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Her neighbor Felix Urman wondered the same as he ticked off his household costs for me.

“Property taxes are up 6.3%,” he said — on top of what had already been the nation’s highest.

Affordability and taxes, at 54% and 43% respectively, have become the defining issues in New Jersey’s tightening governor’s race.

The latest survey, released this week, showed Democratic Party nominee Mikie Sherrill leading Republican Jack Ciattarelli by just 6 percentage points.