144 MEADOWS RD
Lafayette, Sussex County · Block 14, Lot 11.1
Assessments are tax year 2026; latest published general rate we have is 2025. Estimate uses that rate until the 2026 rate is loaded.
Estimated tax up $236 ($9,544 → $9,779) using 2024→2025 rates (2.915 → 2.987) × assessed net.
Assessment net change: 0.0% ($327,400 → $327,400).
Assessment
| Land | $120,100 |
|---|---|
| Improvements | $207,300 |
| Net (taxable assessed, 2026) | $327,400 |
| Town avg ratio used | 62.30% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123)) |
| Implied equalized value | $525,522 |
| 2025 tax (MOD-IV billed) | $9,779.44 |
| Est. 2025 tax @ general rate | $9,779 |
| Mailing address (2026) | 144 MEADOWS RD, LAFAYETTE; NJ, 07848 |
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 | $327,400 | — |
| 2025 | $327,400 | $9,779.44 |
| 2024 | $327,400 | $9,543.71 |
| 2023 | $327,400 | $9,344.00 |
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 | $327,400 | 82.94% | $394,743 | — | — |
| 2024 | $327,400 | 73.92% | $442,911 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 2025 | $327,400 | 67.68% | $483,747 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 2026 | $327,400 | 62.30% | $525,522 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
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 | $327,400 | 2.854 | $9,344 | $9,344.00 | — |
| 2024 | $327,400 | 2.915 | $9,544 | $9,543.71 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | $327,400 | 2.987 | $9,779 | $9,779.44 | +2.5% |
| 2026 | $327,400 | — | — | — | — |
Where your money goes
Component $ = net × (component rate ÷ 100). Percents are share of school + county + municipal components for rate year 2025.
Of the estimated change ($236): schools ≈ +86.1%, county ≈ +4.2%, municipal ≈ +9.7%.
| District school (1.351) | $4,423 |
|---|---|
| Regional / consolidated school (0.666) | $2,180 |
| County (0.591) | $1,935 |
| County library (0.049) | $160 |
| County open space (0.003) | $10 |
| Municipal purpose (0.317) | $1,038 |
| Municipal open space (0.010) | $33 |
Property details
| Class | 2 |
|---|---|
| Building class | 17 |
| Building | 2SF |
| Land description | 3.006 AC |
| Dwellings | 1 |
| Commercial units | — |
| Year built | 1985 |
| Acreage | 3.006 |
| Zoning | R-4 |
| Tax map page | 28 |
| Additional lots | — |
| Census tract / block | — |
| Special tax codes | — |
| MOD-IV current-year tax | — |
| Last sale | $209,000 · 7/28/1992 · sale assessment $223,300 · SR1A 26 |
| Deed book / page | 01870 / 00031 |
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Show on mapSources: 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.