New Jersey State Tax Guide

Bottom Line

Middle-Class Families: Least Tax-Friendly (Go to the Kiplinger Tax Map for Middle-Class Families)
Retirees: Least Tax-Friendly (Go to the Kiplinger Tax Map for Retirees)

While New Jersey gives many residents a break on income and sales taxes, it brings the hammer down when they buy a home. New Jersey's statewide median property tax rate is the highest in the country.

Income taxes in New Jersey on middle-class taxpayers are low, but the state has a steeply progressive rate structure – and a "millionaire's tax" – that kicks the income tax burden up for wealthier residents. The