The Fair Share Report

105 Applegate Ave

Monroe, NJ 08831

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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $308,996

Likely range $278,603 – $365,248, from 12 comparable Monroe sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,392 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

53.87%

The state's official measure of how far Monroe assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $308,996 home should be assessed near $166,456.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$274,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $108,044 above what the ratio math suggests (64.9%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Monroe home

$2.740 per $100 assessed

$1.535 Schools · 56% $0.608 County · 22% $0.596 Town · 22%

Step 5 · The bill

$7,889/yr
Public schools$4,421
Middlesex County$1,751
Town of Monroe$1,717
Monroe average$9,247

This home vs. every recent Monroe sale · assessed ÷ market

Town median 45.0%
This home · 88.8%

22%104%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (61.95%) — roughly $2,960/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
217B MAYFLOWER WAY2026-05$279,0001,37424.1%
228A MANCHESTER LANE2025-08$275,0001,37426.1%
219A MANCHESTER LANE2025-02$240,0001,37428.3%
17B CELTIS PLAZA2025-09$425,0001,40634.9%
259B OLD NASSAU RD2026-04$275,0001,37425.4%
267B MILFORD LANE2026-01$250,0001,37427.2%
253A MYSTIC LANE2025-10$290,0001,37426.1%
58B ESSEX ROAD2025-10$325,0001,36831.4%
303B SHARON WAY2026-05$305,0001,37427.3%
298B SHARON WAY2025-08$260,0001,37427.6%
18 DRAKE AVENUE2025-11$540,0001,39250.4%
16 FIRST AVENUE2025-04$545,0001,39249.6%

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