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Hopatcong property tax: where it goes

A typical Hopatcong house pays about $8,960 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

A Hopatcong house pays 2.352% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $380,785 of value before exemptions, that's about $8,956 a year.

Tax is levied on The 2026 municipal tax rate for Hopatcong Boro is 2.352, per the Sussex County Board of Taxation..

The Sussex County Board of Taxation lists Hopatcong's 2026 rate as 2.352 (revised September 14, 2026); the state's table still shows 2025.

Pay or manage it

Who taxes this house

Taxing agencyRateOn $380,785
Hopatcong general tax rate (municipal, school, county, library)2.352%$8,956
Total2.352%$8,956

2026 tax year, Hopatcong Boro (Sussex County).

How Hopatcong compares with nearby cities

Property tax rate

  1. Chatham · 21 mi1.74%
  2. Lincoln Park · 19 mi2.17%
  3. Hopatcong2.35%
  4. Wanaque · 20 mi4.54%
  5. Summit · 23 mi4.63%
  6. New Providence · 22 mi5.46%

The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.

Ways to pay less

  • 100% disabled veterans: property tax exemption. Honorably discharged veterans who were 100% permanently and totally disabled during active duty service may qualify for an annual property tax exemption on their main home. How: File D.V.S.S.E. with your local assessor.
  • Seniors 65+ or disabled: property tax deduction. New Jersey's senior citizen deduction is claimed on Form PTD. How: File Form PTD with your local assessor or tax collector.

Dates

WhenWhat
Apr 1Last day for a property tax appeal petition to reach the County Board of Taxation or the State Tax Court; May 1 where a municipal revaluation or reassessment has been undertaken.
QuarterlyProperty taxes are due February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1; after a 10 calendar day grace period interest runs from the due date, at 8% on the first $1,500 and 18% above $1,500.

Sources

  1. https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/lpt/lpt-appeal.shtml
  2. https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/lpt/lpt-disabledvet.shtml
  3. https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/lpt/lpt-seniordeduction.shtml
  4. https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/pdf/lpt/class4/2026AvgResStat.pdf
  5. https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/pdf/lpt/gtr/2025taxrates.pdf
  6. https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/staynj/index.shtml
  7. https://www.sussex.nj.us/310/Municipal-Tax-Rates

Checked October 29, 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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