Somerset County, New Jersey Tax Assessors' Office
Somerset County Board of Taxation 27 Warren Street
Somerville, New Jersey 08876
Where is the Somerset County Tax Assessor's Office?
What can the Somerset County Assessor's Office do for me?
The Somerset County Tax Assessor's Office oversees the appraisal and assessment of properties as well as the billing and collection of property taxes for all taxable real estate located in Somerset County.
Contact the assessor's office if you need help with paying your property taxes, applying for a homestead exemption or other tax exemption, reporting upgrades to your home, appealing your property tax assessment, or verifying your property records.
Submitting a Somerset County property tax appeal
If you believe that your house has been unfairly overappraised (i.e. appraised at a value higher than the true market value of the property), you can attempt to get your home re-appraised at a lower value by contacting the Assessor's Office to submit a property tax appeal.
You will have to submit a form describing your property and sufficient proof that it is overassessed, including valuations of similar homes nearby as evidence. If your appeal is accepted, your home assessment (and property taxes) will be lowered as a result.
If you would like to appeal your property, call the Somerset County Assessor's Office at (908) 541 5701 and ask for a property tax appeal form. Keep in mind that property tax appeals are generally only accepted in a 1-3 month window each year.
For more information and example appeals, see how to appeal your property taxes.
Useful Somerset County Facts:
The median home value in Somerset County is between $426,660.00 and $435,740.00. Property tax rates are based on property values.
How can I contact Somerset County?
You can try contacting the Somerset County local government directly with any issues the Assessor's Office can't solve. In many counties, certain property records such as deeds are kept in the county courthouse or county archives instead of at the tax assessors' office.
The county seat for Somerset County is located in the County Administration Building in Somerville, which is where the Somerset County Assessors' Office is also located. You can direct your general inquiries to Somerset County with the contact info listed below.
Somerset County Phone Number
Somerset County Fax Number
Somerset County County Administration Building Address
County Administration Building
20 Grove Street
Somerville, NJ 08876-2306
Useful Somerset County Links:
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Somerset County Government Homepage
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Property Tax Search Tool
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GIS Map
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Somerset County Assessors' Office Homepage