63-265 BAY AVE

Elizabeth City, Union County · Block 837, Lot 48

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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)
+4.8%

Estimated tax up $151,188 ($3,127,795 → $3,278,982) using 2024→2025 rates (1.924 → 2.017) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($162,567,300 → $162,567,300).

Assessment

Land$43,526,000
Improvements$119,041,300
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$162,567,300
Town avg ratio used92.76% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$175,255,821
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$3,278,982.44
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$3,278,982
Mailing address (2026)500 PLAZA DR 6TH FL, SECAUCUS; N J, 07096

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.

Change since the 1991 sale of $253,155: implied equalized value $175,255,821 is $175,002,666 above that sale. This is not an appraisal.

Building permits for 63-265 BAY AVE

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 4 permits for 63-265 BAY AVE in Elizabeth City. 3 are still open in the state file. Permit 20260667+A, an alteration, was issued 25 Jun 2026 and is open in the state file. The reported cost is $100,000.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
20230452 Alteration Mercantile buildings 30 Mar 2023 11 Apr 2023, Certificate of Approval $17,500
20260585 Alteration Business Uses 21 May 2026 Open in the state file $153,033
20260667 Alteration Business Uses 9 Jun 2026 Open in the state file $1,200,000
20260667+A Alteration Business Uses 25 Jun 2026 Open in the state file $100,000

The file does not name the work. This file is a full record from 2021 on. Older permits are mostly missing. A repair from before then can be absent here and still be at the Elizabeth City construction office.

Flood zone for 63-265 BAY AVE

FEMA’s flood map places the mapped point for 63-265 BAY AVE in zone X.

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 5.7 feet and the highest at 13.5 feet (NAVD88).

These figures are estimates. The zone and any flood elevation come from FEMA’s flood map at a point for this address, and that point can fall in the street. The high and low come from the state’s 10-foot ground scan of the lot outline. A cell can catch a ditch, the street, or the edge of the lot. They are not a survey and not an insurance rating. A licensed surveyor measures the ground and the building. The town floodplain administrator, or a licensed engineer, confirms what the zone means for this lot. No zone at this point, or zone X, does not mean the lot will not flood.

Water and sewer for 63-265 BAY AVE

This lot is within the Joint Meeting Essex and Union sewer system. Please verify with the provider.

This lot is within the Newark WD water system. Please verify with the provider.

These lines come from the state’s sewer service areas and public community water areas, read at a point for this address. That point can fall in the street. Being inside a named area means the lot is inside that mapped system, not that a pipe or a meter is on the house. Being outside means the lot is outside the mapped service area, which is usually a septic system or a private well. It is not a hookup record. Please verify with the provider. How we read water and sewer.

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 $162,567,300 —
2025 $162,567,300 $3,278,982.44
2024 $162,567,300 $3,127,794.85
2023 $4,670,000 $1,467,781.00

Mailing changed in 2026 to 500 PLAZA DR 6TH FL, SECAUCUS; N J, 07096.

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 $4,670,000 7.69% $60,728,218 — —
2024 $162,567,300 100.00% $162,567,300 +3,381.1% +167.7%
2025 $162,567,300 100.00% $162,567,300 0.0% 0.0%
2026 $162,567,300 92.76% $175,255,821 0.0% +7.8%

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.

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 $4,670,000 31.430 $1,467,781 $1,467,781.00 —
2024 $162,567,300 1.924 $3,127,795 $3,127,794.85 +113.1%
2025 $162,567,300 2.017 $3,278,982 $3,278,982.44 +4.8%
2026 $162,567,300 — — — —

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$609,627 18.6%
County
$555,980 17.0%
Municipal
$2,113,375 64.5%

Of the estimated increase of $151,188, the school portion moved $3,251 down, the county portion $13,005 down, and the municipal portion $167,444 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (0.375)$609,627
County (0.328)$533,221
County open space (0.014)$22,759
Municipal purpose (1.268)$2,061,353
Municipal library (0.032)$52,022

Property details

Class4B — Industrial
Building class10 — not listed in the state appraisal manual
Building—
Land description19.03 AC
Dwellings—
Commercial units—
Year built—
Acreage19.03
Zoning—
Tax map page—
Additional lots—
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$253,155 · 2/19/1991
Deed book / page03708 / 00063

The class, building class, SR1A, and special-tax words are the state’s names for those codes. The zoning code is the town’s. A code that is not on the state list keeps the code and says so.

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Sources: NJ Division of Taxation MOD-IV (current parcel file) and tax rates for 2025 (Abstract of Ratables). Building permits are read live from the NJ construction-permit file for this block and lot. The flood zone is read live from FEMA’s flood map at a point for this address. The high and low are read live from the state’s 10-foot ground scan. Water and sewer are read live from the state’s service-area maps at that same point. Those map readings are estimates, not a survey and not a hookup record. Estimates are not an official tax bill. Owner names are not shown. Water and sewer · Full disclaimer.