297 ROUTE 72 WEST
Stafford Twp, Ocean County · Block 120.31, Lot 38.1
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Estimated tax down $170,943 ($876,494 → $705,551) using 2025→2026 rates (2.623 → 1.412) × assessed net.
Assessment net change: +49.5% ($33,415,700 → $49,968,200).
Assessment
| Land | $11,100,000 |
|---|---|
| Improvements | $38,868,200 |
| Net (taxable assessed, 2026) | $49,968,200 |
| Town avg ratio used | 100.00% (Revaluation year (~100% of market)) |
| Implied equalized value | $49,968,200 |
| 2025 tax (MOD-IV billed) | $876,493.81 |
| Est. 2026 tax @ general rate | $705,551 |
| Mailing address (2026) | PO BOX 384, SHORT HILLS NJ, 07078 |
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.
This town revalued/reassessed for tax year 2026. New assessments are set near true market value, so we treat the ratio as ~100% for this year. Published Chapter 123 average ratio for appeals/statistics is still 51.85% (often still reflecting the prior assessment base).
Building permits for 297 ROUTE 72 WEST
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Flood zone for 297 ROUTE 72 WEST
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Water and sewer for 297 ROUTE 72 WEST
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What the state maps say about 297 ROUTE 72 WEST
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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 | $49,968,200 | — |
| 2025 | $33,415,700 | $876,493.81 |
| 2024 | $33,415,700 | $829,711.83 |
| 2023 | $33,345,100 | $821,692.07 |
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 | $33,345,100 | 67.05% | $49,731,693 | — | — |
| 2024 | $33,415,700 | 60.96% | $54,815,781 | +0.2% | +10.2% |
| 2025 | $33,415,700 | 55.89% | $59,788,334 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2026 | $49,968,200 | 100.00% | $49,968,200 | +49.5% | -16.4% |
2026: This town revalued/reassessed for tax year 2026. New assessments are set near true market value, so we treat the ratio as ~100% for this year. Published Chapter 123 average ratio for appeals/statistics is still 51.85% (often still reflecting the prior assessment base).
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 | $33,345,100 | 2.459 | $819,956 | $821,692.07 | — |
| 2024 | $33,415,700 | 2.483 | $829,712 | $829,711.83 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | $33,415,700 | 2.623 | $876,494 | $876,493.81 | +5.6% |
| 2026 | $49,968,200 | 1.412 | $705,551 | — | -19.5% |
Where your money goes
Component $ = net × (component rate ÷ 100). Percents are share of school + county + municipal components for rate year 2026.
Of the estimated decrease of $170,943, the school portion moved $68,326 down, the county portion $39,350 down, and the municipal portion $63,267 down. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.
| District school (0.441) | $220,560 |
|---|---|
| Regional / consolidated school (0.123) | $61,311 |
| County (0.270) | $135,014 |
| County library (0.027) | $13,441 |
| County health (0.016) | $8,045 |
| County open space (0.011) | $5,646 |
| Municipal purpose (0.518) | $258,835 |
| Municipal open space (0.005) | $2,698 |
Property details
| Class | 4A — Commercial |
|---|---|
| Building class | 10 — not listed in the state appraisal manual |
| Building | SHOPRITE 271118 |
| Land description | 29.997AC |
| Dwellings | 1 |
| Commercial units | — |
| Year built | — |
| Acreage | 29.997 |
| Zoning | HC — town zoning code |
| Tax map page | 80 |
| Additional lots | — |
| Census tract / block | — |
| Special tax codes | — |
| MOD-IV current-year tax | — |
| Last sale | — |
| Deed book / page | 14774 / 01445 |
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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Show on mapSources: 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, the soil type, the 2012 wetlands map, and the Pinelands, Highlands, and coastal-zone maps are read at that same point. A historic district is shown only when the point falls in one. Those map readings are estimates, not a survey, not a permit decision, and not a hookup record. Estimates are not an official tax bill. Owner names are not shown. Water and sewer · Soil name · Full disclaimer.