501 GEORGE ST

New Brunswick City, Middlesex County · Block 34, Lot 1

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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)
+2.6%

Estimated tax up $26,038 ($988,327 → $1,014,365) using 2024→2025 rates (2.619 → 2.688) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($37,736,800 → $37,736,800).

Assessment

Land$6,420,000
Improvements$31,316,800
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$37,736,800
Town avg ratio used69.61% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$54,211,751
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$1,014,365.18
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$1,014,365
Mailing address (2026)501 GEORGE ST, NEW BRUNSWICK; NJ, 08933

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.

Building permits for 501 GEORGE ST

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 20 permits for 501 GEORGE ST in New Brunswick City. 14 are still open in the state file. Permit 26-0354, an alteration, was issued 6 Jul 2026 and is open in the state file. The reported cost is $727,560.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
20-0187 Alteration Business Uses 14 Apr 2020 27 Mar 2026, Certificate of Approval $60,000
21-0238 Alteration Business Uses 29 Apr 2021 30 Mar 2026, Certificate of Approval $43,170
21-0462 Alteration Outdoor Activities, Grandstands, stadiums, tents, coliseums, etc. 13 Aug 2021 Open in the state file $1,194,439
21-0583 Alteration Business Uses 15 Oct 2021 23 Nov 2021, Certificate of Approval $5,000
21-0462+A Alteration Outdoor Activities, Grandstands, stadiums, tents, coliseums, etc. 23 Nov 2021 Open in the state file $27,250
21-0694 Alteration International Residential Code 15 Dec 2021 Open in the state file $19,150
22-0429 Alteration International Residential Code 26 Aug 2022 Open in the state file $1,641,370
23-0169 Alteration International Residential Code 20 Mar 2023 Open in the state file $78,500
23-0277 Alteration International Residential Code 5 May 2023 29 Jan 2025, Certificate of Approval $52,410
23-0486 Alteration International Residential Code 16 Aug 2023 1 Feb 2024, Certificate of Approval $1,000
23-0504 Alteration International Residential Code 29 Aug 2023 Open in the state file $5,085
23-0681 Alteration International Residential Code 9 Nov 2023 29 Jan 2025, Certificate of Occupancy $1,884,930
24-0748 Alteration International Residential Code 20 Nov 2024 Open in the state file $1,900,960
25-0519 Alteration Business Uses 9 Sep 2025 Open in the state file $3,125,000
25-0520 Alteration International Residential Code 9 Sep 2025 Open in the state file $221,160
26-0026 Alteration Business Uses 16 Jan 2026 Open in the state file $1,990,230
26-0058 Alteration Business Uses 4 Feb 2026 Open in the state file $195,000
25-0519+A Alteration Business Uses 5 May 2026 Open in the state file $60
26-0297 Alteration Business Uses 11 Jun 2026 Open in the state file $373,521
26-0354 Alteration Business Uses 6 Jul 2026 Open in the state file $727,560

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 New Brunswick City construction office.

Flood zone for 501 GEORGE ST

FEMA’s flood map places the mapped point for 501 GEORGE ST in zone X.

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 17.4 feet and the highest at 47.7 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 501 GEORGE ST

This lot is within the Middlesex County UA sewer system. Please verify with the provider.

This lot is within the New Brunswick 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 $37,736,800 —
2025 $37,736,800 $1,014,365.18
2024 $37,736,800 $988,326.79
2023 $37,736,800 $959,646.82

Mailing changed in 2026 to 501 GEORGE ST, NEW BRUNSWICK; NJ, 08933.

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 $37,736,800 87.87% $42,946,170 — —
2024 $37,736,800 82.68% $45,641,993 0.0% +6.3%
2025 $37,736,800 78.68% $47,962,379 0.0% +5.1%
2026 $37,736,800 69.61% $54,211,751 0.0% +13.0%

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 $37,736,800 2.543 $959,647 $959,646.82 —
2024 $37,736,800 2.619 $988,327 $988,326.79 +3.0%
2025 $37,736,800 2.688 $1,014,365 $1,014,365.18 +2.6%
2026 $37,736,800 — — — —

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$401,142 39.5%
County
$166,419 16.4%
Municipal
$446,804 44.0%

Of the estimated increase of $26,038, the school portion moved $11,698 up, the county portion $1,887 up, and the municipal portion $12,453 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (1.051)$396,614
Regional / consolidated school (0.012)$4,528
County (0.403)$152,079
County open space (0.038)$14,340
Municipal purpose (1.132)$427,181
Municipal open space (0.010)$3,774
Municipal library (0.042)$15,849

Property details

Class4A — Commercial
Building class10 — not listed in the state appraisal manual
Building5S B / OFFICES
Land description6.4200
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built1910
Acreage6.42
ZoningO-1 — town zoning code
Tax map page1400
Additional lots(SEE B95 L1)
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale—
Deed book / page—

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.