Website cost guide · New Jersey
How much does a website cost in New Jersey?
What a website costs for a New Jersey business in 2026, and the state rules that change the final bill. New Jersey taxes ready-made (prewritten) software differently from custom code, and its privacy and breach laws affect how your forms and tracking should be built.
The short answer
Website prices for New Jersey businesses
For a small business in New Jersey, a website of up to 5 pages on a premium WordPress theme starts at $799 with us and takes about 15 days. A custom-coded site of up to 8 pages, built in Astro, Next.js or React, starts at $1,999 and takes about 4 weeks. Fixing an existing site starts at $249, and looking after it costs $49 a month. Before you compare quotes, ask each one to list theme and plugin licenses apart from custom work, because New Jersey taxes ready-made software differently from custom code.
- 01 · Basic Website
- $799
- 02 · Business Website
- $1,999
- 03 · Website Fix & Speed-up
- $249
- 04 · Website Care Plan
- $49
Our usual starting prices in USD. You get a written quote before any work starts, and the price we agree is the price you pay.
Official figures · New Jersey
New Jersey in numbers
Figures from New Jersey's own agencies and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, each with its year, and what they mean when you buy a website in the state.
- New Jersey sales tax rate
- 6.625%
- New Jersey has one statewide rate, and it has been 6.625% since January 1, 2018. Where part of a website charge is taxable, such as an installation fee, this is the rate to expect on that part.
- Official source NJ Division of Taxation · Sales and Use Tax
- Information services taxed since
- Oct 1, 2006
- New Jersey has taxed information services since October 1, 2006, but information that is personal to your own business, such as data about visitors to your own website, is not taxed. Ask what any reporting in a care plan actually delivers.
- Official source NJ Division of Taxation · Information Services
- Data breaches reported to NJ State Police in 2017
- 958
- That was up 41% from 676 in 2016, and the Attorney General's office estimated the 2017 breaches touched about 4.38 million New Jersey accounts (accounts, not residents). A site that collects customer details should store as little as it needs and limit who can reach it.
- Official source NJ Office of the Attorney General · 2017 data breach statistics release
- Professional and business services jobs, September 2026
- 708,000
- This preliminary, seasonally adjusted BLS count covers the sector that includes computer systems design and advertising firms. Whoever you hire, local or remote, ask at least three providers for a written, itemized quote.
- Official source US Bureau of Labor Statistics · Economy at a Glance: New Jersey
Only in New Jersey
New Jersey rules that affect your website budget
These come from the state, not the federal government, so they apply to New Jersey buyers in particular. They are pointers for what to ask and check, not tax or legal advice.
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Custom code and prewritten software are taxed differently
The Division of Taxation's software bulletin TB-51(R), issued July 5, 2011, says software written entirely for one customer is a nontaxable professional service, while prewritten software, including software modified for you, is generally taxable. Prewritten software delivered electronically is exempt when it is used directly and only in your business. A separately stated, reasonable charge for customizing prewritten software is exempt, but a lump sum can be taxed in full. Ask for a quote that lists ready-made items, such as theme and plugin licenses, apart from custom work, and check with the Division if you are unsure.
Official source NJ Division of Taxation · TB-51(R) Taxability of Software -
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Installation fees and maintenance contracts can be taxable
The same bulletin says fees for installing software for a customer are subject to sales tax, and a maintenance contract for prewritten software is generally taxable. Updates delivered only electronically and used directly and only in your business are an exception, and a contract covering only training, advice or support by phone or online, with no software, is not taxable. Ask what each monthly care plan includes, such as plugin updates or support hours, and have it listed line by line.
Official source NJ Division of Taxation · TB-51(R) Taxability of Software -
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Website reports: personal data versus general statistics
New Jersey has taxed information services since October 1, 2006. The Division's guidance says a service that collects data on visitors to a client's own website is personal to that client and not taxed, while statistics on Internet users published for any subscriber are. If a studio or agency bundles analytics or market reports with your site, ask which kind they are.
Official source NJ Division of Taxation · Information Services -
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The New Jersey Data Privacy Act
Governor Murphy signed the state's consumer data privacy law (P.L. 2023, c.266) in January 2024. The Attorney General's office says it requires businesses to notify consumers when personal data is collected or disclosed to third parties, and to let them opt out. Proposed rules published on June 2, 2025 add consent before teens' (13 to 17) data is processed for targeted advertising or sale, and a framework for universal opt-out signals. Check whether those rules have been adopted and whether your business meets the law's thresholds, then ask your studio how forms, analytics and ad tags will respect opt-outs.
Official source NJ Office of the Attorney General · Proposed consumer data privacy rules (June 2, 2025) -
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Breaches must be reported to the State Police
Under N.J.S.A. 56:8-163, data breaches that meet New Jersey's legal definition must be reported to the New Jersey State Police; 958 were reported in 2017. Before launch, ask your studio what personal data the site will store, where contact form entries go, who has access, and how quickly security updates are applied.
Official source NJ Office of the Attorney General · 2017 data breach statistics release
This is a builder's checklist, not legal or regulatory advice. Guidance changes, so check your regulator's current pages; we build the pages it asks for and make them easy for you to keep up to date.
What moves the price
Six things that decide the cost
Storvexa Your quote, line by line
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Pages and content
Five pages cost less than twenty. Writing the copy, finding photos and moving content from an old site all take time, so say up front who supplies them.
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Theme or custom code
A premium WordPress theme is the quickest and cheapest route. A site written in our own code costs more, loads faster and has no page-builder plugins to keep updating.
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What the site has to do
A contact form is simple. Online booking, payments, client logins or a shop each add work, because each has to be built, tested and kept safe.
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Languages and markets
Every extra language means translated pages and its own search setup. Prices in more than one currency add a little more.
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Connections to your tools
Linking the site to a CRM, a booking calendar, an accounting tool or a payment provider is quoted per connection, after we have seen what the tool allows.
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Speed and search work
Basic Google setup comes with every site. Full on-page SEO, a Google Business Profile and analytics come with the custom-coded package.
Total In your written quote, before any work starts
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Questions New Jersey businesses ask
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