16 HENDERSON DRIVE

West Caldwell Twp, Essex County · Block 1500, Lot 10

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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)
+0.5%

Estimated tax up $4,164 ($876,448 → $880,612) using 2024→2025 rates (2.736 → 2.749) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($32,033,900 → $32,033,900).

Assessment

Land$8,662,500
Improvements$23,371,400
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$32,033,900
Town avg ratio used65.84% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$48,654,162
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$880,611.91
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$880,612
Mailing address (2026)19001 SOUTH WESTERN AV, TORRANCE CA, 90501

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.

Building permits for 16 HENDERSON DRIVE

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 16 permits for 16 HENDERSON DRIVE in West Caldwell Twp. 4 are still open in the state file. Permit 26-108+A, an alteration, was issued 5 May 2026 and closed 6 May 2026 with a Certificate of Approval. The reported cost is $9,000.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
20-482 Alteration Storage building, moderate hazard 3 Dec 2020 7 Oct 2021, Certificate of Approval $235,000
21-186 Alteration Storage building, moderate hazard 3 May 2021 15 Feb 2022, Certificate of Approval $21,500
22-339 Alteration Business Uses 14 Jul 2022 12 Sep 2022, Certificate of Approval $106,500
23-063 Alteration Business Uses 9 Feb 2023 31 May 2023, Certificate of Approval $34,500
24-061 Alteration Business Uses 16 Feb 2024 12 Apr 2024, Certificate of Approval $444,000
24-235 Alteration Business Uses 7 Jun 2024 2 Jul 2024, Certificate of Approval $2,460
24-251 Alteration Business Uses 18 Jun 2024 2 Jul 2024, Certificate of Approval $2,460
25-152 Alteration Business Uses 22 Apr 2025 Open in the state file $161,212
25-152+A Alteration Business Uses 22 Apr 2025 Open in the state file $100
25-195+A Alteration Mercantile buildings 22 May 2025 Open in the state file $4,580
25-195 Alteration Mercantile buildings 22 May 2025 Open in the state file $270,637
25-492 Alteration Mercantile buildings 12 Nov 2025 28 May 2026, Certificate of Approval $147,000
26-108 Alteration Storage building, moderate hazard 10 Mar 2026 20 May 2026, Certificate of Approval $796,980
26-108+B Alteration Storage building, moderate hazard 8 Apr 2026 20 May 2026, Certificate of Approval $17,500
25-492+A Alteration Mercantile buildings 8 Apr 2026 15 May 2026, Certificate of Approval $4,500
26-108+A Alteration Storage building, moderate hazard 5 May 2026 6 May 2026, Certificate of Approval $9,000

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 West Caldwell Twp construction office.

Flood zone for 16 HENDERSON DRIVE

FEMA’s flood map places the mapped point for 16 HENDERSON DRIVE in zone X.

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 187.7 feet and the highest at 226.5 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 16 HENDERSON DRIVE

This lot is within the Caldwell Borough STP sewer system. Please verify with the provider.

This lot is within the West Caldwell WD 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 $32,033,900 —
2025 $32,033,900 $880,611.91
2024 $32,033,900 $876,447.50
2023 $32,033,900 $865,235.64

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 $32,033,900 82.67% $38,749,123 — —
2024 $32,033,900 79.57% $40,258,766 0.0% +3.9%
2025 $32,033,900 76.51% $41,868,906 0.0% +4.0%
2026 $32,033,900 65.84% $48,654,162 0.0% +16.2%

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 $32,033,900 2.701 $865,236 $865,235.64 —
2024 $32,033,900 2.736 $876,448 $876,447.50 +1.3%
2025 $32,033,900 2.749 $880,612 $880,611.91 +0.5%
2026 $32,033,900 — — — —

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$495,244 56.2%
County
$148,637 16.9%
Municipal
$236,731 26.9%

Of the estimated increase of $4,164, the school portion moved $3,203 up, the county portion $6,407 down, and the municipal portion $7,368 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

Regional / consolidated school (1.546)$495,244
County (0.444)$142,231
County open space (0.020)$6,407
Municipal purpose (0.696)$222,956
Municipal library (0.043)$13,775

Property details

Class4B — Industrial
Building class—
Building—
Land description27.5 AC
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built1976
Acreage27.5
ZoningM-2 — town zoning code
Tax map page15
Additional lots—
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale—
Deed book / page—

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.