Essex County municipal report
South Orange Village Township property tax intelligence
A practical view of the public record: municipal tax context, assessment signals, relief paths, and research tools for homeowners and professionals.
Municipality code 0719 · refreshed 2026-08-06
At a glance
What the municipal record shows
South Orange Village Township is in Essex County. The latest local general tax rate in this dataset is the latest available municipal rate. The municipal tax base reported for the latest budget series is $4,258,015,100.
Plain-English read
The reported assessment consistency score is 51.5 out of 100. The reported coefficient is 14.12; this is a municipal consistency measure, not an opinion of a specific property's value.
Rate context
Property-tax rate history
The local general rate has Historical comparison unavailable. Rate history provides municipal context; it does not predict an individual home's future tax bill.
A municipal tax-rate series is not available in the current local dataset.
Source: NJ Division of Taxation municipal tax-rate history, local copy through the latest available year.
Assessment & public-finance signals
Two things worth separating
Assessment consistency
The reported assessment consistency score is 51.5 out of 100. The reported coefficient is 14.12; this is a municipal consistency measure, not an opinion of a specific property's value.
Open the Watchdog assessment tool →Exempt property & PILOT context
25.1% of assessed value is listed as exempt in the local release, with 18 PILOT agreements reported.
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Answers
South Orange Village Township property-tax questions
How are property taxes calculated in South Orange Village Township?
A New Jersey property-tax bill starts with a local assessment and the municipality's combined tax rate. This page shows municipal context for South Orange Village Township; a parcel's bill also depends on its assessment and applicable programs.
What relief programs can South Orange Village Township residents explore?
Residents may be eligible for state programs such as ANCHOR, Senior Freeze, or property-tax deductions. Eligibility, income rules, and filing dates are set by the State, so use the estimator and confirm current rules before filing.
Can a South Orange Village Township assessment be appealed?
An assessment appeal is fact-specific and generally relies on timely filing and credible comparable-sales evidence. The appeal guide and Watchdog research tools can help organize the municipal record; official boards decide outcomes.
Where does this South Orange Village Township data come from?
The figures are compiled from local copies of New Jersey public municipal datasets, including levy-rate history and assessment-consistency releases. Source links and the reporting year are shown on this page.