Housing corridor
Bordentown & the Farm Belt
Corridor grouping is curated for housing comparison — not a municipal boundary.
Bordentown & the Farm Belt · city
Bordentown City housing intelligence.
Bordentown City packs a walkable downtown, RiverLine access, and layered Revolutionary-era history onto less than a square mile above the Delaware — one of South Jersey's favorite small downtowns.
Town snapshot city
Profile
Tax layers One bill · county + municipal + school
School district Bordentown Regional School District
Market corridor Bordentown & the Farm Belt
Municipality overview Curated
Status
School district Curated
Tax rates Official only
Population 3,993
Town-level guidance frames the decision. Confirm school district, tax routing, and property records through official county and municipal sources.
Municipality identity
What we know about Bordentown City.
Bordentown City packs a walkable downtown, RiverLine access, and layered Revolutionary-era history onto less than a square mile above the Delaware — one of South Jersey's favorite small downtowns. Identity facts below are labeled so you know what is curated reference data versus what still needs official verification.
Municipality type City official
County Burlington County, NJ official
Housing corridor Bordentown & the Farm Belt curated
Primary ZIP 08505 curated
Population 3,993 official
Land area 0.935 sq mi official
Reference coordinates 40.1497, -74.7077 official
Primary ZIP
08505
ZIP codes do not determine school district assignment in Burlington County — several towns share ZIP codes across district lines.
Population
3,993
2020 U.S. Census count for this municipality.
Land area
0.935 sq mi
U.S. Census Bureau gazetteer land area.
Reference coordinates
40.1497, -74.7077
Census gazetteer internal point — a GIS orientation reference, not a property boundary.
School district
Assignment is address-level — not zip code.
District label Bordentown Regional School District curated
Municipality Bordentown City
Corridor Bordentown & the Farm Belt
Curated municipality-to-district mapping, including regional and sending relationships — still verify at the property address; several Burlington County towns send students to neighboring districts.
Tax layers
One bill. Three levies. No tax rates on this page.
New Jersey property owners receive one consolidated quarterly tax bill from the municipality — with county, municipal, and school levies inside it. This profile routes you to official sources — it does not publish municipality-specific tax rates.
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official Assessment & appeals
Assessments for Bordentown City are set by the municipal assessor and appealed through the Burlington County Board of Taxation. Burlington runs on New Jersey's alternate assessment calendar — the regular appeal deadline is January 15 of the tax year.
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official Municipal tax collector
Bordentown City collects one consolidated property tax bill — county, municipal, and school levies together, due quarterly (Feb 1, May 1, Aug 1, Nov 1). Find the tax collector for this city via the county's municipal directory.
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official School levy
School taxes for Bordentown City are levied through its district budget inside the same consolidated bill. Verify district assignment at the property, then review the district budget for the school levy share.
Open official source →For assessment appeals — due January 15 on Burlington County's alternate calendar — start with the County Board of Taxation. See the tax intelligence hub for the full one-bill, three-levy explainer.
Corridor context
Bordentown & the Farm Belt — 7 towns.
Bordentown's walkable downtown plus Chesterfield, Mansfield, Springfield, and North Hanover — preserved farmland, Northern Burlington schools, and Trenton–NYC commute access via the Turnpike and RiverLine.
Buyer framing (curated): Bordentown City's walkable downtown trades on RiverLine access and Turnpike proximity to Trenton, Princeton, and New York. The farm-belt townships pair Northern Burlington schools with preserved farmland — check farmland assessment and preserved-land restrictions on larger parcels.
Compare nearby: Bordentown, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Springfield, North Hanover
Official records
Due diligence routes to primary sources.
Assessment, deed, parcel, and municipal contact checks belong in every serious housing decision. These links route to official or curated public-source hubs — not secondary aggregators.
official
Assessment & tax records
Burlington County Board of Taxation — assessment oversight, equalization, and appeal records. Assessment questions start with the municipal assessor.
Open resource →official
County Clerk — deeds & recording
In New Jersey the County Clerk records deeds and mortgages. Burlington's record set is among the oldest in the state — the county dates to 1694.
Open resource →official
Sheriff's sales & foreclosures
New Jersey foreclosures are judicial and end at a county Sheriff's sale — current sale listings and bidder rules are published by the Sheriff's Department.
Open resource →official
Burlington County GIS & maps
Parcel maps, zoning layers, flood context, Pinelands boundaries, and spatial due diligence.
Open resource →official
County municipal directory
Official county index of all 40 cities, boroughs, and townships.
Open resource →Known gaps
What this profile does not claim yet.
Production housing intelligence means honest gaps — not filler. These items still need official source input or licensed data before they can be published as facts.
Municipal tax rates
Current general tax rates and equalization ratios are not published on this profile. Confirm with the municipal tax collector and the Burlington County Board of Taxation before modeling monthly cost.
Decision signals
What matters before you act in Bordentown City.
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official Tax layers
One bill · county + municipal + school
New Jersey property tax arrives as a single municipal bill, due quarterly, with county, municipal, and school levies inside it. General tax rates are not published on this profile — verify with the municipal tax collector and the Burlington County Board of Taxation.
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curated School district
Bordentown Regional School District
Curated municipality mapping, including regional and sending relationships. District assignment is still address-level — verify before you act.
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curated Market corridor
Bordentown & the Farm Belt
Bordentown's walkable downtown plus Chesterfield, Mansfield, Springfield, and North Hanover — preserved farmland, Northern Burlington schools, and Trenton–NYC commute access via the Turnpike and RiverLine.
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curated Municipality overview
Curated
Overview drawn from curated municipal reference data — not a market valuation.
Official verification
Confirm facts at the property line.
Town profiles frame the decision. Before you tour or offer, verify school district assignment, assessment records, and tax routing through county and municipal offices — not marketing copy alone.
Closing support
Settlement-day help for Bordentown City transactions.
When diligence is done and documents need a professional hand, BucksNotary supports loan signing and notarization across Burlington County.
Back to the county map.
Compare Bordentown City against other municipalities in Bordentown & the Farm Belt — then confirm property-level facts through official county records.
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