Property taxes in New Jersey, on average, have more than doubled in the past 20 years. But that alone is not the troubling part of the story.

By and large, the Garden State's median income has not kept pace with its blistering property tax bills, among the highest in the nation, according to a USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey analysis of New Jersey property tax and U.S. Census Bureau income data.

Between 1998 and 2017, New Jersey's average property tax bill has increased from $4,119 to $8,690.

But that 1998 property tax bill represented about 7.5 percent of New Jersey's median income, which was $55,146 in 1999. Fast forward 20 years, the state's average property tax ate up about 11.4 percent of the median income, which was $76,475.

The Network's analysis found a situation that appears to equally hit rich and poor towns, urban and rural: New Jersey's property tax bills are sucking up a larger portion of residents paychecks.

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The analysis found only a handful of towns saw their incomes increase at a rate higher than their tax bills in the past 20 years.

See whose property tax bills have gone up the most and the least in each county. You can also check your town's property tax history in an interactive database at the bottom of the page.

Atlantic County

Highest: Buena Vista Township, 178 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $1,906

Median income, 1999: $43,770

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 4.4 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $5,295

Median income, 2017: $58,942

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 9 percent

Lowest: Absecon, 65 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $3,397

Median income, 1999: $55,745

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 6.1 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $5,595

Median income, 2017: $63,887

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 8.8 percent

Bergen County

Highest: Rockleigh, 189 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $4,949

Median income, 1999: $152,262

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 3.3 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $14,298

Median income, 2017: $158,594

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 9 percent

Lowest: Teterboro, 48 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $1,332

Median income, 1999: $44,167

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 3 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $1,972

Median income, 2017: unavailable

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: unavailable

Burlington County

Highest: Mansfield, 155 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $3,039

Median income, 1999: $50,757

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 6 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $7,759

Median income, 2017: $87,704

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 8.8 percent

Lowest: Pemberton Borough, 27 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $2,662

Median income, 1999: $44,063

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 6 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $3,384

Median income, 2017: $67,750

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 5 percent

Camden County

Highest: Woodlynne, 197 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $1,766

Median income, 1999: $39,138

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 4.5 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $5,238

Median income, 2017: $45,201

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 11.6 percent

**Tavistock, one of New Jersey's towns founded around a golf course, saw its property taxes increase 395 percent since 1998. The other, Pine Valley, saw its property taxes double in that time period. Both have an estimated population of 4.

Lowest: Camden, 56 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $1,069

Median income, 1999: $23,421

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 4.6 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $1,665

Median income, 2017: $26,105

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 6.4 percent

Cape May County

Highest: West Wildwood, 198 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $1,478

Median income, 1999: $33,393

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 4.4 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $4,410

Median income, 2017: $52,396

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 8.4 percent

Lowest: Woodbine, 44 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $1,316

Median income, 1999: $30,298

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 4.3 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $1,892

Median income, 2017: $41,111

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 4.6 percent

Cumberland County

Highest: Fairfield, 180 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $1,435

Median income, 1999: $37,891

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 3.8 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $4,020

Median income, 2017: $52,602

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 7.6 percent

Lowest: Vineland, 76 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $2,418

Median income, 1999: $40,076

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 6 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $4,249

Median income, 2017: $51,113

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 8.3 percent

Essex County

Highest: Millburn, 148 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $9,576

Median income, 1999: $130,848

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 7.3 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $23,733

Median income, 2017: $202,862

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 11.7 percent

Lowest: Irvington, 58 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $4,736

Median income, 1999: $36,575

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 12.9 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $7,480

Median income, 2017: $39,734

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 18.8 percent

Gloucester County

Highest: Woolwich, 238 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $3,109

Median income, 1999: $83,790

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 3.7 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $10,496

Median income, 2017: $123,347

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 8.5 percent

Lowest: Woodbury, 99 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $3,228

Median income, 1999: $41,827

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 7.7 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $6,417

Median income, 2017: $53,618

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 12 percent

Hudson County

Highest: Weehawken, 150 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $4,839

Median income, 1999: $50,196

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 9.6 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $12,095

Median income, 2017: $84,841

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 14.3 percent

Lowest: West New York, 48 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $5,083

Median income, 1999: $31,980

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 15.9 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017:

Median income, 2017: $50,477

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 14.9 percent

Hunterdon County

Highest: Holland, 157 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $2,994

Median income, 1999: $68,083

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 4.4 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $7,681

Median income, 2017: $94,766

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 8.1 percent

Lowest: Lebanon Borough, 57 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $3,862

Median income, 1999: $68,542

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 5.6 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $6,080

Median income, 2017: $87,837

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 6.9 percent

Mercer County

Highest: Robbinsville, 196 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $3,687

Median income, 1999: $71,377

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 5.2 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $10,909

Median income, 2017: $137,313

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 7.9 percent

Lowest: Trenton, 38 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $2,261

Median income, 1999: $31,074

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 7.3 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $3,110

Median income, 2017: $35,524

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 8.8 percent

*The list does not include Princeton Borough and Princeton Township, which merged into a newly formed municipality called Princeton in 2013.

