Berkeley Twp NJ property tax rate 2026: 2.789
Berkeley Twp, Ocean County. 28,689 parcels in the MOD-IV 2026 file. Rate shown is tax year 2026.
Berkeley Twp at a glance
28,689 parcels are on the 2026 file. The 2026 general rate is 2.789, and the prior rate on file is 2.590 for 2025. A typical class 2 assessment is $211,367, about $5,895 in estimated tax. Usable sales with a 2025 deed: 813, median $345,000. The state construction file lists 15,521 permits here. The median class 2 house was built in 1982. A property page adds that parcel’s permits, flood zone, mapped flood elevation, and high and low ground. Owner names are not shown.
How to read a Berkeley Twp bill
Berkeley Twp’s general rate of 2.789 is tax year 2026 on the 2026 assessment file. The prior general rate on file is 2.590 for 2025. School, county, and municipal shares of this rate are 46.8%, 22.5%, and 30.7%. The largest slice is schools. In Ocean County the middle school share for rate year 2026 is 41.8% in Pt Pleasant Beach Boro. Class 2 net assessments changed from $4,957,889,300 to $5,003,275,600, up 0.9%, on 23,661 parcels. Usable sales with a 2025 deed: median $345,000 (813 sales). The largest class share of net assessed value is Residential at 73.2%. The $300,000 illustration sits above the class-2 average of $211,367. State school aid is outside these bars.
Building permits in Berkeley Twp
The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 15,521 permits in Berkeley Twp. This file is a full record from 2021 on. Older permits are mostly missing. Work from before then can be missing here and still be at the Berkeley Twp construction office.
2026 general tax rate in Berkeley Twp: 2.789
Dollars per $100 of assessed value. Example on $300,000 net: $8,367/yr estimated.
In Ocean County, the median municipality’s school share (rate year 2026) is 41.8%; this town is 46.8%. The largest slice here is schools. State school aid is not in these bars — it reduces the school levy before the rate is struck. All Ocean towns · How NJ taxes work.
The school percent is the local property-tax levy. The district for this municipality is Berkeley Twp (K-8 or K-6 local), FY2027 K–12 aid $4,279,477. The high school district is Central Regional, FY2027 K–12 aid $6,879,703. Those aid figures are not slices of these bars. Ocean district table.
Prior year (2025) general rate: 2.590.
Tax on a $200,000 or $500,000 sale in Berkeley Twp
These figures use Berkeley Twp’s own ratio and general rate. How the same sale price is calculated for every town. This is not an appraisal and not a collector bill.
2026
A $500,000 sale at the 2026 ratio of 52.95% would be assessed at about $264,750. At the general rate of 2.789, the estimated tax is $7,384. A $200,000 sale at that same ratio and rate would be assessed at about $105,900, with an estimated tax of $2,954.
In Ocean County for 2026, the $500,000 bill runs from $2,690 in Mantoloking Boro to $10,443 in South Toms River Boro. The middle bill is $7,384 in Berkeley Twp. All Ocean towns.
2025
A $500,000 sale at the 2025 ratio of 57.87% would be assessed at about $289,350. At the general rate of 2.590, the estimated tax is $7,494. A $200,000 sale at that same ratio and rate would be assessed at about $115,740, with an estimated tax of $2,998.
In Ocean County for 2025, the $500,000 bill runs from $2,658 in Mantoloking Boro to $10,643 in South Toms River Boro. The middle bill is $7,330 in Stafford Twp. All Ocean towns.
See every New Jersey town on the same $200,000 and $500,000 sale for 2025.
Recent usable sales in Berkeley Twp
These are the five newest usable deeds on the 2026 file for Berkeley Twp. A $1 deed and a non-usable SR1A sale are left out. Each parcel stores one sale, so this is not every deed recorded in town.
| Address | Deed date | Sale price | Net assessment | Estimated tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PELICAN PT | 12/12/2025 | $220,000 | $225,000 | $6,275 |
| 69 MALLARD RD | 12/5/2025 | $470,000 | $268,600 | $7,491 |
| 15 BRENTWOOD DR | 12/4/2025 | $710,000 | $316,900 | $8,838 |
| 24 LAMBERT WAY | 12/2/2025 | $380,000 | $186,300 | $5,196 |
| 214 HARRINGTON DR NORTH | 12/2/2025 | $355,000 | $177,600 | $4,953 |
Owner names are not shown. Estimated tax uses this town’s 2026 general rate on the net assessment. This is not a collector’s bill.
