Salem County property tax rates, 2025

15 municipalities, ranked from lowest to highest effective rate. The median in Salem County is 2.740 per $100.

Lowest general rate
2.004Lower Alloway Creek Township
Highest general rate
8.628Salem City
Municipalities
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1 Lower Alloway Creek Township 2.004 1.058+0.226
2 Oldmans Township 2.699 2.230+0.007
3 Upper Pittsgrove Township 3.098 2.395+0.018
4 Carneys Point Township 2.410 2.482-1.277
5 Alloway Township 3.627 2.562+0.140
6 Elsinboro Township 3.172 2.581+0.052
7 Quinton Township 3.841 2.656+0.046
8 Pilesgrove Township 3.746 2.740+0.090
9 Pittsgrove Township 4.123 2.773+0.031
10 Mannington Township 3.604 2.984+0.127
11 Elmer Borough 4.102 2.999+0.008
12 Woodstown Borough 4.153 3.184+0.137
13 Pennsville Township 5.199 3.714+0.101
14 Penns Grove Borough 5.649 3.748+0.103
15 Salem City 8.628 4.505+0.406

Rates are per $100 of assessed value. Rank 1 has the lowest effective rate in the county.

Source: New Jersey Division of Taxation, 2025 General Tax Rates by County and Municipality. Retrieved 2026-10-24.

Property tax in Salem County

In 2025, the general tax rate in Salem County ranges from 2.004 in Lower Alloway Creek Township to 8.628 in Salem City, per $100 of assessed value. On an assessed value of $300,000, that's $6,012 to $25,884 a year before exemptions. Because assessments sit at different shares of market value from place to place, compare places with the effective rate, which is what the ranking above uses.

Choose a municipality above for its rate history and a bill calculator, or read the New Jersey property tax guide for how assessments, due dates and appeals work.