290 RED SCHOOL LANE

Lopatcong Twp, Warren County · Block 85, Lot 4.3

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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)
+1.8%

Estimated tax up $4,573 ($248,357 → $252,930) using 2024→2025 rates (2.987 → 3.042) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($8,314,600 → $8,314,600).

Assessment

Land$570,000
Improvements$7,744,600
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$8,314,600
Town avg ratio used68.98% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$12,053,639
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$252,930.13
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$252,930
Mailing address (2026)229 ROUTE 70, TOMS RIVER; NJ, 08755

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.

The stored sale is not used for a change-since-sale figure. SR1A 04 — Transfer of convenience, such as a deed to correct the title marks it non-usable, or the price is a nominal amount.

Building permits for 290 RED SCHOOL LANE

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 3 permits for 290 RED SCHOOL LANE in Lopatcong Twp. 2 are still open in the state file. Permit 260264, an alteration, was issued 20 Jul 2026 and is open in the state file. The reported cost is $139,500.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
18-0143 Alteration Business Uses 8 May 2018 18 Jun 2018, Certificate of Approval $26,000
24-0275 Alteration International Residential Code 7 Aug 2024 Open in the state file $24,500
260264 Alteration International Residential Code 20 Jul 2026 Open in the state file $139,500

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 Lopatcong Twp construction office.

Flood zone for 290 RED SCHOOL LANE

The flood map could not be checked for 290 RED SCHOOL LANE, 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 396.3 feet and the highest at 435.2 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 290 RED SCHOOL LANE

The water and sewer maps could not be checked for 290 RED SCHOOL LANE, 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 $8,314,600 —
2025 $8,314,600 $252,930.13
2024 $8,314,600 $248,357.10
2023 $8,314,600 $237,714.41

Mailing changed in 2026 to 229 ROUTE 70, TOMS RIVER; NJ, 08755.

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 $8,314,600 92.69% $8,970,331 — —
2024 $8,314,600 87.14% $9,541,657 0.0% +6.4%
2025 $8,314,600 79.39% $10,473,107 0.0% +9.8%
2026 $8,314,600 68.98% $12,053,639 0.0% +15.1%

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 $8,314,600 2.859 $237,714 $237,714.41 —
2024 $8,314,600 2.987 $248,357 $248,357.10 +4.5%
2025 $8,314,600 3.042 $252,930 $252,930.13 +1.8%
2026 $8,314,600 — — — —

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$138,771 54.9%
County
$60,530 23.9%
Municipal
$53,629 21.2%

Of the estimated increase of $4,573, the school portion moved $166 down, the county portion $3,742 up, and the municipal portion $998 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (1.669)$138,771
County (0.652)$54,211
County library (0.050)$4,157
County open space (0.026)$2,162
Municipal purpose (0.615)$51,135
Municipal open space (0.030)$2,494

Property details

Class4A — Commercial
Building class10 — not listed in the state appraisal manual
Building—
Land description10.00
Dwellings1
Commercial units—
Year built1992
Acreage10
ZoningPO — town zoning code
Tax map page2.04
Additional lots—
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$10 · 1/7/2021 · sale assessment $8,314,600 · SR1A 04 — Transfer of convenience, such as a deed to correct the title
Deed book / page03129 / 00046

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.