New Jersey · County property tax · ACS 2024
Hudson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Hudson County pays $9,555 a year, an effective rate of 1.77%, far above the U.S. average.
- $9,555
- Median tax / yr · Highest-decile bill
- 1.77%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- +379%
- vs U.S. average
- #16 of 21
- rank in NJ
The verdict
Homeowners in Hudson County pay a median $9,555 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.77%, more affordable than 5% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $9,555
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.77%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2978 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +379%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($539,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for New Jersey. Population: 718,323. Owner-occupied homes: 92,074.
The median annual property tax in Hudson County is $9,555, which is 0% higher than the New Jersey state average and 379% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.77% on a median home value of $539,700. Property taxes represent 10.4% of the median household income in this county.
Why Hudson County's ACS bill runs high vs the U.S.
Primary signal
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Hudson County pay a median annual property tax of $9,555, far above the national median and roughly in line with the New Jersey state median. On a $539,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.77% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Income carries a heavy tax share
Property taxes in Hudson County run well above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 10.4% of the $91,795 median household income.
Decision signal 3
The effective rate is a national headwind
Hudson County's 1.77% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 95% pay more.
Decision signal 4
High among New Jersey counties by effective rate
Hudson County ranks #16 of 21 counties in New Jersey by effective rate (24% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Hudson County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Hudson County rose 34.7%, from $400,800 to $539,700. The effective rate fell 18.1% over the same span, a steeper move than in 77% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 10.2%, to $9,555. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $8,668 to $9,555, a gain of 10%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 84,066 of 92,074 owner-occupied homes (91.3%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Both figures are in the national top quarter, and the median bill still equals only 10% of median household income. A high rate on high earnings produces a large dollar figure, and only the dollar figure tends to get quoted; the ratio above is the other half.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Hudson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Hudson County homeowners, 84,066 of 92,074 owner-occupied homes (91.3%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 1.1% (976)
- $800 to $1,499 1.3% (1,190)
- $1,500 to $1,999 0.7% (650)
- $2,000 to $2,999 2.0% (1,831)
- $3,000 or more 91.3% (84,066)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
3,361 homes here (3.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how New Jersey handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Hudson County pay about the same bill, a 3% gap.
Hudson County's bill vs state & U.S. medians
Median annual bill bars around Hudson County's SPIKE ACS 2024 figure.
Hudson County's median bill is 0% above the New Jersey median and 379% above the U.S. median.
Among the highest-taxed counties in the country
At 1.77%, Hudson County sits in the top 5% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. That is the rate, not the bill: a high rate on a modest home can still produce a smaller cheque than a low rate on an expensive one, which is why the $9,555 median bill is the number to compare against another county.
Hudson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Hudson County | New Jersey Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Highest-decile bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Highest-decile income burden | 10.4% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Is Hudson County's $9,555 median bill appeal-worthy?
At Hudson County's $9,555 ACS median (SPIKE), a 10% assessment cut is worth about $956/yr before exemptions. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for New Jersey.
Hudson County bill trail · SPIKE
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,555 +1.5% | 1.77% |
| 2023 | $9,413 +1.1% | 1.85% |
| 2022 | $9,314 +5.2% | 1.91% |
| 2021 | $8,855 +2.2% | 2.09% |
| 2020 | $8,668 | 2.16% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Hudson County: tax takes 10.4% of income
Counties near Hudson County's median bill
On effective rate, Hudson County sits nearest Logan County (IL), Albany County (NY), Ulster County (NY).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Marshall County (KS), Dauphin County (PA), Riley County (KS).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Hudson County: only 7% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 24,890 of 358,320 returns from Hudson County reported real estate taxes, averaging $10,434 - 40% of those reporters sat in the $200k+ AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Hudson County bill FAQs
- How does Hudson County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Hudson County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.77% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Hudson County, New Jersey?
- The median annual property tax in Hudson County is $9,555, an effective rate of 1.77% on a $539,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Hudson County?
- Property taxes in Hudson County run well above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 10.4% of the $91,795 median household income.
- What is the tax affordability score for Hudson County?
- Hudson County, New Jersey scores F (9/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at C (+$249). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- Are property taxes increasing in Hudson County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Hudson County climbed 10.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $8,668 to $9,555, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Hudson County's SPIKE bill
Hudson County's $9,555 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is elevated here: about 10.4% of Hudson County's $91,795 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by median bill (then rate)
Bill-first peers for Hudson County's SPIKE median, then a disjoint out-of-state rate set, not the same-state geography lattice.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.77%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $9,555/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Hudson County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Hudson County (STEEP · SPIKE), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP SPIKE
San Mateo County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $9,519/yr (near-tied bill ABS $36); rate 0.61% vs Hudson County 1.77%.
Middlesex County, NJ
ABS(median_tax) peer · $9,712/yr (higher bill ABS $157); rate 2.10% vs Hudson County 1.77%.
Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $9,295/yr (lower bill ABS $260); rate 1.42% vs Hudson County 1.77%.
San Francisco County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $9,862/yr (higher bill ABS $307); rate 0.71% vs Hudson County 1.77%.
New Jersey county set
State ACS overview for every published New Jersey county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Hudson County stamps STEEP · SPIKE - review notice deadlines before quoting the ACS median.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Hudson County (STEEP · SPIKE) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.