172 WEST MOUNTAIN RD

Sparta, Sussex County · Block 24001, Lot 35

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Assessment year 2026 · Rate year 2025 · Prior rate 2024

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 story (homeowner view)
+2.2%

Estimated tax up $208 ($9,457 → $9,665) using 2024→2025 rates (3.589 → 3.668) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($263,500 → $263,500).

Assessment

Land$138,200
Improvements$125,300
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$263,500
Town avg ratio used59.82% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$440,488
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$9,665.18
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$9,665
Mailing address (2026)172 WEST MOUNTAIN RD, SPARTA; NJ, 07871

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 $263,500
2025 $263,500 $9,665.18
2024 $263,500 $9,457.02
2023 $256,000 $9,185.62

Mailing changed in 2024 to 172 WEST MOUNTAIN RD, SPARTA; NJ, 07871.

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 $256,000 78.13% $327,659
2024 $263,500 70.81% $372,123 +2.9% +13.6%
2025 $263,500 64.08% $411,205 0.0% +10.5%
2026 $263,500 59.82% $440,488 0.0% +7.1%

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 $256,000 3.486 $8,924 $9,185.62
2024 $263,500 3.589 $9,457 $9,457.02 +6.0%
2025 $263,500 3.668 $9,665 $9,665.18 +2.2%
2026 $263,500

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$6,224 64.4%
County
$1,647 17.0%
Municipal
$1,794 18.6%

Of the estimated change ($208): schools ≈ +54.4%, county ≈ +10.1%, municipal ≈ +35.4%.

District school (2.362)$6,224
County (0.622)$1,639
County open space (0.003)$8
Municipal purpose (0.618)$1,628
Municipal open space (0.011)$29
Municipal library (0.052)$137

Property details

Class2
Building class17
BuildingRANCH
Land description0.94 AC
Dwellings1
Commercial units
Year built1927
Acreage0.94
ZoningR-1
Tax map page24
Additional lots
Census tract / block
Special tax codes
MOD-IV current-year tax
Last sale$465,000 · 8/3/2023 · sale assessment $263,500 · SR1A 26
Deed book / page10264 / 00465

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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.