21 MEADOWS RD
Lafayette, Sussex County · Block 15, Lot 37
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 $122 ($4,953 → $5,075) using 2024→2025 rates (2.915 → 2.987) × assessed net.
Assessment net change: 0.0% ($169,900 → $169,900).
Assessment
| Land | $65,300 |
|---|---|
| Improvements | $104,600 |
| Net (taxable assessed, 2026) | $169,900 |
| Town avg ratio used | 62.30% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123)) |
| Implied equalized value | $272,713 |
| 2025 tax (MOD-IV billed) | $5,074.91 |
| Est. 2025 tax @ general rate | $5,075 |
| Mailing address (2026) | 51 MARY JONES RD, NEWTON; NJ, 07860 |
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 | $169,900 | — |
| 2025 | $169,900 | $5,074.91 |
| 2024 | $169,900 | $4,952.59 |
| 2023 | $169,900 | $4,848.95 |
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 | $169,900 | 82.94% | $204,847 | — | — |
| 2024 | $169,900 | 73.92% | $229,843 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 2025 | $169,900 | 67.68% | $251,034 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 2026 | $169,900 | 62.30% | $272,713 | 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 | $169,900 | 2.854 | $4,849 | $4,848.95 | — |
| 2024 | $169,900 | 2.915 | $4,953 | $4,952.59 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | $169,900 | 2.987 | $5,075 | $5,074.91 | +2.5% |
| 2026 | $169,900 | — | — | — | — |
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 ($122): schools ≈ +86.1%, county ≈ +4.2%, municipal ≈ +9.7%.
| District school (1.351) | $2,295 |
|---|---|
| Regional / consolidated school (0.666) | $1,132 |
| County (0.591) | $1,004 |
| County library (0.049) | $83 |
| County open space (0.003) | $5 |
| Municipal purpose (0.317) | $539 |
| Municipal open space (0.010) | $17 |
Property details
| Class | 2 |
|---|---|
| Building class | 17 |
| Building | F1S |
| Land description | 60X222 |
| Dwellings | 1 |
| Commercial units | — |
| Year built | 1870 |
| Acreage | 0.3058 |
| Zoning | R-2 |
| Tax map page | 13 |
| Additional lots | — |
| Census tract / block | — |
| Special tax codes | — |
| MOD-IV current-year tax | — |
| Last sale | $1 · 5/24/2016 · sale assessment $166,600 · SR1A 4 |
| Deed book / page | 03391 / 00896 |
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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.