78 NORTH BRANCH RIVER RD

Branchburg, Somerset County · Block 55, Lot 13.1

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Assessment year 2026 · Rate year 2025 · Prior rate 2024

2026 revaluation/reassessment town — 2026 general tax rate not in our warehouse yet. Showing 2025 rate against 2026 assessments; YoY % is withheld until the matching rate posts.

Estimated tax story (homeowner view)
$4,599

Estimated annual tax: current net × 1.709 (rate year 2025). Year-over-year % is hidden until the 2026 general rate is available for this reval/reassess town.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($269,100 → $269,100).

Assessment

Land$137,700
Improvements$131,400
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$269,100
Town avg ratio used100.00% (Revaluation year (~100% of market))
Implied equalized value$269,100
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$4,599
Mailing address (2026)501 E STATE ST PO BOX 439, TRENTON NJ, 08625

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 90.80% (often still reflecting the prior assessment base).

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 $269,100
2025 $269,100
2024 $269,100
2023 $271,300

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 $271,300 88.01% $308,260
2024 $269,100 100.00% $269,100 -0.8% -12.7%
2025 $269,100 94.22% $285,608 0.0% +6.1%
2026 $269,100 100.00% $269,100 0.0% -5.8%

2024: Published average ratio exceeded 100%; New Jersey treats that as 100% for equalization.

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 90.80% (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 $271,300 1.871 $5,076
2024 $269,100 1.804 $4,855 -4.4%
2025 $269,100 1.709 $4,599 -5.3%
2026 $269,100 pending rate

Where your money goes

Component $ = net × (component rate ÷ 100). Percents are share of school + county + municipal components for rate year 2025.

Schools
$2,718 59.1%
County
$926 20.1%
Municipal
$955 20.8%
District school (1.010)$2,718
County (0.277)$745
County library (0.037)$100
County open space (0.030)$81
Municipal purpose (0.305)$821
Municipal open space (0.050)$135

Property details

Class15F
Building class19
Building1BR 2G
Land description150 X 290
Dwellings1
Commercial units
Year built1955
Acreage0.9986
ZoningRRC
Tax map page9
Additional lots
Census tract / block
Special tax codes
MOD-IV current-year tax
Last sale
Deed book / page

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Sources: NJ Division of Taxation MOD-IV (current parcel file) and tax rates for 2025 (Abstract of Ratables). Estimates are not an official tax bill. Owner names are not shown. Full disclaimer.