800 SOMERSET STREET

Watchung, Somerset County · Block 4501, Lot 1.9, Qual C0001

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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)
$9,526

Estimated annual tax: current net × 1.952 (rate year 2025). Year-over-year % is hidden until the 2026 general rate is available for this reval/reassess town.

Assessment net change: +0.9% ($483,600 → $488,000).

Assessment

Land$218,500
Improvements$269,500
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$488,000
Town avg ratio used100.00% (Revaluation year (~100% of market))
Implied equalized value$488,000
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$9,439.87
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$9,526
Mailing address (2026)800 SOMERSET STUNIT 1, WATCHUNG; NJ, 07069

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 96.16% (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 $488,000
2025 $483,600 $9,439.87
2024 $403,000 $8,051.94
2023 $382,000 $7,796.62

Mailing changed in 2025 to 800 SOMERSET STUNIT 1, WATCHUNG; NJ, 07069.

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 $382,000 96.10% $397,503
2024 $403,000 100.00% $403,000 +5.5% +1.4%
2025 $483,600 100.00% $483,600 +20.0% +20.0%
2026 $488,000 100.00% $488,000 +0.9% +0.9%

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

2025: 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 96.16% (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 $382,000 2.041 $7,797 $7,796.62
2024 $403,000 1.998 $8,052 $8,051.94 +3.3%
2025 $483,600 1.952 $9,440 $9,439.87 +17.2%
2026 $488,000 pending rate

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$4,934 51.8%
County
$1,645 17.3%
Municipal
$2,948 30.9%
District school (0.660)$3,221
Regional / consolidated school (0.351)$1,713
County (0.271)$1,322
County library (0.037)$181
County open space (0.029)$142
Municipal purpose (0.584)$2,850
Municipal open space (0.020)$98

Property details

Class2
Building class10
BuildingCONDO
Land description
Dwellings
Commercial units
Year built
Acreage
ZoningB-A
Tax map page15
Additional lots
Census tract / block
Special tax codes
MOD-IV current-year tax
Last sale
Deed book / page07577 / 00737

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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.