The Fair Share Report
1018 First St
Alpha, NJ 08865
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 $259,928 – $372,337, from 12 comparable Alpha sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,326 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Alpha assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $281,409 home should be assessed near $179,173.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $131,627 above what the ratio math suggests (73.5%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Alpha home
$1.754 Schools · 50% $0.758 County · 22% $0.973 Town · 28%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Alpha sale · assessed ÷ market
38%125%
Looks meaningfully over-assessed
Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (73.22%) — roughly $4,586/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 785-795 HOBSON STREET | 2025-06 | $417,000 | 1,472 | 39.5% |
| 1027 THIRD AVENUE | 2025-07 | $150,000 | 1,536 | 115.9% |
| 737 NORTH BOULEVARD | 2025-09 | $250,000 | 1,178 | 46.5% |
| 782 HIGH STREET | 2025-06 | $345,000 | 1,586 | 68.2% |
| 968 HOBSON STREET | 2025-06 | $301,000 | 1,470 | 59.5% |
| 826 SIGSBEE AVENUE | 2026-04 | $355,000 | 1,811 | 53.6% |
| 1133 EAST BOULEVARD | 2025-08 | $210,000 | 1,064 | 45.2% |
| 1127 EAST BOULEVARD | 2025-04 | $210,000 | 1,064 | 43.5% |
| 201 THIRD AVENUE | 2026-05 | $225,000 | 1,828 | 88.3% |
| 825 SAMPSON AVENUE | 2025-09 | $250,000 | 1,498 | 86.8% |
| 2 LYONS COURT | 2025-08 | $395,000 | 1,479 | 46.8% |
| 205 SOMERSET STREET | 2025-09 | $310,000 | 1,080 | 50.6% |
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