The Fair Share Report
116 Eighth St
Salem, NJ 08079
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 $62,573 – $108,497, from 12 comparable Salem sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,444 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Salem assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $91,053 home should be assessed near $45,363.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $16,663 below what the ratio math suggests (36.7%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Salem home
$2.297 Schools · 27% $2.023 County · 23% $4.308 Town · 50%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Salem sale · assessed ÷ market
19%74%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Salem'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189 WESLEY ST | 2025-09 | $110,000 | 1,464 | 33.3% |
| 189 WESLEY ST | 2025-02 | $63,000 | 1,464 | 58.1% |
| 272 E BROADWAY | 2026-05 | $65,000 | 1,500 | 74.3% |
| 75 WALNUT ST | 2025-03 | $75,000 | 1,316 | 46.3% |
| 110 EIGHTH ST | 2025-09 | $80,000 | 1,204 | 32.8% |
| 112 EIGHTH ST | 2025-09 | $80,000 | 1,204 | 35.1% |
| 31 EIGHTH ST | 2026-05 | $180,000 | 1,303 | 21.3% |
| 155 SEVENTH ST | 2025-10 | $110,000 | 1,524 | 39.7% |
| 106 EIGHTH ST | 2025-03 | $25,000 | 1,170 | 78.8% |
| 28 SEVENTH ST | 2026-02 | $60,000 | 1,310 | 47.3% |
| 191 WESLEY ST | 2025-04 | $135,000 | 1,224 | 25.7% |
| 120 THOMPSON ST | 2026-06 | $85,000 | 1,348 | 40.0% |
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