314 RTE 15

Wharton Boro, Morris County · Block 801, Lot 7

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Assessment year 2026 · Rate year 2025 · Prior rate 2024

2026 revaluation/reassessment town — 2026 general tax rate not in our warehouse yet. Showing 2025 rate against 2026 assessments; YoY % is withheld until the matching rate posts.

Estimated tax story (homeowner view)
$573,540

Estimated annual tax: current net × 2.607 (rate year 2025). Year-over-year % is hidden until the 2026 general rate is available for this reval/reassess town.

Assessment net change: +2.3% ($21,500,000 → $22,000,000).

Assessment

Land$3,960,000
Improvements$18,040,000
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$22,000,000
Town avg ratio used100.00% (Revaluation year (~100% of market))
Implied equalized value$22,000,000
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$591,250.00
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$573,540
Mailing address (2026)24 WEST PASSAIC ST, ROCHELLE PARK; N.J., 07662

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.

This town revalued/reassessed for tax year 2026. New assessments are set near true market value, so we treat the ratio as ~100% for this year. Published Chapter 123 average ratio for appeals/statistics is still 92.46% (often still reflecting the prior assessment base).

Building permits for 314 RTE 15

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 8 permits for 314 RTE 15 in Wharton Boro. 6 are still open in the state file. Permit 26-094, an alteration, was issued 22 Apr 2026 and is open in the state file. The reported cost is $5,590.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
22-042A Alteration Business Uses 7 Mar 2022 Open in the state file $10,800
22-042 Alteration Business Uses 7 Mar 2022 17 Jun 2022, Certificate of Approval $154,500
22-102 Alteration Business Uses 24 May 2022 Open in the state file $68,200
24-035 Alteration Business Uses 5 Feb 2024 Open in the state file $460,500
24-200 Alteration Business Uses 3 Jun 2024 4 Jun 2024, Certificate of Approval $1,080
25-201 Alteration Business Uses 28 Oct 2025 Open in the state file $5,700
25-203 Alteration International Residential Code 29 Oct 2025 Open in the state file $40,870
26-094 Alteration Business Uses 22 Apr 2026 Open in the state file $5,590

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 Wharton Boro construction office.

Flood zone for 314 RTE 15

FEMA’s flood map returned no flood zone at the mapped point for 314 RTE 15.

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 616.3 feet and the highest at 627.7 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 314 RTE 15

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 $22,000,000 —
2025 $21,500,000 $591,250.00
2024 $20,300,000 $600,677.00
2023 $20,300,000 $607,782.00

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 $20,300,000 89.75% $22,618,384 — —
2024 $20,300,000 100.00% $20,300,000 0.0% -10.3%
2025 $21,500,000 89.21% $24,100,437 +5.9% +18.7%
2026 $22,000,000 100.00% $22,000,000 +2.3% -8.7%

2024: Published average ratio exceeded 100%; New Jersey treats that as 100% for equalization.

2026: This town revalued/reassessed for tax year 2026. New assessments are set near true market value, so we treat the ratio as ~100% for this year. Published Chapter 123 average ratio for appeals/statistics is still 92.46% (often still reflecting the prior assessment base).

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 $20,300,000 2.833 $575,099 $607,782.00 —
2024 $20,300,000 2.802 $568,806 $600,677.00 -1.1%
2025 $21,500,000 2.607 $560,505 $591,250.00 -1.5%
2026 $22,000,000 — — — pending rate

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$382,140 66.6%
County
$55,220 9.6%
Municipal
$136,180 23.7%
District school (1.054)$231,880
Regional / consolidated school (0.683)$150,260
County (0.244)$53,680
County open space (0.007)$1,540
Municipal purpose (0.570)$125,400
Municipal open space (0.015)$3,300
Municipal library (0.034)$7,480

Property details

Class4A — Commercial
Building class—
Building1SCB
Land description8.08 AC
Dwellings—
Commercial units—
Year built—
Acreage8.08
ZoningI-1 — town zoning code
Tax map page—
Additional lots—
Census tract / block—
Special tax codesG01 — Garbage or solid-waste district 1
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale—
Deed book / page20739 / 01614

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.