Top 3 towns in each N.J. county with the highest average tax bill

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Ah, property taxes. A sensitive subject for many New Jersey residents grappling with high quarterly bills.Now, NJ Advance Media has compiled a list using data from the state Department of Community Affairs that determined the average tax bills for every municipality in New Jersey.

According to the media company’s information, a typical New Jerseyan will spend about $8,350 in taxes each year. 

These are the Top 3 towns from each New Jersey county that had the highest average tax bills:

Atlantic County
Linwood: $10,009
Longport: $9,940
Ventnor: $7,744

Bergen County
Alpine: $20,888
Tenafly: $19,254
Demarest: $17,937

Burlington County
Moorestown: $11,008
Chesterfield Township: $10,084
Medford Township: $9,986

Camden County
Tavistock: $30,723
Haddonfield: $13,830
Voorhees: $9,099

Cape May County
Stone Harbor: $7,504
Avalon: $7,126
Cape May: $5,510

Cumberland County
Greenwich Township: $6,017
Upper Deerfield Township: $5,022
Stow Creek Township: $5,021

Essex County
Millburn: $22,735
Essex Fells: $18,719
Glen Ridge: $18,569

Gloucester County
Woolwich Township: $10,160
Wenonah: $10,348
South Harrison Township: $8,925

Hudson County
Weehawken: $12,164
Harrison: $10,552
Kearny: $9,822

Hunterdon County
Tewksbury Township: $13,251
Delaware Township: $10,526
Franklin Township: $10,289

Mercer County
Princeton: $17,699
West Windsor Township: $13,466
Pennington: $12,892

Middlesex County
Cranbury: $11,446
Highland Park: $10,666
Metuchen: $9,935

Monmouth County
Loch Arbour: $21,663
Rumson: $18,960
Deal: $15,511

Morris County
Mountain Lakes: $19,727
Mendham: $18,434
Chester Township: $15,239

Ocean County
Mantoloking: $15,788
Bay Head: $12,749
Harvey Cedars: $9,953

Passaic County
Wayne: $12,043
Ringwood: $10,607
North Haledon: $10,498

Salem County
Pilesgrove: $7,309
Woodstown: $6,577
Pittsgrove: $5,662

Somerset County
Far Hills: $14,918
Bernardsville: $14,810
Montgomery Township: $14,276

Sussex County
Sparta: $11,411
Green Township: $10,415
Fredon: $9,444

Union County
Summit: $17,114
Westfield: $15,913
New Providence: $13,364

Warren County
Franklin Township: $9,042
Washington Township: $8,512
Greenwich Township: $8,448

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