The Fair Share Report
103 Springbrook Tr
Sparta, NJ 07871
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 $356,390 – $457,488, from 12 comparable Sparta 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 Sparta assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $405,938 home should be assessed near $242,832.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $16,132 below what the ratio math suggests (6.6%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Sparta home
$2.362 Schools · 64% $0.624 County · 17% $0.681 Town · 19%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Sparta sale · assessed ÷ market
39%74%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Sparta'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 LAKEVIEW RD | 2026-06 | $418,000 | 1,050 | 54.2% |
| 168 WEST SHORE TRL | 2025-08 | $485,000 | 1,234 | 47.3% |
| 12 AFTERGLOW RD | 2025-08 | $440,000 | — | 49.9% |
| 136 SPRINGBROOK TR | 2025-03 | $485,000 | 1,128 | 53.6% |
| 65 LAKE SHORE DR | 2025-07 | $420,000 | 1,296 | 58.0% |
| 2 CHERRY TREE LN | 2026-06 | $359,000 | 1,080 | 46.3% |
| 19 EAST SHORE TRL | 2025-08 | $604,000 | 962 | 34.7% |
| 35 SENECA TRL | 2026-03 | $390,000 | 1,430 | 58.5% |
| 381 SPRINGBROOK TR | 2025-12 | $490,000 | 1,364 | 54.2% |
| 7 HILLTOP TRL | 2026-01 | $405,000 | 1,188 | 53.1% |
| 139 HILLTOP TRL | 2025-01 | $400,001 | 1,048 | 51.0% |
| 21 SENECA TRL | 2025-12 | $459,900 | 1,487 | 53.0% |
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