Tax Collector

Office of the Tax Collector
Borough Hall

380 Hillsdale Ave.

Hillsdale, NJ 07642

Hours are 8 AM to 4 PM Wednesday

For tax assistance, please call our Tax Collector, Kelly Lombardi
201-666-4800, Ext 1501 or via email: klombardi@hillsdalenj.org

Fourth Quarter Taxes are Due November 1st. To avoid late fees all payments must be received by 4:00pm November 10th. Payments received after November 10th will be considered late and interest will be charged back to November 1st.

The Tax Sale scheduled for November 19, 2025 has been cancelled.

REGARDING THE RECENTLY MAILED 3RD QUARTER ESTIMATED TAX BILLS:

2025 Tax Impact on the *Average assessed home in Hillsdale

	2025 Estimate	Increase from 2024	Percent of Taxes
County	1468	65	9.55
County Open Space	71	3	0.44
District School Tax	7193	266	39.1
Regional School Tax	3770	184	27
Library Tax	229	25	3.7
Municipal Tax	3056	138	20.26

The governing body has implemented a tax increase of $138 on the average assessed Hillsdale home. This adjustment was necessary due to pre-existing contractual obligations, which required the borough to allocate an additional $200,000 for solid waste disposal, $280,000 for police salaries and wages, and $186,000 for state-mandated health care costs—totaling $666,000 increase in an non-discretionary expenses for the 2025 budget. All of these expenses, along with essential town services—including police, DPW, parks, and borough hall operations—are funded by just 19% of the total property taxes paid by residents.

However, through strategic revenue generation—such as River Vale joining our paid ambulance service ($75,000), merging courts with Westwood ($60,000), and joining the county fiber ring for municipal internet service (savings still being calculated)—combined with responsible departmental budget reductions, we successfully lowered the $666,000 obligation to $483,000. It is this remaining $483,000 in mandatory spending that necessitated the $138 tax increase.

This approach reflects our commitment to balancing financial responsibilities while minimizing the burden on taxpayers.

Tax Rate Table
2025	3.330
2024	3.172
2023	3.082
2022	2.999
2021	2.966
2020	2.907
2019	2.901
2018	2.801
2017	2.755
2016	2.714
2015	2.628
2014	2.609
2013	2.569
2012	2.16
2011	2.11
2010	2.04
2009	1.93
2008	1.873
2007	1.79
2006	3.80
2005	3.52
2004	3.26
2003	3.02
2002	2.87
2001	2.73
2000	2.58
1999	2.51