32 LAFAYETTE AVE
Seaside, Ocean County · Block 88, Lot 13
Estimated tax up $140 ($9,726 → $9,867) using 2025→2026 rates (1.735 → 1.760) × assessed net.
Assessment net change: 0.0% ($560,600 → $560,600).
Assessment
| Land | $280,000 |
|---|---|
| Improvements | $280,600 |
| Net (taxable assessed, 2026) | $560,600 |
| Town avg ratio used | 55.89% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123)) |
| Implied equalized value | $1,003,042 |
| 2025 tax (MOD-IV billed) | $9,726.41 |
| Est. 2026 tax @ general rate | $9,867 |
| Mailing address (2026) | 284 MONTROSS AVE, RUTHERFORD NJ, 07070 |
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.
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 | $560,600 | — |
| 2025 | $560,600 | $9,726.41 |
| 2024 | $560,600 | $9,171.42 |
| 2023 | $560,600 | $9,020.05 |
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 | $560,600 | 77.65% | $721,958 | — | — |
| 2024 | $560,600 | 69.41% | $807,665 | 0.0% | +11.9% |
| 2025 | $560,600 | 62.46% | $897,534 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 2026 | $560,600 | 55.89% | $1,003,042 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
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 | $560,600 | 1.609 | $9,020 | $9,020.05 | — |
| 2024 | $560,600 | 1.636 | $9,171 | $9,171.42 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | $560,600 | 1.735 | $9,726 | $9,726.41 | +6.1% |
| 2026 | $560,600 | 1.760 | $9,867 | — | +1.4% |
Where your money goes
Component $ = net × (component rate ÷ 100). Percents are share of school + county + municipal components for rate year 2026.
Of the estimated change ($140): schools ≈ +29.6%, county ≈ +31.2%, municipal ≈ +39.2%.
| District school (0.051) | $284 |
|---|---|
| Regional / consolidated school (0.475) | $2,661 |
| County (0.456) | $2,554 |
| County library (0.046) | $256 |
| County health (0.027) | $154 |
| County open space (0.019) | $108 |
| Municipal purpose (0.687) | $3,850 |
Property details
| Class | 2 |
|---|---|
| Building class | 45 |
| Building | 2SF 3440 |
| Land description | 38X100 |
| Dwellings | 2 |
| Commercial units | — |
| Year built | 1956 |
| Acreage | 0.0872 |
| Zoning | R |
| Tax map page | 15 |
| Additional lots | — |
| Census tract / block | — |
| Special tax codes | — |
| MOD-IV current-year tax | — |
| Last sale | $540,000 · 9/30/2004 · sale assessment $172,500 · SR1A 10 |
| Deed book / page | 12290 / 00921 |
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Show on mapSources: NJ Division of Taxation MOD-IV (current parcel file) and tax rates for 2026 (Abstract of Ratables). Estimates are not an official tax bill. Owner names are not shown. Full disclaimer.