Search a New Jersey Parcel by Address, Municipality, Block or Lot
New Jersey has something many states do not: an official statewide parcel map. The State’s Property Explorer can search parcels by address, county, municipality, block and lot, then connect the map location with property-tax assessment data from the MOD-IV system.
For a quick property lookup, start there. For a corrected assessment, current tax balance, deed, appeal or ownership change, continue to the appropriate municipal or county office because New Jersey property assessment is administered locally.
New Jersey parcel search: choose what you need
Parcel maps, assessments, deeds and tax balances come from different systems. Jump to the task that matches your question.
Quick answer: use Property Explorer first, then verify locally when action matters
How to search the official New Jersey Property Explorer
The New Jersey Office of GIS maintains a statewide parcel composite assembled from county parcel data. Property Explorer is the easiest public interface for finding one parcel.
Block, lot and qualifier: the New Jersey parcel identity
New Jersey property-tax records commonly identify real estate with a block and lot shown on the municipality’s tax map. Some properties also have a qualifier that distinguishes a unit or another interest associated with the same block and lot.
Identifier |
What it does |
Practical use |
|---|---|---|
County |
Identifies one of New Jersey’s 21 counties. |
Useful for narrowing statewide searches and finding the correct county tax board or recording office. |
Municipality |
Identifies the local taxing district where the parcel is assessed. |
Critical because New Jersey assessment records are maintained locally. |
Block |
Tax-map grouping used to identify an area of parcels. |
Pair it with lot and municipality. |
Lot |
Identifies the individual parcel within the tax-map block. |
Use it on assessment, appeal and many property-record searches. |
Qualifier |
An additional identifier where the basic block/lot alone is not enough. |
Commonly relevant to certain condominium or specially identified records. |
What a New Jersey parcel and assessment record can contain
The statewide tax-list information comes from New Jersey’s MOD-IV property assessment system. A typical record can contain much more than a single total value.
What is New Jersey MOD-IV?
MOD-IV is the State’s standardized property-tax assessment record system. It provides a uniform way to prepare, maintain and store assessment information and produces the tax lists required for New Jersey property-tax administration.
The State currently publishes 2026 Property Assessment List files, along with the MOD-IV file layout and other property-tax statistics. These downloads are more useful for bulk research than for a homeowner trying to find one parcel.
Resource |
Best for |
What to know |
|---|---|---|
Property Explorer |
One parcel or neighborhood research |
Interactive statewide map; easiest starting point. |
MOD-IV assessment files |
Bulk assessment research |
State publishes annual property-assessment files and field layouts. |
County parcel downloads |
GIS analysis |
NJGIN publishes parcel/MOD-IV files by county. |
Municipal assessor record |
Property-card corrections and current assessment questions |
The local assessor is the office that acts on the assessment. |
New Jersey GIS parcel maps: powerful, but not a survey
NJOGIS combines parcel data supplied by counties into a statewide parcel composite. The State updated its parcel products again in August 2026 with newer data from multiple counties, and those updates flow into Property Explorer and related parcel services.
Why an owner name may be missing from a New Jersey parcel search
New Jersey’s Office of GIS has redacted owner names from its hosted parcel and tax-list downloads, web services and applications to comply with privacy protections associated with Daniel’s Law.
That means an address or block-and-lot search is often more reliable than expecting a statewide owner-name search.
How New Jersey property assessment values work
New Jersey property tax is an ad valorem tax—tax according to value. With limited exceptions such as qualifying farmland, property is valued using a true-value or market-value standard based on what a willing, knowledgeable buyer would pay a willing, knowledgeable seller in a bona fide sale.
The statutory assessment date is generally October 1 of the pretax year. In other words, the physical condition and taxable status of a property on that date are important for the following tax year.
Record value |
What it means |
Do not confuse it with |
|---|---|---|
Land assessment |
Portion of the assessment allocated to land. |
A separate market sale price for the land. |
Improvement assessment |
Assessed value attributed to taxable structures/improvements. |
Construction cost or insurance replacement value. |
Total assessment |
Land plus improvement assessment. |
Automatically the property’s current asking price. |
True/market value |
Estimated market value under New Jersey assessment standards. |
Always identical to the listed assessment in a municipality whose assessment-to-market ratio has shifted. |
Equalized value |
Statistical value used for government equalization and comparison purposes. |
The number you normally multiply by the local general tax rate to pay your bill. |
Common level ratio and Chapter 123: why market value and assessment can diverge
When a municipality has not recently completed a full revaluation, its assessments may represent a percentage of current market value rather than matching today’s sale prices dollar for dollar. New Jersey uses a municipality’s average ratio to help measure that relationship.
For many assessment appeals, the common level range is the municipality’s average ratio plus or minus 15%. A taxpayer challenging an assessment generally needs evidence that the assessment does not fairly represent the applicable true-market-value or common-level-range standard.
How a New Jersey assessment becomes the property-tax bill
The municipal assessor establishes the taxable assessment. County, municipal, school and other budget requirements determine how much property-tax revenue must be raised, and the municipality’s general tax rate is then applied to assessed value.
New Jersey publishes the general tax rate as a decimal multiplier. For example, the State demonstrates that an assessment of $150,000 multiplied by a general rate of .03758 produces $5,637 in tax.
Normal quarterly property-tax schedule
Municipalities handle billing and collection, and local grace periods or delayed estimated bills can affect the actual payment date. Check the municipal tax collector’s current bill instead of relying only on the standard calendar.
Which New Jersey office should handle your property question?
