New Jersey faced a possible government shutdown if the state’s 2026 budget wasn’t signed on time. After delaying a committee vote until late June, lawmakers finally approved a 376-page spending ...

New Jersey’s property taxes are consistently ranked as the highest in the country, with the average bill climbing to nearly $10,100 in 2024, according to the state Department of Community Affairs. New ...

Property taxes are one of the most significant ongoing expenses homeowners face. The taxes are meant to fund local government services such as infrastructure, schools, and other essential systems. The ...

Homeowners are awaiting the launch of the state’s first year of the Stay NJ property tax benefit. The new tax break cuts property tax bills by 50%, to a maximum of $6,500, for senior citizen ...

The status of your payment can be tracked online using the ANCHOR program’s check benefit status tool. If you're having ...

New Jersey’s property taxes are expensive — no doubt about it. New Jersey in 2023 had an effective tax rate of 1.77%, behind only Illinois, according to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, a ...

Letters went out last week to some 1 million New Jersey residents confirming their ANCHOR property tax relief benefits, which are slated to be issued on a rolling basis, starting Sept. 15. Last season ...

New Jersey issued millions in checks for its “Senior Freeze” property tax program last year — and that’s just the beginning. The Garden State has recently announced that this year's checks are already ...

New Jersey has been doling out millions of dollars in property tax benefits to homeowners and renters. But the tax relief program has changed this year. It’s the first time senior homeowners — not ...

Property taxes primarily fund local services like schools, police, and road construction. Towns with more businesses or higher-valued homes can set lower tax rates. Tax-exempt properties, such as ...