1188 WALTER BLVD

Stafford Twp, Ocean County · Block 159.1, Lot 502

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Assessment year 2026 · Rate year 2026 · Prior rate 2025

Estimated tax story (homeowner view)
+28.5%

Estimated tax up $2,369 ($8,304 → $10,673) using 2025→2026 rates (2.623 → 1.412) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: +138.8% ($316,600 → $755,900).

Assessment

Land$508,500
Improvements$247,400
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$755,900
Town avg ratio used100.00% (Revaluation year (~100% of market))
Implied equalized value$755,900
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$8,304.42
Est. 2026 tax @ general rate$10,673
Mailing address (2026)510 WINDMERE WAY, NEW HOPE PA, 18938

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 2017 sale of $285,000: implied equalized value $755,900 is $470,900 above that sale. This is not an appraisal. This is a reassessment year, so the ratio is treated as about 100% and the gap is today’s assessment minus the sale price.

This class 2 — residential (four families or less) — net assessment sits above the town class-2 average of $643,653.

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 1188 WALTER BLVD

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 1 permit for 1188 WALTER BLVD in Stafford Twp. Permit 20-499, an alteration, was issued 24 Apr 2020 and closed 20 Aug 2021 with a Certificate of Approval. The reported cost is $11,250.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
20-499 Alteration Accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures 24 Apr 2020 20 Aug 2021, Certificate of Approval $11,250

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 Stafford Twp construction office.

Flood zone for 1188 WALTER BLVD

FEMA’s flood map places the mapped point for 1188 WALTER BLVD in zone AE. The mapped base flood elevation is 7 feet (NAVD88).

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at -3.5 feet and the highest at 4.6 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 1188 WALTER BLVD

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

This lot is within the Stafford Twp Water - Beach Haven West 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 $755,900 —
2025 $316,600 $8,304.42
2024 $316,600 $7,861.18
2023 $316,600 $7,785.19

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 $316,600 67.05% $472,185 — —
2024 $316,600 60.96% $519,357 0.0% +10.0%
2025 $316,600 55.89% $566,470 0.0% +9.1%
2026 $755,900 100.00% $755,900 +138.8% +33.4%

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 $316,600 2.459 $7,785 $7,785.19 —
2024 $316,600 2.483 $7,861 $7,861.18 +1.0%
2025 $316,600 2.623 $8,304 $8,304.42 +5.6%
2026 $755,900 1.412 $10,673 — +28.5%

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$4,264 40.0%
County
$2,453 23.0%
Municipal
$3,956 37.1%

Of the estimated increase of $2,369, the school portion moved $946 up, the county portion $544 up, and the municipal portion $879 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (0.441)$3,337
Regional / consolidated school (0.123)$927
County (0.270)$2,042
County library (0.027)$203
County health (0.016)$122
County open space (0.011)$85
Municipal purpose (0.518)$3,916
Municipal open space (0.005)$41

Property details

Class2 — Residential (four families or less)
Building class16 — Standard quality single-family dwelling
Building1SF 1288
Land description50X80
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built1966
Acreage0.0918
ZoningRR2A — town zoning code
Tax map page143
Additional lots—
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$285,000 · 7/28/2017 · sale assessment $243,700
Deed book / page16827 / 01309

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.