56 S. MAIN STREET

Stockton Boro, Hunterdon County · Block 11, Lot 9.3

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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)
+7.4%

Estimated tax up $1,697 ($22,864 → $24,561) using 2024→2025 rates (1.913 → 2.055) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($1,195,200 → $1,195,200).

Assessment

Land$500,000
Improvements$695,200
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$1,195,200
Town avg ratio used91.24% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$1,309,952
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$24,561.36
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$24,561
Mailing address (2026)56 SOUTH MAIN ST, STOCKTON NJ, 08559

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 2017 sale of $775,000: implied equalized value $1,309,952 is $534,952 above that sale. This is not an appraisal.

Building permits for 56 S. MAIN STREET

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 1 permit for 56 S. MAIN STREET in Stockton Boro. 1 is still open in the state file. Permit 21-015, an alteration, was issued 13 Aug 2021 and is open in the state file. The reported cost is $49,000.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
21-015 Alteration Business Uses 13 Aug 2021 Open in the state file $49,000

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 Stockton Boro construction office.

Flood zone for 56 S. MAIN STREET

FEMA’s flood map did not respond for 56 S. MAIN STREET. Assessment and tax figures on this page are from our own records.

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 68.8 feet and the highest at 86 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 56 S. MAIN STREET

This lot is within the Lambertville Sewerage Authority sewer system. Please verify with the provider.

This lot is within the Stockton 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 $1,195,200 —
2025 $1,195,200 $24,561.36
2024 $1,195,200 $22,864.18
2023 $1,195,200 $23,366.16

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 $1,195,200 85.28% $1,401,501 — —
2024 $1,195,200 100.00% $1,195,200 0.0% -14.7%
2025 $1,195,200 95.24% $1,254,935 0.0% +5.0%
2026 $1,195,200 91.24% $1,309,952 0.0% +4.4%

2024: 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 $1,195,200 1.955 $23,366 $23,366.16 —
2024 $1,195,200 1.913 $22,864 $22,864.18 -2.1%
2025 $1,195,200 2.055 $24,561 $24,561.36 +7.4%
2026 $1,195,200 — — — —

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$14,044 57.2%
County
$4,625 18.8%
Municipal
$5,892 24.0%

Of the estimated increase of $1,697, the school portion moved $1,040 up, the county portion $538 up, and the municipal portion $120 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

Regional / consolidated school (1.175)$14,044
County (0.322)$3,849
County library (0.033)$394
County open space (0.032)$382
Municipal purpose (0.483)$5,773
Municipal open space (0.010)$120

Property details

Class4A — Commercial
Building class10 — not listed in the state appraisal manual
Building2SF
Land description.7200
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built1990
Acreage0.72
ZoningR115 — town zoning code
Tax map page4
Additional lots—
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$775,000 · 3/27/2017 · sale assessment $905,800
Deed book / page02399 / 00636

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.