NJ property taxes: These towns saw the biggest spikes; how much did yours increase?

The average New Jersey property tax bill last year increased by just under 1 percent, the smallest increase homeowners have seen in the past 20 years.

The average residential property tax bill last year was $8,767, up about $77 from 2017, according to data from the New Jersey Department of Treasury.

About five dozen towns saw their average residential property taxes drop. Search your town here.

But not all New Jersey taxpayers were so lucky. Here's a look at the towns who saw the biggest increases in their average property tax bills, according to a USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey analysis of state data.

25. Hazlet, Monmouth County

2017 Average tax bill: $7,699 
2018 Average tax bill: $8,085
Increase: 5 percent

24. Red Bank, Monmouth County

2017 Average tax bill: $7,623
2018 Average tax bill: $8,006
Increase: 5 percent

23. Paterson, Passaic County

2017 Average tax bill: $7,697
2018 Average tax bill: $8,087
Increase: 5.1 percent 

22. Lawrence, Cumberland County

2017 Average tax bill: $4,339 
2018 Average tax bill: $4,561
Increase: 5.1 percent 

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21. West Cape May, Cape May County

2017 Average tax bill: $5,371
2018 Average tax bill: $5,648
Increase: 5.2 percent

20. Trenton, Mercer County

2017 Average tax bill: $3,110
2018 Average tax bill: $3,274 
Increase: 5.3 percent 

19. Fieldsboro, Burlington County

2017 Average tax bill: $5,219
2018 Average tax bill: $5,497
Increase: 5.3 percent

18. Rumson, Monmouth County

2017 Average tax bill: $19,551
2018 Average tax bill: $20,602
Increase: 5.4 percent

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17. Vineland, Cumberland County

2017 Average tax bill: $4,249
2018 Average tax bill: $4,479
Increase: 5.4 percent

16. West New York, Hudson County

2017 Average tax bill: $7,506 
2018 Average tax bill: $7,914
Increase: 5.4 percent

15. Tuckerton, Ocean County

2017 Average tax bill: $5,214
2018 Average tax bill: $5,503
Increase: 5.6 percent

14. Cape May, Cape May County

2017 Average tax bill: $5,653 
2018 Average tax bill: $5,978
Increase: 5.7 percent

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13. Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County

2017 Average tax bill: $12,850
2018 Average tax bill: $13,606
Increase: 5.9 percent

12. Englishtown, Monmouth County

2017 Average tax bill: $6,830
2018 Average tax bill: $7,272
Increase: 6.5 percent

11. Farmingdale, Monmouth County

2017 Average tax bill: $6,273
2018 Average tax bill: $6,728
Increase: 7.3 percent 

10. Carneys Point, Salem County

2017 Average tax bill: $4,464
2018 Average tax bill: $4,791
Increase: 7.3 percent

Check out our interactive database here to see how much your property taxes have increased since 1998.

9. Milford, Hunterdon County

2017 Average tax bill: $8,029 
2018 Average tax bill: $8,645
Increase: 7.7 percent

8. Ship Bottom, Ocean County

2017 Average tax bill: $6,270.75
2018 Average tax bill: $6,767.28 
Increase: 7.9 percent

7. Stone Harbor, Cape May County

2017 Average tax bill: $7,977
2018 Average tax bill: $8,615
Increase: 8 percent

6. Orange, Essex County

2017 Average tax bill: $8,501
2018 Average tax bill: $9,248
Increase: 8.8 percent

5. Allenhurst, Monmouth County

2017 Average tax bill: $13,249
2018 Average tax bill: $14,442
Increase: 9 percent

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4. Stow Creek, Cumberland County

2017 Average tax bill: $5,074
2018 Average tax bill: $5,609
Increase: 10.5 percent

3. Wrightstown, Burlington County

2017 Average tax bill: $3,799
2018 Average tax bill: $4,231
Increase: 11.4 percent

2. Elmer, Salem County

2017 Average tax bill: $5,238
2018 Average tax bill: $6,008
Increase: 14.7 percent

1. Interlaken, Monmouth County

2017 Average tax bill: $7,245
2018 Average tax bill: $8,342
Increase: 15.1 percent

Susanne Cervenka: @scervenka; 732-643-4229; scervenka@gannettnj.com