Taxes in Mercer County
Municipality
Year
School
Rate
Municipal
Rate
County
Rates
Library/
Open Space
Rates
Fire/
Garbage
Rates
Total
Tax
Rate
Avg.
Home
Assessment
Avg. Tax

Avg.
Increase
Decrease

 
Municipality
                       
East Windsor

2006
2007

$3.27
$3.43
$0.48
$0.51
$0.94
$0.97
$0.14
$0.16
$0.19
$0.20
$5.02
$5.27
$132,505.30
$133,942.91
$ 6,651.77
$ 7,058.79
$ 407.03
 
East Windsor
Ewing
2006
2007
$2.60
$2.59
$0.73
$0.86
$0.81
$0.77
$0.12
$0.12
$0.00
$0.00
$4.26
$4.34
$122,517.30
$122,608.03
$ 5,219.24
$ 5,321.19
$ 101.95
 
Ewing
Hamilton
2006
2007
$1.84
$1.88
$0.77
$0.81
$0.76
$0.80
$0.05
$0.06
$0.35
$0.38
$3.77
$3.93
$132,687.91
$133,576.28
$ 5,002.33
$ 5,249.55
$ 247.21
 
Hamilton
Hightstown
2006
2007
$3.30
$3.48
$1.31
$1.44
$0.95
$0.98
$0.14
$0.16
$0.00
$0.00
$5.70
$6.06
$118,552.14
$118,782.53
$ 6,757.47
$ 7,198.22
$ 440.75
 
Hightstown
Hopewell Boro
2006
2007
$1.06
$1.12
$0.27
$0.34
$0.41
$0.42
$0.04
$0.04
$0.04
$0.04
$1.82
$1.96
$452,886.94
$452,312.61
$ 8,242.54
$ 8,865.33
$ 622.78
 
Hopewell Boro
Hopewell Twp.
2006
2007
$1.10
$1.12
$0.24
$0.25
$0.43
$0.40
$0.10
$0.09
$0.04
$0.05
$1.91
$1.91
$554,177.47
$549,271.50
$10,606.96
$10,463.62
-$ 143.33
 
Hopewell Twp.
Lawrence
2006
2007
$2.05
$2.13
$0.65
$0.67
$0.80
$0.83
$0.15
$0.17
$0.00
$0.00
$3.65
$3.80
$164,117.20
$164,383.50
$ 5,990.28
$ 6,246.57
$ 256.29
 
Lawrence
Pennington
2006
2007
$1.08
$1.10
$0.35
$0.40
$0.41
$0.41
$0.04
$0.04
$0.03
$0.03
$1.91
$1.98
$529,002.56
$527,021.07
$10103,95
$10,435.02
$ 331.07
 
Pennington
Princeton Boro
2006
2007
$1.73
$1.87
$0.94
$0.98
$0.95
$0.99
$0.07
$0.08
$0.00
$0.00
$3.69
$3.92
$347,375.54
$348,412.79
$12,818.16
$13,657.78
$ 839.62
 
Princeton Boro
Princeton Twp.
2006
2007
$1.62
$1.71
$0.74
$0.81
$0.90
$0.88
$0.08
$0.08
$0.00
$0.00
$3.34
$3.48
$421,919.24
$425,761.52
$14,092.10
$14,816.50
$ 724.40
 
Princeton Twp.
Trenton
2006
2007
$1.08
$1.08
$2.38
$2.40
$0.60
$0.66
$0.04
$0.05
$0.00
$0.00
$4.10
$4.19
$ 62,214.25
$ 62,257.69
$ 2,550.78
$ 2,608.60
$  57.81
 
Trenton

Washington Twp.

2006
2007
$2.78
$1.17
$0.62
$0.34*
$0.92
$0.38
$0.19
$0.11
$0.27
$0.00
$4.78
$2.00
$469,332.16
$414,100.04
$ 8,094.08
$ 8,282.00
$ 187.92
 
Washington Twp.
West Windsor
2006
2007
$1.14
$1.20
$0.27
$0.28
$0.39
$0.41
$0.11
$0.10
$0.00
$0.00
$1.91
$1.99
$575,177.76
$574,801.74
$10,985,90
$11,438.55
$ 452.66
 
West Windsor
   


Notes: Hamilton's information is based on the median fire district tax. Hamilton's tax increases vary by district, from $206 to $263.
           Washington Township eliminated its fire district in 2007.
Source: Mercer County Board of Taxation