222 E FOX CHASE RD

Chester Twp, Morris County · Block 7, Lot 14.2

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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)
-0.3%

Estimated tax down $208 ($77,005 → $76,798) using 2024→2025 rates (2.594 → 2.587) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($2,968,600 → $2,968,600).

Assessment

Land$488,100
Improvements$2,480,500
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$2,968,600
Town avg ratio used73.50% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$4,038,912
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$76,797.68
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$76,798
Mailing address (2026)222 E FOX CHASE RD, FAR HILLS; NJ, 07931

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 33 — Qualified farmland or currently exempt property marks it non-usable, or the price is a nominal amount.

This class 2 — residential (four families or less) — net assessment sits above the town class-2 average of $663,284.

Building permits for 222 E FOX CHASE RD

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 5 permits for 222 E FOX CHASE RD in Chester Twp. 5 are still open in the state file. Permit 20250306, an alteration, was issued 25 Jun 2025 and is open in the state file. The reported cost is $10,000.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
20220663 Alteration International Residential Code 2 Dec 2022 Open in the state file $69,000
20230076 Alteration International Residential Code 13 Feb 2023 Open in the state file $68,400
20230469 Addition International Residential Code 30 Aug 2023 Open in the state file $660,000
20230469+A Alteration International Residential Code 11 Apr 2025 Open in the state file $1,700
20250306 Alteration International Residential Code 25 Jun 2025 Open in the state file $10,000

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 Chester Twp construction office.

Flood zone for 222 E FOX CHASE RD

FEMA’s flood map returned no flood zone at the mapped point for 222 E FOX CHASE RD.

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 326.5 feet and the highest at 405 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 222 E FOX CHASE 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 $2,968,600 —
2025 $2,968,600 $76,797.68
2024 $2,968,600 $77,005.48
2023 $2,968,600 $75,254.01

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 $2,968,600 90.12% $3,294,052 — —
2024 $2,968,600 84.71% $3,504,427 0.0% +6.4%
2025 $2,968,600 79.43% $3,737,379 0.0% +6.6%
2026 $2,968,600 73.50% $4,038,912 0.0% +8.1%

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 $2,968,600 2.535 $75,254 $75,254.01 —
2024 $2,968,600 2.594 $77,005 $77,005.48 +2.3%
2025 $2,968,600 2.587 $76,798 $76,797.68 -0.3%
2026 $2,968,600 — — — —

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$50,852 66.2%
County
$8,935 11.6%
Municipal
$17,010 22.1%

Of the estimated decrease of $208, the school portion moved $802 down, the county portion $267 up, and the municipal portion $327 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (1.044)$30,992
Regional / consolidated school (0.669)$19,860
County (0.293)$8,698
County open space (0.008)$237
Municipal purpose (0.512)$15,199
Municipal open space (0.020)$594
Municipal library (0.041)$1,217

Property details

Class2 — Residential (four families or less)
Building class22 — Estate quality single-family dwelling
Building2SS-L-AG POOL
Land description18.1911 AC
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built1990
Acreage18.1911
ZoningR-5 — town zoning code
Tax map page19
Additional lots—
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$2,500,000 · 9/1/2017 · sale assessment $4,309,200 · SR1A 33 — Qualified farmland or currently exempt property
Deed book / page23200 / 00729

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.