What you need |
Office/resource |
Why |
|---|---|---|
Find a parcel on a statewide map |
NJ Property Explorer / NJOGIS |
Statewide address, municipality, block and lot searching. |
Correct assessed value or property-card data |
Municipal Tax Assessor |
The assessor maintains and values the local tax assessment. |
Appeal an assessment |
County Board of Taxation |
County boards hear ordinary local property-tax assessment appeals. |
Tax amount, payment or delinquency |
Municipal Tax Collector |
Collector bills and receives municipal property taxes. |
Deed, mortgage or recorded lien |
County Clerk/Register |
Recorded land documents are maintained at the county level. |
Exact boundary |
Recorded documents + licensed surveyor |
State GIS polygons are not legal surveys. |
State assessment rules or ratios |
NJ Division of Taxation, Property Administration |
Provides statewide oversight, statistics and property-tax guidance. |
New Jersey property assessment appeals: 2026 deadlines
The ordinary 2026 filing period has passed. For most New Jersey municipalities, a tax appeal had to be filed and received by April 1. When a municipality implemented a revaluation or reassessment, the regular deadline was May 1.
Situation |
Normal filing route |
Important timing |
|---|---|---|
Ordinary assessment |
County Board of Taxation, Form A-1 |
April 1 for most municipalities. |
Municipality with revaluation/reassessment |
County Board of Taxation |
May 1. |
Burlington, Gloucester or Monmouth County |
County Board of Taxation |
January 15 under the alternate calendar. |
Assessment greater than $1 million |
County Board or direct NJ Tax Court option |
Confirm the applicable statutory filing deadline. |
Added/omitted assessment |
Form AA-1 / County Board |
Use the deadline printed on the added/omitted assessment notice. |
Appeal after County Board judgment |
Tax Court of New Jersey |
Generally within 45 days of the County Board judgment. |
Before filing an appeal
- Confirm that the block, lot and qualifier are correct.
- Review the property characteristics with the municipal assessor.
- Research credible sales around the relevant valuation date.
- Check the municipality’s 2026 average ratio and common level range.
- Read the filing instructions carefully; the petition must be received by the deadline.
- Remember that an appeal challenges the assessment, not simply the fact that the tax bill feels high.
Property-tax deductions and relief that can matter after a parcel search
A parcel record tells you the assessment, but it does not automatically explain every deduction, exemption or State relief payment for which an owner may qualify.
Common New Jersey parcel-search problems and practical fixes
Statewide parcel data was refreshed in 2026
NJGIN reported a new parcel-data update in August 2026 using more recent data supplied by Bergen, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Passaic, Salem, Somerset and Warren Counties.
The refresh was incorporated into the State’s hosted parcel feature service, tax-block services, parcel basemaps, Property Explorer and parcel/MOD-IV downloads.
New Jersey property-tax and GIS contacts
Related New Jersey property research
If the parcel is already identified and your next question is specifically about its assessment, valuation date, MOD-IV record or appeal route, see our New Jersey Property Tax Assessment & Records guide.
New Jersey parcel search FAQs
1. Is there an official statewide New Jersey parcel search?
Yes. NJ Property Explorer is an official statewide GIS application linked by the New Jersey Geographic Information Network. It can search parcels by address, county, municipality, block and lot.
2. What are block and lot numbers in New Jersey?
Block and lot are tax-map identifiers used to identify a parcel within a municipality. When a qualifier applies, it should also be included because the municipality, block, lot and qualifier together can distinguish the exact property.
3. Why can I not see an owner’s name in the State parcel map?
NJOGIS says owner names have been redacted from its hosted parcel and tax-list downloads, map services and applications under privacy protections associated with Daniel’s Law. Search by address, municipality, block and lot instead.
4. What is MOD-IV in New Jersey property records?
MOD-IV is New Jersey’s standardized property-tax assessment system. It maintains assessment records and produces the statutory tax lists containing parcel identification, taxable values, property classifications and other assessment data.
5. Can a New Jersey GIS parcel map prove my property line?
No. The State specifically states that parcel polygons are not survey data and should not be used for legal determinations of land ownership or exact property boundaries.
6. Why does my New Jersey assessment differ from the property’s current market price?
Market prices can change between municipal revaluations or reassessments. Assessment-to-sales ratios and the municipality’s common level range help explain the relationship between listed assessments and current market value.
7. When is the New Jersey property-tax assessment date?
The general valuation date is October 1 of the pretax year. Property condition and taxable status on that date are generally used for the following tax year’s assessment.
8. What was the regular New Jersey tax-appeal deadline for 2026?
For most municipalities the deadline was April 1, 2026. Municipalities implementing a revaluation or reassessment generally used May 1. Burlington, Gloucester and Monmouth Counties follow an alternate calendar with a January 15 deadline.
9. Who collects New Jersey property taxes?
The municipal tax collector bills and collects local property taxes. The tax assessor determines the property assessment but does not handle ordinary property-tax payments.
10. How often are New Jersey property taxes normally paid?
Conventional property taxes are generally paid in four quarterly installments due February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1. Municipal grace periods or delayed bills can affect the actual payment date, so verify the live municipal tax bill.
Official New Jersey parcel and property-tax resources
- NJ Property Explorer — statewide parcel search by address, county, municipality, block and lot.
- NJGIN Parcels — statewide parcel data, county downloads, MOD-IV resources and mapping documentation.
- NJ Property Tax Transparency — statewide parcel and annual property-tax data explanation.
- NJ Property Tax Statistical Information — 2026 MOD-IV files, common level ranges, tax rates and equalized valuations.
- Property Administration — assessor contacts, county tax boards, assessment rules and tax-map resources.
- Assessment and Appeals — official deadlines, filing routes and appeal forms.
- Deductions, Exemptions and Abatements — property-tax relief administered through municipalities.
- NJ Property Tax Relief — PAS-1 application access for qualifying State programs.
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