New Jersey consolidates county, municipal, and school levies into one quarterly municipal bill — every buyer, seller, homeowner, and investor needs all three layers before trusting the monthly number.
New Jersey property owners receive one consolidated tax bill from their municipality, due quarterly (Feb 1, May 1, Aug 1, Nov 1) — but county, municipal, and school levies all live inside it, and the school levy is usually the largest share. Assessments are set by your municipal assessor, and Burlington County runs on New Jersey's alternate assessment calendar: assessment notices arrive in November and the regular appeal deadline is January 15 — months earlier than the April 1 date most statewide guides cite.
Each layer of Burlington County housing intelligence connects to the next. Use these entry points before you act on a single number.
Verify through the Burlington County Board of Taxation — appeals are due January 15 on the county's alternate calendar.
Open →Your municipality sets the assessment, collects the whole bill quarterly, and keeps its own share.
Open →Usually the largest share — tied to district assignment, including regional and sending districts.
Open →Assessment oversight, equalization, and county tax administration.
Open source →Appeal instructions and online filing — regular deadline January 15; added/omitted assessments by December 1.
Open source →Official index of all 40 municipalities — tax collector, assessor, and permit routing.
Open source →Seller-paid transfer fee tables plus the graduated 1%–3.5% fee on sales over $1M (seller-paid since July 2025).
Open source →New Jersey consolidates property taxation into a single municipal bill: your municipality collects it quarterly and distributes the county, municipal, and school shares. The school levy is usually the largest slice. That structure differs from neighboring Pennsylvania, where county, municipal, and school district each bill separately.
January 15 of the tax year for regular appeals. Burlington is one of three New Jersey counties (with Gloucester and Monmouth) on the alternate assessment calendar — assessment notice postcards arrive in November of the pre-tax year, and the online filing window closes at 11:59pm on January 15. Added or omitted assessment appeals are due by December 1. Most statewide guides still cite April 1, which does not apply here.
The seller pays the NJ Realty Transfer Fee, calculated on the sale price at graduated rates. Since July 10, 2025, sellers also pay the graduated percent fee (the former buyer-paid 'mansion tax') on residential sales over $1M — 1% rising to 3.5% above $3.5M. Nonresident sellers prepay estimated income tax at closing (the so-called 'exit tax'). Verify current figures with the NJ Division of Taxation before closing.
ANCHOR provides annual rebates for eligible homeowners and renters; the Senior Freeze reimburses qualifying seniors for property tax increases; and Stay NJ adds a further credit for eligible homeowners 65 and over. Programs share a combined application (PAS-1) and income limits change — check the NJ Division of Taxation for current-year rules before counting relief in your budget.
Start with your municipality profile on BurlingtonCountyHousing.com, then verify the current general tax rate and equalization ratio with your municipal tax collector and the Burlington County Board of Taxation. Rates change annually — always confirm before closing or refinancing.
Open the town profile for municipal context, then confirm tax rates and assessment records with county and municipal offices.
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