N.J. now has highest average property tax in the nation.

[3Hotdogs]

As per NJ.Com.

Essex County leads, followed by Bergen.

Lowest is Cape May County.

[NNadir]

1. Well, as NJ is nirvana, i feel I get what I pay for.

[Mossfern]

2. I live in Essex

and pay approximately $25,000 a year in property tax.
And then there's the higher prices for all things maintenance.

[bamagal62]

3. My property taxes

are pretty high. But, I feel like we get great services. One of my favorite things about NJ is that I don’t have to pump my own gas!!!

[NNadir]

4. My favorite things are the culture, arts and science in particular.

[bamagal62]

5. Well, there's that too!!!

I'm at the Jersey Shore (Monmouth County). I will say the nature around here is pretty incredible. We do have the Count Basie Center which brings a good bit of music and theatre performances to Red Bank. For museums, I head to NYC. (Although, I will say the Art Museum at Princeton University is packed with some amazing art. Unfortunately, right now, it's closed for renovations.) But, I still love that I don't have to pump my own gas!!!

[NNadir]

6. My son is an artist because of we took him to the Princeton art museum.

He told me in his early adolescence he was fascinated with Max Ernst's painting "The Witch."

It wasn't a painting that did much for me. I was rather more interested in the Beckmann in the same room.

I had no idea about that until he told me as a young man.

[bamagal62]

7. It's amazing how many

Incredible paintings they have packed into that small museum. When you walk into the door, you’re greeted by a Basquiat. Then, it gets even better from there. Quite impressive. I bet after the Reno, it will be even better.

[JustAnotherGen]

8. And the perks are awesome

As a result of that.

[NJCher]

9. so much going on

We don't have to go into the city unless we want to:

https://www.njarts.net