445 ROUTE 9

Berkeley Twp, Ocean County · Block 1108.1, Lot 2

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Assessment year 2026 · Rate year 2026 · Prior rate 2025

Estimated tax story (homeowner view)
+7.7%

Estimated tax up $30,043 ($391,012 → $421,055) using 2025→2026 rates (2.590 → 2.789) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($15,097,000 → $15,097,000).

Assessment

Land$3,136,000
Improvements$11,961,000
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$15,097,000
Town avg ratio used52.95% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$28,511,804
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$391,012.30
Est. 2026 tax @ general rate$421,055
Mailing address (2026)50 PACKANACK LAKE RD, WAYNE NJ, 07470

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.

Building permits for 445 ROUTE 9

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 5 permits for 445 ROUTE 9 in Berkeley Twp. 4 are still open in the state file. Permit 26-0898, an alteration, was issued 21 May 2026 and is open in the state file. The reported cost is $7,575.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
21-1696 Alteration International Residential Code 6 Aug 2021 Open in the state file $5,000
21-2031 Alteration International Residential Code 28 Sep 2021 Open in the state file $3,295
21-2458 Alteration Business Uses 8 Dec 2021 Open in the state file $4,000
23-1853 Alteration Business Uses 29 Sep 2023 22 Nov 2024, Certificate of Approval $93,450
26-0898 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 21 May 2026 Open in the state file $7,575

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 Berkeley Twp construction office.

Flood zone for 445 ROUTE 9

The flood map could not be checked for 445 ROUTE 9, because the address did not place a point on the map. 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 22.8 feet and the highest at 33.8 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 445 ROUTE 9

The water and sewer maps could not be checked for 445 ROUTE 9, because the address did not place a point on the map.

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 $15,097,000 —
2025 $15,097,000 $391,012.30
2024 $15,097,000 $363,988.67
2023 $15,097,000 $350,250.40

Mailing changed in 2025 to 50 PACKANACK LAKE RD, WAYNE NJ, 07470.

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 $15,097,000 69.75% $21,644,444 — —
2024 $15,097,000 62.64% $24,101,213 0.0% +11.4%
2025 $15,097,000 57.87% $26,087,783 0.0% +8.2%
2026 $15,097,000 52.95% $28,511,804 0.0% +9.3%

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 $15,097,000 2.320 $350,250 $350,250.40 —
2024 $15,097,000 2.411 $363,989 $363,988.67 +3.9%
2025 $15,097,000 2.590 $391,012 $391,012.30 +7.4%
2026 $15,097,000 2.789 $421,055 — +7.7%

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$197,197 46.8%
County
$94,613 22.5%
Municipal
$129,245 30.7%

Of the estimated increase of $30,043, the school portion moved $14,070 up, the county portion $6,748 up, and the municipal portion $9,224 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (0.706)$106,645
Regional / consolidated school (0.600)$90,552
County (0.521)$78,686
County library (0.052)$7,805
County health (0.031)$4,710
County open space (0.023)$3,412
Municipal purpose (0.845)$127,615
Municipal open space (0.011)$1,630

Property details

Class4A — Commercial
Building class10 — not listed in the state appraisal manual
Building1SCB
Land description14.33 AC
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built1970
Acreage14.33
ZoningHB — town zoning code
Tax map page179
Additional lots3 SHOP RITE
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale—
Deed book / page—

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 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.