969 W 5TH ST
Plainfield, Union County · Block 550, Lot 3
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 $1,947 ($4,881 → $6,828) using 2024→2025 rates (8.732 → 8.926) × assessed net.
Assessment net change: +36.9% ($55,900 → $76,500).
Assessment
| Land | $16,100 |
|---|---|
| Improvements | $60,400 |
| Net (taxable assessed, 2026) | $76,500 |
| Town avg ratio used | 24.85% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123)) |
| Implied equalized value | $307,847 |
| 2025 tax (MOD-IV billed) | $4,989.63 |
| Est. 2025 tax @ general rate | $6,828 |
| Mailing address (2026) | 969 W 5TH ST, PLAINFIELD; NJ, 07063 |
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 | $76,500 | — |
| 2025 | $55,900 | $4,989.63 |
| 2024 | $55,900 | $4,881.19 |
| 2023 | $55,900 | $4,833.11 |
Mailing changed in 2026 to 969 W 5TH ST, PLAINFIELD; NJ, 07063.
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 | $55,900 | 31.60% | $176,899 | — | — |
| 2024 | $55,900 | 29.81% | $187,521 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2025 | $55,900 | 27.70% | $201,805 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 2026 | $76,500 | 24.85% | $307,847 | +36.9% | +52.5% |
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 | $55,900 | 8.646 | $4,833 | $4,833.11 | — |
| 2024 | $55,900 | 8.732 | $4,881 | $4,881.19 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | $55,900 | 8.926 | $4,990 | $4,989.63 | +2.2% |
| 2026 | $76,500 | — | — | — | — |
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 ($1,947): schools ≈ +31.5%, county ≈ +14.1%, municipal ≈ +54.4%.
| District school (2.428) | $1,857 |
|---|---|
| County (1.246) | $953 |
| County open space (0.054) | $41 |
| Municipal purpose (5.058) | $3,869 |
| Municipal open space (0.020) | $15 |
| Municipal library (0.120) | $92 |
Property details
| Class | 2 |
|---|---|
| Building class | 16 |
| Building | 2S-BT-F-1U |
| Land description | 32X101.84 |
| Dwellings | 1 |
| Commercial units | — |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Acreage | 0.0748 |
| Zoning | R-3 |
| Tax map page | 127 |
| Additional lots | — |
| Census tract / block | — |
| Special tax codes | — |
| MOD-IV current-year tax | — |
| Last sale | $405,000 · 12/10/2024 · sale assessment $55,900 |
| Deed book / page | 06570 / 00139 |
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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.