Califon, NJ — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 07979, centered on Califon, sits in affluent territory: per-capita income of $74,919 runs well above state and national averages, signaling households with substantial earning power. That prosperity comes with a heavier tax profile. The county-level effective property tax rate of 1.93% is steep enough to take a meaningful bite out of home equity each year, and a combined sales tax of 6.62% adds cost to everyday purchases. Together, these rates mean residents here shoulder above-average taxation on both property and spending, a trade-off common in higher-income New Jersey communities where strong incomes coexist with sizable public levies.