845 EAST AVE

Bay Head Boro, Ocean County · Block 81, Lot 10

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Assessment year 2026 · Rate year 2026 · Prior rate 2025

Estimated tax story (homeowner view)
+4.9%

Estimated tax up $4,179 ($85,513 → $89,692) using 2025→2026 rates (1.105 → 1.159) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($7,738,700 → $7,738,700).

Assessment

Land$4,500,000
Improvements$3,238,700
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$7,738,700
Town avg ratio used56.09% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$13,796,933
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$85,512.64
Est. 2026 tax @ general rate$89,692
Mailing address (2026)1040 FIFTH AVE; 9A, NEW YORK; NY, 10028

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 01 — Sale between members of the immediate family 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 $1,634,482.

Building permits for 845 EAST AVE

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 4 permits for 845 EAST AVE in Bay Head Boro. 3 are still open in the state file. Permit 20240141, an alteration, was issued 19 Aug 2024 and is open in the state file. The reported cost is $7,850.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
20220113 Alteration International Residential Code 5 Aug 2022 Open in the state file $5,910
20230018 Alteration International Residential Code 7 Feb 2023 9 May 2023, Certificate of Approval $5,000
20240105 Alteration International Residential Code 20 Jun 2024 Open in the state file $7,850
20240141 Alteration International Residential Code 19 Aug 2024 Open in the state file $7,850

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 845 EAST AVE

FEMA’s flood map places the mapped point for 845 EAST AVE in zone VE. The mapped base flood elevation is 13 feet (NAVD88).

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 7.6 feet and the highest at 21 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 845 EAST 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 $7,738,700 —
2025 $7,738,700 $85,512.64
2024 $7,738,700 $78,160.87
2023 $7,738,700 $75,142.78

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 $7,738,700 75.21% $10,289,456 — —
2024 $7,738,700 67.52% $11,461,345 0.0% +11.4%
2025 $7,738,700 58.51% $13,226,286 0.0% +15.4%
2026 $7,738,700 56.09% $13,796,933 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 $7,738,700 0.971 $75,143 $75,142.78 —
2024 $7,738,700 1.010 $78,161 $78,160.87 +4.0%
2025 $7,738,700 1.105 $85,513 $85,512.64 +9.4%
2026 $7,738,700 1.159 $89,692 — +4.9%

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$20,453 22.8%
County
$46,749 52.1%
Municipal
$22,489 25.1%

Of the estimated increase of $4,179, the school portion moved $952 up, the county portion $2,175 up, and the municipal portion $1,052 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (0.264)$20,453
County (0.502)$38,879
County library (0.050)$3,893
County health (0.029)$2,275
County open space (0.022)$1,703
Municipal purpose (0.291)$22,489

Property details

Class2 — Residential (four families or less)
Building class22 — Estate quality single-family dwelling
Building2SF2G 6388
Land description100X300
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built1908
Acreage0.6887
ZoningR100 — town zoning code
Tax map page5
Additional lots10.01
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$1 · 1/10/2006 · sale assessment $3,038,000 · SR1A 01 — Sale between members of the immediate family
Deed book / page13057 / 01388

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.