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Family-owned land company buying in New Jersey

Sell your New Jersey land for cash

We buy land in every New Jersey county, from small lots to larger parcels, in any condition. Cash purchase or development terms. We pay back taxes and all closing costs and close through a title company.

  • No agents, listings or commissions
  • Inherited, rural or out-of-state land is fine
  • Every closing through a title company

How much is my land worth? · New Jersey land values and selling rules

Selling in New Jersey with: back taxes · inherited land

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New Jersey land values, taxes, and selling rules

New Jersey charges a state transfer tax: a graduated Realty Transfer Fee of $2.00 per $500 (0.4%) on the first $150,000, with higher rates on larger sales. Every New Jersey seller of real property, including vacant land, must complete the Flood Risk Addendum of the state disclosure form.

$17,000Avg. value per acre (2026)
$108.52Avg. tax per acre / year
0.40%State transfer tax
0.68%Effective tax rate

How New Jersey compares

$17,000/acre, 252% above the median state ($4,825, marked by the line)
Land value rank
#2 of 50 states
Tax burden rank
#7 of 50 states
Holding cost, 10 acres
$1,085 per year in property tax

Sources: USDA NASS Land Values 2026 (average value of farm real estate per acre); USDA 2022 Census of Agriculture (property tax per acre of farmland); state statutes (transfer tax). Averages, not appraisals. Your parcel may be worth more or less depending on location, access, and use.

County land values in New Jersey

Selling rules by situation in New Jersey

ScenarioRedemption PeriodProbate Requirements
Tax-DelinquentA private certificate holder can file to foreclose the right of redemption 2 years after the sale, or a municipality after 6 months. If the property is certified as abandoned, the holder can file at any time.Not applicable
InheritedN/AWith no will and total real and personal assets of $50,000 or less, a surviving spouse or partner can take them by Surrogate affidavit.
LandlockedN/ANot applicable

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