tract / block | — |
| Special tax codes | — |
| MOD-IV current-year tax | — |
| Last sale | $329,000 · 8/29/2005 · sale assessment $146,400 |
| Deed book / page | 06237 / 00136 |
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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.