345 MAIN AVE

Bay Head Boro, Ocean County · Block 34, Lot 3

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Assessment year 2026 · Rate year 2026 · Prior rate 2025

Estimated tax story (homeowner view)
+4.9%

Estimated tax up $2,254 ($46,125 → $48,379) using 2025→2026 rates (1.105 → 1.159) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($4,174,200 → $4,174,200).

Assessment

Land$1,638,800
Improvements$2,535,400
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$4,174,200
Town avg ratio used56.09% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$7,441,968
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$46,124.91
Est. 2026 tax @ general rate$48,379
Mailing address (2026)345 MAIN AVENUE, BAY HEAD NJ, 08742

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 04 — Transfer of convenience, such as a deed to correct the title marks it non-usable, or the price is a nominal amount.

Building permits for 345 MAIN AVE

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 2 permits for 345 MAIN AVE in Bay Head Boro. 1 is still open in the state file. Permit 020200114+A, an alteration, was issued 11 Mar 2021 and is open in the state file. The reported cost is $1.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
020200114 Alteration Business Uses 25 Nov 2020 21 Jan 2022, Certificate of Approval $6,150
020200114+A Alteration Business Uses 11 Mar 2021 Open in the state file $1

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 Bay Head Boro construction office.

Flood zone for 345 MAIN AVE

FEMA’s flood map places the mapped point for 345 MAIN AVE in zone AO. The mapped depth is 1 feet.

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 7.3 feet and the highest at 9.8 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 345 MAIN AVE

This lot is within the OCUA Northern sewer system. Please verify with the provider.

This lot is within the NJ American Water - Coastal North 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 $4,174,200 —
2025 $4,174,200 $46,124.91
2024 $4,174,200 $42,159.42
2023 $4,174,200 $40,531.48

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 $4,174,200 75.21% $5,550,060 — —
2024 $4,174,200 67.52% $6,182,168 0.0% +11.4%
2025 $4,174,200 58.51% $7,134,165 0.0% +15.4%
2026 $4,174,200 56.09% $7,441,968 0.0% +4.3%

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 $4,174,200 0.971 $40,531 $40,531.48 —
2024 $4,174,200 1.010 $42,159 $42,159.42 +4.0%
2025 $4,174,200 1.105 $46,125 $46,124.91 +9.4%
2026 $4,174,200 1.159 $48,379 — +4.9%

Where your money goes

Component $ = net × (component rate ÷ 100). Percents are share of school + county + municipal components for rate year 2026.

Schools
$11,032 22.8%
County
$25,216 52.1%
Municipal
$12,130 25.1%

Of the estimated increase of $2,254, the school portion moved $513 up, the county portion $1,173 up, and the municipal portion $568 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (0.264)$11,032
County (0.502)$20,971
County library (0.050)$2,100
County health (0.029)$1,227
County open space (0.022)$918
Municipal purpose (0.291)$12,130

Property details

Class4A — Commercial
Building class—
Building3.5SF 12466
Land description105X100
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built1890
Acreage0.241
ZoningR-50 — town zoning code
Tax map page2
Additional lots—
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$1 · 4/2/2021 · sale assessment $4,174,200 · SR1A 04 — Transfer of convenience, such as a deed to correct the title
Deed book / page18429 / 00182

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 2026 (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.