5 LANCE DRIVE

Lebanon Twp, Hunterdon County · Block 24, Lot 32.6

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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)
+6.1%

Estimated tax up $1,800 ($29,457 → $31,258) using 2024→2025 rates (2.798 → 2.969) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($1,052,800 → $1,052,800).

Assessment

Land$213,800
Improvements$839,000
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$1,052,800
Town avg ratio used69.03% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$1,525,134
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$31,257.63
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$31,258
Mailing address (2026)5 LANCE DRIVE, CALIFON NJ, 07830

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.

The stored sale is not used for a change-since-sale figure. SR1A 07 — Substantially improved after the assessment and before the sale marks it non-usable, or the price is a nominal amount.

This class 2 — residential (four families or less) — net assessment sits above the town class-2 average of $377,260.

Building permits for 5 LANCE DRIVE

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 3 permits for 5 LANCE DRIVE in Lebanon Twp. 2 are still open in the state file. Permit L20260024, an alteration, was issued 2 Feb 2026 and is open in the state file. The reported cost is $36,656.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
20170245 Alteration International Residential Code 18 Jul 2017 10 May 2023, Certificate of Approval $4,300
20230111 Alteration International Residential Code 20 Apr 2023 Open in the state file $1,792
L20260024 Alteration International Residential Code 2 Feb 2026 Open in the state file $36,656

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 Lebanon Twp construction office.

Flood zone for 5 LANCE DRIVE

FEMA’s flood map places the mapped point for 5 LANCE DRIVE in zone X.

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 818.7 feet and the highest at 871.8 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 5 LANCE DRIVE

This lot is most likely on septic because it is outside the mapped sewer service area. Please verify.

This lot is within the NJ American Water - Raritan 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 $1,052,800 —
2025 $1,052,800 $31,257.63
2024 $1,052,800 $29,457.34
2023 $1,052,800 $28,278.21

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 $1,052,800 84.81% $1,241,363 — —
2024 $1,052,800 80.70% $1,304,585 0.0% +5.1%
2025 $1,052,800 74.12% $1,420,399 0.0% +8.9%
2026 $1,052,800 69.03% $1,525,134 0.0% +7.4%

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 $1,052,800 2.686 $28,278 $28,278.21 —
2024 $1,052,800 2.798 $29,457 $29,457.34 +4.2%
2025 $1,052,800 2.969 $31,258 $31,257.63 +6.1%
2026 $1,052,800 — — — —

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$22,372 71.6%
County
$5,232 16.7%
Municipal
$3,653 11.7%

Of the estimated increase of $1,800, the school portion moved $1,158 up, the county portion $390 up, and the municipal portion $253 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (1.303)$13,718
Regional / consolidated school (0.822)$8,654
County (0.414)$4,359
County library (0.042)$442
County open space (0.041)$432
Municipal purpose (0.337)$3,548
Municipal open space (0.010)$105

Property details

Class2 — Residential (four families or less)
Building class18 — Good quality single-family dwelling
Building2SF3AG
Land description6.55
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built2005
Acreage6.55
ZoningR-5 — town zoning code
Tax map page6
Additional lots—
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$920,000 · 4/18/2005 · sale assessment $184,100 · SR1A 07 — Substantially improved after the assessment and before the sale
Deed book / page02120 / 00353

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.