Middlesex County

Highest: Monroe, 160 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $2,883

Median income, 1999: $53,306

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 5.4 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $7,491

Median income, 2017: $78,263

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 9.6 percent

Lowest: Carteret, 67 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $3,806

Median income, 1999: $47,148

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 8 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $6,349

Median income, 2017: $73,892

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 8.6 percent

Monmouth County

Highest: Deal, 172 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $6,001

Median income, 1999: $58,472

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 10.3 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $16,304

Median income, 2017: $78,194

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 20.9 percent

Lowest: Roosevelt, 54 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $4,887

Median income, 1999: $61,979

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 7.9 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $7,513

Median income, 2017: $100,694

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 7.5 percent

Morris County

Highest: Mount Olive, 149 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $3,958

Median income, 1999: $64,515

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 6.1 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $9,875

Median income, 2017: $86,773

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 11.4 percent

Lowest: Victory Gardens, 51 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $2,850

Median income, 1999: $44,375

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 6.4 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $4,306

Median income, 2017: $45,938

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 9.4 percent

Ocean County

Highest: Bay Head, 164 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $4,768

Median income, 1999: $77,790

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 6.1 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $12,565

Median income, 2017: $112,188

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 11.2 percent

Lowest: Beachwood, 81 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $2,637

Median income, 1999: $59,022

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 4.5 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $4,778

Median income, 2017: $72,815

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 6.6 percent

Passaic County

Highest: Totowa, 151 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: 3,721

Median income, 1999: $60,408

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 6.2 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $9,327

Median income, 2017: $97,729

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 9.5 percent

Lowest: Paterson, 79 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $4,306

Median income, 1999: $32,778

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 13.1 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $7,697

Median income, 2017: $36,106

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 21.3 percent

Salem County

Highest: Pilesgrove, 173 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $2,989

Median income, 1999: $66,042

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 4.5 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $8,166

Median income, 2017: $85,889

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 9.5 percent

Lowest: Salem, 98 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $1,576

Median income, 1999: $25,846

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 6.1 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $3,126

Median income, 2017: $25,171

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 12.4 percent

Somerset County

Highest: Bernards, 162 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $4,764

Median income, 1999: $107,204

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 4.4 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $12,497

Median income, 2017: $137,855

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 9.1 percent

Lowest: Bound Brook, 72 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $4,632

Median income, 1999: $46,858

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 9.9 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $7,947

Median income, 2017: $65,199

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 12.2 percent

Sussex County

Highest: Andover Borough, 130 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $3,011

Median income, 1999: $60,000

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 5 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $6,915

Median income, 2017: $61,591

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 11.2 percent

Lowest: Hardyston, 72 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $3,721

Median income, 1999: $65,511

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 5.7 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $6,402

Median income, 2017: $92,625

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 6.9 percent

Union County

Highest: Elizabeth, 174 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $3,505

Median income, 1999: $35,175

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 10 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $9,615

Median income, 2017: $45,186

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 21.3 percent

Lowest: Clark, 89 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $5,428

Median income, 1999: $65,019

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 8.3 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $10,277

Median income, 2017: $100,192

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 10.3 percent

Warren County

Highest: Franklin Township, 138 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $3,881

Median income, 1999: $69,115

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income:

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $9,236

Median income, 2017: $90,648

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 10.2 percent

Lowest: Frelinghuysen, 74 percent

Average residential property taxes, 1998: $4,517

Median income, 1999: $72,434

1998 property taxes as a percent of median income: 6.2 percent

Average residential property taxes, 2017: $7,866

Median income, 2017: $106,875

2017 property taxes as a percent of median income: 7.4 percent

Check out our interactive database here to see how much your property taxes have increased since 1998.

Susanne Cervenka: @scervenka; 732-643-4229; scervenka@gannettnj.com

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