New Jersey Property Search

New Jersey uses a block-and-lot system for property identification, assigned at the municipal level. Each of the 565 municipalities maintains its own tax map, and parcel identifiers are not standardized across county lines.

Key NJ record types:

• MOD-IV Tax Lists — Municipal assessor records with assessed values, property class, and owner information (where available under Daniel's Law)
• SR-1A Sales — State-mandated sales recording forms filed for every property transfer; includes sale price, date, buyer/seller, and usability codes
• County Clerk Deeds — Recorded deeds, mortgages, liens, and judgments at the county level
• DCA Permits — NJ Department of Community Affairs Uniform Construction Code permits for building, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection work
• NJGIN Parcels — NJ Geographic Information Network parcel boundaries with assessment data

Daniel's Law note: New Jersey's Daniel's Law restricts public access to home addresses and ownership information for judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement. This means owner names are not publicly available for NJ properties through any source — RegWatch surfaces all other available data.

RegWatch aggregates data from multiple NJ sources into a single property profile:

• NJGIN parcel data — boundaries, lot dimensions, acreage, and property class for all 2.75M parcels
• SR-1A sales records — complete transaction history with sale prices, dates, and usability codes
• DCA building permits — construction permits across all permit types (building, electrical, plumbing, fire)
• MOD-IV assessments — assessed land value, improvement value, total assessment, and tax class
• Property characteristics — year built, square footage, floors, building style, and property class description
• Tax data — annual property tax, school district, and equalization ratios
• Environmental flags — flood zone indicators, Pinelands/Highlands designations, and ISRA site status

RegWatch covers every county in New Jersey. Click any county for detailed property records and local market context:

• Bergen County (955K, 70 municipalities) — Most populous NJ county; 70 municipalities from Hackensack to Alpine
• Hudson County (724K, 12 municipalities) — NYC-adjacent waterfront — Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken
• Essex County (863K, 22 municipalities) — Newark (NJ's largest city), Montclair, and the Oranges
• Middlesex County (863K, 25 municipalities) — Central NJ corridor — New Brunswick, Edison, Woodbridge
• Monmouth County (643K, 53 municipalities) — Jersey Shore communities from Asbury Park to Red Bank
• Ocean County (637K, 33 municipalities) — Barrier island communities and Toms River; fastest-growing NJ county
• Passaic County (524K, 16 municipalities) — Paterson (Silk City), Wayne, and the Great Falls National Historical Park
• Union County (575K, 21 municipalities) — Elizabeth, Summit, Westfield — transit-rich commuter corridor
• Morris County (509K, 39 municipalities) — Morristown, Parsippany — corporate headquarters corridor
• Camden County (523K, 37 municipalities) — Philadelphia suburbs — Cherry Hill, Voorhees, Haddonfield
• Burlington County (461K, 40 municipalities) — NJ's largest county by area; Mount Laurel, Moorestown
• Somerset County (345K, 21 municipalities) — Bridgewater, Franklin — pharma and tech corridor
• Mercer County (387K, 12 municipalities) — State capital (Trenton), Princeton University
• Gloucester County (302K, 24 municipalities) — Growing South Jersey suburbs — Washington Township, Deptford
• Atlantic County (274K, 23 municipalities) — Atlantic City gaming district and Egg Harbor townships
• Hunterdon County (128K, 26 municipalities) — Rural Western NJ — Flemington, Lambertville, equestrian estates
• Sussex County (144K, 24 municipalities) — Northwestern NJ — Vernon, Sparta, Mountain Creek
• Warren County (109K, 22 municipalities) — Delaware Water Gap, Phillipsburg — scenic western border
• Cumberland County (150K, 14 municipalities) — Vineland, Bridgeton — agricultural heartland
• Salem County (64K, 15 municipalities) — NJ's smallest county; historic Salem City, nuclear plant
• Cape May County (95K, 16 municipalities) — Victorian resort communities — Cape May, Wildwood, Stone Harbor

New Jersey's regulatory landscape creates unique due diligence requirements that differ significantly from New York:

• Flood zones — Post-Sandy, FEMA maps were redrawn across the Shore counties. Flood insurance requirements and elevation certificates are critical for coastal and riverine properties.
• Pinelands & Highlands — Properties in the Pinelands National Reserve or NJ Highlands region face strict development restrictions under the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan and Highlands Water Protection Act.
• ISRA (Industrial Site Recovery Act) — Commercial and industrial properties may require environmental remediation before transfer. ISRA compliance is triggered by certain changes in ownership or operations.
• CAFRA (Coastal Area Facility Review Act) — Coastal development within 150 feet to 1 mile of tidal waters requires DEP permits under CAFRA.
• Municipal fragmentation — With 565 municipalities, zoning rules, permit requirements, and tax rates vary dramatically even within a single county. RegWatch surfaces the data you need regardless of which municipality the property sits in.

Stop searching 21 different county clerk websites and hundreds of municipal assessor pages. RegWatch gives you one search, one report for any of New Jersey's 2.75 million properties.

Professional-grade reports include SR-1A sales history, DCA permits, tax assessments, property characteristics, and environmental flags — everything you need for transactions, due diligence, or portfolio management. Reports start at $15, and property data viewing is free.