156 SECOND AVE
Hightstown Boro, Mercer County · Block 44, Lot 6
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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 up $420 ($9,987 → $10,407) using 2024→2025 rates (4.903 → 5.109) × assessed net.
Assessment net change: 0.0% ($203,700 → $203,700).
Assessment
| Land | $69,600 |
|---|---|
| Improvements | $134,100 |
| Net (taxable assessed, 2026) | $203,700 |
| Town avg ratio used | 55.40% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123)) |
| Implied equalized value | $367,690 |
| 2025 tax (MOD-IV billed) | $10,407.03 |
| Est. 2025 tax @ general rate | $10,407 |
| Mailing address (2026) | 156 2ND AVE, HIGHTSTOWN NJ, 08520 |
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 $175,000: implied equalized value $367,690 is $192,690 above 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 $216,808.
Building permits for 156 SECOND AVE
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Flood zone for 156 SECOND AVE
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Water and sewer for 156 SECOND AVE
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What the state maps say about 156 SECOND AVE
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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 | $203,700 | — |
| 2025 | $203,700 | $10,407.03 |
| 2024 | $203,700 | $9,987.41 |
| 2023 | $203,700 | $9,885.56 |
Mailing changed in 2026 to 156 2ND AVE, HIGHTSTOWN NJ, 08520.
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 | $203,700 | 73.49% | $277,181 | — | — |
| 2024 | $203,700 | 68.06% | $299,295 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 2025 | $203,700 | 59.33% | $343,334 | 0.0% | +14.7% |
| 2026 | $203,700 | 55.40% | $367,690 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
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 | $203,700 | 4.853 | $9,886 | $9,885.56 | — |
| 2024 | $203,700 | 4.903 | $9,987 | $9,987.41 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | $203,700 | 5.109 | $10,407 | $10,407.03 | +4.2% |
| 2026 | $203,700 | — | — | — | — |
Where your money goes
Component $ = net × (component rate ÷ 100). Percents are share of school + county + municipal components for rate year 2025.
Of the estimated increase of $420, the school portion moved $75 up, the county portion $163 up, and the municipal portion $181 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.
| Regional / consolidated school (2.384) | $4,856 |
|---|---|
| County (0.871) | $1,774 |
| County library (0.081) | $165 |
| County open space (0.051) | $104 |
| Municipal purpose (1.722) | $3,508 |
Property details
| Class | 2 — Residential (four families or less) |
|---|---|
| Building class | 45 — Average quality two-to-four family building |
| Building | 2FR1CG |
| Land description | 69X100 |
| Dwellings | 2 |
| Commercial units | — |
| Year built | 1890 |
| Acreage | 0.1584 |
| Zoning | R-4 — town zoning code |
| Tax map page | 3 |
| Additional lots | — |
| Census tract / block | — |
| Special tax codes | — |
| MOD-IV current-year tax | — |
| Last sale | $175,000 · 10/23/2025 · sale assessment $203,700 · SR1A 00 — Usable for the sales study |
| Deed book / page | 06608 / 01592 |
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.
Show on mapSources: 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, the soil type, the 2012 wetlands map, and the Pinelands, Highlands, and coastal-zone maps are read at that same point. A historic district is shown only when the point falls in one. Those map readings are estimates, not a survey, not a permit decision, and not a hookup record. Estimates are not an official tax bill. Owner names are not shown. Water and sewer · Soil name · Full disclaimer.