The Fair Share Report
1 Brookside St
Howell, NJ 07727
The town corrects for market drift once a year — but only on average. This report measures whether this house drifted with the herd or away from it.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $577,118 – $716,148, from 12 comparable Howell sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Howell assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $673,214 home should be assessed near $653,085.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $32,985 below what the ratio math suggests (5.1%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Howell home
$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Howell sale · assessed ÷ market
81%113%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Howell's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 307 PRINCETON DRIVE | 2026-03 | $710,000 | 1,808 | 95.3% |
| 100 SOLOMON STREET | 2026-02 | $563,000 | 1,870 | 99.2% |
| 130 WOOD DUCK COURT | 2026-02 | $502,000 | 1,862 | 105.7% |
| 305 PRINCETON DRIVE | 2025-01 | $650,000 | 2,000 | 100.3% |
| 14 CIDERMILL COURT | 2025-01 | $620,000 | 1,650 | 101.4% |
| 81 WOOD DUCK COURT | 2026-03 | $563,500 | 1,768 | 93.0% |
| 9 WEYMOUTH DRIVE | 2025-04 | $650,000 | 1,840 | 101.6% |
| 103 STARLIGHT ROAD | 2025-04 | $755,000 | 1,982 | 99.2% |
| 9 DAYNA COURT | 2025-02 | $700,000 | 1,733 | 101.6% |
| 109 STARLIGHT ROAD | 2025-05 | $640,000 | 1,686 | 99.6% |
| 57 CRATER LAKE ROAD | 2026-01 | $775,000 | 1,834 | 97.8% |
| 133 STARLIGHT ROAD | 2026-05 | $660,000 | 1,804 | 98.6% |
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