204 PROSPECT AVE

Pine Beach Boro, Ocean County · Block 95, Lot 4

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Assessment year 2026 · Rate year 2026 · Prior rate 2025

Estimated tax story (homeowner view)
+7.1%

Estimated tax up $1,821 ($25,466 → $27,286) using 2025→2026 rates (2.028 → 2.173) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($1,255,700 → $1,255,700).

Assessment

Land$460,800
Improvements$794,900
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$1,255,700
Town avg ratio used76.02% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$1,651,802
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$25,465.60
Est. 2026 tax @ general rate$27,286
Mailing address (2026)204 PROSPECT AVE, PINE BEACH NJ, 08741

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.

Change since the 2019 sale of $1,210,000: implied equalized value $1,651,802 is $441,802 above that sale. This is not an appraisal.

This class 2 — residential (four families or less) — net assessment sits above the town class-2 average of $414,071.

Building permits for 204 PROSPECT AVE

No construction permit for 204 PROSPECT AVE is in the New Jersey construction-permit file. That file is a full record from 2021 on. Work from before then can be missing here and still be at the Pine Beach Boro construction office.

Flood zone for 204 PROSPECT AVE

FEMA’s flood map places the mapped point for 204 PROSPECT AVE in zone X.

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 1.7 feet and the highest at 16.8 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 204 PROSPECT AVE

This lot is within the OCUA Central sewer system. Please verify with the provider.

This lot is within the Pine Beach WD 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 $1,255,700 —
2025 $1,255,700 $25,465.60
2024 $1,255,700 $23,481.59
2023 $1,255,700 $22,024.98

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 $1,255,700 66.06% $1,900,848 — —
2024 $1,255,700 90.03% $1,394,757 0.0% -26.6%
2025 $1,255,700 84.55% $1,485,157 0.0% +6.5%
2026 $1,255,700 76.02% $1,651,802 0.0% +11.2%

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 $1,255,700 1.754 $22,025 $22,024.98 —
2024 $1,255,700 1.870 $23,482 $23,481.59 +6.6%
2025 $1,255,700 2.028 $25,466 $25,465.60 +8.4%
2026 $1,255,700 2.173 $27,286 — +7.1%

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$13,186 48.3%
County
$5,368 19.7%
Municipal
$8,732 32.0%

Of the estimated increase of $1,821, the school portion moved $880 up, the county portion $358 up, and the municipal portion $583 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

Regional / consolidated school (1.050)$13,186
County (0.356)$4,467
County library (0.035)$445
County health (0.021)$269
County open space (0.015)$188
Municipal purpose (0.695)$8,732

Property details

Class2 — Residential (four families or less)
Building class18 — Good quality single-family dwelling
Building2SF2G 4435
Land description75X125
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built2005
Acreage0.2152
ZoningR75 — town zoning code
Tax map page002
Additional lotsL4.01
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$1,210,000 · 4/25/2019 · sale assessment $886,800
Deed book / page17474 / 01265

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.