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