The Fair Share Report
10 Central Ave
Demarest, NJ 07627
The town adjusts for market price changes once a year — but only based on the average price change of all homes in the area. This report checks whether this house's assessment kept pace.
This home's payments are about right
It sits inside Demarest's normal range — market price changes haven't singled it out. No case for a tax appeal.
Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $1,270,626 – $1,604,570, from 12 comparable Demarest 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 Demarest assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,449,626 home should be assessed near $1,470,066.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $15,834 above what the ratio math suggests (1.1%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Demarest home
$1.149 Schools · 64% $0.219 County · 12% $0.438 Town · 24%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Demarest sale · assessed ÷ market
74%122%
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 NORTHWOOD AVE | 2026-01 | $1,465,000 | 2,774 | 80.4% |
| 6 ISABELLA WAY | 2025-07 | $1,300,000 | 2,676 | 85.2% |
| 17 VAN HORN ST | 2025-08 | $1,205,000 | 2,758 | 90.9% |
| 67 CENTRAL AVE | 2025-07 | $1,480,000 | 2,457 | 73.0% |
| 123 HARDENBURGH AVE | 2025-09 | $1,075,000 | 2,459 | 97.8% |
| 75 ANDERSON AVE | 2025-05 | $885,000 | 2,201 | 125.0% |
| 11 MARGARET CT | 2025-08 | $1,680,000 | 3,139 | 93.4% |
| 10 SUNSET RD | 2026-06 | $1,730,000 | 3,400 | 92.7% |
| 22 MEADOW ST | 2025-06 | $1,320,000 | 3,249 | 94.4% |
| 85 LAKE RD | 2025-02 | $1,200,000 | 2,321 | 85.7% |
| 29 JOHN ST | 2025-06 | $1,200,000 | 2,612 | 83.2% |
| 424 PIERMONT RD | 2025-07 | $1,169,000 | 3,572 | 103.0% |
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