Category Archives: taxes

Average $195 tax hike estimated in city budget

The average home in Rahway, assessed at $133,000, is expected to see an increase of about $195 in the municipal portion of tax bills, under a city budget adopted last month.

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Abstract of Ratables, 2023

The total assessed value of the city rose for the fifth consecutive year, up less than 1 percent, from $1.45 billion to $1.462 billion.

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Council hires appraiser for Merck assessment

City Council hired an appraisal firm to help with the tax assessment of new developments on the East Scott Avenue campus of Merck & Co., the city’s largest taxpayer.

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PILOTS in the 2023 budget

The 2023 municipal budget anticipates almost $3 million in revenue from Payments In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT), an increase of almost a half-million dollars.

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Budget includes average tax hike of $149

Municipal taxes will rise by an average of $149 in Rahway after two years without much of an increase.

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Delco Plaza settles multi-year tax appeal

Owners of a shopping center that straddles Rahway and Woodbridge will get a refund of almost $150,000 after a tax appeal settlement on the property, the second in the past decade.

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Abstract of Ratables, 2022

The net taxable value of the city grew for the fourth consecutive year, led by an increase in commercial assessments of almost 3 percent.

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Council extends Rahway Plaza tax break

City Council extended a 50-year tax break another five years for a downtown high-rise with plans to possibly extend it longer in the future.

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