You hear it in the governor's race, and you hear it at the dinner table: Why does New Jersey pay so much in property taxes? Patch put together a list, however, that may make you feel better — or worse.

Patch put together a list of the highest-taxed residential properties in each town, including the annual cost for each residence. The data was drawn from NJParcels.com, which collects property information, real estate and sales data and interactive maps and publishes it for the public in an easy-to-navigate format. The list below shows that property taxes in even the state's poorest communities, such as Camden, can hit the $18,000 range, helping to establish New Jersey's status of having the highest property taxes in the nation. But Camden's taxes pale in comparison to places such as Alpine in Bergen County, where the highest property taxes exceed $300,000.

These taxes, of course, are based on the assessments for each house — and Bergen County has some of the highest property values in the nation. Still, New Jersey's property tax problem has become an issue for public officials looking to score points with voters who are tired of paying tens of thousands of dollars each year when they could pay so much less elsewhere. At the same time, public officials have also struggled to find solutions.

Indeed, Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno has made property taxes a central issue in her campaign for governor against Democrat Phil Murphy, and she said that, if elected, she will not run for a second term unless she cuts property taxes.

Recently, New Jersey officials have voiced opposition to President Donald Trump's tax reform plan, noting that the concept would include eliminating a property tax reduction that saves the average homeowner several thousand dollars a year.

Here is the list of towns and their highest-taxed residential property, and the amount each owner pays: