68 ROUTE 173 W

Union Twp, Hunterdon County · Block 11, Lot 24.3

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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)
+3.7%

Estimated tax up $4,836 ($131,378 → $136,214) using 2024→2025 rates (2.119 → 2.197) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($6,200,000 → $6,200,000).

Assessment

Land$1,800,000
Improvements$4,400,000
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$6,200,000
Town avg ratio used86.66% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$7,154,396
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$136,214.00
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$136,214
Mailing address (2026)PO BOX 54470/STORE #190, LEXINGTON; KY, 40555

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 23 — Commercial or industrial sale that includes equipment or goodwill that cannot be separated marks it non-usable, or the price is a nominal amount.

Building permits for 68 ROUTE 173 W

No construction permit for 68 ROUTE 173 W is in the New Jersey construction-permit file. That file is a full record from 2021 on. Work from before then can be missing here and still be at the Union Twp construction office.

Flood zone for 68 ROUTE 173 W

The flood map could not be checked for 68 ROUTE 173 W, because the address did not place a point on the map. 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 334.1 feet and the highest at 372.8 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 68 ROUTE 173 W

The water and sewer maps could not be checked for 68 ROUTE 173 W, because the address did not place a point on the map.

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 $6,200,000 —
2025 $6,200,000 $136,214.00
2024 $6,200,000 $131,378.00
2023 $6,200,000 $132,122.00

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 $6,200,000 71.98% $8,613,504 — —
2024 $6,200,000 100.00% $6,200,000 0.0% -28.0%
2025 $6,200,000 95.15% $6,516,027 0.0% +5.1%
2026 $6,200,000 86.66% $7,154,396 0.0% +9.8%

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 $6,200,000 2.131 $132,122 $132,122.00 —
2024 $6,200,000 2.119 $131,378 $131,378.00 -0.6%
2025 $6,200,000 2.197 $136,214 $136,214.00 +3.7%
2026 $6,200,000 — — — —

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$97,340 71.5%
County
$23,994 17.6%
Municipal
$14,880 10.9%

Of the estimated increase of $4,836, the school portion moved $3,410 up, the county portion $1,240 up, and the municipal portion $186 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (1.013)$62,806
Regional / consolidated school (0.557)$34,534
County (0.322)$19,964
County library (0.033)$2,046
County open space (0.032)$1,984
Municipal purpose (0.220)$13,640
Municipal open space (0.020)$1,240

Property details

Class4A — Commercial
Building class—
Building1SCB
Land description11.7500
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built—
Acreage11.75
ZoningPO — town zoning code
Tax map page6
Additional lots—
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$6,000,000 · 2/28/2007 · sale assessment $1,802,500 · SR1A 23 — Commercial or industrial sale that includes equipment or goodwill that cannot be separated
Deed book / page02178 / 00832

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.