179 BLISS RD

Mendham Boro, Morris County · Block 2601, Lot 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)
+2.7%

Estimated tax up $5,280 ($196,800 → $202,080) using 2024→2025 rates (2.460 → 2.526) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($8,000,000 → $8,000,000).

Assessment

Land$4,548,900
Improvements$3,451,100
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$8,000,000
Town avg ratio used71.81% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$11,140,510
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$202,080.00
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$202,080
Mailing address (2026)PO BOX 278, MENDHAM; NJ, 07945

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 6 — Sale of only part of the assessed parcel marks it non-usable, or the price is a nominal amount.

Building permits for 179 BLISS RD

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 13 permits for 179 BLISS RD in Mendham Boro. 7 are still open in the state file. Permit 20262091, an alteration, was issued 16 Apr 2026 and is open in the state file. The reported cost is $900.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
20222168 Alteration International Residential Code 9 Jun 2022 Open in the state file $4,200
20232154 Alteration International Residential Code 15 Jun 2023 Open in the state file $169,500
20232168 Alteration International Residential Code 29 Jun 2023 Open in the state file $7,500
20232224 Alteration International Residential Code 15 Aug 2023 18 Aug 2023, Certificate of Approval $2,000
20232316 Alteration International Residential Code 23 Oct 2023 Open in the state file $560,900
20232337 Alteration International Residential Code 30 Oct 2023 Open in the state file $17,500
20232370 Alteration International Residential Code 4 Dec 2023 1 Mar 2024, Certificate of Approval $305,000
20232316+A Alteration International Residential Code 29 Feb 2024 Open in the state file $3,600
20252131 Alteration International Residential Code 7 May 2025 15 May 2025, Certificate of Approval $19,575
20252239 Alteration International Residential Code 11 Aug 2025 27 Aug 2025, Certificate of Approval $7,000
20252267 Alteration International Residential Code 5 Sep 2025 30 Apr 2026, Certificate of Approval $6,450
20262001 Alteration International Residential Code 5 Jan 2026 6 Feb 2026, Certificate of Approval $11,000
20262091 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 16 Apr 2026 Open in the state file $900

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 Mendham Boro construction office.

Flood zone for 179 BLISS RD

FEMA’s flood map did not respond for 179 BLISS RD. 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 384 feet and the highest at 619.2 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 179 BLISS RD

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

This lot is within the NJ American Water - Short Hills 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 $8,000,000 —
2025 $8,000,000 $202,080.00
2024 $8,000,000 $196,800.00
2023 $8,000,000 $196,320.00

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 $8,000,000 88.91% $8,997,863 — —
2024 $8,000,000 82.06% $9,748,964 0.0% +8.3%
2025 $8,000,000 78.84% $10,147,133 0.0% +4.1%
2026 $8,000,000 71.81% $11,140,510 0.0% +9.8%

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 $8,000,000 2.454 $196,320 $196,320.00 —
2024 $8,000,000 2.460 $196,800 $196,800.00 +0.2%
2025 $8,000,000 2.526 $202,080 $202,080.00 +2.7%
2026 $8,000,000 — — — —

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$132,880 65.8%
County
$24,240 12.0%
Municipal
$44,960 22.2%

Of the estimated increase of $5,280, the school portion moved $4,240 up, the county portion $160 up, and the municipal portion $880 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (1.008)$80,640
Regional / consolidated school (0.653)$52,240
County (0.295)$23,600
County open space (0.008)$640
Municipal purpose (0.554)$44,320
Municipal open space (0.008)$640

Property details

Class4A — Commercial
Building class—
Building2.5S B / 9 HOLE
Land description90.710 AC
Dwellings—
Commercial units—
Year built—
Acreage90.71
Zoning5-AC — town zoning code
Tax map page—
Additional lots5.01
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$23,100 · 12/10/2008 · sale assessment $15,177,600 · SR1A 6 — Sale of only part of the assessed parcel
Deed book / page21198 / 00157

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.

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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.