Ridgewood Property Taxes 11th Highest in NJ
The Ridgewood Patch has combed through the numbers and published a list of the 15 towns with the highest taxes in the state:
1. Millburn, Essex County
Average 2012 Property Tax Bill: $20,439
Average 2012 Home Sale Price: $1,058,000
Population: 20,149
2. Alpine, Bergen County
Average 2012 Property Tax Bill: $19,014
Average 2012 Home Sale Price: $2,801,000
Population: 1,849
3. Mountain Lakes, Morris County
Average 2012 Property Tax Bill: $18,503
Average 2012 Home Sale Price: $914,000
Population: 4,160
4. Rumson, Monmouth County
Average 2012 Property Tax Bill: $17,776
Average 2012 Home Sale Price: $1,251,000
Population: 7,122
5. Mendham Township, Morris County
Average 2012 Property Tax Bill: $17,538
Average 2012 Home Sale Price: $878,000
Population: 5,869
6. Princeton Township, Mercer County (Merged with Princeton Borough on Jan 1, 2013)
Average 2012 Property Tax Bill: $16,815
Average 2012 Home Sale Price: $857,000
Population: 16,265
7. Demarest, Bergen County
Average 2012 Property Tax Bill: $16,570
Average 2012 Home Sale Price: $1,049,000
Population: 4,881
8. Montclair, Essex County
Average 2012 Property Tax Bill: $16,487
Average 2012 Home Sale Price: $654,000
Population: 37,6699. Saddle River, Bergen County
Average 2012 Property Tax Bill: $16,477
Average 2012 Home Sale Price: $1,727,000
Population: 3,152
10. Upper Saddle River, Bergen County
Average 2012 Property Tax Bill: $16,116
Average 2012 Home Sale Price: $1,031,000
Population: 8,208
11. Ridgewood, Bergen County
Average 2012 Property Tax Bill: $16,042
Average 2012 Home Sale Price: $720,000
Population: 24,958
12. South Orange, Essex County
Average 2012 Property Tax Bill: $15,953
Average 2012 Home Sale Price: $519,000
Population: 16,198
13. Haworth, Bergen County
Average 2012 Property Tax Bill: $15,954
Average 2012 Home Sale Price: $780,000
Population: 3,38
14. Franklin Lakes, Bergen County
Average 2012 Property Tax Bill: $15,826
Average 2012 Home Sale Price: $1,105,000
Population: 12,307
15. Princeton Boro, Mercer County
Average 2012 Property Tax Bill: $15,749
Average 2012 Home Sale Price: $800,000
Population: 12,307