3 DAVEY DRIVE

West Orange Twp, Essex County · Block 178.1, Lot 1.1, Qual C0023

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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)
-43.9%

Estimated tax down $10,112 ($23,027 → $12,914) using 2024→2025 rates (4.684 → 2.627) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($491,600 → $491,600).

Assessment

Land$230,000
Improvements$261,600
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$491,600
Town avg ratio used99.99% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$491,649
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$12,914.33
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$12,914
Mailing address (2026)3 DAVEY DR;# 23; BLDG 4, WEST ORANGE; NJ, 07052

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.

Change since the 2025 sale of $595,000: implied equalized value $491,649 is $103,351 below that sale. This is not an appraisal.

This class 2 — residential (four families or less) — net assessment sits below the town class-2 average of $614,976.

Building permits for 3 DAVEY DRIVE

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 43 permits for 3 DAVEY DRIVE in West Orange Twp. 19 are still open in the state file. Permit 20251339, an alteration, was issued 1 Aug 2025 and is open in the state file. The reported cost is $2,000.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
20210457 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 13 May 2021 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $26,000
20210458 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 13 May 2021 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $16,000
20210448 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 13 May 2021 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $24,000
20210450 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 13 May 2021 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $20,000
20210449 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 13 May 2021 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $22,000
20210451 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 13 May 2021 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $20,000
20210452 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 13 May 2021 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $22,000
20210453 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 13 May 2021 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $26,000
20210454 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 13 May 2021 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $20,000
20210455 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 13 May 2021 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $24,000
20210456 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 13 May 2021 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $22,000
000020221067 Alteration Accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures 27 May 2022 27 May 2022, Certificate of Compliance $1
20211530 Alteration Accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures 23 Jun 2022 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $24,000
20211531 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 23 Jun 2022 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $20,000
20211532 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 23 Jun 2022 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $24,000
20211522 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 23 Jun 2022 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $24,000
20211523 Alteration Accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures 23 Jun 2022 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $24,000
20211524 Alteration Accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures 23 Jun 2022 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $24,000
20211525 Alteration Accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures 23 Jun 2022 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $26,000
20211521 Alteration Accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures 23 Jun 2022 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $20,000
20211529 Alteration Accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures 23 Jun 2022 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $26,000
20211528 Alteration Accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures 23 Jun 2022 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $24,000
20211527 Alteration Accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures 23 Jun 2022 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $26,000
20211526 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 23 Jun 2022 6 Mar 2023, Certificate of Approval $20,000
20230742 Alteration Accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures 27 Apr 2023 Open in the state file $1
20232179 Alteration Business Uses 6 Dec 2023 Open in the state file $27,000
20240739 Alteration Accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures 22 Apr 2024 Open in the state file $1
20241436 Alteration International Residential Code 6 Aug 2024 Open in the state file $8,600
20250284 Alteration International Residential Code 6 Mar 2025 Open in the state file $15,213
20251103 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 10 Jun 2025 Open in the state file $500
20251105 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 10 Jun 2025 Open in the state file $500
20251104 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 10 Jun 2025 Open in the state file $500
20251107 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 10 Jun 2025 Open in the state file $500
20251106 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 10 Jun 2025 Open in the state file $500
20251379 Alteration International Residential Code 2 Jul 2025 Open in the state file $1,500
20251361 Alteration International Residential Code 2 Jul 2025 Open in the state file $2,400
25-B-MW-0002 Alteration International Residential Code 17 Jul 2025 Open in the state file $475
20251415 Alteration International Residential Code 22 Jul 2025 Open in the state file $14,000
25-B-GP-0001 Alteration International Residential Code 25 Jul 2025 Open in the state file $750
20251406 Alteration International Residential Code 26 Jul 2025 Open in the state file $300
20251407 Alteration International Residential Code 26 Jul 2025 Open in the state file $350
20251297 Alteration International Residential Code 26 Jul 2025 Open in the state file $900
20251339 Alteration International Residential Code 1 Aug 2025 Open in the state file $2,000

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 Orange Twp construction office.

Flood zone for 3 DAVEY DRIVE

FEMA’s flood map places the mapped point for 3 DAVEY DRIVE in zone X.

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 522 feet and the highest at 525.6 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 3 DAVEY DRIVE

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

This lot is within the NJ American Water - Short Hills 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 $491,600 —
2025 $491,600 $12,914.33
2024 $330,100 $15,461.88
2023 $330,100 $15,178.00

Mailing changed in 2026 to 3 DAVEY DR;# 23; BLDG 4, WEST ORANGE; NJ, 07052.

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 $330,100 78.22% $422,015 — —
2024 $330,100 72.06% $458,090 0.0% +8.5%
2025 $491,600 64.59% $761,109 +48.9% +66.1%
2026 $491,600 99.99% $491,649 0.0% -35.4%

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 $330,100 4.598 $15,178 $15,178.00 —
2024 $330,100 4.684 $15,462 $15,461.88 +1.9%
2025 $491,600 2.627 $12,914 $12,914.33 -16.5%
2026 $491,600 — — — —

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$8,003 62.0%
County
$1,475 11.4%
Municipal
$3,436 26.6%

Of the estimated decrease of $10,112, the school portion moved $6,238 down, the county portion $1,141 down, and the municipal portion $2,733 down. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (1.628)$8,003
County (0.287)$1,411
County open space (0.013)$64
Municipal purpose (0.665)$3,269
Municipal open space (0.006)$29
Municipal library (0.028)$138

Property details

Class2 — Residential (four families or less)
Building class37 — Above average quality row house or townhouse
BuildingA/1850/1G
Land description.32% CE
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built1989
Acreage—
ZoningR-C — town zoning code
Tax map page0129
Additional lots—
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$595,000 · 12/19/2025 · sale assessment $491,600 · SR1A 00 — Usable for the sales study
Deed book / page20250 / 80781

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.

See this lot on the statewide map, then come back for the full tax story.

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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.