Tax Assessor: Mary Joan Wyatt

Phone: 609-567-4300 Ext. 115 or 116

Location: Town Hall - 100 Central Avenue

Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

To Obtain a List of Property Owners within 200 feet of Block/Lot: Fee is $10.00 for up to 40 property owners and addresses; after 40, it is 25 cents per property owner and respective address.

Senior Citizen, Disabled Person or Surviving Spouse Deduction: Applications may be obtained at the Assessor's Office during regular business hours

Veteran or Surviving Spouse Deduction: Applications can be obtained in the Tax Assessor's Office for this deduction. You must be honorably discharged from active service. Please bring your DD-214 Form to the Assessor’s Office at the time you are applying. According to Chapter 127, Public Law 2001 (A-1330 [1R]), there are specified active service periods for this veteran tax benefit. If you were active in the service during Peacekeeping Missions, you are required to have a minimum of 14 days service in the actual combat except where service-incurred injury or disability occurs in the combat zone, than actual time served, though less than 14 days, is sufficient for purposes of property tax exemption or deduction.

For a disabled person, there is no age limit. Also, proof of income is a criteria. You must reasonably anticipate that income received during the tax year, including income of claimant's spouse, will not exceed $10,000. You can exclude one of the following three: (1) Social Security Benefits, (2) Federal Government Retirement/Disability Pension including Federal Railroad Retirement Benefits, or (3) State, County, Municipal Government and their political subdivisions and agencies Retirement/Disability Pension. To apply, please bring proof of age, you must be 65 or older as of December 31st of the pretax year. For a surviving spouse, the age is 55 or older.

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