244 NO. MAIN STREET

Lacey Twp, Ocean County · Block 314.1, Lot 29.3

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Assessment year 2026 · Rate year 2026 · Prior rate 2025

Estimated tax story (homeowner view)
+6.4%

Estimated tax up $19,950 ($311,790 → $331,740) using 2025→2026 rates (2.735 → 2.910) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($11,400,000 → $11,400,000).

Assessment

Land$2,605,000
Improvements$8,795,000
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$11,400,000
Town avg ratio used60.11% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$18,965,230
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$311,790.00
Est. 2026 tax @ general rate$331,740
Mailing address (2026)PO BOX 105842, ATLANTA GA, 30348

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 30 — Several parcels sold as a package, with the price split arbitrarily marks it non-usable, or the price is a nominal amount.

Building permits for 244 NO. MAIN STREET

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 4 permits for 244 NO. MAIN STREET in Lacey Twp. 3 are still open in the state file. Permit 20240444, an alteration, was issued 1 May 2024 and closed 16 Jul 2024 with a Certificate of Approval. The reported cost is $2,700.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
20211237 Alteration Mercantile buildings 3 Nov 2021 Open in the state file $10,000
20221072 Alteration Business Uses 27 Sep 2022 Open in the state file $10,000
20230306 Alteration Accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures 30 Mar 2023 Open in the state file $20,000
20240444 Alteration International Residential Code 1 May 2024 16 Jul 2024, Certificate of Approval $2,700

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 Lacey Twp construction office.

Flood zone for 244 NO. MAIN STREET

The flood map could not be checked for 244 NO. MAIN STREET, 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 16.9 feet and the highest at 24.4 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 244 NO. MAIN STREET

The water and sewer maps could not be checked for 244 NO. MAIN STREET, 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 $11,400,000 —
2025 $11,400,000 $311,790.00
2024 $11,400,000 $288,876.00
2023 $12,584,500 $298,126.81

Mailing changed in 2024 to PO BOX 460389; DEPT 125, HOUSTON TX, 77056.

Mailing changed in 2026 to PO BOX 105842, ATLANTA GA, 30348.

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 $12,584,500 77.27% $16,286,398 — —
2024 $11,400,000 70.37% $16,200,085 -9.4% -0.5%
2025 $11,400,000 64.80% $17,592,593 0.0% +8.6%
2026 $11,400,000 60.11% $18,965,230 0.0% +7.8%

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 $12,584,500 2.369 $298,127 $298,126.81 —
2024 $11,400,000 2.534 $288,876 $288,876.00 -3.1%
2025 $11,400,000 2.735 $311,790 $311,790.00 +7.9%
2026 $11,400,000 2.910 $331,740 — +6.4%

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$200,138 60.3%
County
$63,202 19.1%
Municipal
$68,400 20.6%

Of the estimated increase of $19,950, the school portion moved $12,038 up, the county portion $3,808 up, and the municipal portion $4,104 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (1.756)$200,138
County (0.461)$52,520
County library (0.046)$5,221
County health (0.028)$3,158
County open space (0.020)$2,303
Municipal purpose (0.600)$68,400

Property details

Class4A — Commercial
Building class10 — not listed in the state appraisal manual
BuildingHOME DEPOT
Land description9.88 ACRES
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built2007
Acreage9.88
ZoningC150 — town zoning code
Tax map page22
Additional lots104;873 SF
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$28,000,000 · 10/26/2018 · sale assessment $12,234,500 · SR1A 30 — Several parcels sold as a package, with the price split arbitrarily
Deed book / page17359 / 00058

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.