901 Atlantic Avenue
North Wildwood, NJ 08260
Phone: 522-2030 ext 1340
Fax: 609-846-9995

Department Contact(s) :

Jason Hesley – jhesley@northwildwood.com

Department Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm

  • Assessment of Property Value
  • Assisting Appraisers and Taxpayers
  • Property Addresses
  • Property Deductions Property Record Card Data
  • Providing Variance Lists
  • Tax Map Maintenance

Property Assessments

Yearly Assessment Notices will be sent out by the 1st of February of the current year and will list the prior year taxes. Information about the Appeal Process will appear on the back of the notice.

Tax appeals must be paid, processed and received by April first by the Cape May County Tax Board.  All municipal charges must be current to have a hearing.

The tax rate is per $100. Multiply the assessment by the tax rate to arrive at the amount of property tax owed.

Appeals

Taxpayers who disagree with their property’s assessment have the right to appeal to their county tax board (or directly with the State Tax Court if the property is assessed for more than $1,000,000) on or before April 1 or 45 days from the date the Assessment Notifications are mailed by the taxing district, whichever is later; or May 1st where a municipal-wide revaluation or municipal-wide reassessment has been implemented (December 1 for added and omitted assessments.) The required appeal forms may be obtained from the County Board of Taxation.

All appeals must be filed with the Cape May County Board of Taxation by April 1 of each year, except those properties with an assessed value in excess of $1,000,000, which may be filed directly to the State Tax Court. Petitions of appeal with instructions may be obtained on the Cape May County Board of Taxation’s website.

There are several tax deductions available to qualifying residents which may be found here: State of New Jersey Local Property Tax Forms

These include:

  • Disabled veterans exemption
  • Veteran deduction
  • Un-remarried widow of veteran deduction
  • Un-remarried widow of disabled veteran exemption
  • Senior citizen deduction
  • Surviving Spouse (55 years or older) of existing senior citizen deduction
  • Disabled person deduction

 Please see below for qualifying information or contact the Assessor’s office.

Senior Citizens & Disabled Persons 

Anyone wishing to apply for a $250 deduction in taxes may contact the Assessor’s Office for an application. Limitations for income and residency apply.

In order to qualify for the $250 senior citizens deduction you must:

  • Have a combined income of $10,000 or less, excluding Social Security
  • Be 65 years or over
  • Own property in North Wildwood as of October 1 of the pre-tax year
  • Be a full-time (legal) resident of North Wildwood

Information For Military Veterans

Veterans, who were honorably discharged with active service, may apply for a $250 deduction. Those who have been deemed 100% disabled by the Veteran Affairs may qualify for property tax exemption:

The requirement for duty during wartime has been repealed by the State of New Jersey. Any active duty is considered eligible.

In order to qualify for the $250 Veteran deduction, you must:

  • Own property in North Wildwood as of October 1 of the pre-tax year
  • Be honorably discharged from active service and have dd-214 papers along with discharge papers

In order to qualify for the Disabled Veteran exemption, you must:

  • Own property in North Wildwood and occupy said property as your primary address
  • Be honorably discharged from active service and have DD-214 papers along with discharge papers
  • Present letter of 100% total & permanent disability from Veteran’s Affairs

Added Assessments

New construction, structural additions and improvements completed after October 1 are valued and taxed under the Added Assessment Law. This way property which becomes assessable after October 1 does not avoid its fair share of the tax burden for the rest of the year. A new structure, or an addition to or alteration of an old structure, completed after January 1 and before October 1, is valued as of the first day of the month following completion. If the value when completed is greater than the assessed value placed on the structure on October 1 of the pretax year (partial assessment based on the value present at that time), an added assessment based on the difference must be made. The added assessment is prorated on the number of full months remaining in the tax year. Tax exempt properties which lose their exempt status are also subject to the Added Assessment Law. Added Assessments are payable on November 1 and become delinquent if not timely paid.

Omitted Assessments

Additional assessments which, through error, were not made at the proper time may be placed on the tax rolls through the Omitted Assessment Laws. An omitted assessment can be made for the current year of discovery and one prior year. The Omitted Assessment Laws provide that in any year or in the next succeeding year, the county board of taxation or the municipal tax assessor respectively may, in accordance with the provisions of this act, assess any taxable property omitted from the tax rolls for the particular year. Omitted assessments are payable on November 1 and become delinquent if not timely paid.

If you did not receive an Added Assessment Tax bill for work completed in the previous year, you will receive an “Omitted Added” Assessment bill in addition to an “Added Assessment” bill the year following the improvement.

Please note, not scheduling a final inspection for your building permit does not delay the added assessment tax bill.

Property assessments can be viewed online on the Cape May County Internet Map Server.
To view property values for a particular address or block/lot please visit: 
http://www.capemaycountyims.net and follow the links as described below.

  1. From the Home Page click MAPS.
  2. You must accept the terms of the Use Agreement to continue.
  3. Click Parcels. A new window will appear.
  4. Read and OK the disclaimer.
  5. Change the drop down labeled “Select A Layer” to Municipalities.
  6. Click Start Search
  7. Select Your Search Criteria to continue.