Highest estimated tax in Berkeley Twp: $46,560
Residential
The highest residential estimate in Berkeley Twp is $46,560 at 50 BOWSPRIT DR, on a net assessment of $1,669,400 and a 2026 general rate of 2.789.
| Address | Class | Net assessment | Rate year | Estimated tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 BOWSPRIT DR | 2 — Residential (four families or less) | $1,669,400 | 2026 | $46,560 |
| 1148 ISLAND DR | 2 — Residential (four families or less) | $1,650,000 | 2026 | $46,019 |
| 427 SUNSET DR SOUTH | 2 — Residential (four families or less) | $1,600,000 | 2026 | $44,624 |
| 14 TWENTY-FIRST AVE | 2 — Residential (four families or less) | $1,567,100 | 2026 | $43,706 |
| 411 SUNSET DR SOUTH | 2 — Residential (four families or less) | $1,396,800 | 2026 | $38,957 |
Business
The highest business estimate in Berkeley Twp is $421,055 at 445 ROUTE 9, on a net assessment of $15,097,000 and a 2026 general rate of 2.789.
| Address | Class | Net assessment | Rate year | Estimated tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445 ROUTE 9 | 4A — Commercial | $15,097,000 | 2026 | $421,055 |
| 333 ROUTE 9 | 4A — Commercial | $13,000,000 | 2026 | $362,570 |
| 18 BUTLER BLVD | 4A — Commercial | $11,962,100 | 2026 | $333,623 |
| 395 LAKESIDE BLVD | 4A — Commercial | $8,000,000 | 2026 | $223,120 |
| 128 ROUTE 9 | 4A — Commercial | $6,613,200 | 2026 | $184,442 |
Owner names are not shown. Every parcel in this town uses the same rate, so the highest tax is the highest assessment. Commercial and industrial parcels (class 4A and 4B) are the business list. Apartment buildings are class 4C and are not in that list. This is not a collector’s bill.
Ratable base in Berkeley Twp, typical class 2 assessment $211,367
Class 2 residential in the MOD-IV file: 23,671 parcels, average net assessment $211,367. The $300,000 example above is an illustration — this average is closer to a typical residential assessment in this town.
How assessments changed
Class 2 residential net assessments changed from $4,957,889,300 to $5,003,275,600, up 0.9%, on 23,661 parcels that have both a prior net and a 2026 net. This is the assessment roll, not an appraisal.
Among 813 usable recorded sales whose latest deed on this file is in 2025, the median price is $345,000. A $1 deed and a non-usable SR1A sale are left out. Each parcel stores one sale, so this is not every deed recorded that year.
Share of net assessed value by property class (MOD-IV). Not a school-quality rating.
| Class | Parcels | Net assessed | % of net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential 2 | 23,671 | $5,003,275,600 | 73.2% |
| Vacant land 1 | 4,760 | $1,473,597,800 | 21.6% |
| Commercial 4A | 219 | $274,770,000 | 4.0% |
| Industrial 4B | 25 | $27,113,400 | 0.4% |
| Apartment 4C | 9 | $54,998,300 | 0.8% |
| Farm (qualified) 3B | 1 | $11,900 | 0.0% |
| Other / unclassified other | 4 | $11,400 | 0.0% |
Housing stock in Berkeley Twp, median year built 1982
On the 2026 file, class 2 houses in Berkeley Twp with a year built have a median year of 1982, about 44 years old. Of those 23,652 houses, the largest share was built 1980–1999. This is the assessor’s year built. It is not a ranking of towns.
By parcel count, Residential 82.5%, Vacant land 16.6%, Commercial 0.8%, Industrial <0.1%, Apartment <0.1%, Other / unclassified <0.1%, Farm (qualified) <0.1%. Those percentages are a count of parcels, not a share of tax dollars. The class table uses the tax-base share.
Year built
Assessor building line
Grouped from the assessor’s building abbreviation. One-family, two-family, and condo are the codes that read clearly. Other codes stay in their own group. This is not a bedroom count, and square feet are left off because most records do not include them.