60 KETCHAM RD

Independence Twp, Warren County · Block 10, Lot 6.1

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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)
+3.3%

Estimated tax up $956 ($29,025 → $29,981) using 2024→2025 rates (3.674 → 3.795) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($790,000 → $790,000).

Assessment

Land$105,000
Improvements$685,000
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$790,000
Town avg ratio used59.23% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$1,333,784
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$29,980.50
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$29,981
Mailing address (2026)60 KETCHAM RD, HACKETTSTOWN NJ, 078404916

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 1990 sale of $100,000: implied equalized value $1,333,784 is $1,233,784 above that sale. This is not an appraisal.

This class 2 — residential (four families or less) — net assessment sits above the town class-2 average of $231,306.

Building permits for 60 KETCHAM RD

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 4 permits for 60 KETCHAM RD in Independence Twp. Permit 25-232, an alteration, was issued 6 Nov 2025 and closed 11 Feb 2026 with a Certificate of Approval. The reported cost is $19,800.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
21-158 Alteration International Residential Code 9 Aug 2021 2 Sep 2021, Certificate of Approval $6,600
21-240 Alteration International Residential Code 14 Nov 2021 4 Dec 2021, Certificate of Approval $2,375
22-040 Alteration International Residential Code 14 Feb 2022 7 Mar 2022, Certificate of Approval $7,100
25-232 Alteration International Residential Code 6 Nov 2025 11 Feb 2026, Certificate of Approval $19,800

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 Independence Twp construction office.

Flood zone for 60 KETCHAM RD

The flood map could not be checked for 60 KETCHAM RD, because the address did not place a point on the map. Assessment and tax figures on this page are from our own records.

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 825.8 feet and the highest at 942.2 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 60 KETCHAM RD

The water and sewer maps could not be checked for 60 KETCHAM RD, because the address did not place a point on the map.

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 $790,000 —
2025 $790,000 $29,980.50
2024 $790,000 $29,024.60
2023 $790,000 $28,384.70

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 $790,000 72.75% $1,085,911 — —
2024 $790,000 67.96% $1,162,448 0.0% +7.0%
2025 $790,000 64.31% $1,228,425 0.0% +5.7%
2026 $790,000 59.23% $1,333,784 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 $790,000 3.593 $28,385 $28,384.70 —
2024 $790,000 3.674 $29,025 $29,024.60 +2.3%
2025 $790,000 3.795 $29,981 $29,980.50 +3.3%
2026 $790,000 — — — —

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$18,123 60.4%
County
$6,905 23.0%
Municipal
$4,953 16.5%

Of the estimated increase of $956, the school portion moved $1,059 up, the county portion $190 down, and the municipal portion $87 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

Regional / consolidated school (2.294)$18,123
County (0.782)$6,178
County library (0.060)$474
County open space (0.032)$253
Municipal purpose (0.627)$4,953

Property details

Class2 — Residential (four families or less)
Building class19 — High quality single-family dwelling
Building1&2S-B&F-O-3G
Land description6.44 AC
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built1988
Acreage6.44
Zoning—
Tax map page4
Additional lots—
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$100,000 · 7/25/1990 · sale assessment $626,400
Deed book / page01201 / 00107

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.