Wallington, NJ · Updated Oct 2026

What a Wallington home costs each year

Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.

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Example · a Wallington house

$16,650a year · $1,387 a month

Starts at $583,278 of value before exemptions. Typical use.

A typical Wallington house costs about $16,700 a year: $11,370 property tax and charges, $870 water, $0 trash, $2,990 electricity and gas, $1,420 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 29, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

One change saves this house about $540 a year:

Bring water use down to 3 units
$540 a year
Above 3 units a month, Borough of Wallington Water Company charges $7.50 a unit instead of $0.00.
How: Most of the top tier is outdoor watering: fix leaks and water less often in summer.

Worth checking

Seniors 65+: Stay NJUp to $6,500
Homeowners 65 and older who owned and lived in their home all of 2025 can get up to $6,500 with income up to $100,000, $5,000 up to $150,000, or $4,000 up to $200,000.
How: File Form PAS-1 by November 2, 2026.
100% disabled veterans: property tax exemptionAnnual exemption on your main home
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 deductionSenior deduction
New Jersey's senior citizen deduction is claimed on Form PTD.
How: File Form PTD with your local assessor or tax collector.

Money dates

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.

Who serves this house

Water: Borough of Wallington Water Company; Minimum rate of $89 per 1,000 cubic feet used per billing period; incremental billing at $7.50 per 100 cubic feet.
Property tax: 1.95% of value; 2025 tax year, Wallington Boro (Bergen County)
Garbage: Borough of Wallington; The borough's 2026 guide lists Zone A garbage pickup Mondays and Thursdays and Zone B Tuesdays and Fridays.
Electricity: PSE&G; PSE&G's electric tariff lists Wallington, Borough of in the territory it serves.
Gas: PSE&G; PSE&G's gas tariff lists Wallington, Borough of in the territory it serves.

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source: The water comes from the Passaic Valley Water Treatment Plant, which draws from a surface water supply (reservoir).
2025 monitoring: The borough did not do the required 60 lead and copper sampling events in the first half of 2025.

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How these numbers are made

Property tax: Wallington's 2025 general tax rate of 1.950 per $100 of assessed value (the state's table; a 2026 rate is not yet published), applied to the state's 2026 average residential assessment of $583,278 (no median is published).
Water: borough code Chapter 355-15 (codified text, last amended 8-15-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-015; the earlier $51.15/$7.42 schedule in a prior 2024 ordinance PDF is superseded by that amendment): $89 quarterly minimum for the first 1,000 cubic feet (divided by 3 = $29.67 a month, 10 ccf a quarter = 3.33 ccf a month), then $7.50 per 100 cubic feet (1 ccf). Reading the minimum as covering the first 1,000 cubic feet is a modeling inference. No typical use is published.
Sewer and garbage: the borough sewer code's user charge applies to commercial/industrial users and to premises not buying borough water; no residential sewer or garbage charge was found in the borough code or its 2026 garbage guide, so both are modeled at $0 within property tax. This is a modeling inference, not a published statement.
Electricity and gas: PSE&G Rate Schedule RS (BGS-RSCP supply) and RSG (BGSS), tariffs effective October 1, 2026, weighted 4 summer months to 8 other months. Typical use is PSE&G's 558 kWh and 1,040 therms a year / 12.
Insurance: New Jersey's 2022 average homeowners premium from NAIC data.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Wallington compares

A typical Wallington house against the 41 New Jersey cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Wallington	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.95%	2.66%	lower than 33 of the other 38 New Jersey cities we cover
Water	$866	$771	higher than 23 of the other 40 New Jersey cities we cover
Trash	$0	$0	lower than 3 of the other 29 New Jersey cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$2,993	$3,056	lower than 21 of the other 40 New Jersey cities we cover
Home insurance	$1,417	$1,417	in the middle of 40 other New Jersey cities we cover
Total	$16,650	$16,741	lower than 22 of the other 40 New Jersey cities we cover

Cities bill differently (some put trash on the tax bill, some cover more services), so a higher number isn't necessarily worse. The property tax rate is compared instead of dollars because house values differ.

Questions to ask your candidates

Each one starts from a number above. Any candidate can answer them.

1. Property tax rate

The fact: Wallington's property tax rate is 1.95%, lower than 33 of the other 38 New Jersey cities we cover. The rate adds up every agency on the bill, not only the city.

Ask: "Property tax in Wallington is 1.95%, lower than 33 of the other 38 New Jersey cities we cover. What should that money pay for first, and would you change anything about how it is set?"

2. Trash

The fact: Trash pickup here costs about $0 a year for the standard cart, lower than 3 of the other 29 New Jersey cities we cover. Where trash is billed through the tax bill or a separate hauler, it is not counted here.

Ask: "Trash pickup here costs about $0 a year for the standard cart, lower than 3 of the other 29 New Jersey cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything about the service or the price?"

3. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $2,993 a year, lower than 21 of the other 40 New Jersey cities we cover. Rates are set mostly by the utility and the state.

Ask: "Electricity and gas here cost about $2,993 a year for a typical house, lower than 21 of the other 40 New Jersey cities we cover. Which parts of that can the city influence, and what would you do about them?"

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Common questions about Wallington house costs

What is the property tax rate in Wallington?

About 1.95% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, Wallington Boro (Bergen County)), plus flat charges on the same bill (Sewer $0).

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Wallington?

About $9,750 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.

How much is the water bill in Wallington?

About $72 a month for water at typical use (9 units, or 6,732 gallons a month) on Borough of Wallington Water Company.

How much does trash pickup cost in Wallington?

$0 a month for a house.

Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Wallington?

Yes. Seniors 65+: Stay NJ: Homeowners 65 and older who owned and lived in their home all of 2025 can get up to $6,500 with income up to $100,000, $5,000 up to $150,000, or $4,000 up to $200,000.

How much does a house in Wallington cost to run each year?

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