Elizabeth property tax: where it goes
A typical Elizabeth house pays about $9,820 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Elizabeth house pays 2.017% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $486,814 of value before exemptions, that's about $9,819 a year.
Tax is levied on Elizabeth City's 2025 general tax rate is 2.017; its 2026 average residential assessment is $486,814.
The 2026 Elizabeth rate split was not found in any source that can be downloaded; the state's published 2025 general rate is used.
Pay or manage it
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $486,814 |
|---|---|---|
| All taxing units combined (city, Union County, schools, library, open space) | 2.017% | $9,819 |
| Total | 2.017% | $9,819 |
2025 general tax rate, Elizabeth City (Union County).
How Elizabeth compares with nearby cities
Property tax rate
- Chatham · 11 mi1.74%
- Elizabeth2.02%
- North Arlington · 9 mi2.24%
- Perth Amboy · 11 mi3.18%
- Summit · 10 mi4.63%
- New Providence · 11 mi5.46%
The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.
Ways to pay less
- ANCHOR property tax relief application deadline. The deadline for the 2025 ANCHOR application is November 2, 2026. How: See the NJ Division of Taxation ANCHOR page.
Dates
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Feb 1, May 1, Aug 1, Nov 1 | Property taxes are due quarterly, with a ten-day grace period. |
Sources
Checked October 22, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
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