Salem County NJ Property Records & Title Search

Salem County's property market is dominated by agriculture and affordability. Farm-assessed properties represent a significant portion of the county's land area, with operations ranging from grain and produce to nursery stock and specialty crops. The county's median home value is typically among the lowest in New Jersey.

Pennsville and Carneys Point, along the Delaware Memorial Bridge corridor, serve as the county's most suburbanized communities with proximity to Wilmington, Delaware, employment. Woodstown-Pilesgrove offers a charming small-town market with historic properties.

Salem City, the county seat, has a historic downtown with Colonial and Victorian-era buildings and ongoing revitalization efforts. The nuclear generating stations in Lower Alloways Creek provide substantial PILOT revenue that benefits the entire county.

RegWatch provides comprehensive property intelligence for all 15 Salem County municipalities. Search any address to access:

• Sales History: Complete transaction records from SR-1A filings including sale prices, dates, grantor/grantee names, and deed references.
• Tax Assessments: Current and historical MOD-IV assessment data including land value, improvement value, total assessment, and property classification.
• Building Permits: DCA Uniform Construction Code permit records for new construction, renovations, demolitions, and certificates of occupancy.
• Deed & Title Records: County clerk recording references for deeds, mortgages, liens, and other instruments.
• Parcel Data: NJGIN-sourced parcel boundaries, block/lot identifiers, acreage, and property class information.
• Owner Information: Current owner name and mailing address from tax assessment records.

Professional plans include PDF report generation, portfolio monitoring, and bulk data access for title companies, law firms, and real estate professionals working across Salem County.

RegWatch provides Salem County property data from NJ sources:

• SR-1A Sales Records: Property sales across all 15 Salem County municipalities from the NJ Division of Taxation.
• NJGIN Parcel Data: Parcel boundaries including large agricultural parcels from the NJ Geographic Information Network.
• DCA Permit Data: Building permits from the NJ Department of Community Affairs.
• County Clerk Deed Records: The Salem County Clerk's office maintains deed and mortgage recordings.
• MOD-IV Tax Assessment Data: Property assessments including farm-assessed and PILOT properties.

Salem County's 15 municipalities include:

• Salem City: The historic county seat with Colonial-era buildings, a courthouse district, and revitalization efforts.
• Pennsville: The county's most suburban community along the Delaware Memorial Bridge corridor with affordable housing.
• Carneys Point: Adjacent to Pennsville with commercial development and residential neighborhoods.
• Woodstown: A charming borough with a historic main street and small-town character.
• Pilesgrove: A rural township adjacent to Woodstown with agricultural properties.
• Lower Alloways Creek: Home to the Salem/Hope Creek nuclear stations with significant tax base implications.

Salem County uses NJ's block-and-lot system across 15 municipalities. Rural townships feature large agricultural parcels with relatively simple tax maps.

Farmland assessment is widespread, with most of the county's land area qualifying for agricultural use tax treatment. Rollback tax provisions apply when farm-assessed land is converted to non-agricultural use.

Nuclear facility PILOT payments from the Salem/Hope Creek stations significantly affect the county's fiscal landscape and are tracked separately from standard property tax records.

Title searches involve the Salem County Clerk's office, municipal tax offices, and the DCA permit system.