1 CARSON RD

Lawrence Twp, Mercer County · Block 6601, Lot 53

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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)
+2.2%

Estimated tax up $252 ($11,648 → $11,900) using 2024→2025 rates (3.098 → 3.165) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($376,000 → $376,000).

Assessment

Land$211,700
Improvements$164,300
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$376,000
Town avg ratio used73.80% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$509,485
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$11,900.40
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$11,900
Mailing address (2026)1 CARSON ROAD, PRINCETON; NJ, 08540

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 $540,000: implied equalized value $509,485 is $30,515 below that sale. This is not an appraisal.

This class 2 — residential (four families or less) — net assessment sits above the town class-2 average of $289,897.

Building permits for 1 CARSON RD

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 4 permits for 1 CARSON RD in Lawrence Twp. Permit 23CP1873, an alteration, was issued 22 Dec 2023 and closed 16 Jan 2024 with a Certificate of Approval. The reported cost is $2,875.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
20171543 Alteration Accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures 6 Sep 2017 23 Sep 2025, Certificate of Occupancy $17,500
20180350 Alteration International Residential Code 13 Mar 2018 12 Jan 2024, Certificate of Approval $3,800
23CP1875 Demolition Accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures 22 Dec 2023 24 Sep 2025, Certificate of Approval $1,025
23CP1873 Alteration International Residential Code 22 Dec 2023 16 Jan 2024, Certificate of Approval $2,875

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 Lawrence Twp construction office.

Flood zone for 1 CARSON RD

FEMA’s flood map places the mapped point for 1 CARSON RD in zone X.

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 184.8 feet and the highest at 197.6 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 1 CARSON RD

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

This lot is most likely on a well because it is outside the mapped public water service area. Please verify.

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 $376,000 —
2025 $376,000 $11,900.40
2024 $376,000 $11,648.48
2023 $376,000 $11,415.36

Mailing changed in 2026 to 1 CARSON ROAD, PRINCETON; NJ, 08540.

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 $376,000 85.45% $440,023 — —
2024 $376,000 82.47% $455,923 0.0% +3.6%
2025 $376,000 75.34% $499,071 0.0% +9.5%
2026 $376,000 73.80% $509,485 0.0% +2.1%

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 $376,000 3.036 $11,415 $11,415.36 —
2024 $376,000 3.098 $11,648 $11,648.48 +2.0%
2025 $376,000 3.165 $11,900 $11,900.40 +2.2%
2026 $376,000 — — — —

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$6,347 53.3%
County
$2,989 25.1%
Municipal
$2,564 21.5%

Of the estimated increase of $252, the school portion moved $150 up, the county portion $102 up, and the municipal portion $0 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (1.688)$6,347
County (0.691)$2,598
County library (0.064)$241
County open space (0.040)$150
Municipal purpose (0.652)$2,452
Municipal open space (0.030)$113

Property details

Class2 — Residential (four families or less)
Building class18 — Good quality single-family dwelling
Building2SF G2
Land description4.79 AC
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built1930
Acreage4.79
ZoningEP-1 — town zoning code
Tax map page6605
Additional lots—
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$540,000 · 10/10/2025 · sale assessment $376,000 · SR1A 00 — Usable for the sales study
Deed book / page06608 / 00663

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.