The Fair Share Report
12 Clairidge Ct
Montclair, NJ 07042
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 $1,344,170 – $1,720,679, from 12 comparable Montclair sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,536 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Montclair assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,588,937 home should be assessed near $893,936.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $142,636 below what the ratio math suggests (16.0%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Montclair home
$2.019 Schools · 57% $0.575 County · 16% $0.922 Town · 26%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Montclair sale · assessed ÷ market
33%70%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Montclair'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 MONTCLAIR AVENUE | 2025-05 | $2,100,000 | 2,521 | 36.3% |
| 3 GLENRIDGE PARKWAY | 2025-05 | $1,573,900 | 2,512 | 41.2% |
| 35 WATCHUNG AVENUE | 2025-12 | $1,600,000 | 2,537 | 42.7% |
| 110 GORDONHURST AVENUE | 2025-11 | $1,720,000 | 2,535 | 43.1% |
| 485 VALLEY ROAD | 2026-05 | $1,350,000 | 2,547 | 44.8% |
| 304 GROVE STREET | 2025-06 | $1,119,112 | 2,543 | 52.2% |
| 51 TUXEDO ROAD | 2025-05 | $1,705,000 | 2,684 | 41.4% |
| 32 IRVING STREET | 2026-06 | $810,000 | 2,515 | 47.5% |
| 660 RIDGEWOOD AVENUE | 2025-08 | $1,799,999 | 2,516 | 47.9% |
| 35 PORTER PLACE | 2025-07 | $1,525,000 | 2,430 | 47.2% |
| 121 BEVERLEY ROAD | 2025-07 | $1,465,000 | 2,698 | 54.9% |
| 83 ESSEX AVENUE | 2026-05 | $1,705,000 | 2,737 | 45.5% |
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