Essex County’s manager recently presented the 2024 tentative county budget, which has total appropriations of $129,561,609, which is 2.8 percent higher than last year’s budget. The county’s total revenue is projected to be $102,056,447, which is 1.86 percent higher than last year’s budget. Last year’s tax rate was $2.99 per thousand of assessed value. The 2024 tax rate is estimated to be $2.66 per thousand of assessed value, based on the projected $25.9 million projected tax levy.