Little Egg Harbor Twp NJ property tax rate 2026: 3.386
Little Egg Harbor Twp, Ocean County. 13,070 parcels in the MOD-IV 2026 file. Rate shown is tax year 2026.
Little Egg Harbor Twp at a glance
13,070 parcels are on the 2026 file. The 2026 general rate is 3.386, and the prior rate on file is 3.207 for 2025. A typical class 2 assessment is $209,117, about $7,081 in estimated tax. Usable sales with a 2025 deed: 415, median $395,000. The state construction file lists 8,264 permits here. The median class 2 house was built in 1987. 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 Little Egg Harbor Twp bill
Little Egg Harbor Twp’s general rate of 3.386 is tax year 2026 on the 2026 assessment file. The prior general rate on file is 3.207 for 2025. School, county, and municipal shares of this rate are 52.7%, 18.1%, and 29.2%. 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 $2,164,968,050 to $2,181,507,950, up 0.8%, on 10,432 parcels. Usable sales with a 2025 deed: median $395,000 (415 sales). The largest class share of net assessed value is Residential at 83.1%. The $300,000 illustration sits above the class-2 average of $209,117. State school aid is outside these bars.
Building permits in Little Egg Harbor Twp
The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 8,264 permits in Little Egg Harbor 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 Little Egg Harbor Twp construction office.
2026 general tax rate in Little Egg Harbor Twp: 3.386
Dollars per $100 of assessed value. Example on $300,000 net: $10,158/yr estimated.
In Ocean County, the median municipality’s school share (rate year 2026) is 41.8%; this town is 52.7%. 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 Little Egg Harbor Twp (K-8 or K-6 local), FY2027 K–12 aid $8,170,899. The high school district is Pinelands Regional, FY2027 K–12 aid $11,196,305. Those aid figures are not slices of these bars. Ocean district table.
Prior year (2025) general rate: 3.207.
Tax on a $200,000 or $500,000 sale in Little Egg Harbor Twp
These figures use Little Egg Harbor 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 53.14% would be assessed at about $265,700. At the general rate of 3.386, the estimated tax is $8,997. A $200,000 sale at that same ratio and rate would be assessed at about $106,280, with an estimated tax of $3,599.
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 58.17% would be assessed at about $290,850. At the general rate of 3.207, the estimated tax is $9,328. A $200,000 sale at that same ratio and rate would be assessed at about $116,340, with an estimated tax of $3,731.
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 Little Egg Harbor Twp
These are the five newest usable deeds on the 2026 file for Little Egg Harbor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 LAKE MICHIGAN DRIVE | 12/12/2025 | $150,000 | $130,300 | $4,412 |
| 20 COLONIAL DRIVE | 12/12/2025 | $420,000 | $201,500 | $6,823 |
| 243 NEWPORT WAY | 12/5/2025 | $525,000 | $310,200 | $10,503 |
| 26 SEA BREEZE DRIVE | 12/5/2025 | $456,000 | $218,000 | $7,381 |
| 11 MARINA WAY | 12/5/2025 | $382,500 | $199,100 | $6,742 |
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 Little Egg Harbor Twp: $23,868
Residential
The highest residential estimate in Little Egg Harbor Twp is $23,868 at 32 ATLANTIS BOULEVARD, on a net assessment of $704,900 and a 2026 general rate of 3.386.
| Address | Class | Net assessment | Rate year | Estimated tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 ATLANTIS BOULEVARD | 2 — Residential (four families or less) | $704,900 | 2026 | $23,868 |
| 49 OHIO DRIVE | 2 — Residential (four families or less) | $651,100 | 2026 | $22,046 |
| 73 OHIO DRIVE | 2 — Residential (four families or less) | $640,000 | 2026 | $21,670 |
| 53 OHIO DRIVE | 2 — Residential (four families or less) | $625,300 | 2026 | $21,173 |
| 14 IOWA COURT | 2 — Residential (four families or less) | $624,400 | 2026 | $21,142 |
Business
The highest business estimate in Little Egg Harbor Twp is $406,320 at 631 ROUTE 9 SOUTH, on a net assessment of $12,000,000 and a 2026 general rate of 3.386.
| Address | Class | Net assessment | Rate year | Estimated tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 631 ROUTE 9 SOUTH | 4A — Commercial | $12,000,000 | 2026 | $406,320 |
| 1001 CENTER STREET | 4A — Commercial | $9,399,600 | 2026 | $318,270 |
| 151 NINTH AVENUE | 4A — Commercial | $7,963,400 | 2026 | $269,641 |
| 425 ROUTE 9 SOUTH | 4A — Commercial | $6,846,000 | 2026 | $231,806 |
| 99 GOLF VIEW DRIVE | 4A — Commercial | $6,478,800 | 2026 | $219,372 |
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 Little Egg Harbor Twp, typical class 2 assessment $209,117
Class 2 residential in the MOD-IV file: 10,432 parcels, average net assessment $209,117. 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 $2,164,968,050 to $2,181,507,950, up 0.8%, on 10,432 parcels that have both a prior net and a 2026 net. This is the assessment roll, not an appraisal.
Among 415 usable recorded sales whose latest deed on this file is in 2025, the median price is $395,000. 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 | 10,432 | $2,181,507,950 | 83.1% |
| Vacant land 1 | 2,432 | $285,107,550 | 10.9% |
| Commercial 4A | 183 | $154,009,300 | 5.9% |
| Industrial 4B | 2 | $542,900 | 0.0% |
| Apartment 4C | 2 | $2,883,700 | 0.1% |
| Farm (regular) 3A | 2 | $1,159,300 | 0.0% |
| Farm (qualified) 3B | 17 | $93,000 | 0.0% |
Housing stock in Little Egg Harbor Twp, median year built 1987
On the 2026 file, class 2 houses in Little Egg Harbor Twp with a year built have a median year of 1987, about 39 years old. Of those 10,393 houses, the largest share was built 1960–1979. This is the assessor’s year built. It is not a ranking of towns.
By parcel count, Residential 79.8%, Vacant land 18.6%, Commercial 1.4%, Farm (qualified) 0.1%, Industrial <0.1%, Apartment <0.1%, Farm (regular) <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.